THE REGISTRATION ACT, 1908. ACT NO. 16 OF 1908, 18th December, 1908.
An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the Registration of Documents. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate the enactments relating to the registration of documents; it is hereby enacted as follows:—
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| Sections | Particulars |
| Chapter I | Preliminary |
| 1 | Short title, extent and commencement |
| 2 | Definitions |
| Chapter II | The Registration-Establishment |
| 3 | Inspector-General of Registration |
| 4 | Branch Inspector-General of Sindh [Repealed] |
| 5 | Districts and sub-districts |
| 6 | Registrars and Sub-Registrars |
| 7 | Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar |
| 8 | Inspectors of Registration offices |
| 9 | Military cantonments may be declared sub-districts or districts [Repealed] |
| 10 | Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office |
| 11 | Absence of Registrar on duty in his district |
| 12 | Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office |
| 13 | Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12 |
| 14 | Establishments of registering officers |
| 15 | Seal of registering officers |
| 16 | Register-books and fire-proof boxes |
| Chapter III | Registrable Documents |
| 17 | Documents of which registration is compulsory |
| 18 | Documents of which registration is optional |
| 19 | Documents in language not understood by registering officer |
| 20 | Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations |
| 21 | Description of property and maps or plans |
| 22 | Description of houses and land by reference to government maps of surveys |
| Chapter IV | The Time Of Presentation |
| 23 | Time for presenting documents |
| 23A | Re-registration of certain documents |
| 24 | Documents executed by several persons at different times |
| 25 | Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable |
| 26 | Documents executed out of India |
| 27 | Wills may be presented or deposited at any time |
| Chapter V | The Place Of Registration |
| 28 | Place for registering documents relating to land |
| 29 | Place for registering other documents |
| 30 | Registration by Registrars in certain cases |
| 31 | Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence |
| Chapter VI | Presenting Documents For Registration |
| 32 | Persons to present documents for registration |
| 33 | Power-of-attorney recognizable for purposes of section 32 |
| 34 | Enquiry before registration by registering officer |
| 35 | Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively |
| Chapter VII | Enforcing The Appearance Of Executants And Witnesses |
| 36 | Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired |
| 37 | Officer or court to issue and cause service of summons |
| 38 | Persons exempt from appearance at registration office |
| 39 | Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses |
| Chapter VIII | Presenting Wills And Authorities To Adopt |
| 40 | Persons entitled to present Wills and authorities to adopt |
| 41 | Registration of Wills and authorities to adopt |
| Chapter IX | The Deposit Of Wills |
| 42 | Deposit of Wills |
| 43 | Procedure on deposit of Wills |
| 44 | Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42 |
| 45 | Proceedings on death of depositor |
| 46 | Saving of certain enactments and powers of courts |
| Chapter X | The Effects Of Registration And Non-Registration |
| 47 | Time from which registered document operates |
| 48 | Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements |
| 49 | Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered |
| 50 | Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents |
| Chapter XI | The Duties And Powers Of Registering Officers |
| 51 | Register books to be kept in the several offices |
| 52 | Duties of registering officers when document presented |
| 53 | Entries to be numbered consecutively |
| 54 | Current indexes and entries therein |
| 55 | Indexes to be made by registering officers, and their contents |
| 56 | Copy of entries in Indexes Nos.I, II and III to be sent by Sub-Registrar to Registrar and filed [Repealed] |
| 57 | Registering officers to allow inspection of certain books and indexes, and to give certified copies of entries |
| 58 | Particulars to be endorsed on documents admitted to registration |
| 59 | Endorsements to be dated and signed by registering officer |
| 60 | Certificate of registration |
| 61 | Endorsements and certificate to be copied and document returned |
| 62 | Procedure on presenting document in language unknown to registering officer |
| 63 | Power to administer oaths and record of substances of statements |
| 64 | Procedure where document relates to land in several Sub-Districts |
| 65 | Procedure where document relates to land in several Districts |
| 66 | Procedure after registration of documents relating to land |
| 67 | Procedure after registration under section 30, sub-section (2) |
| 68 | Powers of Registrar to superintend and control Sub-Registrars |
| 69 | Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules |
| 70 | Power of Inspector-General to remit fines |
| Chapter XII | Refusal To Register |
| 71 | Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded |
| 72 | Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub-Registrar refusing registration on grounds other than denial of execution |
| 73 | Application to Registrar where Sub-Registrar refuses to register on ground of denial of execution |
| 74 | Procedure of Registrar on such application |
| 75 | Order by Registrar to register and procedure thereon |
| 76 | Order of refusal by Registrar |
| 77 | Suit in case of order of refusal by Registrar |
| Chapter XIII | The Fees For Registration, Searches And Copies |
| 78 | Fees to be fixed by State Government |
| 79 | Publication of fees |
| 80 | Fees payable on presentation |
| Chapter XIV | Penalties |
| 81 | Penalty for incorrectly endorsing, copying, translating or registering documents with intent to injure |
| 82 | Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment |
| 83 | Registering officer may commence prosecutions |
| 84 | Registering officers to be deemed public servants |
| Chapter XV | Miscellaneous |
| 85 | Destruction of unclaimed documents |
| 86 | Registering officer not liable for things bona fide done or refused in his official capacity |
| 87 | Nothing so done invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure |
| 88 | Registration of documents executed by government officers or certain public functionaries |
| 89 | Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed |
| Exemption From Act | |
| 90 | Exemption of certain documents executed by or in favor of government |
| 91 | Inspection and copies of such documents |
| 92 | Burmese registration rules confirmed |
| 93 | Repeal [Repealed] |
| Schedule | Repeal of enactments [Repealed] |