(1) The *[State Government] shall establish in every district an office to be styled the office of the Registrar and in every sub-district an office or offices to be styled the office of the Sub-Registrar or the offices of the Joint Sub-Registrars.
(2) The *[State Government] may amalgamate with any office of a Registrar, any office of a Sub-Registrar subordinate to such Registrar, and may authorise any Sub-Registrar whose office has been so amalgamated to exercise and perform, in addition to his own powers and duties, all or any of the powers and the duties of the Registrar to whom he is subordinate:
Provided that no such authorisation shall enable a Sub-Registrar to hear an appeal against an order passed by himself under this Act.
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* Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government"
Section 3 Inspector-General of Registration
Section 5 Districts and sub-districts, Section 6 Registrars and Sub-Registrars
Section 7 Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar
Section 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Registration Act
Section 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A of Registration Act
Section 17 Documents of which registration is compulsory
Section 18 Documents of which registration is optional
Section 21 Description of property and maps or plans
Section 22 Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveys
Section 23 Time for presenting documents
Section 25 Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable