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The Registration Act, 1908

( ACT NO. XVI OF 1908 )

(E) Of the Controlling Powers of Registrars and Inspectors-General

Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules
69. (1) The Inspector-General shall exercise a general superintendence over all the registration offices in 1[Bangladesh] and shall have power from time to time to make rules consistent with this Act
 
 
 
 
(a) providing for the safe custody of books, papers and documents;
 
 
 
 
(b) declaring what languages shall be deemed to be commonly used in each district;
 
 
 
 
(c) declaring what territorial divisions shall be recognized under section 21;
 
 
 
 
(d) regulating the amount of fines imposed under sections 25 and 34, respectively;
 
 
 
 
(e) regulating the exercise of the discretion reposed in the registering officer by section 63;
 
 
 
 
(f) regulating the form in which registering officers are to make memoranda of documents;
 
 
 
 
(g) regulating the authentication by Registrars and Sub-Registrars of the books kept in their respective offices under section 51;
 
 
 
 
(h) declaring the particulars to be contained in Indexes Nos. I, II, III and IV, respectively;
 
 
 
 
(i) declaring the holidays that shall be observed in the registration-offices; 2[* * *]
 
 
 
 
(j) generally, regulating the proceedings of the Registrars and Sub-Registrars 3[;
 
 
 
 
(k) framing of policy in respect of determining market value of property under section 63A.]
 
 
 
 
(2) The rules so made shall be submitted to the Government for approval, and, after they have been approved, they shall be published in the official Gazette, and on publication shall have effect as if enacted in this Act.

  • 1
    The word "and" was omitted by section 8 of the Finance Act, 2002 (Act No. XIV of 2002).
  • 2
    The word ``and`` was omitted by section 8 of the Finance Act, 2002 (Act No. XIV of 2002).
  • 3
    A semi-colon was substituted for the full-stop at the end of clause (j) and thereafter a new clause (k) was added by section 8 of the Finance Act, 2002 (Act No. XIV of 2002).
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