The Punjab Registration (Validating) Act, 1930

1930: Pb. Act 2.] PUNJAB REGISTRATION VALIDATING 1THE PUNJAB REGISTRATION VALIDATING ACT, 1930 PUNJAB АСТ 2 OF 1930 205 [Received the assent of His Excellency the Governor on the 19th March, 1930, and that of His Excel- lency the Viceroy and Governor-General on the 17th April, 1930 and was first published in the Punjab Gazette of the 2nd May, 1930] 1 2 3 Year No. Short title 4 Whether repealed or otherwise affected by legislation 1930 2 The Punjab Regis- tration Validating Act, 1930 Amended by the Indian Independence (Adaptation of Bengal and Punjab Acts) Order of 1948 (G.G.O.40) Amended in part by Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950 Amended by the Adaptation of Laws (Third Amendment) Order of 1951 An Act to validate the registration of documents in certain cantonment sub-districts in [Punjab] Whereas it is necessary to remove doubts as to the validity of registration of documents purporting to be re- gistered in certain cantonmet sub-districts in 2[Punjab] and whereas the previous sanction of the Governor-General under sub-section (3) of section 80-A of the Government of India Act has been obtained; It is hereby enacted as follows:- Preamble 1. (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Registra - Short tite, e*te tion Validating Act, 1930. (2) It extends to ³Punjab. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see ?unjab Gazette, Extraordinary, 1930 Pages 16-17. For Proceedings in Council see the Puniab Legislative Cour cil Debates Volume XV, page 424. Substituted for the words "East Punjab"-which had been iaserd for the word "the Punjab" by the Indian Independence (Adaptation of Bengal and Punjab Acts) Order, 1948- by the Adaptation of Laws (Third Amendment) Order, 1951. Substituted for the words "East Punjab" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. and commence ment. 206 PUNJAB REGISTRATION [1930: Pb. Act 2. VALIDATING (3)It shall come into force at once. Validation of acts 2. All acts performed by registering officers purport-of registering off- cers purporting ing to act as Sub-Registrars of the cantonment sub-districts to act as Sub-mentioned in the first column of the schedule during theRegistrars in res- Pect of certain period given opposite each sub-district in the second col- registered docu- umn of the Schedule shall be valid and shall be deemedments. to have been validly performed on and ftom the dates of their performance as though the appointment of the per- sons aforesaid had been duly made in accordance with the law relating to registration in force during the pericd speci- fied opposite each sub-district in the Schedule. Validation of the 3. In particular and without prejudice to the gene- aforesaid regis- rality of acts validated by the foregoing provision-tered documents. (a) all documents registered by registe: ing officers in the sub-disricts aforesaid during the periods specified shall be deemed to have been validly registered on the dates of their registration; (b) all entries and indexes relating to the docu- ments registered as aforesaid made in the register-books in the manner provided by Part XI of the Indian Registration Act, 1908, shall be deemed to have been validly made; (c) all copies of such registered documents which have been duly signed and sealed by the regis- tering officers aforesaid in the manner required by section 57 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908, shall be admissible for the purpose of proving the contents of the original documents. Indemnity for r 4. Notwithstanding anything contained in any lawtering officers aeting bona fideto the contrary, no registering officer as is described in in official cap- section 2 shall be liable in any suit or proceeding for anycity. claim or demand by reason of anything in good faith done or refused by him in his official capacity. 1930: Pb. Act 2.1 PUNJAB REGISTRATION 207 VALIDATING SCHEDULE Cantonment sub-districts Period Ambala Jullundur Ferozepore 1* * Kasauli .. 30th April, 1924 to 2nd April, 1926 30th April, 1924 to 2nd April, 1926 .. 30th April, 1924 to 2nd April, 1926 1* .. 30th April, 1924 to 20th July, 1928 Entries relating to Lahore, Sialkot and Rawalpindi omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (Third Amendmert) Order of 1951.