I

mpor
tanceofRegi
str
ati
onActi
nBangl
adesh

I
ntr
oduct
ion:TheRegi
str
ati
onAct
,1908deal
swi
tht
heenact
ment
srel
ati
ngt
othe
r
egi
str
ati
on ofdocument
s.Regi
str
ati
on i
sthe pr
ocedur
ethr
ough whi
ch al
lthe
document
s ar
erecor
ded by a r
ecogni
zed of
fi
ceral
ong wi
th ot
hernecessar
y
i
nfor
mat
iont
oensur
eit
’st
ranspar
encyandaut
hent
ici
ty.Thepr
ovi
sionsr
elat
ingt
o
t
her
egi
str
ati
onofdocument
sar
enow scat
ter
edabouti
nsev
enenact
ment
s.Thi
s
wi
l
lmaket
hel
awmor
eeasi
l
yascer
tai
nabl
e.I
twi
l
lfur
thercl
eart
heSt
atut
e-bookof
t
hreeent
ir
eAct
sandwi
l
lenabl
etwomor
eAct
stobeent
ir
elyr
emov
edf
rom i
tont
he
comi
ngi
ntof
orceoft
heCodeofCi
vi
lPr
ocedur
e,1908,
andoft
heLi
mit
ati
onBi
l
l,now
bef
oreCounci
l
.Theoppor
tuni
tyhasbeent
akent
oincor
por
ateal
ter
ati
onsofaf
ormal
char
act
eri
ntendedmer
elyt
oimpr
oveandsi
mpl
i
fyt
hel
anguageoft
heexi
sti
ngAct
.
Thenumber
ingoft
hesect
ionsoft
heActof1877hasbeenpr
eser
ved.I
thasbeen
f
oundt
hatt
hemer
epr
ocessofconsol
i
dat
ionmi
ghtr
esul
tint
hel
awbei
ngchanged
i
nsomer
espect
s.Toav
oidt
hissomef
ewamendment
sappeart
obenecessar
y.

Whatdocument
smustber
egi
ster
ed:Sect
ion17and17Aoft
heActpr
ovi
dea
l
i
stofdocument
swhi
chmustber
egi
ster
ed(
most
ly)
.

Sect
ion17oft
heAct
:

17.(
1)Thef
oll
owi
ngdocument
sshal
lber
egi
ster
ed,i
fthepr
oper
tyt
owhi
cht
hey
r
elat
eissi
tuat
einadi
str
icti
nwhi
ch,andi
ftheyhav
ebeenexecut
edonoraf
tert
he
dat
eonwhi
ch,
thi
sActcameorcomesi
ntof
orce,
namel
y:
-

(
a)i
nst
rument
sofgi
ftofi
mmov
eabl
epr
oper
ty;

(
aa)decl
arat
ionofhebaundert
heMusl
i
m Per
sonal
Law(
Shar
iat
)

(
aaa)decl
arat
ionofgi
ftundert
heHi
ndu,
Chr
ist
ianandBuddhi
stPer
sonal
Law;

(
b)ot
hernon-
test
ament
aryi
nst
rument
swhi
chpur
por
toroper
atet
ocr
eat
e,decl
are,
assi
gn,l
i
mitorext
ingui
sh,whet
heri
npr
esentori
nfut
ure,anyr
ight
,ti
tl
eori
nter
est
,
whet
herv
est
edorcont
ingent
,toori
nimmov
eabl
epr
oper
ty;

Expl
anat
ion−I
nthecaseofanassi
gnmentofamor
tgaget
heconsi
der
ati
onf
ort
he
deedofassi
gnmentshal
lbedeemedt
obet
hev
aluef
orr
egi
str
ati
on.
(
c)Non-
test
ament
aryi
nst
rument
s(ot
hert
hant
heacknowl
edgementofar
ecei
ptor
pay
mentmadei
nrespectofanyt
ransact
iont
owhi
chani
nst
rumentr
egi
ster
edunder
cl
ause(
b)r
elat
es)whi
chacknowl
edget
her
ecei
ptorpay
mentofanyconsi
der
ati
on
onaccountoft
hecr
eat
ion,decl
arat
ion,assi
gnment
,li
mit
ati
onorext
inct
ionofany
suchr
ight
,ti
tl
eori
nter
est
;andi
nst
rumentofmor
tgager
efer
redt
oinsect
ion59of
t
heTr
ansf
erofPr
oper
tyAct
,1882;

(
d)l
easesofi
mmov
eabl
epr
oper
tyf
rom y
eart
oyear
,orf
oranyt
erm exceedi
ngone
y
ear
,orr
eser
vingay
ear
lyr
ent
;

(
e)non-
test
ament
aryi
nst
rument
str
ansf
err
ingorassi
gni
nganydecr
eeoror
derofa
Cour
toranyawar
dwhensuchdecr
eeoror
derorawar
dpur
por
tsoroper
atest
o
cr
eat
e,decl
are,assi
gn,l
i
mitorex
tingui
sh,whet
heri
npr
esentori
nfut
ure,anyr
ight
,
t
it
leori
nter
est
,whet
herv
est
edorcont
ingent
,toori
nimmov
eabl
epr
oper
ty;

(
f)i
nst
rumentofpar
ti
ti
on ofi
mmov
abl
e pr
oper
ty ef
fect
ed by per
sons upon
i
nher
it
anceaccor
dingt
othei
rrespect
iveper
sonal
laws;

(
g)i
nst
rumentofsal
einpur
suanceofanor
deroft
heCour
tundersect
ion96oft
he
St
ateAcqui
sit
ionandTenancyAct
,1950]
:

Pr
ovi
dedt
hatt
heGov
ernmentmay
,byor
derpubl
i
shedi
ntheof
fi
cial
Gazet
te,
exempt
f
rom t
heoper
ati
onoft
hissub-
sect
ionanyl
easesexecut
edi
nanydi
str
ict
,orpar
tofa
di
str
ict
,thet
ermsgr
ant
edbywhi
chdonotexceedf
ivey
ear
sandt
heannualr
ent
s
r
eser
vedbywhi
chdonotexceedf
if
tyt
aka.

(
2)Not
hingi
ncl
auses(
b)and(
c)ofsub-
sect
ion(
1)appl
i
est
o-

(
i)anycomposi
ti
ondeed;
or

(
ii
)anyi
nst
rumentr
elat
ingt
oshar
esi
naJoi
ntSt
ockCompany
,not
wit
hst
andi
ngt
hat
t
heasset
sofsuchCompanyconsi
sti
nwhol
eori
npar
tofi
mmov
eabl
epr
oper
ty;
or

(
ii
i)any debent
urei
ssued by any such Company and notcr
eat
ing,decl
ari
ng,
assi
gni
ng,l
i
mit
ingorext
ingui
shi
nganyr
ight
,ti
tl
eori
nter
est
,toori
nimmov
eabl
e
pr
oper
tyexcepti
nsof
arasi
tent
it
lest
hehol
dert
othesecur
it
yaf
for
dedbya
r
egi
ster
edi
nst
rumentwher
ebyt
heCompanyhasmor
tgaged,conv
eyedorot
her
wise
t
ransf
err
edt
hewhol
eorpar
tofi
tsi
mmov
eabl
epr
oper
tyoranyi
nter
estt
her
eint
o
t
rust
eesupont
rustf
ort
hebenef
itoft
hehol
der
sofsuchdebent
ures;
or

