REGISTRATION ACT, 1908

SECTION

PRELIMINARY

 

1.         Short title, extent and commencement

2.         Definitions

OF THE REGISTRATION ESTABLISHMENT

 

3.         Inspector‑ General of Registration

4.         **

5.         Districts and sub‑districts          

6.         Registrars and Sub‑Registrars

7.         Offices of Registrar and Sub‑Registrar

8.         Inspectors of Registration Offices

9.         **

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.        Sea] of registering officers

16.        Register‑books and fire‑proof boxes

16A.     Keeping of books in computer floppies, diskettes, etc.

 

OF 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 or surveys

 

OF 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

 

OF 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

 

OF PRESENTING DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

 

32.        Persons to present documents for registration

32A.     Compulsory affixing of photograph, etc.

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

 

OF 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

 

OF PRESENTING WILLS AND AUTHORITIES TO ADOPT

 

40.        Persons entitled to present wills and authorities to adopt

41.        Registration of wills and authorities to adopt

 

OF 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

 

OF 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

 

OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF REGISTERING OFFICERS

                       

(A) As to the Register‑books and indexes

 

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.        **

57.        Registering officers to allow inspection of certain books and indexes, and to give   certified copies of entries

           

            (B) As to the procedure on admitting to registration

 

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

 

                        (C) Special duties of Sub‑Registrar

 

64.        Procedure where document relates to land in several sub­-districts

65.        Procedure where document relates to land in several districts

 

(D) Special duties of Registrar

 

66.        Procedure after registration of documents relating to land

67.        [Omitted by the Registration and other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2001

 

                        (E) Of the controlling powers of Registrars and Inspector‑ General

 

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

 

OF REFUSAL TO REGISTER

 

71.        Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded

72.        Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub‑Registrar refusing registration on ground 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

           

OF THE FEES FOR REGISTRATION, SEARCHES AND COPIES

 

78.        Fees to be fixed by State Government

79.        Publication of fees

80.        Fees payable on presentation

 

OF 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

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

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

           

            Exemptions from Act

 

90.        Exemption of certain documents executed by or in favour of Government

91.        Inspection and copies of such documents