Section 41 of the Registration Act, 1908 – Registration of wills and authorities to adopt

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Section 41: Registration of wills and authorities to adopt

  • (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.

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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