23. Time for presenting documents.—Subject to the provisions contained in sections 24, 25 and 26,
no document other than a will shall be accepted for registration unless presented for that purpose to the
proper officer within four months from the date of its execution:
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “Provincial Government”.
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Provided that a copy a of a decree or order may be presented within four months from the day on
which the decree or order was made, or, where it is appealable, within four months from the day on which
it becomes final.
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[23A. Re-registration of certain documents.—Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Act, if in any case a document requiring registration has been accepted for registration by a
Registrar or Sub-Registrar from a person not duly empowered to present the same, and has been
registered, any person claiming under such document may, within four months form his first becoming
aware that the registration of such document is invalid, present such document or cause the same to be
presented, in accordance with the provisions of Part VI for re-registration in the office of the Registrar of
the district in which the document was originally registered; and upon the Registrar being satisfied that
the document was so accepted for registration from a person not duly empowered to present the same, he
shall proceed to the re-registration of the document as if it has not been previously registered, and as if
such presentation for re-registration was a presentation for registration made within the time allowed
therefore under Part IV, and all the provisions of this Act, as to registration of documents, shall apply to
such re-registration; and such document, if duly re-registered in accordance with the provisions of this
section, shall be deemed to have been duly registered for all purposes from the date of its original
registration:
Provided that, within three months from the twelfth day of September, 1917, any person claiming
under a document to which this section applies may present the same or cause the same to be presented
for re-registration in accordance with this section, whatever may have been the time when he first became
aware that the registration of the document was invalid.
24. Documents executed by several persons at different times.—Where there are several persons
executing a document at different times, such document may be presented for registration and
re-registration within four months from the date of each execution.
25. Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable.—(1) If, owing to urgent necessity or
unavoidable accident, any document executed, or copy of a decree or order made, in 2
[India] is not
presented for registration till after the expiration of the time hereinbefore prescribed in that behalf, the
Registrar, in cases where the delay in presentation does not exceed four months, may direct that, on
payment of a fine not exceeding ten times the amount of the proper registration-fee, such document shall
be accepted for registration.
(2) Any application for such direction may be lodged with a Sub-Registrar, who shall forthwith
forward it to the Registrar to whom he is subordinate.
26. Documents executed out of India.—When a document purporting to have been executed by all
or any of the parties out of 2
[India] is not presented for registration till after the expiration of the time
hereinbefore prescribed in that behalf, the registering officer, if satisfied—
(a) that the instrument was so executed, and
(b) that it has been presented for registration within four months after its arrival in 2
[India],
may, on payment of the proper registration-fee accept such document for registration.
27. Wills may be presented or deposited at any time.—A will may at any time be presented for
registration or deposited in manner hereinafter provided.