Restriction on registration of documents

Notwithstanding anything contained in the law for the time being in force in Sikkim, no deed or document in respect of transfer, by way of sale, gift, exchange, lease, mortgage with possession or otherwise of any land, or sub-division of any land or building situated within a development area shall be registered by the authority competent to register such deed or document under the provisions of the said Act 'Sikkim Town and Country Planning Act' unless such deed or document is accompanied by a no-objection certificate from the concerned development Authority, in the form prescribed under rules: Provided that the competent authority may register any transfer:-

1. (a) where the land is owned by a person and the transfer is made without involving any further divisions;
2. (b) where the lease is made in relation to a part or whole of a building; and
3. (c) where the mortgage is made for procuring the loans for construction or improvement over the land either from Government or from any other financial institution constituted or established under any law for the time being in force or recognized by the Government.