(
iv)anyendor
sementuponort
ransf
erofanydebent
urei
ssuedbyanysuchCompany
;
or

(
v)anydocumentnoti
tsel
fcr
eat
ing,decl
ari
ng,assi
gni
ng,l
i
mit
ingorext
ingui
shi
ng
anyr
ight
,ti
tl
eori
nter
estt
oori
nimmov
eabl
epr
oper
ty,
butmer
elycr
eat
ingar
ightt
o
obt
ainanot
herdocumentwhi
chwi
l
l,whenexecut
ed,cr
eat
e,decl
are,assi
gn,l
i
mitor
ext
ingui
shanysuchr
ight
,ti
tl
eor
int
erest
;or

(
vi)anydecr
eeoror
derofaCour
texceptadecr
eeoror
derexpr
essedt
obemadeon
acompr
omi
seandcompr
isi
ngi
mmov
eabl
epr
oper
tyot
hert
hant
hatwhi
chi
sthe
subj
ect
-mat
teroft
hesui
torpr
oceedi
ng;
or

(
vii
)anygr
antofi
mmov
eabl
epr
oper
tybyt
heGov
ernment
;or

(
vii
i
)anyi
nst
rumentofpar
ti
ti
onmadebyaRev
enue-
off
icer
;or

(
ix)anyor
dergr
ant
ingal
oanori
nst
rumentofcol
l
ater
alsecur
it
ygr
ant
edundert
he
LandI
mpr
ovementAct
,1871,
ort
heLandI
mpr
ovementLoansAct
,1883;
or

(
x)any or
dergr
ant
ing a l
oan undert
he Agr
icul
tur
ist
s’Loans Act
,1884,t
he
Bangl
adeshKr
ishiBankOr
der
,1973orunderanyot
herl
aw f
ort
het
imebei
ngi
n
f
orce r
elat
ing t
othe adv
ancementofl
oans f
oragr
icul
tur
alpur
poses,orany
i
nst
rumentunderwhi
chal
oani
sgr
ant
edbyaco-
oper
ati
vesoci
etyf
oranysuch
pur
pose,
oranyi
nst
rumentmadef
orsecur
ingt
her
epay
mentofal
oansogr
ant
ed;
or

(
xi)anyendor
sementonamor
tgage-
deedacknowl
edgi
ngt
hepay
mentoft
hewhol
e
oranypar
toft
hemor
tgage-
money
,andanyot
herr
ecei
ptf
orpay
mentofmoneydue
underamor
tgage;
or

(
xii
)anycer
ti
fi
cat
eofsal
egr
ant
edt
othepur
chaserofanypr
oper
tysol
dbypubl
i
c
auct
ionbyaCi
vi
lorRev
enue-
off
icer
;or

(
xii
i
)anycount
er-
par
tofal
ease,wher
ethel
easecor
respondi
ngt
her
etohasi
tsel
f
beenr
egi
ster
ed.

(
3)Aut
hor
it
iest
oadoptason,ex
ecut
edaf
tert
hef
ir
stdayofJanuar
y1872,andnot
conf
err
edbyawi
l
l,shal
lal
sober
egi
ster
ed.
17A.Regi
str
ati
onofcont
ractf
orsal
e,et
c.

(
1)Not
wit
hst
andi
ngany
thi
ngt
othecont
rar
ycont
ainedi
nthi
sActoranyot
herl
aw
f
ort
het
imebei
ngi
nfor
ce,acont
ractf
orsal
eofanyi
mmov
abl
epr
oper
tyshal
lbei
n
wr
it
ing,
execut
edbyt
hepar
ti
est
her
etoandr
egi
ster
ed.

(
2)A cont
ractf
orsal
eref
err
ed t
oin sub-
sect
ion (
1)shal
lbe pr
esent
ed f
or
r
egi
str
ati
onwi
thi
nthi
rt
yday
sfr
om t
hedat
eofexecut
ionoft
hecont
ractandt
he
pr
ovi
si
onsr
egar
dingr
egi
str
ati
onofi
nst
rument
sshal
lappl
y.

Aswecansee,Sect
ion17 (
1),17 (
3)and 17A oft
heActpr
ovi
det
hel
i
stof
document
s whi
ch mustbe r
egi
ster
ed.Sect
ion 17(
2)pr
ovi
de t
he l
i
stoft
he
document
s,r
egi
str
ati
onofwhi
chi
sopt
ional
.

Opt
ionalRegi
str
ati
on:Butnotal
ldocument
shav
etober
egi
ster
ed.Sect
ion18
pr
ovi
desf
oropt
ional
regi
str
ati
onofsomedocument
ssuchas:
-

1.Adopt
ionDeed

2.I
nst
rumentr
elat
ingt
oshar
esi
njoi
ntst
ockcompany

3.Debent
uresi
ssuedbyj
ointst
ockcompany

4.Wi
l
l

5.Leaseofi
mmov
abl
epr
oper
tynotexceedi
ng1y
ear

6.Documentofapastt
ransact
ion

7.PowerofAt
tor
neywi
thr
espectt
omov
abl
epr
oper
ty

8.Decr
eeoror
derofcour
tcompr
isi
ngani
mmov
abl
epr
oper
tyv
aluedbel
owRs.
100

9.Cer
ti
fi
cat
eofSal
egr
ant
ed

10.
Agr
eementofMor
tgage

11.
Promi
ssor
ynot
e

12.
Inst
rumentofpar
ti
ti
onbyRev
enueOf
fi
cer
 13.
Grantofi
mmov
abl
epr
oper
tybyGov
ernment

Li
mit
ati
on Per
iod f
orRegi
str
ati
on ofDocument
s:Regi
str
ati
on ofany
documentexceptawi
l
lhast
obedonewi
thi
n3(
thr
ee)mont
hsf
rom t
hedat
eofi
ts
execut
ioni
naccor
dancewi
tht
heRegi
str
ati
onAct
,1908.Howev
er,acopyofa
decr
eeoror
derhast
obepr
esent
edwi
thi
n3(
thr
ee)mont
hsf
rom t
hedayonwhi
ch
t
hedecr
eeoror
derwasmade,or
,wher
eiti
sappeal
abl
e,wi
thi
n3(
thr
ee)mont
hs
f
rom t
hedayonwhi
chi
tbecomesf
inal
.

Re-
regi
str
ati
onofDocument
s:A per
son,who i
snotdul
yempower
ed,may
pr
esentadocumentf
orr
egi
str
ati
on.Howev
er,
ther
egi
str
ati
onofsuchdocumentwi
l
l
bei
nval
i
dal
thoughi
thasbeenaccept
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
onbyaRegi
str
arorSub-
Regi
str
ar.Nev
ert
hel
ess,
theper
sonwhoi
sdul
yempower
edt
opr
esentt
hedocument
canappl
yforr
e-r
egi
str
ati
onwi
thi
n4(
four
)mont
hs.Thent
heRegi
str
arwi
l
lpr
oceed
t
other
e-r
egi
str
ati
onoft
hedocumentasi
fithadnotbeenpr
evi
ousl
yregi
ster
ed.

