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Registration Act, 1908

Section 64

Registration of documents required to be registered under section 17, when presented after the prescribed period, and the value of the property thereby conveyed, or affected, is not ascertainable, and the document is not registered within a period of six months from the date of its presentation.

Quick Answer Reference: Section 64 Registration Act, 1908

  • Provision: Section 64 of Registration Act, 1908
  • Act: Registration Act, 1908
  • Classification: property
  • Jurisdiction: India
Statutory Content

What does Section 64 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 from the date on which the power of presenting it first devolves on a transferee or a successor in interest, or on the legal representative of a deceased person, and the value of the property thereby conveyed, or affected, is not ascertainable, and the document is not registered within a period of six months from the date of its presentation, the document shall be deemed to be void as against any person acquiring the property for value, without notice of the document, and the registrar shall, on payment of the fee prescribed, register the document, and shall, in addition to the fee prescribed, charge a further fee of one rupee for every rupee of the value of the property thereby conveyed, or affected, as estimated by the registrar, and the document shall be registered with a note thereon of the delay in presentation.

Indian StandardSection 64, Registration Act, 1908
Bluebook (21st ed.)Registration Act, 1908, § 64 (India)
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What is Section 64 of Registration Act, 1908?

Section 64 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, and the value of the property thereby conveyed, or affected, is not ascertainable, and the document is not registered within a period of six months from the date of its presentation.". 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 from the date on which the ...

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