The Registration Act
An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the Registration of Documents.1908
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
OF THE REGISTRATION-ESTABLISHMENT
OR REGISTRABEL DOCUMENTS
OF THE TIME OF PRESENTATION
OF THE PLACE OF REGISTRATION
OF PRESENTING DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION
OF ENFORCING THE APPEARANCE OF EXECUTANTS AND WITNESSES
OF PRESENTING WILLS AND AUTHORITIES TO ADOPT
OF THE DEPOSIT OF WILLS
OF THE EFFECTS OF REGISTRATION AND NON-REGISTRATION
(A) As to the Register-books and Indexes
(B) As to the procedure on admitting to registration
(C) Special duties of Sub-Registrar
(D) Special duties of Registrar
(E) Of the Controlling powers of Registrar and Inspector-General
OF REFUSAL TO REGISTER
OF THE FEES FOR REGISTRATION, SEARCHES AND COPIES
OF PENALTIES
MISCELLANEOUS
Exemption from Act
PRELIMINARY
OF THE REGISTRATION-ESTABLISHMENT
3Inspector-General of Registration4[Repealed.]5Districts and sub-districts6Registrars and Sub-Registrars7Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar8Inspectors of Registration offices9[Repealed.]10Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office11Absence of Registrar on duty in his district12Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office13Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 1214Establishments of registering officers15Seal of registering officers16Register-books and fire-proof boxes16AKeeping of books in computer floppies, diskettes, etcOR REGISTRABEL DOCUMENTS
17Documents of which registration is compulsory18Documents of which registration is optional19Documents in language not understood by registering officer20Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations21Description of property and maps or plans22Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveysOF THE TIME OF PRESENTATION
OF THE PLACE OF REGISTRATION
OF PRESENTING DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION
OF ENFORCING THE APPEARANCE OF EXECUTANTS AND WITNESSES
OF PRESENTING WILLS AND AUTHORITIES TO ADOPT
OF THE DEPOSIT OF WILLS
OF THE EFFECTS OF REGISTRATION AND NON-REGISTRATION
(A) As to the Register-books and Indexes
(B) As to the procedure on admitting to registration
57Registering officers to allow inspection of certain books and indexes, and to give certified copies of entries58Particulars to be endorsed on documents admitted to registration59Endorsements to be dated and signed by registering officer60Certificate of registratio61Endorsements and certificate to be copied and document returned62Procedure on presenting document in language unknown to registering officer63Power to administer oaths and record of substance of statements(C) Special duties of Sub-Registrar
(D) Special duties of Registrar
(E) Of the Controlling powers of Registrar and Inspector-General
OF REFUSAL TO REGISTER
71Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded72Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub-Registrar refusing registration on ground other than denial of execution73Application to Registrar where Sub-Registrar refuses to register on ground of denial of execution74Procedure of Registrar on such application75Order by Registrar to register and procedure thereon76Order of refusal by Registrar77Suit in case of order of refusal by RegistrarOF THE FEES FOR REGISTRATION, SEARCHES AND COPIES
OF PENALTIES
81Penalty for incorrectly endorsing, copying, translating or registering documents with intent to injure82Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment83Registering officers may commence prosecutions84Registering officers to be deemed public servantsMISCELLANEOUS
85Destruction of unclaimed documents86Registering officer not liable for thing bona fide done or refused in his official capacity87Nothing so done invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure8888. Registration of documents executed by Government officers or certain public functionaries89Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filedExemption from Act