Document
sExecut
edoutofBangl
adesh:I
fadocument
,pur
por
ti
ngt
obe
execut
edoutofBangl
adeshi
snotpr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
ont
il
laf
tert
heexpi
rat
ion
oft
het
ime,t
her
egi
ster
ingof
fi
cerhast
obesat
isf
iedt
hatt
hei
nst
rumentwas
execut
edandi
thasbeenpr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
onwi
thi
n4(
four
)mont
hsaf
teri
ts
ar
ri
val
inBangl
adesh.Thent
heof
fi
cermayacceptsuchdocumentf
orr
egi
str
ati
onon
pay
mentoft
hepr
operr
egi
str
ati
onf
ee.

Pl
aceForRegi
ster
ingDocument
sRel
ati
ngToLand:Anydocumentwhi
ch
af
fect
simmov
eabl
epr
oper
tyhast
obepr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
oni
ntheof
fi
ceofa
Sub-
Regi
str
arwi
thi
nwhosesub-
dist
ri
ctt
hewhol
eormaj
orpor
ti
onoft
hepr
oper
tyt
o
whi
chsuchdocumentr
elat
esi
ssi
tuat
ed.I
fthemaj
orpor
ti
onoft
hepr
oper
tyi
snot
si
tuat
edwi
thi
nonesub-
dist
ri
ct,
thedocumenthast
obepr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
oni
n
t
heof
fi
ceoft
heSub-
Regi
str
arwi
thi
nwhosesub-
dist
ri
ctanypor
ti
onoft
hepr
oper
ty
i
ssi
tuat
ed.

Af
tert
her
egi
str
ati
onofadocument
,nopar
tyi
sent
it
ledt
oquest
iont
hev
ali
dit
yofi
ts
r
egi
str
ati
onont
hegr
oundt
hatt
hepr
oper
tywhi
chpur
por
tedt
ogi
vej
uri
sdi
cti
ont
o
t
heSub-
Regi
str
art
oregi
steri
tei
therdi
dnotexi
storwasf
ict
it
iousori
nsi
gni
fi
cantor
wasnoti
ntendedt
obeconv
eyed.
Regi
str
ati
onofWi
l
l:A wi
l
lcanbepr
esent
ed atanyt
imef
orr
egi
str
ati
onor
deposi
tedundert
hepr
ovi
sionsofl
aw.

Document
s execut
ed bysev
eralper
sons:I
fsev
eralper
sons execut
ea
documentatdi
ff
erentt
imes,
suchdocumenthast
obepr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
onand
r
e-r
egi
str
ati
onwi
thi
n4(
four
)mont
hsf
rom t
hedat
eofeachexecut
ion.

Del
ay i
n Pr
esent
ati
on f
orRegi
str
ati
on:I
f any document execut
ed i
n
Bangl
adeshi
snotpr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
ont
il
laf
tert
heexpi
rat
ionoft
het
imeduet
o
ur
gentnecessi
tyorunav
oidabl
eacci
dent
,theRegi
str
ar,i
ncaseswher
ethedel
ayi
n
pr
esent
ati
ondoesnotexceed4(
four
)mont
hs,candi
rectt
hat
,onpay
mentofaf
ine
notexceedi
ng 10 (
ten)t
imes t
he amountoft
he pr
operr
egi
str
ati
on-
fee,such
documentcanbeaccept
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
on.Anyappl
i
cat
ionf
orsuchdi
rect
ioncanbe
l
odgedwi
thaSub-
Regi
str
arwhowi
l
limmedi
atel
yfor
war
ditt
otheRegi
str
art
owhom
hei
ssubor
dinat
e.

Ti
meofr
egi
str
ati
on:Par
tIV(
Sect
ion23-
27)oft
heActdeal
swi
tht
imef
or
pr
esent
ingt
hedocument
sforr
egi
str
ati
on.Adocument
sshoul
dbesubmi
tt
edwi
th
t
heRegi
str
arwi
thi
nthr
eemont
hsf
rom t
hedat
eofi
tsexecut
ion.Howev
er,
incer
tai
n
ci
rcumst
ances,
Regi
str
armaypar
donanydel
ay.

Sect
ion23-
25:

23.Subj
ectt
othepr
ovi
sionscont
ainedi
nsect
ions24,
25and26,
nodocumentot
her
t
hanawi
l
lshal
lbeaccept
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
onunl
esspr
esent
edf
ort
hatpur
poset
othe
pr
operof
fi
cerwi
thi
nthr
eemont
hsf
rom t
hedat
eofi
tsexecut
ion:

Pr
ovi
dedt
hatacopyofadecr
eeoror
dermaybepr
esent
edwi
thi
nthr
eemont
hs
f
rom t
hedayonwhi
cht
hedecr
eeoror
derwasmade,or
,wher
eiti
sappeal
abl
e,
wi
thi
nthr
eemont
hsf
rom t
hedayonwhi
chi
tbecomesf
inal
.

24.Wher
ether
ear
esev
eralper
sonsexecut
ingadocumentatdi
ff
erentt
imes,such
documentmaybepr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
onandr
e-r
egi
str
ati
onwi
thi
nfourmont
hs
f
rom t
hedat
eofeachex
ecut
ion.

25.(
1)I
f,owi
ngt
our
gentnecessi
tyorunav
oidabl
eacci
dent
,anydocumentexecut
ed,
orcopyofadecr
eeoror
dermade,
inBangl
adeshi
snotpr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
ont
il
l
af
tert
heexpi
rat
ionoft
het
imeher
einbef
orepr
escr
ibedi
nthatbehal
f,t
heRegi
str
ar,
i
ncaseswher
ethedel
ayi
npr
esent
ati
ondoesnotexceedf
ourmont
hs,maydi
rect
t
hat
,onpay
mentofaf
inenotexceedi
ng t
ent
imest
heamountoft
hepr
oper
r
egi
str
ati
on-
fee,
suchdocumentshal
lbeaccept
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
on.

(
2)Anyappl
i
cat
ionf
orsuchdi
rect
ionmaybel
odgedwi
thaSub-
Regi
str
ar,whoshal
l
f
ort
hwi
thf
orwar
ditt
otheRegi
str
art
owhom hei
ssubor
dinat
e.

I
tshoul
dbenot
edher
ethatRegi
str
ar’
sdeci
siont
oext
endt
imecannotbechal
l
enged
i
ncour
t.[
Nabadwi
pChandr
aKar
makarv
sMadhuSudan,
7DLR(
1955)
,235]

I
fadocumenti
sexecut
edbyanypar
tyout
sideBangl
adesh,
theRegi
str
armayaccept
t
hedocumentf
orr
egi
str
ati
oni
fthedocument
sispr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
onwi
thi
n
f
ourmont
hsofaf
teri
tsar
ri
val
inBangl
adesh.Her
erel
evantsect
ioni
sSect
ion26.

