What is the principal subject of section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908?
Section 17 concerns documents whose registration is compulsory. It includes specific exceptions; section 18 separately addresses optional registration. Neither a prohibition…
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What is the principal subject of section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908?
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Correct answer B
Section 17 concerns documents whose registration is compulsory. It includes specific exceptions; section 18 separately addresses optional registration. Neither a prohibition on registration nor the combined alternative states the subject of section 17.
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Option A
Section 17 imposes registration requirements rather than a prohibition on registration.
Option B
Its heading and operative provisions concern compulsory registration, subject to the stated exceptions.
Option C
Optional registration is the subject of section 18.
Option D
The combined description does not state the principal subject of section 17.
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