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The Registration (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 1982

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This Act amends the Registration Act of 1908 specifically for the state of Gujarat to modernize property registration procedures. It updates the law to include electronic documents in the definition of "document" for several sections, allowing for digital submissions. It also modifies Section 17 to clarify the limitation period for transferring immovable property and introduces new rules for courts to send copies of property-related decrees to registering officers. These changes aim to streamline the registration process, ensure better record-keeping, and accommodate digital advancements in legal documentation.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Amendment of section 17 of XVI of 1908
  3. 3. Amendment of section 32 of XVI of 1908
  4. 4. Amendment of section 34 of XVI of 1908
  5. 5. Amendment of section 35 of XVI of 1908
  6. 6. Amendment of section 69 of XVI of 1908
  7. 7. Insertion of new sections 89A, 89B, 89C and 89D in XVI of 1908
  8. 89A. Copies of decrees etc. to be sent
  9. 89B. Notice to be sent to Registering Officers by mortgagor in case of mortgage by depositing title deeds and provisions for compensation in favour of subsequent transferee
  10. 89C. Provided that, nothing in this section shall apply to the instruments of agreement relating to mortgage by deposit of title deeds which are duly registered under the provisions of this Act.
  11. 89D. Power to make rules for filing of true copies of documents and notices referred in sections 89A and 89B

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