26.Whenadocumentpur
por
ti
ngt
ohav
ebeenexecut
edbyal
loranyoft
hepar
ti
es
outofBangl
adeshi
snotpr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
onwi
l
laf
tert
heexpi
rat
ionoft
he
t
imeher
einbef
orepr
escr
ibedi
nthatbehal
f,t
her
egi
ster
ingof
fi
cer
,ifsat
isf
ied-

(
a)t
hatt
hei
nst
rumentwassoexecut
ed,
and

(
b)t
hati
thasbeenpr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
onwi
thi
nfourmont
hsaf
teri
tsar
ri
vali
n
Bangl
adesh,

may
,on pay
mentoft
he pr
operr
egi
str
ati
on f
ee,acceptsuch documentf
or
r
egi
str
ati
on.

Theonl
yexcept
iont
otheabov
erul
esi
swi
l
l.Accor
dingt
oSect
ion27oft
heAct
,a
wi
l
lmayatanyt
imebepr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
onordeposi
tedi
nmannerher
einaf
ter
pr
ovi
ded.Pl
easeseeSect
ion40,
41,
42f
ormor
e.

Whom can pr
esenta documentf
orr
egi
str
ati
on:A documentcan be
pr
esent
edf
orr
egi
str
ati
onby

 t
heexecut
antort
her
ecei
verofadocument
;or
  t
her
epr
esent
ati
veorassi
gneeoft
heabov
est
atedper
son;
or

 t
heagentofsuchper
son,r
epr
esent
ati
veorassi
gn,dul
yaut
hor
izedbypower
-
of
-at
tor
ney
.

Sect
ion32i
sther
elev
antsect
ion.

32.Excepti
nthecasesment
ionedi
nsect
ion89,ev
erydocumentt
ober
egi
ster
ed
undert
his Act
,whet
hersuch r
egi
str
ati
on be compul
sor
yoropt
ional
,shal
lbe
pr
esent
ed,
-

(
a)bysomeper
sonexecut
ingorcl
aimi
ngundert
hesame,
or,
int
hecaseofacopyof
adecr
eeoror
der
,cl
aimi
ngundert
hedecr
eeoror
der
,or

(
b)byt
her
epr
esent
ati
veorassi
gnofsuchper
son,
or

(
c)byt
heagentofsuchper
son,r
epr
esent
ati
veorassi
gn,dul
yaut
hor
izedbypower
-
of
-at
tor
neyexecut
edandaut
hent
icat
edi
nmannerher
einaf
terment
ioned.

33.(
1)Fort
hepur
posesofsect
ion32,t
hef
oll
owi
ngpower
s-of
-at
tor
neyshal
lal
one
ber
ecogni
zed,
namel
y:
-

(
a)i
fthepr
inci
palatt
het
imeofexecut
ingt
hepower
-of
-at
tor
neyr
esi
desi
nanypar
t
ofBangl
adeshi
nwhi
cht
hisActi
sfort
het
imebei
ngi
nfor
ce,apower
-of
-at
tor
ney
execut
edbef
oreandaut
hent
icat
edbyt
heRegi
str
arorSub-
Regi
str
arwi
thi
nwhose
di
str
ictorsub-
dist
ri
ctt
hepr
inci
pal
resi
des;

(
b)i
fthepr
inci
palatt
het
imeaf
oresai
dresi
desi
nanyot
herpar
tofBangl
adesh,a
power
-of
-at
tor
neyexecut
edbef
oreandaut
hent
icat
edbyanyMagi
str
ate;

(
c)i
fthepr
inci
palatt
het
imeaf
oresai
ddoesnotr
esi
dei
nBangl
adeshapower
-of
-
at
tor
neyexecut
edbef
oreandaut
hent
icat
edbyaNot
aryPubl
i
c,oranyCour
t,Judge,
Magi
str
ate,
Bangl
adeshConsul
orVi
ce-
Consul
orr
epr
esent
ati
veoft
heGov
ernment
:

Pr
ovi
dedt
hatt
hef
oll
owi
ngper
sonsshal
lnotber
equi
redt
oat
tendatanyr
egi
str
ati
on
-
off
ice orCour
tfort
he pur
pose execut
ing any such power
-of
-at
tor
ney as i
s
ment
ionedi
ncl
auses(
a)and(
b)oft
hissect
ion,
namel
y:
-

(
i)per
sonswhobyr
easonofbodi
l
yinf
ir
mit
yar
eunabl
ewi
thoutr
iskorser
ious
i
nconv
eni
encesot
oat
tend;
(
ii
)per
sonswhoar
einj
ail
underci
vi
lorcr
imi
nal
process;
and

(
ii
i)per
sonsexemptbyl
awf
rom per
sonal
appear
ancei
nCour
t.

(
2)I
nthecaseofev
erysuchper
sont
heRegi
str
arorSub-
Regi
str
arorMagi
str
ate,as
t
hecasemaybe,
ifsat
isf
iedt
hatt
hepower
-of
-at
tor
neyhasbeenv
olunt
ari
l
yexecut
ed
byt
heper
sonpur
por
ti
ngt
obet
hepr
inci
pal
,mayat
testt
hesamewi
thoutr
equi
ri
ng
hi
sper
sonal
att
endanceatt
heof
fi
ceorCour
taf
oresai
d.

(
3)Toobt
ainev
idenceast
othev
olunt
arynat
ureoft
heexecut
ion,t
heRegi
str
aror
Sub-
Regi
str
arorMagi
str
atemayei
therhi
msel
fgo t
othehouseoft
heper
son
pur
por
ti
ngt
obet
hepr
inci
pal
,ort
othej
aili
nwhi
chhei
sconf
ined,
andexami
nehi
m,
ori
ssueacommi
ssi
onf
orhi
sexami
nat
ion.

(
4)Anypower
-of
-at
tor
neyment
ionedi
nthi
ssect
ionmaybepr
ovedbyt
hepr
oduct
ion
ofi
twi
thoutf
urt
herpr
oofwheni
tpur
por
tsont
hef
aceofi
ttohav
ebeenexecut
ed
bef
oreandaut
hent
icat
edbyt
heper
sonorCour
ther
einbef
orement
ionedi
nthat
behal
f.

I
tshoul
d be not
ed her
ethatt
he powerofat
tor
neymustbe pr
epar
ed i
nthe
pr
escr
ibedf
orm asment
ionedi
nRul
e6and7oft
hePowerofAt
tor
neyRul
es2015.

Pr
econdi
ti
onofr
egi
str
ati
on:Ther
ear
esomepr
econdi
ti
onsf
orr
egi
str
ati
onof
document
.Bef
orer
egi
ster
inganydocument
s,t
heSubRegi
str
arwi
l
lmakesur
ethat
t
hedocumentf
ulf
il
lthosepr
econdi
ti
on.

ThesePr
econdi
ti
onsar
ement
ionedi
nRul
e20and21oft
heRul
es.

