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Registration Act, 1908 |
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PART I: PRELIMINARY |
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Short title, extent and commencement |
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Definitions |
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PART II: OF THE REGISTRATION-ESTABLISHMENT |
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Inspector-General of Registration |
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Branch Inspector-General of Sindh |
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Districts and sub-districts |
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Registrars and Sub-Registrars |
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Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar |
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Inspectors of Registration offices |
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Military cantonments may be declared sub-districts or districts |
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Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office |
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Absence of Registrar on duty in his district |
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Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office |
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Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12 |
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Establishments of registering officers |
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Seal of registering officers |
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Register-books and fire-proof boxes |
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PART III: OF REGISTRABLE DOCUMENTS |
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Documents of which registration is compulsory |
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Documents of which registration is optional |
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Documents in language not understood by registering officer |
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Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations |
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Description of property and maps or plans |
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Description of houses and land by reference to government maps of surveys |
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PART IV: OF THE TIME OF PRESENTATION |
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Time for presenting documents |
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Re-registration of certain documents |
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Documents executed by several persons at different times |
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Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable |
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Documents executed out of India |
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Wills may be presented or deposited at any time |
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PART V: OF THE PLACE OF REGISTRATION |
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Place for registering documents relating to land |
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Place for registering other documents |
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Registration by Registrars in certain cases |
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Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence |
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PART VI: OF PRESENTING DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION |
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Persons to present documents for registration |
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Power-of-attorney recognisable for purposes of section 32 |
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Enquiry before registration by registering officer |
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Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively |
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PART VII: OF ENFORCING THE APPEARANCE OF EXECUTANTS AND WITNESSES |
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Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired |
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Officer or court to issue and cause service of summons |
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Persons exempt from appearance at registration office |
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Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses |
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PART VIII: OF PRESENTING WILLS AND AUTHORITIES TO ADOPT |
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Persons entitled to present Wills and authorities to adopt |
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Registration of Wills and authorities to adopt |
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PART IX: OF THE DEPOSIT OF WILLS |
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Deposit of Wills |
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Procedure on deposit of Wills |
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Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42 |
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Proceedings on death of depositor |
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Saving of certain enactments and powers of courts |
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PART X: OF THE EFFECTS OF REGISTRATION AND NON-REGISTRATION |
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Time from which registered document operates |
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Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements |
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Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered |
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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 |
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Register books to be kept in the several offices |
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Duties of registering officers when document presented |
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Entries to be numbered consecutively |
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Current indexes and entries therein |
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Indexes to be made by registering officers, and their contents |
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Copy of entries in Indexes Nos.I, II and III to be sent by Sub-Registrar to Registrar and filed |
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Registering officers to allow inspection of certain books and indexes, and to give certified copies of entries |
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Particulars to be endorsed on documents admitted to registration |
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Endorsements to be dated and signed by registering officer |
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Certificate of registration |
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Endorsements and certificate to be copied and document returned |
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Procedure on presenting document in language unknown to registering officer |
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Power to administer oaths and record of substances of statements |
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Procedure where document relates to land in several Sub-Districts |
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Procedure where document relates to land in several Districts |
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Procedure after registration of documents relating to land |
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Procedure after registration under section 30, sub-section (2) |
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Powers of Registrar to superintend and control Sub-Registrars |
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Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules |
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Power of Inspector-General to remit fines |
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PART XII: OF REFUSAL TO REGISTER |
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Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded |
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Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub-Registrar refusing registration on grounds other than denial of execution |
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Application to Registrar where Sub-Registrar refuses to register on ground of denial of execution |
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Procedure of Registrar on such application |
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Order by Registrar to register and procedure thereon |
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Order of refusal by Registrar |
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Suit in case of order of refusal by Registrar |
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PART XIII: OF THE FEES FOR REGISTRATION, SEARCHES AND COPIES |
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Fees to be fixed by State Government |
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Publication of fees |
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Fees payable on presentation |
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PART XIV: OF PENALTIES |
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Penalty for incorrectly endorsing, copying, translating or registering documents with intent to injure |
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Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment |
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Registering officer may commence prosecutions |
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Registering officers to be deemed public servants |
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PART XV: MISCELLANEOUS |
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Destruction of unclaimed documents |
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Registering officer not liable for things bona fide done or refused in his official capacity |
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Nothing so done invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure |
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Registration of documents executed by government officers or certain public functionaries |
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Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed |
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Exemption of certain documents executed by or in favour of government |
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Inspection and copies of such documents |
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Burmese registration rules confirmed |
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Repeal |
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SCHEDULE: Repeal of enactments |
