The Registration Act, 1908

PART I PRELIMINARY

• 1.Short title, extent and commencement
• 2.Definitions

PART II OF THE REGISTRATION-ESTABLISHMENT

• 3.Inspector-General of Registration
• 4.Branch Inspector-General of Sindh
• 5.Districts and sub-districts
• 6.Registrars and Sub-Registrars
• 7.Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar
• 8.Inspectors of Registration offices
• 9.Military cantonments may be declared sub-districts or districts
• 10.Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office
• 11.Absence of Registrar on duty in his district
• 12.Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office
• 13.Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12
• 14.Establishments of registering officers
• 15.Seal of registering officers
• 16.Register-books and fire-proof boxes
• 16A.Keeping of books in computer floppies, diskettes, etc

PART III OF REGISTRABLE DOCUMENTS

• 17.Documents of which registration is compulsory
• 18.Documents of which registration is optional
• 19.Documents in language not understood by registering officer
• 20.Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations
• 21.Description of property and maps or plans
• 22.Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveys

PART IV OF THE TIME OF PRESENTATION

• 23.Time for presenting documents
• 23A.Re-registration of certain documents
• 24.Documents executed by several persons at different times
• 25.Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable
• 26.Documents executed out of India
• 27.Wills may be presented or deposited at any time

PART V OF THE PLACE OF REGISTRATION

• 28.Place for registering documents relating to land
• 29.Place for registering other documents
• 30.Registration by Registrars in certain cases
• 31.Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence

PART VI OF PRESENTING DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

• 32.Persons to present documents for registration
• 32A.Compulsory affixing of photograph, etc
• 33.Power-of-attorney recognisable for purposes of section 32
• 34.Enquiry before registration by registering officer
• 35.Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively

PART VII OF ENFORCING THE APPEARANCE OF EXECUTANTS AND WITNESSES

• 36.Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired
• 37.Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons
• 38.Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office
• 39.Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses

PART VIII OF PRESENTING WILLS AND AUTHORITIES TO ADOPT

• 40.Persons entitled to present wills and authorities to adopt
• 41.Registration of wills and authorities to adopt

PART IX OF THE DEPOSIT OF WILLS

• 42.Deposit of wills
• 43.Procedure on deposit of wills
• 44.Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42
• 45.Proceedings on death of depositor
• 46.Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts

PART X

• 47.Time from which registered document operates
• 48.Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements
• 49.Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered
• 50.Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents

PART XI OF THE DUITES AND POWERS OF REGISTERING OFFICERS

(A) As to the Register-books and Indexes

• 51.Register-books to be kept in the several offices
• 52.Duties of registering officers when document presented
• 53.Entries to be numbered consecutively
• 54.Current indexes and entries therein
• 55.Indexes to be made by registering officers, and their contents
• 56.Copy of entries in Indexes Nos. I, II and III to be sent by Sub-Registrar to Registrar and filed
• 57.Registering officers to allow inspection of certain books and indexes, and to give certified copies of entries

(B) As to the procedure on admitting to registration

• 58.Particulars to be endorsed on documents admitted to registration
• 59.Endorsements to be dated and signed by registering officer
• 60.Certificate of registration
• 61.Endorsements and certificate to be copied and document returned
• 62.Procedure on presenting document in language unknown to registering officer
• 63.Power to administer oaths and record of substance of statements

(C) Special duties of Sub-Registrar

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

(D) Special duties of Registrar

• 66.Procedure after registration of documents relating to land
• 67.Procedure after registration under section 30, sub-section (2)

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

• 68.Power of Registrar to superintend and control Sub-Registrars
• 69.Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules
• 70.Power of Inspector-General to remit fines

PART XII OF REFUSAL TO REGISTER

• 71.Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded
• 72.Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub-Registrar refusing registration on ground other than denial of execution
• 73.Application to Registrar where Sub-Registrar refuses to register on ground of denial of execution
• 74.Procedure of Registrar on such application
• 75.Order by Registrar to register and procedure thereon
• 76.Order of refusal by Registrar
• 77.Suit in case of order of refusal by Registrar

PART XIII

• 78.Fees to be fixed by State Government
• 79.Publication of fees
• 80.Fees payable on presentation

PART XIV OF PENALTIES

• 81.Penalty for incorrectly endorsing, copying, translating or registering documents with intent to injure
• 82.Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment
• 83.Registering officers may commence prosecutions
• 84.Registering officers to be deemed public servants

PART XV MISCELLANEOUS

• 85.Destruction of unclaimed documents
• 86.Registering officer not liable for thing bona fide done or refused in his official capacity
• 87.Nothing so done invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure
• 88.Registration of documents executed by Government officers or certain public functionaries
• 89.Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed
• 90.Exemption of certain documents executed by or in u of Government
• 91.Inspection and copies of such documents
• 92.Burmese registration-rules confirmed
• 93.Repeals