20.Ont
hepr
esent
ati
onofadocumentf
orr
egi
str
ati
ont
her
egi
ster
ingof
fi
cershal
l
sat
isf
yhi
msel
f–

(
a)t
hati
thasbeenpr
esent
edatt
hepr
operof
fi
ce(
sect
ions28and29)
;

(
b)t
hati
tisdul
yst
ampedori
sexemptf
rom,
ordoesnotr
equi
rest
ampdut
y;

(
c)t
hati
fiti
swr
it
teni
nal
anguagewhi
chhedoesnotunder
standandwhi
chi
nnot
commonl
yused i
nthedi
str
ictaspr
escr
ibed i
nrul
e18,i
tisaccompani
ed bya
t
ransl
ati
oni
ntoal
anguagecommonl
yusedi
nthedi
str
ictandal
sobyat
ruecopy
(
sect
ion19)
;
(
d)t
hati
tcont
ainsnounat
test
edi
nter
li
neat
ion,bl
ank,er
asur
eoral
ter
ati
onwhi
chi
n
hi
sopi
nionr
equi
rest
obeat
test
edort
obeent
eredi
nadul
yat
test
ednot
eor“
Kai
fi
yat
”
att
heendoft
hedocument(
sect
ion20)
;

(
e)t
hati
fthedocumenti
snon-
test
ament
aryandr
elat
est
oimmov
abl
epr
oper
tyi
t
cont
ainsadescr
ipt
ionofsuchpr
oper
tysuf
fi
cientt
oident
if
ythesameasl
aiddown
i
nsect
ion21ori
nther
ulemadeundersect
ion22;

(
f)t
hati
fthedocumenti
snon-
test
ament
aryandcont
ainsamaporpl
an,i
tis
accompani
edbyasmanyt
ruecopi
esoft
hemaporpl
anasar
eequalt
othenumber
ofcopi
esoft
hedocumentr
equi
redt
obef
orwar
dedundersect
ions65[
sect
ion
21(
4)]
;

(
g)t
hati
fthedocumenti
soneot
hert
hanawi
l
lithasbeenpr
esent
edwi
thi
nthet
ime
pr
escr
ibedbysect
ions17Aandsect
ion23t
o26;

(
h)t
hatt
hedocumenthasbeenpr
esent
edbysomeper
sonent
it
ledt
opr
esenti
t
(
sect
ion32orsect
ion40)
;

(
i)t
hatt
hei
nst
rumentofanyt
ransf
ercont
ainst
hepar
ti
cul
arsnecessar
ytoconv
ey
t
hei
ntent
ionoft
hepar
ti
es,compl
etedescr
ipt
ionoft
hepr
oper
ti
est
obet
ransf
err
ed
andnat
ureoft
ransact
ion[
sect
ion22A(
1)]
;

(
j)t
hatt
her
ecentpasspor
tsi
zephot
ogr
aphsofbot
hthepar
ti
eshav
ebeenpast
edon
t
hei
nst
rumentandt
hepar
ti
eshav
eputt
hei
rsi
gnat
uresandl
eftt
humbi
mpr
essi
ons
acr
osst
hei
rphot
ogr
aphsi
nthei
nst
rument
s.[
sect
ion52A(
2)]
;

(
k)t
hati
nthecasewher
ethei
nst
rumenti
sexecut
edbyt
heconst
it
uentat
tor
neyon
behal
foft
hepar
ti
es,t
heat
tor
neyhasputhi
ssi
gnat
ureandl
eftt
humbi
mpr
essi
on
acr
osshi
sphot
ogr
aphi
nthei
nst
rument
;

(
l)t
hatt
hei
nst
rumenthasbeenpr
esent
edi
nthef
ormatpr
escr
ibedbyundersub-
sect
ion(
3)ofsect
ion22A(
For
m No.40i
nAppendi
xI)
;

(
m)t
hatt
hesel
l
erhassubmi
tt
edt
hel
atestkhat
ianoft
hepr
oper
typr
epar
edunder
t
heSt
ateAcqui
si
ti
onandTenancyAct
,1950,
int
henameoft
hesel
l
er,
ifhei
sowner
oft
hepr
oper
tyot
her
wiset
hanbyi
nher
it
ance[
sect
ion52A(
a)]
;

(
n)t
hatt
hesel
l
erhassubmi
tt
edt
hel
atestkhat
ianoft
hepr
oper
typr
epar
edundert
he
St
ateAcqui
sit
ionandTenancyAct
,1950,
int
henameoft
hesel
l
erorhi
spr
edecessor
,
i
fhei
sowneroft
hepr
oper
tybyi
nher
it
ance[
sect
ion52A(
b)]
;

(
o)t
hatt
hesel
l
erhassubmi
tt
edanaf
fi
dav
itaf
fi
rmi
ngt
hathehasl
awf
ult
it
let
oand
possessi
oni
nthepr
oper
tyandt
hepr
oper
tyhasnotbeent
ransf
err
edear
li
eri
nany
mannerandnotv
est
edt
otheGov
ernment[
sect
ion52A(
g)]
;and

(
p)t
hati
nthecaseofasal
edeedt
hef
oll
owi
ngpar
ti
cul
arshav
ebeeni
ncl
udedi
nand
at
tachedwi
th,
ast
hecasemaybe–

(
i)nat
ureoft
hepr
oper
ty,

(
ii
)pr
iceoft
hepr
oper
ty,

(
ii
i)mapoft
hepr
oper
tyt
oget
herwi
tht
heaxesandboundar
ies,
and

(
iv)descr
ipt
ionoft
heowner
shi
poft
hepr
oper
tyf
orl
ast25(
twent
yfi
ve)y
ear
s.
[
sect
ion52A(
c),
sect
ion52A(
d),
sect
ion52A(
e)andsect
ion52A(
f)]
.

TheRegi
str
armayal
sor
efuset
oregi
steradocument
,ifpr
operr
egi
str
ati
onf
ee,
dut
y
andt
axi
snotpai
d.(
Rul
e21)
.

Regi
str
ati
onpr
ocedur
eint
heAct
:Theschemeoft
heActi
stoconsol
i
dat
ethe
l
awr
elat
ingt
oregi
str
ati
onandt
opr
ovi
def
ort
heest
abl
i
shmentofi
tsr
egi
str
ati
on.I
t
l
ays down whatdocument
srequi
re compul
sor
yregi
str
ati
on.S.23 oft
he Act
pr
ovi
dest
het
imef
orpr
esent
ingt
hedocument
sforr
egi
str
ati
on.

I
t pr
ovi
des l
i
mit
ati
on f
or get
ti
ng a document r
egi
ster
ed.S.
25 pr
ovi
des f
or
condonat
ionofdel
ayi
npr
esent
ingdocument
sforr
egi
str
ati
on.S.34speci
fi
cal
l
y
pr
ovi
desf
ort
hatenqui
ry,t
hatcanbehel
dbef
oret
her
egi
str
ati
onbyt
heRegi
ster
ing
Of
fi
cer
:Cent
ral
War
ehousi
ngI
tiswel
lset
tl
edt
hatani
nst
rumentwhi
chcr
eat
esar
ight
ori
nter
esti
nther
ent
s,pr
ofi
ts,
benef
it
sandi
ncomef
rom ani
mmov
abl
epr
oper
ly,
isa
documentwhi
ch i
s compul
sor
il
yregi
str
abl
e.Thus,a documentcr
eat
ing an
assi
gnmentofadebtwi
l
lnotr
equi
rer
egi
str
ati
on,butadocumentassi
gni
ngr
ent
s
wi
l
lrequi
rer
egi
str
ati
on.I
fthepowerofat
tor
neyi
nquest
ioni
stobet
reat
edas
cr
eat
inganequi
tabl
eassi
gnmentofr
ent
s,i
twi
l
lrequi
rer
egi
str
ati
onandi
fnot
r
egi
ster
ed,wi
l
lbev
oidandunenf
orceabl
e.Thepowerofat
tor
neydoesnotcr
eat
eor
r
ecogni
zeanyr
ighti
norr
elat
ingt
oanyi
mmov
abl
epr
oper
tyorbenef
itar
isi
ngt
her
e
f
rom i
nfav
oroft
hebank.I
tmer
elyaut
hor
izest
hebankt
oactast
hecompany
's
agentt
oper
for
mtheact
sst
atedt
her
ein.

