The Registration Act, 1908

Central Act · Act 16 of 190893 provisions221 citing judgments

The enactment

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• Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.2 citing judgments
• Section 2 Definitions.13 citing judgments
• Section 3 Inspector-General of Registration.3 citing judgments
• Section 5 Districts and sub-districts.2 citing judgments
• Section 6 Registrars and Sub-Registrars.5 citing judgments
• Section 7 Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar.1 citing judgment
• Section 8 Inspectors of Registration offices.
• Section 9 [Repealed.].
• Section 10 Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office.1 citing judgment
• Section 11 Absence of Registrar on duty in his district.3 citing judgments
• Section 12 Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office.1 citing judgment
• Section 13 Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12.2 citing judgments
• Section 14 Establishments of registering officers.
• Section 15 Seal of registering officers.1 citing judgment
• Section 16 Register-books and fire-proof boxes.2 citing judgments
• Section 16A Keeping of books in computer floppies, diskettes, etc.
• Section 17 Documents of which registration is compulsory.40 citing judgments
• Section 18 Documents of which registration is optional.4 citing judgments
• Section 19 Documents in language not understood by registering officer.4 citing judgments
• Section 20 Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations.2 citing judgments
• Section 21 Description of property and maps or plans.5 citing judgments
• Section 22 Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveys.2 citing judgments
• Section 23 Time for presenting documents.8 citing judgments
• Section 23A Re-registration of certain documents.
• Section 24 Documents executed by several persons at different times.4 citing judgments
• Section 25 Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable.5 citing judgments
• Section 26 Documents executed out of India.3 citing judgments
• Section 27 Wills may be presented or deposited at any time.1 citing judgment
• Section 28 Place for registering documents relating to land.1 citing judgment
• Section 29 Place for registering other documents.
• Section 30 Registration by Registrars in certain cases.1 citing judgment
• Section 31 Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence.2 citing judgments
• Section 32 Persons to present documents for registration.4 citing judgments
• Section 32A Compulsory affixing of photograph, etc.
• Section 33 Power-of-attorney recognisable for purposes of section 32.2 citing judgments
• Section 34 Enquiry before registration by registering officer.7 citing judgments
• Section 35 Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively.7 citing judgments
• Section 36 Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired.1 citing judgment
• 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.1 citing judgment
• Section 46 Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts.
• Section 47 Time from which registered document operates.4 citing judgments
• Section 48 Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements.2 citing judgments
• Section 49 Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered.23 citing judgments
• Section 50 Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents.1 citing judgment
• Section 51 Register-books to be kept in the several offices.2 citing judgments
• Section 52 Duties of registering officers when document presented.2 citing judgments
• Section 53 Entries to be numbered consecutively.
• Section 54 Current indexes and entries therein.2 citing judgments
• Section 55 Indexes to be made by registering officers, and their contents.1 citing judgment
• Section 56 [Repealed.].
• 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.4 citing judgments
• Section 59 Endorsements to be dated and signed by registering officer.
• Section 60 Certificate of registration1 citing judgment
• 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.1 citing judgment
• Section 64 Procedure where document relates to land in several sub-districts.1 citing judgment
• Section 65 Procedure where document relates to land in several districts.
• Section 66 Procedure after registration of documents relating to land.
• Section 67 [Omitted.].
• Section 68 Power of Registrar to superintend and control Sub-Registrars.2 citing judgments
• Section 69 Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules.7 citing judgments
• Section 70 Power of Inspector-General to remit fines.
• Section 71 Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded.1 citing judgment
• Section 72 Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub-Registrar refusing registration on ground other than denial of execution.1 citing judgment
• Section 73 Application to Registrar where Sub-Registrar refuses to register on ground of denial of execution.2 citing judgments
• Section 74 Procedure of Registrar on such application.3 citing judgments
• Section 75 Order by Registrar to register and procedure thereon.2 citing judgments
• Section 76 Order of refusal by Registrar.1 citing judgment
• Section 77 Suit in case of order of refusal by Registrar.1 citing judgment
• Section 78 Fees to be fixed by State Government.1 citing judgment
• Section 79 Publication of fees.
• Section 80 Fees payable on presentation.
• Section 81 Penalty for incorrectly endorsing, copying, translating or registering documents with intent to injure.1 citing judgment
• Section 82 Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment.6 citing judgments
• Section 83 Registering officers may commence prosecutions.2 citing judgments
• Section 84 Registering officers to be deemed public servants.
• Section 85 Destruction of unclaimed documents.1 citing judgment
• 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.1 citing judgment
• Section 89 Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed.4 citing judgments
• Section 90 Exemption of certain documents executed by or in favour of Government.
• Section 91 Inspection and copies of such documents.1 citing judgment