Bare Acts

The Registration Act, 1908

An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the Registration of Documents.

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Act Details

Act Number:

Act Year:

1908

Location:

Chhattisgarh

Enactment Date:

12/18/1908

Enforcement Date:

01-01-1909

Department:

Department of COMMERCIAL TAX

Full List of Sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 to Section 2

Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2

Definitions.

OF THE REGISTRATION-ESTABLISHMENT

Section 3 to Section 16A

Section 3

Inspector-General of Registration.

Section 4

[Repealed.].

Section 5

Districts and sub-districts.

Section 6

Registrars and Sub-Registrars.

Section 7

Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar.

Section 8

Inspectors of Registration offices.

Section 9

[Repealed.].

Section 10

Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office.

Section 11

Absence of Registrar on duty in his district.

Section 12

Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office.

Section 13

Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12.

Section 14

Establishments of registering officers.

Section 15

Seal of registering officers.

Section 16

Section 16A

Keeping of books in computer floppies, diskettes, etc.

OR REGISTRABEL DOCUMENTS

Section 17 to Section 22

Section 17

Documents of which registration is compulsory.

Section 18

Documents of which registration is optional.

Section 19

Documents in language not understood by registering officer.

Section 20

Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations.

Section 21

Description of property and maps or plans.

Section 22

Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveys.

OF THE TIME OF PRESENTATION

Section 23 to Section 27

Section 23

Time for presenting documents.

Section 23A

Re-registration of certain documents.

Section 24

Documents executed by several persons at different times.

Section 25

Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable.

Section 26

Documents executed out of India.

Section 27

Wills may be presented or deposited at any time.

OF THE PLACE OF REGISTRATION

Section 28 to Section 31

Section 28

Place for registering documents relating to land.

Section 29

Place for registering other documents.

Section 30

Registration by Registrars in certain cases.

Section 31

Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence.

OF PRESENTING DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

Section 32 to Section 35

Section 32

Persons to present documents for registration.

Section 32A

Compulsory affixing of photograph, etc.

Section 33

Power-of-attorney recognisable for purposes of section 32.

Section 34

Enquiry before registration by registering officer.

Section 35

Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively.

OF ENFORCING THE APPEARANCE OF EXECUTANTS AND WITNESSES

Section 36 to Section 39

Section 36

Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired.

Section 37

Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons.

Section 38

Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office.

Section 39

Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses.

OF PRESENTING WILLS AND AUTHORITIES TO ADOPT

Section 40 to Section 41

Section 40

Persons entitled to present wills and authorities to adopt.

Section 41

Registration of wills and authorities to adopt.

OF THE DEPOSIT OF WILLS

Section 42 to Section 46

Section 42

Deposit of wills.

Section 43

Procedure on deposit of wills.

Section 44

Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42.

Section 45

Proceedings on death of depositor.

Section 46

Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts.

OF THE EFFECTS OF REGISTRATION AND NON-REGISTRATION

Section 47 to Section 50

Section 47

Time from which registered document operates.

Section 48

Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements.

Section 49

Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered.

Section 50

Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents.

(A) As to the Register-books and Indexes

Section 51 to Section 56

Section 51

Section 52

Duties of registering officers when document presented.

Section 53

Entries to be numbered consecutively.

Section 54

Current indexes and entries therein.

Section 55

Indexes to be made by registering officers, and their contents.

Section 56

[Repealed.].

(B) As to the procedure on admitting to registration

Section 57 to Section 63

Section 57

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

Section 58

Particulars to be endorsed on documents admitted to registration.

Section 59

Endorsements to be dated and signed by registering officer.

Section 60

Certificate of registration

Section 61

Endorsements and certificate to be copied and document returned.

Section 62

Procedure on presenting document in language unknown to registering officer.

Section 63

Power to administer oaths and record of substance of statements.

(C) Special duties of Sub-Registrar

Section 64 to Section 65

Section 64

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

Section 65

Procedure where document relates to land in several districts.

(D) Special duties of Registrar

Section 66 to Section 67

Section 66

Procedure after registration of documents relating to land.

Section 67

[Omitted.].

(E) Of the Controlling powers of Registrar and Inspector-General

Section 68 to Section 70

Section 68

Power of Registrar to superintend and control Sub-Registrars.

Section 69

Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules.

Section 70

Power of Inspector-General to remit fines.

OF REFUSAL TO REGISTER

Section 71 to Section 77

Section 71

Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded.

Section 72

Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub-Registrar refusing registration on ground other than denial of execution.

Section 73

Application to Registrar where Sub-Registrar refuses to register on ground of denial of execution.

Section 74

Procedure of Registrar on such application.

Section 75

Order by Registrar to register and procedure thereon.

Section 76

Order of refusal by Registrar.

Section 77

Suit in case of order of refusal by Registrar.

OF THE FEES FOR REGISTRATION, SEARCHES AND COPIES

Section 78 to Section 80

Section 78

Fees to be fixed by State Government.

Section 79

Publication of fees.

Section 80

Fees payable on presentation.

OF PENALTIES

Section 81 to Section 84

Section 81

Penalty for incorrectly endorsing, copying, translating or registering documents with intent to injure.

Section 82

Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment.

Section 83

Registering officers may commence prosecutions.

Section 84

Registering officers to be deemed public servants.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 85 to Section 89

Section 85

Destruction of unclaimed documents.

Section 86

Registering officer not liable for thing bona fide done or refused in his official capacity.

Section 87

Nothing so done invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure.

Section 88

88. Registration of documents executed by Government officers or certain public functionaries.

Section 89

Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed.

Exemption from Act

Section 90 to Section 93

Section 90

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

Section 91

Inspection and copies of such documents.

Section 92

[Repealed.].

Section 93

[Repealed.].