Registration Act, 1977 (1920 A.D.)
No: 35 Dated: Apr, 01 1978
THE REGISTRATION ACT, 1977 (1920 A. D. )
Act No. XXXV of 1977
An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the Registration of Documents.
Whereas it is expedient to consolidate the enactments relating to the registration of documents ;
It is hereby enacted as follows :–
Part I
Preliminary
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Registration Act, 1977.
(2) It extends to the whole of Jammu and Kashmir State. It shall come into force on the 1st day of Baisakh, 1978.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(1) "Addition" means the place of residence; and the profession, trade, of a person described, and in the case of a Permanent resident of the State , his father's name' or where he is usually described as the son of his mother then his mother's name and in the case of married woman, her husband's name; and
(2) "Book" includes a portion of a book and also any number of sheets connected together with a view of forming a book or portion of a book and the information storage devices like floppy disc, hard disc or compact disc or any other device;
(3) "District" and "sub-district" respectively mean a district and sub-district formed under this Act;
(4) Omitted.
(5) "Endorsement" and "endorsed" include and apply to an entry in writing by a registering officer on a rider or covering slip to any document tendered for registration under this Act;
(6) "Immovable property" includes land, buildings, hereditary allowances, rights to ways, lights, ferries, fisheries or any other benefit to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything which is attached to the earth, but not standing timber, growing crops nor grass;
(7) "Lease" includes a counterpart, kabuliyat an undertaking to cultivate or occupy, and an agreement to lease;
(8) "Minor" means a person who. according to the personal law to which he is subject, has not attained majority;
(9) "Movable property" includes standing timber, growing crops and grass, fruit upon and juice in trees, and property of every other description, except immovable property; and
(10) "Representative" includes the guardian of a minor and the committee or other legal curator of a lunatic or idiot.
Part II
Of the Registration-Establishment
3. Inspector General of Registration. - (1) The Government shall appoint an officer to be the Inspector General of Registration for the Jammu and Kashmir State:
Provided that the Government may, instead of making such appointment, direct that all or any of the powers and duties hereinafter conferred and imposed upon the Inspector General shall be exercised and performed by such officer or officers, and within such local limits, as the Government appoint in this behalf.
(2) The Inspector General may hold simultaneously any other office under Government.
(3) The Government may also, appoint Additional Inspector General of Registration, Joint General of Registration and Deputy Inspector General of Registration and may prescribe the duties of such officers:
Provided that every such officer shall be subordinate the Inspector General of Registration.