The Registration Act, 1908
Central · 1908
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Inspector-General of Registration.
- S. 4[Repealed.].
- S. 5Districts and sub-districts.
- S. 6Registrars and Sub-Registrars.
- S. 7Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar.
- S. 8Inspectors of Registration offices.
- S. 9[Repealed.].
- S. 10Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office.
- S. 11Absence of Registrar on duty in his district.
- S. 12Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office.
- S. 13Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12.
- S. 14Establishments of registering officers.
- S. 15Seal of registering officers.
- S. 16Register-books and fire-proof boxes.
- S. 16AKeeping of books in computer floppies, diskettes, etc.
- S. 17Documents of which registration is compulsory.
- S. 18Documents of which registration is optional.
- S. 19Documents in language not understood by registering officer.
- S. 20Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations.
- S. 21Description of property and maps or plans.
- S. 22Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveys.
- S. 23Time for presenting documents.
- S. 23ARe-registration of certain documents.
- S. 24Documents executed by several persons at different times.
- S. 25Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable.
- S. 26Documents executed out of India.
- S. 27Wills may be presented or deposited at any time.
- S. 28Place for registering documents relating to land.
- S. 29Place for registering other documents.
- S. 30Registration by Registrars in certain cases.
- S. 31Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence.
- S. 32Persons to present documents for registration.
- S. 32ACompulsory affixing of photograph, etc.
- S. 33Power-of-attorney recognisable for purposes of section 32.
- S. 34Enquiry before registration by registering officer.
- S. 35Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively.
- S. 36Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired.
- S. 37Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons.
- S. 38Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office.
- S. 39Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses.
- S. 40Persons entitled to present wills and authorities to adopt.
- S. 41Registration of wills and authorities to adopt.
- S. 42Deposit of wills.
- S. 43Procedure on deposit of wills.
- S. 44Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42.
- S. 45Proceedings on death of depositor.
- S. 46Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts.
- S. 47Time from which registered document operates.
- S. 48Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements.
- S. 49Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered.
- S. 50Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents.
- S. 51Register-books to be kept in the several offices.
- S. 52Duties of registering officers when document presented.
- S. 53Entries to be numbered consecutively.
- S. 54Current indexes and entries therein.
- S. 55Indexes to be made by registering officers, and their contents.
- S. 56[Repealed.].
- S. 57Registering officers to allow inspection of certain books and indexes, and to give certified copies of entries.
- S. 58Particulars to be endorsed on documents admitted to registration.
- S. 59Endorsements to be dated and signed by registering officer.
- S. 60Certificate of registration
- S. 61Endorsements and certificate to be copied and document returned.
- S. 62Procedure on presenting document in language unknown to registering officer.
- S. 63Power to administer oaths and record of substance of statements.
- S. 64Procedure where document relates to land in several sub-districts.
- S. 65Procedure where document relates to land in several districts.
- S. 66Procedure after registration of documents relating to land.
- S. 67[Omitted.].
- S. 68Power of Registrar to superintend and control Sub-Registrars.
- S. 69Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules.
- S. 70Power of Inspector-General to remit fines.
- S. 71Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded.
- S. 72Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub-Registrar refusing registration on ground other than denial of execution.
- S. 73Application to Registrar where Sub-Registrar refuses to register on ground of denial of execution.
- S. 74Procedure of Registrar on such application.
- S. 75Order by Registrar to register and procedure thereon.
- S. 76Order of refusal by Registrar.
- S. 77Suit in case of order of refusal by Registrar.
- S. 78Fees to be fixed by State Government.
- S. 79Publication of fees.
- S. 80Fees payable on presentation.
- S. 81Penalty for incorrectly endorsing, copying, translating or registering documents with intent to injure.
- S. 82Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment.
- S. 83Registering officers may commence prosecutions.
- S. 84Registering officers to be deemed public servants.
- S. 85Destruction of unclaimed documents.
- S. 86Registering officer not liable for thing bona fide done or refused in his official capacity.
- S. 87Nothing so done invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure.
- S. 8888. Registration of documents executed by Government officers or certain public functionaries.
- S. 89Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed.
- S. 90Exemption of certain documents executed by or in favour of Government.
- S. 91Inspection and copies of such documents.
- S. 92[Repealed.].
- S. 93[Repealed.].