Thequest
ionwhet
heramachi
ner
ywhi
chi
sembeddedi
ntheear
thi
smov
abl
e
pr
oper
tyorani
mmov
abl
epr
oper
ty,dependsupont
hef
act
sandci
rcumst
ancesof
eachcase;pr
imar
il
y,t
heCour
twi
l
lhav
etot
akei
ntoconsi
der
ati
ont
hei
ntent
ionof
t
hepar
ti
eswheni
tdeci
dedt
oembedt
hemachi
ner
ywhet
hersuchembedmentwas
i
ntendedt
obet
empor
aryorper
manent(
caseunderSt
ampAct
,1899)
.

Pr
ovi
sionsr
egar
dingl
easedocument
ati
on:Ther
entnot
eisanagr
eementt
o
l
easewhi
chf
all
sunderwi
derdef
ini
ti
onofl
easeundert
heRegi
str
ati
onAct
.Ther
ent
not
eoragr
eementt
oleasemaybei
ncount
er-
par
tsi
gnedbybot
hthepar
ti
esori
t
maybei
ncor
respondenceori
nact
sorconduct
.Ift
her
eisnopr
esentdemi
se,t
he
agr
eementmaybeef
fect
edbyanunr
egi
ster
edi
nst
rumentorev
enor
all
y.I
fther
eis
pr
esentdemi
se,t
her
entnot
eoper
atesasat
ransf
erbywayofl
easeandi
fthet
erm
doesnotexceedoney
ear
,regi
str
ati
oni
snotnecessar
y,buti
fthet
erm exceedsone
y
ear
,regi
str
ati
oni
snecessar
ynotunderS.107,T.
P.Actbutundert
heRegi
str
ati
on
Act
.Ani
nst
rumentsi
gnedbyei
thert
hel
essororl
esseeal
onewoul
doper
ateasan
agr
eementt
oleaseorar
entnot
e.Ar
entnot
esi
gnedbyt
hel
esseeal
onei
snota
l
easebutwoul
dbeal
easeundert
heRegi
str
ati
onActandt
hequest
ionofi
ts
r
egi
str
ati
onhast
obedeci
dedundert
hatAct
.

Concl
usi
on:Ther
egi
str
ati
onsacti
l
lust
rat
esaboutt
hepr
ocedur
eofr
egi
ster
ing,
whatdocument
ati
ons shoul
d be r
egi
ster
ed and how i
tshoul
d be done.The
r
egi
str
ati
onofWi
l
ldocument
s,power
sanddut
iesoft
her
egi
str
ati
onsdepar
tment
.It
al
soexpl
ainsaboutt
hepenal
ti
esandpuni
shmentf
ornotf
oll
owi
ngt
hepr
ocedur
e
andnotcompl
eti
ngt
hingsont
ime.Thi
sAct
sbr
ingsagoodadmi
nist
rat
ionsy
stem
amonggov
ernmentof
fi
cesandt
hecour
tsy
stem t
hatev
ery
thi
ngshoul
dbemanaged
wi
thi
nti
meandi
napr
operpr
ocedur
einor
dert
oav
oidf
utur
econf
usi
ons.

Ref
erences

1.Rashadul
Isl
am,
‘AHandbookonLawsofRegi
str
ati
on’
(Uni
ver
sit
yPubl
i
cat
ions,
 Fi
rstPubl
i
shedJune2011)
.

2.ht
tps:
//bl
og.
ipl
eader
s.i
n/r
egi
str
ati
on-
of-
document
s

3.ht
tps:
//bl
og.
ipl
eader
s.i
n/r
egi
str
ati
on-
of-
document
s-and-
consequences-
of-
non
-
regi
str
ati
on-
under
-sect
ion-
17-
of-
the-
regi
str
ati
on-
act
-l
908/

4.ht
tps:
//www.
counsel
slaw.
com/
regi
str
ati
on-
process-
in-
bangl
adesh

5.ht
tps:
//www.
net
lawman.
co.
in/
ia/
regi
str
ati
on-
act
-
1908#:
~:t
ext
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pose%20of
%20t
he%20Regi
str
ati
on,
of%20l
egal
%20i
mpor
tance%2C%20and%20al
so

I
mpor
tanceofLi
mit
ati
onActi
nBangl
adesh

I
ntr
oduct
ion:Thel
aw ofl
i
mit
ati
onf
indsi
tsr
ooti
nthemaxi
ms“
Int
erest
Rei
publ
i
caeUtSi
tFi
nisLi
ti
um”whi
chmeanst
hati
nthei
nter
estoft
hest
ateas
awhol
ether
eshoul
dbeal
i
mitt
oli
ti
gat
ionand“
vigi
l
ant
ibusnondor
mient
ibus
Jur
asubv
eni
unt
”whi
chmeanst
hel
awwi
l
lassi
stonl
ythosewhoar
evi
gil
ant
wi
tht
hei
rri
ght
sandnott
hosewho sl
eepuponi
t.Thel
aw ofl
i
mit
ati
on
speci
fi
est
hest
atut
oryt
imef
ramewi
thi
nwhi
chaper
sonmayi
nit
iat
eal
egal
pr
oceedi
ngoral
egalact
ioncanbebr
ought
.Ifasui
tisf
il
edaf
tert
heexpi
ryof
t
het
imepr
escr
ibedi
twi
l
lbebar
redbyt
heLi
mit
ati
on.I
tmeanst
hatasui
t
br
oughtbef
oret
heCour
taf
tert
heexpi
ryoft
het
imewi
thi
nwhi
chal
egal
pr
oceedi
ngshoul
d’v
ebeeni
nit
iat
edwi
l
lber
est
ri
cted.

