Procedure on presenting document in language unknown to registering officer

(1)

When a document is presented for registration under section 19, the translation shall be transcribed in the register of documents of the nature of the original, and, together with the copy referred to in section 19, shall be filed in the registration office.

(2)

The endorsements and certificate respectively mentioned in sections 59 and 60 shall be made on the original, and, for the purpose of making the copies and memoranda required by sections 57, 64, 65 and 66, the translation shall be treated as if it were the original.

State amendments (7 · Karnataka, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh)

These are amendments made by State legislatures to this section as it applies in that State. The central text above remains the base law; verify the current local text against the State gazette.

Karnataka[Vide Karnataka Act 55 of 1976, s. 14]

Amendment of section 62.—For sub-section (1) of section 62 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-- "(1) When a document is presented for registration under section 19, the translation together with the true copy of the document shall be filed in the appropriate book.”

Kerala[Vide kerala Act 7 of 1968, s. 13]

Amendment of section 62.-For sub-section (1) of section 62 of the principal Act, the following sub- section shall be substituted, namely:- “(1) When a document is presented for registration under section 19, the translation together with the true copy of the document shall be filed in the appropriate book.”

Himachal Pradesh[Vide Himachal Pradesh Act 2 of 1969, s. 6]

Amendment of section 62.- In section 62 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- “(1) When a document is presented for registration under section 19, a copy of the translation shall be pasted in the register of documents of the nature of the original, and the second copy of the translation, together with the true copy referred to in Section 19, shall be filed in the registration office."

Orissa[Vide Orissa Act 14 of 1989, s. 12]

Amendment of section 62.— In the principal Act, for sub-section (1) of section 62, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— “(1) when a document is presented for registration under section 19, the translation together with the true copy of the document shall be filed in the “appropriate book.”.

Tripura[Vide Tripura Act 7 of 1982, s. 12]

Amendment of section 62.-In section 62 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted:- “when a document is presented for registration under section 19, the true translation together with the true copy referred to in that section shall be pasted in the register of documents of the nature of the original and the second copy of the translation shall be filed with Registration Office”.

Uttarakhand[Vide Uttarakhand Act 24 of 2014, s. 18]

Substitution of section 62.—In place of section 62 of the Principal Act, shall be substituted as follows; namely:-- “62. When a document is presented for registration under section 19, the original document shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of sections 52, 58, 59, 60 and 61 and the translation shall also be scanned along with the original document and its printout kept along with the printout of the original document, and if Book is not in electronic form or the scanning is not possible on the same day, the true copy of the translation shall be kept along with the true copy of the document in accordance with sub-section (1) of section 61, and for the purposes of making the copies and memoranda required by sections 57, 64, 65 and 66, it shall be treated as if it were the original."

Uttar Pradesh[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 14 of 1971, s. 4]

Amendment of section 62.—In section 62 of the principal Act, after sub-section (1), the following

Explanation

shall be inserted, namely :— “Explanation—Transcribing the translation in the said register includes pasting of a copy of such transition in that register.”