# The Registration Act, 1908, Section 41: Registration of wills and authorities to adopt

- Act: The Registration Act, 1908 (Act 16 of 1908)
- In force from: 1909-01-01
- Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/registration-act/section/41/

## Text

(1) A will or an authority to adopt, presented for registration by the testator or donor, may be registered in the same manner as any other document. (2) A will or authority to adopt presented for registration by any other person entitled to present it shall be registered if the registering officer is satisfied-- (a) that the will or authority was executed by the testator or donor, as the case may be; (b) that the testator or donor is dead; and (c) that the person presenting the will or authority is, under section 40, entitled to present the same.

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