The Registration Act, 1908

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement

1. Short title, extent and commencement .

(1)This Act may be called the 2*** Registration Act,

Section 1908 — 3[(2) It extends to the whole of India 4***

1908. 3[(2) It extends to the whole of India 4***: Provided that the State Government may exclude any districts or tracts of country from its operation.]

(3)It shall come into force on the first day of January, 1909. STATE AMENDMENT Karnataka Amendment of section 1.-For sub -section (3) of section 1 of the Registration (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 55 of 1976) the following sub -section sha ll be and shall be deemed have been substituted, namely: -- “(3) This sec tion and sections 3, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 shall come into force at once and the other sections shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint and different sections areas.” [Vide Karnataka A ct 64 of 1976, s. 2]

Section 2 — Definitions

2. Definitions .-In this Act, unless there is anything repugn ant in the subject or context, -

(1)“Addition ” means the place of residence, and the profession, trade, rank and title (if any) of a person described, and in the case of 5[an Indian], 6*** his father's name, or where he is usually described as the son of his mother, then his mother's name;

(2)“Book ” includes a portion of a book and also any number of sheets connected together with a view of forming a book or portion of a book;

(3)“District ” and “sub-district ” respectively mean a district and sub -district formed under this Act;

(4)“District Court ” includes the High Court in its ordinary original civil jurisdiction;

Section 1 — It has been amended in its application to West Bengal by Ben. Act 5 of 1942 and West Ben. Acts 29 of 1950 and 31 of 1951

1. It has been amended in its application to West Bengal by Ben. Act 5 of 1942 and West Ben. Acts 29 of 1950 and 31 of 1951; to Maharashtra by Bombay Acts 5 of 1929, 17 of 1930, 18 of 1933, 24 of 1939, 10 of 1939, 10 of 1942 and 6 of 1960, Maharashtra Acts 19 of 1960 and 20 of 1971; to the C.P. Act 1 of 1937 and M.P. Act 8 of 1965; to Madras and Andhra by Madras Acts 3 of 1935 and 17 of 1 952; to Orissa by Orissa Act 3 of 1933; to the Punjab by Punjab Act 8 of 1941 and 19 of 1961; to Bihar by Bihar Acts 14 of 1947 and 24 of 1952; to Kerala by Kerala Act 7 of 1968; to Himachal Pradesh by H.P. Act 2 of 1969; to Pondicherry by Pondicherry Act 17 of 1970; to Uttar Pradesh by U.P. Acts 14 of 1971, 48 of 1975 and 57 of 1976; to Haryana by Haryana Act 36 of 1973; to Maharashtra by Maharashtra Acts 29 of 1974 and 49 of 1975; to Tamil Nadu by T.N. Act 31 of 1974; to Orissa by Orissa Act 11 of 1976 and to West Benga l by West Ben. Act 17 of 1978. This Act has been extended to - Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s.2 and First Schedule, Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. 3 and Schedule and the whole of the Union territory of Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965, s.3 and Schedule. Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, s. 3 and Schedule.