Section 54. Intimation of reference and payment of duty before reference

(1) Notwithstanding anything herein before contained, the registering officer shall, before making reference to the Collector under this Act, intimate to the parties concerned about the reference proposed to be made by him. (2) In case the person liable to pay the duty offers to pay the amount of duty chargeable on such instrument, the registering officer shall, on payment of such duty, certify it on the instrument by endorsement and shall not make the references.