Section 38 of Registration Act - Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office, Section 39 Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses

Section 38 of Registration Act 1908 : Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office

(1) (a) A person who by reason of bodily infirmity is unable without risk or serious inconvenience to appear at the registration-office, or

(b) a person in jail under civil or criminal process, or

(c) person exempt by law from personal appearance in Court, and who would but for the provisions next hereinafter contained be required to appear in person at the registration-office, shall not be required so to appear.

(2) In the case of every such person the registering officer shall either himself go to the house of such person, or to the jail in which he is confined, and examine him or issue a commission for his examination.

Section 39 Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses

The law in force for the time being as to summonses, commissions and compelling the attendance of witnesses, and for their remuneration in suits before Civil Courts, shall, save as aforesaid and mutatis mutandis, apply to any summons or commission issued and any person summoned to appear under the provisions of this Act.

Section 26 Documents executed out of India, Section 27 Wills may be presented or deposited at any time

Section 28 Place for registering documents relating to land

Section 29 Place for registering other documents, Section 30 Registration by Registrars in certain cases

Section 31 Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence

Section 32 Persons to present documents for registration, Section 32A Compulsory affixing of photograph etc

Section 33 Power of attorney recognisable for purposes of section 32

Section 34 Enquiry before registration by registering officer

Section 35 Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively

Section 36 Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired, Section 37 Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons

Section 38 Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office, Section 39 Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses

Section 40 Persons entitled to present wills and authorities to adopt, Section 41 Registration of wills and authorities to adopt

Section 42 Deposit of wills, Section 43 Procedure on deposit of wills

Section 44 Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42, Section 45 Proceedings on death of depositor

Section 46 Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts, Section 47 Time from which registered document operates

Section 48 Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements

Section 49 Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered

Section 50 Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents