Section 32 of the Registration Act, 1908 – Persons to present documents for registration

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Section 32: Persons to present documents for registration

Except in the cases mentioned in 1[sections 31, 88 and 89], every document to be registered under this Act, whether such registration be compulsory or optional, shall be presented at the proper registration-office,–

  • (a) by some person executing or claiming under the same, or, in the case of a copy of a decree or order, claiming under the decree or order, or
  • (b) by the representive or assign of such a person, or
  • (c) by the agent of such a person, representative or assign, duly authorised by power-of attorney executed and authenticated in manner hereinafter mentioned. Gujarat Amendment of section 32 of XVI of 1908.–In the principal Act, in section 32, the following Explanation shall be added at the end, namely:– “Explanation.–For the purpose of this section the term “document” shall include the document presented by an electronic means.” [Vide Gujarat Act 4 of 2020, s. 3]

Source: official text of The Registration Act, 1908 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Registration Act, 1908.

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