Amendment of section 51

In section 51 of the principal Act,— (a) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) In Book 1 shall be filed— i. true copies of all documents; and ii. all memoranda, registered under sections 17, 18 and 89 which relate to immovable property, and are notwills."; (b) in sub-section (3), for the words "entered all documents", the words "filed true copies of all documents" shall be substituted. (c) in the Principal Act, after sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely: - "(5) If, 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 under section 69, and the copy prepared and authenticated under such direction shall for the purpose of this Act, be deemed to have taken the place of and to be the original book or portion and all references in this Act, to the original book or portion shall be deemed to be references to the book or portion so prepared and authenticated."