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Registration Act, 1908 Preamble 1

Registration Act, 1908

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Registration Act, 1908 Preamble 1 is part of Registration Act, 1908 - Registration Act, 1908. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

THE REGISTRATION ACT, 19081

[Act, No. 16 of 1908]

[18th December, 1908]

PREAMBLE

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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1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1908, Pt. V, p. 325; for Report of Select Committee, see Gazette of India, 1908, Pt. V, p. 387; and for Proceedings in Council, see Gazette of India, 1908, Pt. VI, pp. 148, 154 and 182.

This Act has been extended to Berar by Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941); to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, Section 2 and Schedule I; to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, Section 3 and Schedule; to Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965, Section 3 and Schedule, to Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, Section 3 and Schedule

It has been declared to be in force in Panth Piploda by the Panth Piploda Laws Regulation, 1929 (1 of 1929), Section 2; in the Khondmals District by the Khondmals Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), Section 3 and Schedule

It has been applied with modifications to certain taluks of the East Godavari Agency, see Notification No. F. 128/29, dated the 29th April, 1929, Gazette of India, 1929 Pt. I, p. 662.

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