Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations
Section 20 of the Registration Act, 1908 deals with documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations. The registering officer may in his discretion refuse to accept for registration any document in which any interlineation, blank, erasure or alteration appears, unless the persons executing the document attest with their signatures or initials such interlineation, blank, erasure or alteration. The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1909.
(1) The registering officer may in his discretion refuse to accept for registration any document in which any interlineation, blank, erasure or alteration appears, unless the persons executing the document attest with their signatures or initials such interlineation, blank, erasure or alteration.
(2) If the registering officer registers any such document, he shall, at the time of registering the same, make a note in the register of such interlineation, blank, erasure or alteration.
Section 20, The Registration Act, 1908 (Act 16 of 1908).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 20
What does Section 20 of the Registration Act deal with?
Section 20 of the Registration Act is headed "Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations". The registering officer may in his discretion refuse to accept for registration any document in which any interlineation, blank, erasure or alteration appears, unless the persons executing the document attest with their signatures or initials such interlineation, blank, erasure or alteration.
How do I find court cases under Section 20 of the Registration Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Registration Act 20, section 20 Registration Act, section 20 of the Registration Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 20 of the Registration Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Rules under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (2014).
When did Section 20 of the Registration Act come into force?
Section 20 of the Registration Act, cited as Registration Act 20, came into force on 01 Jan 1909, having been enacted on 18 Dec 1908. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 89. Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed3309 words
- 17. Documents of which registration is compulsory1430 words
- 69. Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules1164 words
- 80. Fees payable on presentation1120 words
- 51. Register-books to be kept in the several offices868 words
- 22. Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveys737 words
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