Which of the following section of the Registration Act, 1908 provides that if any document duly…
Section 19 governs a document written in a language the registering officer does not understand and that is not commonly used in the district. Registration must be refused…
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Which of the following section of the Registration Act, 1908 provides that if any document duly presented for registration be in a language which the registering officer does not understand, and which is not commonly used in the district, (s)he shall refuse to register the documents, unless it be accompanied by a true translation into a language commonly used in the district and also by a true copy?
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Correct answer C
Section 19 governs a document written in a language the registering officer does not understand and that is not commonly used in the district. Registration must be refused unless a true translation into a commonly used language and a true copy accompany it. Section 21 instead deals with identification and description of property.
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