Obj
ectoft
heAct
:LawofLi
mit
ati
oni
saPr
ocedur
alLaw.I
tisLexFor
i.The
l
aw ofLi
mit
ati
oni
sfoundedonPubl
i
cPol
i
cy.TheActappl
i
est
oal
lci
vi
l
pr
oceedi
ngsandsomespeci
alcr
imi
nalpr
oceedi
ngswhi
chcanbet
akeni
na
Cour
tofl
awunl
essi
tsappl
i
cat
ioni
sexcl
udedbyanyenact
ment
.Bot
hthel
aw
ofl
i
mit
ati
onandCodeofCi
vi
lpr
ocedur
ebei
ngpr
ocedur
alandadj
ect
ivei
n
nat
urear
ein‘
Par
imat
eri
a’and assuch ar
eto bet
aken and const
rued
t
oget
herasonesy
stem asexpl
anat
oryt
oeachot
her
.Itcanbesai
dthatt
he
r
ulesoft
heLaw ofLi
mit
ati
onar
egener
all
ypr
imaf
aci
ewi
tht
her
ulesof
pr
ocedur
eandwhi
chhasnotcr
eat
edorext
ingui
shedanyr
ight
sinf
avourof
anypar
ti
cul
arper
sonnordoest
heycr
eat
eanycauseofact
ionexceptas
pr
ovi
dedunderSect
ion28oft
heAct
.Ithasbeenpr
escr
ibedt
hatt
her
emedy
canbeexer
cisedonl
yforal
i
mit
edf
ixedper
iodoft
imeandsubsequent
ly.As
i
nBombayDy
eing&Mf
g.Co.Lt
d.v
.St
ateofBombay
1,i
twashel
dthatt
he
Law ofl
i
mit
ati
onbar
sther
emedyi
naCour
tofl
aw onl
ywhent
heper
iodof
l
i
mit
ati
onhasexpi
red,
buti
tdoesnotext
ingui
sht
her
ight
.

Appl
i
cabi
l
ityofLi
mit
ati
onLawi
nBangl
adesh:Di
sposalofsui
tsbybar
oft
ime:Thebasi
cconceptofl
i
mit
ati
oni
srel
ati
ngt
ofi
xi
ngorpr
escr
ibi
ngof
t
het
imeper
iodf
orbar
ri
ngl
egalact
ions.Sect
ion3pr
ovi
dest
hatanysui
t,
appealorappl
i
cat
ioni
fmadebey
ondt
hepr
escr
ibedper
iodofl
i
mit
ati
on,i
tis
t
hedut
yoft
heCour
tnott
opr
oceedwi
thsuchsui
tsi
rr
espect
iveoft
hef
act
whet
hert
he pl
ea ofl
i
mit
ati
on has been setup i
n def
ence ornot
.The
pr
ovi
sionsofSect
ion3ar
emandat
ory
.TheCour
tcansuo-
mot
utakenot
eof
quest
ionofl
i
mit
ati
on.Thequest
ionwhet
herasui
tisbar
redbyl
i
mit
ati
on
shoul
dbedeci
dedont
hef
act
sast
heyst
oodont
hedat
eofpr
esent
ati
onof
t
hepl
aint
.Iti
sav
italsect
ionuponwhi
cht
hewhol
eli
mit
ati
onActdependsf
or
i
tsef
fi
cacy
.Ext
ensi
onofTi
mei
nCer
tai
nCases:

(
i) Whencour
tiscl
osed:Ther
eisgener
alpr
inci
pleofl
aw enunci
atedby
t
hemaxi
ms"
Lexnoncogi
t-
adi
mpossi
bli
a"meanst
hel
aw doesnot
compelamant
odot
hatwhi
chhecannotpossi
blyper
for
m,and"
Act
us
cur
iaenemi
nem gr
avabi
t"meanst
heactoft
hecour
tshal
lpr
ejudi
ceno
man.Sect
ion 4 ofLi
mit
ati
on Acti
ndi
cat
es t
hatwher
ethe per
iod
pr
escr
ibedexpi
resonadaywhent
hecour
tiscl
osednot
wit
hst
andi
ng
t
hatf
act
,theappl
i
cat
ionmaybemadeont
hedayt
hatt
hecour
t
r
eopens,sot
hatt
her
e'snot
hingi
nthi
ssect
ionwhi
chal
ter
sthel
engt
h
oft
hepr
escr
ibedper
iod[
MaqbulAhmedVs.OnkarPr
atapNar
ayan
Si
ngh7]
.

(
ii
) (
ii
)Doct
ri
neofsuf
fi
cientcause:Sect
ion5al
l
owst
heext
ensi
onof
 pr
escr
ibedper
iodofl
i
mit
ati
ononcondonat
ionofdel
ay.I
tdoesnot
appl
ytosui
t;i
tisappl
i
cabl
eonl
ytoappealandappl
i
cat
ions8.Sect
ion
5pr
ovi
dest
hatanyappeal
,appl
i
cat
ion,
rev
ieworanyot
herappl
i
cat
ions
maybeadmi
tt
edaf
tert
hepr
escr
ibedper
iodi
ftheappel
l
antort
he
appl
i
cantsat
isf
ies t
he cour
tthathe had suf
fi
cientcause f
ornot
pr
efer
ri
ngt
heappealormaki
ngt
heappl
i
cat
ionwi
thi
nsuchper
iod.I
tis
cl
ari
fi
ed by t
he expl
anat
ion appended t
othe Sect
ion 5 t
hatt
he
appel
l
antorappl
i
cantwasmi
sledbyanyor
der
,pr
act
iceorj
udgmentof
t
heHi
ghCour
tinascer
tai
ningorcomput
ingt
hepr
escr
ibedper
iodmay
beasuf
fi
cientcausewi
thi
nthemeani
ngoft
hissect
ion.Thepar
ty
appl
yi
ngf
orcondonat
ionofdel
ayshoul
dsat
isf
ytheCour
tfornot
maki
ng an appealorappl
i
cat
ion wi
thi
nthe pr
escr
ibed per
iod f
or
suf
fi
ci
entcause.Cour
thasdi
scr
eti
ont
ocondonedel
ay.Butsuchdel
ay
hast
obeexer
cisedj
udi
ciousl
yeachandev
eryday
’sdel
aymustbe
expl
ainedt
othesat
isf
act
ionoft
hecour
t.Ont
hequest
ionofl
i
mit
ati
on
bot
hGov
ernmentandpubl
i
cli
ti
gantst
andont
heequalf
oot
ing.
The
t
erm suf
fi
cientcausei
snotdef
inedi
ntheact
.Itdependsont
he
ci
rcumst
ancesofeachcasewhi
chi
sbey
ondt
hepar
ty’
scont
rol
maybe
consi
der
edsuf
fi
cientt
ocondonet
hedel
ay.

(
ii
i) Di
sabi
l
ityi
nFi
l
li
ngSui
ts:Sect
ion6conf
ersbenef
it
sont
hedi
sabl
ed
(
e.g.
,mi
nor
it
yori
nsani
ty)per
sonsof
ar,t
her
ightt
osueori
nst
it
utea
pr
oceedi
ng ormake an appl
i
cat
ion f
orexecut
ion ofa decr
ee i
s
concer
ned buti
tdoesnotappl
yto appeal
s.Sect
ion 7 i
sonl
yan
appl
i
cat
ionoft
hepr
inci
plei
nSect
ion6t
oaj
oint
-r
ighti
nher
it
edbya
gr
oupofper
sonswher
einsomeoral
lofwhom ar
eundert
hedi
sabi
l
ity
.
Thedi
sabi
l
ityofal
lexceptonedoesnotpr
eventt
her
unni
ngoft
ime,i
f
t
hedi
schar
gecan begi
ven wi
thoutt
heconcur
renceoft
heot
her
.
Sect
ion8i
mposesal
i
mit
ati
ononconcessi
onpr
ovi
dedunderSect
ions
6and7t
oaper
sonunderdi
sabi
l
ityupt
oamaxi
mum oft
hreey
ear
s
af
tert
hecessat
ionofdi
sabi
l
ity
.TheSect
ionappl
i
est
oal
lsui
tsexcept
sui
tst
oenf
orcer
ight
sofpr
e-empt
ion.Accor
dingt
oSect
ion9oft
he
Actwher
eoncet
imehasbegunt
orun,nosubsequentdi
sabi
l
ityor
i
nabi
l
ityt
oinst
it
uteasui
tormakeanappl
i
cat
ioncanst
opi
t.Ther
ule
 oft
hissect
ioni
sbasedont
heEngl
i
shdi
ctum.“
Timewhenoncei
thas
commencedt
oruni
nanycasewi
l
lnotceaset
obesobyr
easonofany
subsequentev
ent
”.Thus,whenanyoft
hest
atut
esofl
i
mit
ati
oni
s
begunt
orun,
nosubsequentdi
sabi
l
ityori
nabi
l
itywi
l
lst
opt
hisr
unni
ng.

