Restrictions on registration of transfers of urban property

Restrictions on registration of transfers of urban property.--Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no document relating to any transfer of urban property, either by sale, gift, exchange or otherwise shall be registered by any registering officer appointed under the Registration Act, Svt. 1977, unless--

1. (a) the transferor makes a declaration in writing to such officer that the property intended to be transferred has not been declared to be in excess of the ceiling limit under this Act and that the property has been so declared he is not needed for a public purpose; and