Section 88 of Registration Act - Registration of documents executed by Government officers or certain public functionaries

Section 88 of Registration Act 1908 : Registration of documents executed by Government officers or certain public functionaries

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, it shall not be necessary for,-

(a) any officer of Government, or

(b) any Administrator-General, Official Trustee or Official Assignee, or

(c) the Sheriff, Receiver or Registrar of a High Court, or

(d) the holder for the time being of such other public office as may be specified in a notification in the Official Gazette issued in that behalf by the State Government, to appear in person or by agent at any registration office in any proceeding connected with the registration of any instrument executed by him or in his favour, in his official capacity, or to sign as provided in section 58.

(2) Any instrument executed by or in favour of an officer of Government or any other person referred to in sub-section (1) may be presented for registration in such manner as may be prescribed by rules made under section 69.

(3) The registering officer to whom any instrument is presented for registration under this section may, if he thinks fit, refer to any Secretary to Government or to such officer of Government or other person referred to in sub-section (1) for information respecting the same and, on being satisfied of the execution thereof, shall register the instrument.

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