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Section 16: Registration of deed of apartment.

The Meghalaya Apartment Ownership Act, 2016 (Meghalaya Act NO.5 of 2016)State Act of Meghalaya · Act 5 of 2016

(1) Every declaration under the second- proviso to Section 2, every instrument under Section 9, every sublease and every document transferring management of common areas and facilities to an association under section 11, every Deed of Apartment and every endorsement thereon and every hire purchase agreement relating to an apartment and a set of floor plans for every building of apartments under section 13, and every record of succession under section 15, shall be deemed to be documents which are compulsory registrable under the registration Act, 1908 and shall be registered with the registrar accordingly, and the works and expansions in this section but not defined in this Act, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Registration Act, 1908.

(2) The promoter shall file in the appropriate registration office with the first deed of apartment in respect of every building, a set of all floor plans of the building, showing the layout location, numbers and dimensions of apartments, and bearing the verified statement of an architect certifying that it is an accurate copy of the plans of the building as filed with and approved by the local authority within the jurisdiction of which the building is located.

(3) In all registration offices, a book called "Register" of deeds of apartments under the "Meghalaya Apartment Ownership Act, 2016" and an index relating thereto shall be kept in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed.

(4) Whenever any endorsement on a deed of apartment is registered, the concerned registrar shall forward a certified copy thereof to the competent authority to enable that authority to make necessary entries in the certified copy of the concerned deed of apartment filled with it under sub-section (3) of Section 13.

(5) A person acquiring an apartment shall be deemed to have notice of the contents of the deed of apartment and the endorsement, if any, thereon as from the date of its registration under this section.

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ActThe Meghalaya Apartment Ownership Act, 2016 (Meghalaya Act NO.5 of 2016)
Section16
Marginal noteRegistration of deed of apartment.
JurisdictionState of Meghalaya
StatusIn force as published by the source

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