Registration Act, 1908

Section 57

Registration of documents required to be registered under section 17, when presented after the prescribed period.

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Provision: Section 57 of Registration Act, 1908
Act: Registration Act, 1908
Classification: property
Jurisdiction: India

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What does Section 57 of Registration Act, 1908 say?

If a document required to be registered under section 17 is presented for registration after the period of six months from the date of its execution, or after the period of six months from the date on which the power of presenting it first devolves on a transferee or a legal representative of the person by whom it might have been presented, the registrar shall, on payment of the fee prescribed, register the document, and shall endorse thereon the date of registration and the time at which it was presented for registration.

Indian StandardSection 57, Registration Act, 1908

Bluebook (21st ed.)Registration Act, 1908, § 57 (India)

Court Pleading StandardSection 57 of the Registration Act, 1908

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What is Section 57 of Registration Act, 1908?

Section 57 of the Registration Act, 1908 (Registration Act, 1908) defines and regulates "Registration of documents required to be registered under section 17, when presented after the prescribed period.". The section states: If a document required to be registered under section 17 is presented for registration after the period of six months from the date of its execution, or after the period of six mon...

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