Amendment of section 51

In section 51 of the principal Act,––

1. (a) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:–– “(2) True copies of all documents, and the Memoranda, registered under sections 17, 18 and 89 which relate to immovable property, other than wills shall be filed in Book 1.”;
2. (b) in sub-section (3), for the words “entered all documents”, the words “filed the true copies of all documents” shall be substituted;
3. (c) after sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:–– “(5) Where any of the Books mentioned in sub-section (1) is destroyed, or in the opinion of the Registrar, is in danger of being destroyed, or becoming illegible wholly or partially, the Registrar may, by a written order, direct such Book or such portion thereof as he thinks fit, to be reconstructed or recopied, as the case may be, and authenticated in such manner as may be prescribed, and the copy prepared and authenticated under such direction shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have taken the place of and to be the original Book or portion thereof and all references in this Act, to the original Book or portion thereof, shall be deemed to be references to the Book or portion so prepared and authenticated.”.