Enquiry before registration by registering officer
(1)
Subject to the provisions contained in this Part and in sections 41, 43, 45, 69, 75, 77, 88 and 89, no document shall be registered under this Act, unless the persons executing such document, or their representatives, assigns or agents authorised as aforesaid, appear before the registering officer within the time allowed for presentation under sections 23, 24, 25 and 26:
(2)
Appearances under sub-section (1) may be simultaneous or at different times.
(3)
The registering officer shall thereupon— (a) enquire whether or not such document was executed by the persons by whom it purports to have been executed;
(b)
satisfy himself as to the identity of the persons appearing before him and alleging that they have executed the document; and (c) in the case of any person appearing as a representative, assign or agent, satisfy himself of the right of such person so to appear.
(4)
Any application for a direction under the proviso to sub-section (1) may be lodged with a Sub- Registrar, who shall forthwith forward it to the Registrar to whom he is subordinate.
(5)
Nothing in this section applies to copies of decrees or orders.
State amendments (1 · Gujarat)
These are amendments made by State legislatures to this section as it applies in that State. The central text above remains the base law; verify the current local text against the State gazette.