| Sections | Registration Act, 1908 |
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| | PART I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. | Short title, extent and commencement |
| 2. | Definitions |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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 of surveys |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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 |
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| | PART VI: OF PRESENTING DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION |
| 32. | Persons to present documents for registration |
| 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 |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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 |
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| | PART X: OF THE EFFECTS OF REGISTRATION AND NON-REGISTRATION |
| 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 |
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| | PART XI: OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF REGISTERING OFFICERS |
| 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 |
| 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 substances of statements |
| 64. | Procedure where document relates to land in several Sub-Districts |
| 65. | Procedure where document relates to land in several Districts |
| 66. | Procedure after registration of documents relating to land |
| 67. | Procedure after registration under section 30, sub-section (2) |
| 68. | Powers 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 |
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| | 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 grounds 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 |
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| | PART XIII: OF THE FEES FOR REGISTRATION, SEARCHES AND COPIES |
| 78. | Fees to be fixed by State Government |
| 79. | Publication of fees |
| 80. | Fees payable on presentation |
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| | 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 officer may commence prosecutions |
| 84. | Registering officers to be deemed public servants |
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| | PART XV: MISCELLANEOUS |
| 85. | Destruction of unclaimed documents |
| 86. | Registering officer not liable for things 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 favour of government |
| 91. | Inspection and copies of such documents |
| 92. | Burmese registration rules confirmed |
| 93. | Repeal |
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| | SCHEDULE: Repeal of enactments |
