Registration Act, 1908
Bare Act · 1908
An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the Registration of Documents.
In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh Civil Judge · CG Civil Judge · Delhi Civil Judge · Delhi Higher Judiciary · Haryana Civil Judge · J&K Civil Judge · Kerala Civil Judge · MP Higher Judiciary · Punjab Civil Judge · Rajasthan Civil Judge · Rajasthan Higher Judiciary · Rajasthan JLO · Telangana Civil Judge · Telangana Higher Judiciary · UP Higher Judiciary
- Act number
- 16 of 1908
- Enacted
- 18 December 1908
- Contents
- 96 sections · 15 chapters
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Contents
Part I — Preliminary
Part II — Of The Registration-Establishment
- Section 3 – Inspector-General of Registration
- Section 4 – [Repealed.]
- Section 5 – Districts and sub-districts
- Section 6 – Registrars and Sub-Registrars (preview)
- Section 7 – Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar (preview)
- Section 8 – Inspectors of Registration offices (preview)
- Section 9 – [Repealed.] (preview)
- Section 10 – Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office (preview)
- Section 11 – Absence of Registrar on duty in his district (preview)
- Section 12 – Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office (preview)
- Section 13 – Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12 (preview)
- Section 14 – Establishments of registering officers (preview)
- Section 15 – Seal of registering officers (preview)
- Section 16 – Register-books and fire-proof boxes (preview)
- Section 16A – Keeping of books in computer floppies, diskettes, etc (preview)
Part III — Or Registrabel Documents
- Section 17 – Documents of which registration is compulsory (preview)
- Section 18 – Documents of which registration is optional (preview)
- Section 19 – Documents in language not understood by registering officer (preview)
- Section 20 – Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations (preview)
- Section 21 – Description of property and maps or plans (preview)
- Section 22 – Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveys (preview)
Part IV — Of The Time Of Presentation
- Section 23 – Time for presenting documents (preview)
- Section 23A – Re-registration of certain documents (preview)
- Section 24 – Documents executed by several persons at different times (preview)
- Section 25 – Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable (preview)
- Section 26 – Documents executed out of India (preview)
- Section 27 – Wills may be presented or deposited at any time (preview)
Part V — Of The Place Of Registration
- Section 28 – Place for registering documents relating to land (preview)
- Section 29 – Place for registering other documents (preview)
- Section 30 – Registration by Registrars in certain cases (preview)
- Section 31 – Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence (preview)
Part IV — Of Presenting Documents For Registration
- Section 32 – Persons to present documents for registration (preview)
- Section 32A – Compulsory affixing of photograph, etc (preview)
- Section 33 – Power-of-attorney recognisable for purposes of section 32 (preview)
- Section 34 – Enquiry before registration by registering officer (preview)
- Section 35 – Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively (preview)
Part VII — Of Enforcing The Appearance Of Executants And Witnesses
- Section 36 – Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired (preview)
- Section 37 – Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons (preview)
- Section 38 – Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office (preview)
- Section 39 – Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses (preview)
Part VIII — Of Presenting Wills And Authorities To Adopt
- Section 40 – Persons entitled to present wills and authorities to adopt (preview)
- Section 41 – Registration of wills and authorities to adopt (preview)
Part IX — Of The Deposit Of Wills
- Section 42 – Deposit of wills (preview)
- Section 43 – Procedure on deposit of wills (preview)
- Section 44 – Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42 (preview)
- Section 45 – Proceedings on death of depositor (preview)
- Section 46 – Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts (preview)
Part X — Of The Effects Of Registration And Non-Registration
- Section 47 – Time from which registered document operates (preview)
- Section 48 – Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements (preview)
- Section 49 – Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered (preview)
- Section 50 – Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents (A) As to the Register-books and Indexes (preview)
Part XI — Of The Duites And Powers Of Registering Officers
- Section 51 – Register-books to be kept in the several offices (preview)
- Section 52 – Duties of registering officers when document presented (preview)
- Section 53 – Entries to be numbered consecutively (preview)
- Section 54 – Current indexes and entries therein (preview)
- Section 55 – Indexes to be made by registering officers, and their contents (preview)
- Section 56 – [Repealed.] (B) As to the procedure on admitting to registration (preview)
- Section 57 – Registering officers to allow inspection of certain books and indexes, and to give certified copies of entries. (preview)
- Section 58 – Particulars to be endorsed on documents admitted to registration (preview)
- Section 59 – Endorsements to be dated and signed by registering officer (preview)
- Section 60 – Certificate of registration (preview)
- Section 61 – Endorsements and certificate to be copied and document returned (preview)
- Section 62 – Procedure on presenting document in language unknown to registering officer (preview)
- Section 63 – Power to administer oaths and record of substance of statements (C) Special duties of Sub-Registrar (preview)
- Section 64 – Procedure where document relates to land in several sub-districts (preview)
- Section 65 – Procedure where document relates to land in several districts (D) Special duties of Registrar (preview)
- Section 66 – Procedure after registration of documents relating to land (preview)
- Section 67 – [Omitted.] (E) Of the Controlling powers of Registrar and Inspector-General (preview)
- Section 68 – Power of Registrar to superintend and control Sub-Registrars (preview)
- Section 69 – Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules (preview)
- Section 70 – Power of Inspector-General to remit fines (preview)
Part XII — Of Refusal To Register
- Section 71 – Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded (preview)
- Section 72 – Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub-Registrar refusing registration on ground other than denial of execution. (preview)
- Section 73 – Application to Registrar where Sub-Registrar refuses to register on ground of denial of execution (preview)
- Section 74 – Procedure of Registrar on such application (preview)
- Section 75 – Order by Registrar to register and procedure thereon (preview)
- Section 76 – Order of refusal by Registrar (preview)
- Section 77 – Suit in case of order of refusal by Registrar (preview)
Part XIII — Of The Fees For Registration, Searches And Copies
- Section 78 – Fees to be fixed by State Government (preview)
- Section 79 – Publication of fees (preview)
- Section 80 – Fees payable on presentation (preview)
Part XIV — Of Penalties
- Section 81 – Penalty for incorrectly endorsing, copying, translating or registering documents with intent to injure. (preview)
- Section 82 – Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment. (preview)
- Section 83 – Registering officers may commence prosecutions (preview)
- Section 84 – Registering officers to be deemed public servants (preview)
Part XV — Miscellaneous
- Section 85 – Destruction of unclaimed documents (preview)
- Section 86 – Registering officer not liable for thing bona fide done or refused in his official capacity (preview)
- Section 87 – Nothing so done invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure (preview)
- Section 88 – 88. Registration of documents executed by Government officers or certain public functionaries (preview)
- Section 89 – Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed Exemption from Act (preview)
- Section 90 – Exemption of certain documents executed by or in favour of Government (preview)
- Section 91 – Inspection and copies of such documents (preview)
- Section 92 – [Repealed.] (preview)
- Section 93 – [Repealed.] THE SCHEDULE. [REPEALED.] . THE REGISTRATION ACT, 1908 (preview)