Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office
Section 38 of the Registration Act, 1908 deals with persons exempt from appearance at registration-office. (a) A person who by reason of bodily infirmity is unable without risk or serious inconvenience to appear at the registration-office, or (b) a person in jail under civil or criminal process, or (c) person exempt by law from personal appearance in Court, and who would but for the provisions next herei The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1909.
(1) (a) A person who by reason of bodily infirmity is unable without risk or serious inconvenience to appear at the registration-office, or
(b) a person in jail under civil or criminal process, or
(c) person exempt by law from personal appearance in Court, and who would but for the provisions next hereinafter contained be required to appear in person at the registration-office, shall not be required so to appear.
(2) In the case of every such person the registering officer shall either himself go to the house of such person, or to the jail in which he is confined, and examine him or issue a commission for his examination.
Section 38, The Registration Act, 1908 (Act 16 of 1908).
Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 38
What does Section 38 of the Registration Act deal with?
Section 38 of the Registration Act is headed "Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office". (a) A person who by reason of bodily infirmity is unable without risk or serious inconvenience to appear at the registration-office, or (b) a person in jail under civil or criminal process, or (c) person exempt by law from personal appearance in Court, and who would but for the provisions next herei
How do I find court cases under Section 38 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 38, section 38 Registration Act, section 38 of the Registration Act. People searching for it also type registration act 1908 section 38. 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 38 of the Registration Act, and has it changed?
2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Rules under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (2014), then The Rajasthan Registration Rules 1955 Volume-I (1955).
When did Section 38 of the Registration Act come into force?
Section 38 of the Registration Act, cited as Registration Act 38, 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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