3. Amendment of section 17, Central Act No. 16 of 1908.-

In section 17 of the principal Act,- (i) in sub-section (1),- (a) for the existing clause (d), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(d) leases of immovable property for any term;"; (b) for the existing clause (f), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(f) agreement to sell immovable property whether possession whereof has been or is handed over or not to the purported purchaser;"; (c) after the existing clause (g), the following clauses shall be added, namely:- "(h) agreement or any other document relating to the deposit of title deeds or instruments constituting or being evidence of the title to any immovable property, where such deposit has been made by way of security for the repayment of money advanced or to be advanced by way of loan or an existing or future debt; (i) sale certificate issued by any competent officer or authority under the Central Act or the State Act for the time being in force; (j) agreement relating to giving authority or power to a promoter or a developer, by whatever name called, for construction on, or development of, or sale or transfer (in any manner whatsoever) of any immovable property; (k) power of attorney authorizing to transfer immovable property with or without consideration; (l) Concession agreement as defined in Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998 (Rajasthan Act No. 14 of 1999); (m) any other instrument required by any law, for the time being in force, to be registered:"; (ii) in sub-section (2),- (a) the existing clause (xii) shall be deleted; and (b) in clause (xiii), for the existing expression "sub-section (5) of section 89", the expression "sub-section (6) of section 89" shall be substituted; (iii) for the existing sub-section (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(3) Authorities to adopt a son or a daughter and not conferred by a Will, shall also be registered."