Appointment of Registrar General, Registrar & Sub-Registrar

(1) Appointment of Registrar General – Save as otherwise, the State Government by notification under section 12 of the Code shall appoint any officer not below the rank of Secretary to be Registrar General. (2) Appointment of Registrars (a) For Rural Areas under her/his jurisdiction, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate or any other officer designated by the State Government shall be the Registrar. (b) For Urban Areas under her/his jurisdiction, serviced by Nagar Panchayat and Nagar Palika, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate or any other officer designated by the State Government shall be the Registrar. (c) For Urban Areas serviced by Municipal Corporation, the Municipal Commissioner concerned or any other officer designated by the State Government shall be the Registrar; and (d) For Cantonment Areas, the Chief Executive Officer of the Cantonment Board or any other officer designated by the State Government shall be the Registrar. (3) Appointment of Sub-Registrars- (a) In Rural Areas, the Village Panchayat Development Officer or whoever is holding the charge of the Village Panchayat Development Officer, for her/his area of jurisdiction, shall be the Sub-Registrar; (b) In Urban Areas serviced by Nagar Panchayat or Nagar Palika, the Executive Officer concerned or any other officer designated by the State Government shall be the Sub-Registrar; (c) In Urban Areas serviced by Municipal Corporation, the Tax Inspector in-charge of the Ward for the purpose of Tax collection or any other officer/personnel designated by the State Government shall be the Sub-Registrar for that Ward; and (d) In Cantonment Areas the Resident Medical Officer of the Cantonment Board or any other officer designated by the State Government.