The Regiatrstion Act, 1908
Union territory Act of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ยท Act 16 of 190882 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 16 of 1908 |
| Year | 1908 |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Ministry | Andaman and Nicobar Administration |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 82 |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Inspector-General of Registration
- 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 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 Register-books and fire-proof boxes
- 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
- Section 23 Time for presenting 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 28 Place for registering documents relating to land
- Section 29 Place for registering other documents
- Section 31 Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence
- Section 32 Persons to present documents for registration
- 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
- 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
- Section 40 Persons entitled to present wills and authorities to adopt
- Section 41 Registration of wills and authorities to adopt
- 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
- 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
- Section 51 Register-books to be kept in the several offices
- 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 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 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
- Section 64 Procedure where document relates to land in several sub-districts
- Section 65 Procedure where document relates to land in several districts
- Section 66 Procedure after registration of documents relating to land
- 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
- 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
- Section 78 Fees to be fixed by State Government
- Section 79 Publication of fees
- 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
- 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 89 Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed
- Section 90 Exemption of certain documents executed by or in favour of Government
- Section 91 Inspection and copies of such documents
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