Act Text
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement.—
Section2 - Definitions.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—
Section3 - Inspector-General of Registration.—
Section4 - Subs. by A.O. 1950, for “a Native of India”
Section5 - The words and brackets “his cast
Section6 - Ins. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule
Part2 - OF THE REGISTRATION-ESTABLISHMENT
Section7 - Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar.—
Section8 - Inspectors of Registration offices.—
Section10 - Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office.—
Section11 - Absence of Registrar on duty in his district.—When any Registrar is absent from his office on duty in his district, he
Section12 - Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office.—When any Sub-Registrar is absent, or when his office is temporarily
Section13 - Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12.—
Section14 - Establishments of registering officers.— ***
Section15 - Seal of registering officers.—The several Registrars and Sub-Registrars shall use a seal bearing the following
Section16 - Register-books and fire-proof boxes.—
Section17 - Documents of which registration is compulsory.—
Section18 - Documents of which registration is optional.—Any of the following documents may be registered under this Act, namely:—
Section19 - Documents in language not understood by registering officer.—If any document duly presented for registration be in a
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.—
Part4 - OF THE TIME OF PRESENTATION
Section23 - Time for presenting documents.—Subject to the provisions contained in sections 24, 25 and 26, no document other than a
Section24 - Documents executed by several persons at different times.—Where there are several persons executing a document at
Section25 - Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable.—
Section26 - Documents executed out of India.—When a document purporting to have been executed by all or any of the parties out of
Part5 - OF THE PLACE OF REGISTRATION
Section28 - Place for registering documents relating to land.—Save as in this Part otherwise provided, every document mentioned in
Section29 - Place for registering other documents.—
Section30 - Registration by Registrars in certain cases.—
Section31 - Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence.—In ordinary cases the registration or deposit of documents
Section32 - Persons to present documents for registration.—Except in the cases mentioned in 5[sections 31, 88 and 89], every
Section33 - Power-of-attorney recognisable for purposes of section 32.—
Section34 - Enquiry before registration by registering officer.—
Section35 - Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively.—
Part7 - OF ENFORCING THE APPEARANCE OF EXECUTANTS AND WITNESSES
Section36 - Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired.—If any person presenting any document for registration
Section37 - Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons.—The officer or Court, upon receipt of the peon's fee payable in
Section38 - Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office.—
Part8 - 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.—
Part9 - OF THE DEPOSIT OF WILLS
Section42 - Deposit of wills.—Any testator may, either personally or by duly authorised agent, deposit with any Registrar his will
Section43 - Procedure on deposit of wills.—
Section44 - Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42.—If the testator who has deposited such cover wishes to withdraw
Section45 - Proceedings on death of depositor.—
Section46 - Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts.—
Part10 - OF THE EFFECTS OF REGISTRATION AND NON-REGISTRATION
Section47 - Time from which registered document operates.—A registered document shall operate from the time which it would have
Section48 - Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements.— All non-testamentary documents
Section49 - Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered.—No document required by section 17 1[or by any
Section50 - Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents.—
Section51 - Register-books to be kept in the several offices.—
Section52 - Duties of registering officers when document presented.—
Section53 - Entries to be numbered consecutively.—All entries in each book shall be numbered in a consecutive series, which shall
Section54 - Current indexes and entries therein.—In every office in which any of the books hereinbefore mentioned are kept, there
Section55 - Indexes to be made by registering officers, and their contents.—
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.—
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.—Every Sub-Registrar on registering a
Section65 - Procedure where document relates to land in several districts.—
Section66 - Procedure after registration of documents relating to land.—
Section68 - Power of Registrar to superintend and control Sub-Registrars.—
Section69 - Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules.—
Part12 - 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.—In such case, and also where such denial as aforesaid is made before a
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.—
Part13 - OF THE FEES FOR REGISTRATION, SEARCHES AND COPIES
Section78 - Fees to be fixed by State Government.—1*** The 2[State Government] shall prepare a table of fees payable—
Section79 - Publication of fees.—A table of the fees so payable shall be published in the Official Gazette, and a copy thereof in
Part14 - OF PENALTIES
Section81 - Penalty for incorrectly endorsing, copying, translating or registering documents with intent to injure.—Every
Section82 - Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment.—Whoever—
Section83 - Registering officers may commence prosecutions.—
Section84 - Registering officers to be deemed public servants.—
Part15 - MISCELLANEOUS
Section85 - Destruction of unclaimed documents.—Documents
Section86 - Registering officer not liable for thing bona fide done or refused in his official capacity.—No registering officer
Section87 - Nothing so done invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure.—Nothing done in good faith pursuant to this Act or
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.—1[
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