Section 52 of Registration Act - Duties of registering officers when document presented

Section 52 of Registration Act 1908 : Duties of registering officers when document presented

(1) (a) The day, hour and place of presentation, *[the photographs and finger prints affixed under section 32A,] and the signature of every person presenting a document for registration, shall be endorsed on every such document at the time of presenting it;

(b) a receipt for such document shall be given by the registering officer to the person presenting the same; and

(c) subject to the, provisions contained in section 62, every document admitted to registration shall without unnecessary delay be copied in the book appropriated therefore according to the order of its admission.

(2) All such books shall be authenticated at such intervals and in such manner as is from time to time prescribed by the Inspector-General.
 

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*Ins. by Act 48 of 2001, s. 7 (w.e.f. 24-9-2001)

Section 51 Register-books to be kept in the several offices

Section 52 Duties of registering officers when document presented

Section 53, 54, 55, 56 of Registration Act

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

Section 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 of Registration Act

Section 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 of Registration Act

Section 71 Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded

Section 72 Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub-Registrar refusing registration on ground other than denial of execution

Section 73 Application to Registrar where Sub-Registrar refuses to register on ground of denial of execution

Section 74 Procedure of Registrar on such application

Section 75 Order by Registrar to register and procedure thereon

Section 76 Order of refusal by Registrar

Section 77 Suit in case of order of refusal by Registrar

Section 78 Fees to be fixed by State Government

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

Section 82 Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment

Section 83 Registering officers may commence prosecutions

Section 84 Registering officers to be deemed public servants

Section 85 Destruction of unclaimed documents, 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 Registration of documents executed by Government officers or certain public functionaries

Section 89 Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed

Section 90 Exemption of certain documents executed by or in favour of Government

Section 91 Inspection and copies of such documents