CONTENTS
SECTIONS
1. Short title, extent and commencement
3. Inspector-General of Registration
5. Districts and sub-districts
6. Registrars and Sub-Registrars
7. Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar
8. Inspectors of Registration-offices
10. Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office
11. Absence of Registrar on duty in his district
12. Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office
13. Report to Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12
14. Establishments of registering officers
15. Seal of registering officers
16. Register-books and fire-proof boxes
17. Documents of which registration is compulsory
17A. Registration of contract for sale, etc.
17B. Effect of unregistered contract for sale executed prior to section 17A becomes effective
18. Documents of which registration is optional
19. Documents in language not understood by registering officer
20. Documents containing interlineations, blanks erasures or alterations
21. Description of property and maps or plans
22. Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveys
23. Time for presenting documents
23A. Re-registration of certain documents
24. Documents executed by several persons at different times
25. Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable
26. Documents executed out of Bangladesh
27. Wills may be presented or deposited at any time
28. Place for registering documents relating to land
29. Place for registering other documents
31. Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence
32. Persons to present documents for registration
33. Power-of-attorney recognizable for purposes of section 32
34. Enquiry before registration by registering officer
35. Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively
36. Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired
37. Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons
38. Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office
39. Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses
40. Persons entitled to present Wills and authorities to adopt
41. Registration of wills and authorities to adopt
43. Procedure on deposit of wills
44. Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42
45. Proceedings on death of depositor
46. Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts
47. Time from which registered document operates
48. Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements
49. Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered
50. Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents
(A) As to the Register-books and Indexes
51. Register-books to be kept in the several offices
52. Duties of registering officers when document presented
53. Entries to be numbered consecutively
54. Current indexes and entries therein
55. Indexes to be made by registering officers, and their contents
(B) As to the Procedure on admitting to Registration
58. Particulars to be endorsed on document admitted to registration
59. Endorsements to be dated and signed by registering officer
60. Certificate of registration
61. Endorsements and certificate to be copied and document returned
62. Procedure on presenting document in language unknown to registering officer
63. Power to administer oaths and record of substance of statements
[(BB) Special Duties of Registering Officer
63A. Procedure where documents not properly valued.
(c) Special Duties of Sub-Registrar
64. Procedure where document relates to land in several sub-districts
65. Procedure where document relates to land in several districts
(D) Special Duties of Registrar
66. Procedure after registration of documents relating to land
(E) Of the Controlling Powers of Registrars and Inspectors-General
68. Power of Registrar to superintend and control Sub-Registrars
69. Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules
70. Power of Inspector-General to remit fines
70C. Appointment of Photo-Registrars
70D. Documents may be photographed in areas notified by Government
70E. Application of Act to areas notified under section 70-D
71. Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded
74. Procedure of Registrar on such application
75. Order by Registrar to register and procedure thereon
76. Order of refusal by Registrar
77. Suit in case of order of refusal by Registrar
78. Fees to be fixed by Government
78A. Registration fee for contract for sale, heba and mortgage
78B. Registration fee for instrument of partition
80. Fees payable on presentation
80A. Powers to frame and publish lists of touts
80B. Inquiry by a Sub-Registrar regarding suspected touts
80C. Hanging up of lists of touts in Registration Offices
80D. Exclusion of touts from precincts of Registration Offices
80E. Presumption as to touts found within precincts of Registration Offices
80F. Arrest and trial of touts
80G. Power to Inspector-General to make rules relating to deed-writers
83. Registering officer may commence prosecutions
84. Registering officers to be deemed public servants
85. Destruction of unclaimed documents
86. Registering officer not liable for thing bona fide done or refused in his official capacity
87. Nothing so done invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure
88. Registration of documents executed by Government officers or certain public functionaries
Exemptions from Act
90. Exemption of certain documents executed by or in favour of Government