Registration Act, 1908 Flashcards
1
Short title, extent and commencement
2
Definitions
3
Inspector-General of Registration
4
[Repealed
5
Districts and sub-districts
6
Registrars and Sub-Registrars
7
Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar
8
Inspectors of Registration offices
9
[Repealed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
14
Establishments of registering officers
15
Seal of registering officers
16
Register-books and fire-proof boxes
16A
Keeping of books in computer floppies, diskettes, etc
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 or surveys
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
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
32
Persons to present documents for registration
32A
Compulsory affixing of photograph, etc
33
Power-of-attorney recognisable for purposes of section 32
34
Enquiry before registration by registering officer
35
Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively
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
40
Persons entitled to present wills and authorities to adopt
41
Registration of wills and authorities to adopt
42
Deposit of wills
43
Procedure on deposit of wills
44
Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section
45
Proceedings on death of depositor
46
Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts
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
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
[Repealed
57
Registering officers to allow inspection of certain books and indexes, and to give certified copies
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 substance 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
[Omitted
68
Power 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
71
Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded
72
Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub-Registrar refusing registration on ground other than
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
78
Fees to be fixed by State Government
79
Publication of fees
80
Fees payable on presentation
81
Penalty for incorrectly endorsing, copying, translating or registering documents with intent to
82
Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and
83
Registering officers may commence prosecutions
84
Registering officers to be deemed public servants
85
Destruction of unclaimed documents
86
Registering officer not liable for thing 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
90
Exemption of certain documents executed by or in favour of Government
91
Inspection and copies of such documents
92
[Repealed
93
[Repealed
