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

PART VIII OF PRESENTING WILLS AND AUTHORITIES TO ADOPT

Section 40 of Registration Act 1908 : Persons entitled to present wills and authorities to adopt

(1) The testator, or after his death any person claiming as executor or otherwise under a will, may present it to any Registrar or Sub-Registrar for registration.

(2) The donor, or after his death the done, of any authority to adopt, or the adoptive son, may present it to any Registrar or Sub-Registrar for registration.

Section 41 Registration of wills and authorities to adopt

(1) A will or an authority to adopt, presented for registration by the testator or donor, may be registered in the same manner as any other document.

(2) A will or authority to adopt presented for registration by any other person entitled to present it shall be registered if the registering officer is satisfied-

(a) that the will or authority was executed by the testator or donor, as the case may be;

(b) that the testator or donor is dead; and

(c) that the person presenting the will or authority is, under section 40, entitled to present the same.

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