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Preamble1 - Registration Act, 1908
PartI - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title, Extent and Commencement
Section2 - Definitions
PartII - Of the Registration-establishment
Section3 - Inspector-general of Registration
Section4 - Branch Inspector-general of Sindh (Repealed)
Section5 - Districts and Sub-districts
Section6 - Registrars and Sub-registrars
Section7 - Offices of Registrar and Sub-registrar
Section8 - Inspectors of Registration Offices
Section9 - Military Cantonments May Be Declared Sub-districts or Districts (Repealed)
Section10 - Absence of Registrar or Vacancy in His Office
Section11 - Absence of Registrar on Duty in His District
Section12 - Absence of Sub-registrar or Vacancy in His Office
Section13 - Report to State Government of Appointments Under Sections 10, 11 and 12
Section14 - Establishments of Registering Officers
Section15 - Seal of Registering Officers
Section16 - Register-books and Fire-proof Boxes
Section16A - Keeping of Books in Computer Floppies, Diskettes, Etc.
PartIII - Of Registrable Documents
Section17 - Documents of Which Registration is Compulsory
Section18 - Documents of Which Registration is Optional
Section19 - Documents in Language Not Understood by Registering Officer
Section20 - Documents Containing Interlineations, Blanks, Erasures or Alterations
Section21 - Description of Property and Maps or Plans
Section22 - Description of Houses and Land by Reference to Government Maps or Surveys
PartIV - Of the Time of Presentation
Section23 - Time for Presenting Documents
Section23A - Re-registration of Certain Documents
Section24 - Documents Executed by Several Persons at Different Times
Section25 - Provision Where Delay in Presentation is Unavoidable
Section26 - Documents Executed out of India
Section27 - Wills May Be Presented or Deposited at Any Time
PartV - Of the Place of Registration
Section28 - Place for Registering Documents Relating to Land
Section29 - Place for Registering Other Documents
Section30 - Registration by Registrars in Certain Cases
Section31 - Registration or Acceptance for Deposit at Private Residence
PartVI - Of Presenting Documents for Registration
Section32 - Persons to Present Documents for Registration
Section32A - Compulsory Affixing of Photograph, Etc.
Section33 - Power-of-attorney Recognizable for Purposes of Section 32
Section34 - Enquiry Before Registration by Registering Officer
Section35 - Procedure on Admission and Denial of Execution Respectively
PartVII - Of Enforcing the Appearance of Executants and Witnesses
Section36 - Procedure Where Appearance of Executant or Witness is Desired
Section37 - Officer or Court to Issue and Cause Service of Summons
Section38 - Persons Exempt from Appearance at Registration-office
Section39 - Law as to Summonses, Commissions and Witnesses
PartVIII - Of Presenting Wills and Authorities to Adopt
Section40 - Persons Entitled to Present Wills and Authorities to Adopt
Section41 - Registration of Wills and Authorities to Adopt
PartIX - Of the Deposit of Wills
Section42 - Deposit of Wills
Section43 - Procedure on Deposit of Wills
Section44 - Withdrawal of Sealed Cover Deposited Under Section 42
Section45 - Proceedings on Death of Depositor
Section46 - Saving of Certain Enactments and Powers of Courts
PartX - Of the Effects of Registration and Non-registration
Section47 - Time from Which Registered Document Operates
Section48 - Registered Documents Relating to Property when to Take Effect Against Oral Agreements
Section49 - Effect of Non-registration of Documents Required to Be Registered
Section50 - Certain Registered Documents Relating to Land to Take Effect Against Unregistered Documents
PartXI - Of the Duties and Powers of Registering Officers
Section51 - Register-books to Be Kept in the Several Offices
Section52 - Duties of Registering Officers when Document Presented
Section53 - Entries to Be Numbered Consecutively
Section54 - Current Indexes and Entries Therein
Section55 - Indexes to Be Made by Registering Officers, and their Contents
Section56 - Copy of Entries in Indexes Nos. I, Ii and Iii to Be Sent by Sub-registrar to Registrar and Filed (Repealed)
Section57 - Registering Officers to Allow Inspection of Certain Books and Indexes, and to Give Certified Copies of Entries
Section58 - Particulars to Be Endorsed on Documents Admitted to Registration
Section59 - Endorsements to Be Dated and Signed by Registering Officer
Section60 - Certificate of Registration
Section61 - Endorsements and Certificate to Be Copied and Document Returned
Section62 - Procedure on Presenting Document in Language Unknown to Registering Officer
Section63 - Power to Administer Oaths and Record of Substance of Statements
Section64 - Procedure Where Document Relates to Land in Several Sub-districts
Section65 - Procedure Where Document Relates to Land in Several Districts
Section66 - Procedure After Registration of Documents Relating to Land
Section67 - [Omitted]
Section68 - Power of Registrar to Superintend and Control Sub-registrars
Section69 - Power of Inspector-general to Superintend Registration Offices and Make Rules
Section70 - Power of Inspector-general to Remit Fines
PartXII - Of Refusal to Register
Section71 - Reasons for Refusal to Register to Be Recorded
Section72 - Appeal to Registrar from Orders of Sub-registrar Refusing Registration on Ground Other Than Denial of Execution
Section73 - Application to Registrar Where Sub-registrar Refuses to Register on Ground of Denial of Execution
Section74 - Procedure of Registrar on Such Application
Section75 - Order by Registrar to Register and Procedure Thereon
Section76 - Order of Refusal by Registrar
Section77 - Suit in Case of Order of Refusal by Registrar
PartXIII - Of the Fees for Registration, Searches and Copies
Section78 - Fees to Be Fixed by State Government
Section79 - Publication of Fees
Section80 - Fees Payable on Presentation
PartXIV - Of Penalties
Section81 - Penalty for Incorrectly Endorsing, Copying, Translating or Registering Documents with Intent to Injure
Section82 - Penalty for Making False Statements, Delivering False Copies or Translations, False Personation, and Abetment
Section83 - Registering Officers May Commence Prosecutions
Section84 - Registering Officers to Be Deemed Public Servants
PartXV - Miscellaneous
Section85 - Destruction of Unclaimed Documents
Section86 - Registering Officer Not Liable for Thing Bona Fide Done or Refused in His Official Capacity
Section87 - Nothing So Done Invalidated by Defect in Appointment or Procedure
Section88 - Registration of Documents Executed by Government Officers or Certain Public Functionaries
Section89 - Copies of Certain Orders, Certificates and Instruments to Be Sent to Registering Officers and Filed
Section90 - Exemption of Certain Documents Executed by or in Favour of Government
Section91 - Inspection and Copies of Such Documents
Section92 - Burmese Registration-rules Confirmed (Repealed)
Section93 - Repeals (Repealed)
Section - Registration and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2001
ScheduleI - The Schedule
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