Amendment of section 52 of Central Act 16 of 1908

In section 52 of the principal Act,-

1. (a) in sub-section (1),-
   • (i) in clause (a), the word "and" shall be omitted;
   • (ii) in clause (b), the word "and" occurring shall be omitted; and
   • (iii) clause
2. (c) shall be omitted;
3. (b) after sub-section (1), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:- "(1A) Subject to the provisions contained in section 89-A, any document, not being of the class specified under sub-section (3), is admitted to registration shall, without unnecessary delay, be copied in the appropriate book according to the order of its admission. (1B) Subject to the provisions contained in section 89-A and the rules made under sub-sections

1. (3) and
2. (4) and the rules made in this behalf, where any document of the class specified in the rules made under sub-section
3. (3) is admitted to registration, a true copy shall, without unnecessary delay, be filed in the appropriate book according to the order of its admission.";
   • (c) after sub-section (2), the following sub-sections shall be added, namely:- "(3) The State Government may by rules prescribe the classes of documents which may be handwritten, printed, typed or photographed.
4. (4) The true copy of any document referred to in sub-section (1B) shall be prepared in accordance with such rules as may be made in this behalf and where such copy is handwritten, it shall be prepared by a scribe who may be licensed for this purpose by the State Government on payment of such fees as may be prescribed.
5. (5) The provisions of this Act shall, in their application to the classes of documents specified in the rules made under sub-section (3), have effect, subject to the modifications set out in the Schedule.".