Registration Act (Registration Act)
Master statutory directory covering all 93 sections of Registration Act. Live search by section number or subject matter, and click through to the complete statutory practice guide.
Master statutory directory covering all 93 sections of Registration Act. Live search by section number or subject matter, and click through to the complete statutory practice guide.
| Section | Statutory Provision & Subject | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Sec 1 | Short title, extent and commencement | Guide |
| Sec 2 | Definitions (Book, Endorsement, Immovable Property, Lease, Movable Property, Representative) | Guide |
| Sec 3 | Inspector-General of Registration | Guide |
| Sec 4 | Branch Inspector-General of Sindh [Repealed] | Guide |
| Sec 5 | Districts and sub-districts | Guide |
| Sec 6 | Registrars and Sub-Registrars | Guide |
| Sec 7 | Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar | Guide |
| Sec 8 | Inspectors of Registration offices | Guide |
| Sec 9 | Military cantonments may be declared sub-districts or districts [Repealed] | Guide |
| Sec 10 | Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office | Guide |
| Sec 11 | Absence of Registrar on duty in his district | Guide |
| Sec 12 | Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office | Guide |
| Sec 13 | Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12 | Guide |
| Sec 14 | Establishments of registering officers | Guide |
| Sec 15 | Seal of registering officers | Guide |
| Sec 16 | Register-books and fire-proof boxes | Guide |
| Sec 17 | Documents of which registration is compulsory (Gifts of immovable property, non-testamentary instruments conveying ₹100+, leases 1+ yr) | Guide |
| Sec 18 | Documents of which registration is optional (Wills, leases under 1 year, documents value under ₹100) | Guide |
| Sec 19 | Documents in language not understood by registering officer | Guide |
| Sec 20 | Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations | Guide |
| Sec 21 | Description of property and maps or plans (Mandatory sufficient description of immovable property) | Guide |
| Sec 22 | Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveys | Guide |
| Sec 23 | Time for presenting documents (Mandatory presentation within 4 months from date of execution) | Guide |
| Sec 24 | Documents executed by several persons at different times (4 months from each execution) | Guide |
| Sec 25 | Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable (Fine up to 10 times registration fee for up to 4 months delay) | Guide |
| Sec 26 | Documents executed out of India (Presentation within 4 months of arrival in India) | Guide |
| Sec 27 | Wills may be presented or deposited at any time | Guide |
| Sec 28 | Place for registering documents relating to land (Sub-district where whole or some portion of property is situated) | Guide |
| Sec 29 | Place for registering other documents | Guide |
| Sec 30 | Registration by Registrar in certain cases | Guide |
| Sec 31 | Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence | Guide |
| Sec 32 | Persons to present documents for registration (Executant, representative, assign, or power of attorney agent under Sec 33) | Guide |
| Sec 33 | Power-of-attorney recognizable for purposes of section 32 (Special registered power of attorney authenticated by Sub-Registrar) | Guide |
| Sec 34 | Enquiry before registration by registering officer | Guide |
| Sec 35 | Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively | Guide |
| Sec 36 | Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired | Guide |
| Sec 37 | Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons | Guide |
| Sec 38 | Persons exempt from appearance at registration office | Guide |
| Sec 39 | Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses | Guide |
| Sec 40 | Persons entitled to present Wills and authorities to adopt | Guide |
| Sec 41 | Registration of wills and authorities to adopt | Guide |
| Sec 42 | Deposit of wills | Guide |
| Sec 43 | Procedure on deposit of wills | Guide |
| Sec 44 | Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42 | Guide |
| Sec 45 | Proceedings on death of depositor | Guide |
| Sec 46 | Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts | Guide |
| Sec 47 | Time from which registered document operates (Operates from date of execution, not date of registration) | Guide |
| Sec 48 | Registered documents relating to property to take effect against oral agreements | Guide |
| Sec 49 | Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered (Inadmissible in evidence & does not affect immovable property) | Guide |
| Sec 50 | Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents | Guide |