(1) When, under provisions of this Act or the Indian Registration Act, 1908, or any other enactment for the time being in force any lease, counterpart, grant, or agreement is required to be made by registered instrument, and such lease, counterpart, grant or agreement, -
(a) is with respect to land held by a grove-holder as such, or to land let or granted for the purpose of planting a grove, or
(b) relates to a tenancy, and stipulates for rent not exceeding one hundred rupees annually,
the parties to such lease, counterpart, grant or agreement may, in lieu of registering the same, obtain the attestation thereto of a Revenue court or of a Revenue officer, not inferior in rank to a Qanungo or such other person as the State Government may, by general or special order in this behalf, appoint and subject to such conditions, if any, as the State Government may, by rules made under this Act, direct.
(2) Such court, officer or other person shall, after satisfying himself as to the identity of the parties and their acquaintance with, and assent to, the term, of the lease, counterpart, grant or agreement, make, sign, and date an endorsement thereon to the effect that he has so satisfied himself.
(3) XVI of 1908 No such instrument shall be accepted for attestation under this section, unless presented within the period prescribed for presentation for registration under Part IV of the Indian Registration Act, 1908.
(a) is with respect to land held by a grove-holder as such, or to land let or granted for the purpose of planting a grove, or
(b) relates to a tenancy, and stipulates for rent not exceeding one hundred rupees annually,
the parties to such lease, counterpart, grant or agreement may, in lieu of registering the same, obtain the attestation thereto of a Revenue court or of a Revenue officer, not inferior in rank to a Qanungo or such other person as the State Government may, by general or special order in this behalf, appoint and subject to such conditions, if any, as the State Government may, by rules made under this Act, direct.
(2) Such court, officer or other person shall, after satisfying himself as to the identity of the parties and their acquaintance with, and assent to, the term, of the lease, counterpart, grant or agreement, make, sign, and date an endorsement thereon to the effect that he has so satisfied himself.
(3) XVI of 1908 No such instrument shall be accepted for attestation under this section, unless presented within the period prescribed for presentation for registration under Part IV of the Indian Registration Act, 1908.
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