Section 13, 14, 15, 16 and 16A of Registration Act

Section 13 of Registration Act 1908 : Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12

(1) 3*** All appointments made under section 10, section 11 or section 12 shall be reported to the 1[State Government] by the Inspector-General.

(2) Such report shall be either special or general, as the l[State Government] directs.

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Section 14 of Registration Act 1908: Establishments of registering officers

(2) The 1[State Government] may allow proper establishments for the several offices under this Act.

Section 15 of Registration Act 1908: Seal of registering officers

The several Registrars and Sub-Registrars shall use a seal bearing the following inscription in English and in such other language as the 1[State Government] directs:-

"The seal of the Registrar (or of the Sub-Registrar) of".

Section 16 of Registration Act 1908: Register-books and fire-proof boxes

(1) The 1[State Government] shall provide for the office of every registering officer the books necessary for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The books so provided shall contain the forms from time to time prescribed by the Inspector-

General, with the sanction of the 1[State Government], and the pages of such books shall be consecutively numbered in print, and the number of pages in each book shall be certified on the title page by the officer by whom such books are issued.

(3) The 1[State Government] shall supply the office of every Registrar with a fire-proof box, and shall in each district make suitable provision for the safe custody of the records connected with the registration of documents in such district.

Section 16A of Registration Act 1908: Keeping of books in computer floppies, diskettes, etc

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 16, the books provided under sub-section (1) of that section may also be kept in computer floppies or diskettes or in any other electronic form in the manner and subject to the safeguards as may be prescribed by the Inspector-General with the sanction of the State Government.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, a copy or extracts from the books kept under sub-section (1) given by the registering officer under his hand and seal shall be deemed to be a copy given under section 57 for the purposes of sub-section (5) of that section.

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1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government"

2. Subs. by Act 4 of 1914, s. 2 and the Schedule, for "the Local Government fills up the vacancy"

3. The words and figure "All appointments made by the Inspector-General section 6 and" rep. by the A.O. 1937. Earlier these words and figure were ins. by Act 4 of 1914, s. 2 and the Schedule

4. Sub-section (3) rep. by the A.O. 1937

5. Sub-section (1) rep., ibid.

6. Ins. by Act 48 of 2001, s. 2 (w.e.f. 24-9-2001)