Comput
ati
onandExcl
usi
onofLi
mit
ati
onPer
iod:(
i)Excl
usi
onofcer
tai
nday
s
orex
clusi
on oft
ime i
nlegalpr
oceedi
ngs:Whi
l
e comput
ing Per
iod of
Li
mit
ati
oncer
tai
nday
/day
sar
etobeexcl
uded.Sect
ions12t
o24deal
swi
th
comput
ati
onofper
iodofl
i
mit
ati
on.Accor
dingt
oSect
ion12(
1),
thedaywhi
ch
i
stobeexcl
udedi
ncomput
ingper
iodofl
i
mit
ati
oni
sthedayf
rom whi
cht
he
per
iodofl
i
mit
ati
oni
stober
eckoned.Forcomput
ati
onofper
iodofl
i
mit
ati
on
f
oranappealoranappl
i
cat
ionf
orl
eav
etoappealorf
orr
evi
sionorf
orr
evi
ew
ofaj
udgment
,thedayonwhi
cht
hej
udgmentcompl
ainedofwaspr
onounced
andt
het
imer
equi
sit
eforobt
aini
ngacopyoft
hedecr
ee,sent
enceoror
der
appeal
edf
rom orsoughtt
ober
evi
sedorr
evi
ewedshal
lbeexcl
uded[
Sect
ion
12(
2)]
.Whi
l
ecomput
ati
onofper
iodf
oranappl
i
cat
ionmadef
orl
eav
eto
appealf
rom adecr
eeoror
der
,thet
imer
equi
sit
eforobt
aini
ngacopyoft
he
j
udgmentshal
lal
so be excl
uded [
Sect
ion 12(
3)]
.For comput
ati
on of
Li
mit
ati
onper
iodf
oranappl
i
cat
iont
osetasi
deanawar
d,t
het
imer
equi
red
f
orobt
aini
ng acopyoft
heawar
d shal
lbeexcl
uded [
Sect
ion 12(
4)]
.(i
i
)
Excl
usi
onoft
imebonaf
idet
akeni
nacour
twi
thoutj
uri
sdi
cti
on:Sect
ion14of
t
he Li
mit
ati
on Actcont
ains pr
ovi
sions f
orexcl
usi
on oft
ime spenti
n
pr
oceedi
ngsi
nwr
ongf
orum ori
ncour
thav
ingnoj
uri
sdi
cti
on,i
nrespectof
l
i
mit
ati
on f
orasui
toran appl
i
cat
ion oran appealhonest
lypur
sued on
bonaf
idecont
ent
ion.Thi
ssect
ionappl
i
est
osui
tappl
i
cat
ion,
orappealf
ort
he
pur
poseofexcl
usi
onoft
imespenti
nci
vi
lpr
oceedi
ngsi
nwr
ongf
orum.The
r
eli
eft
oaper
soni
sgi
venwhent
heper
iodofl
i
mit
ati
oni
sov
er,because
anot
herci
vi
lpr
oceedi
ngr
elat
ingt
othemat
teri
nissuehadbeeni
nit
iat
edi
na
cour
twhi
chi
sunabl
etoent
ert
aini
t,byl
ackofj
uri
sdi
cti
onorbyanyot
herl
i
ke
cause.

(
iv) Excl
usi
onoft
imedur
ingwhi
chpr
oceedi
ngsar
esuspended:Wher
ethe
i
nst
it
uti
onofasui
toranappl
i
cat
ioni
sbei
ngdel
ayedbyanor
derof
i
njunct
ion or st
ay t
he per
iod dur
ing t
he cont
inuance of such
i
njunct
ion/
orderorst
ayi
ncl
udi
ngt
hedat
eonwhi
cht
hei
njunct
ionwas
 gr
ant
edort
heor
derofst
aywasmadeandt
hedat
eonwhi
chsuch
i
njunct
ionoror
deri
swi
thdr
awnshal
lbeexcl
udedf
rom t
heper
iodof
l
i
mit
ati
onpr
escr
ibedbyt
hef
ir
stschedul
etot
heactaspr
ovi
dedunder
sect
ion15(
1).Si
mil
arl
y,i
nsect
ion15(
2),
theper
iodofanynot
icewhi
ch
i
sser
vedasr
equi
redbyanyot
herl
aw i
nfor
ceshal
lal
sobeexcl
uded
f
rom t
heper
iodofl
i
mit
ati
onpr
escr
ibed.(
iv)Ef
fectofDeat
hbef
ore
r
ightt
osueaccr
ues:I
ncaseofdeat
hoft
hepl
aint
if
fbef
orehav
ingt
he
r
ightt
osueaccr
uest
heper
iodofl
i
mit
ati
onf
orsuchsui
tshal
lbe
count
edf
rom t
hedat
ewhent
hel
egalr
epr
esent
ati
veoft
hedeceased
becomescapabl
eofi
nst
it
uti
ngsuchsui
taccor
dingt
osect
ion17(
1).
Thesamer
uleappl
i
esi
ncasei
fdef
endantdi
es[
Sect
ions17(
2)]
.

Acqui
sit
ionofOwner
shi
pbyPossessi
on:(
i)Ri
ghtt
oEasement
s:Ther
ightt
o
acqui
sit
ionofeasement
sisgi
veni
nSect
ion26.I
tpr
ovi
dest
hatt
her
ightt
oaccess
anduseofl
i
ghtorai
r,way
,wat
ercour
se,useofwat
er,oranyot
hereasementwhi
ch
hav
ebeenpeaceabl
yenj
oyedwi
thouti
nter
rupt
ionandf
ort
went
yyear
s(Si
xtyy
ear
sif
pr
oper
tybel
ongst
oGov
ernment
)shal
lbeabsol
uteandi
ndef
easi
ble.Suchper
iodof
t
went
yyear
sshal
lbeaper
iodendi
ngwi
thi
ntwoy
ear
snextbef
oret
hei
nst
it
uti
onof
t
he sui
t.The enj
oymentofsuch easement
s has t
o be peacef
uland wi
thout
i
nter
rupt
ion.I
nter
rupt
ionf
oroney
earwi
l
lter
minat
ether
ightofeasement
.Sui
tfor
est
abl
i
shmentofeasementr
ight
sshoul
dbef
il
ledwi
thi
ntwoy
ear
soft
hecompl
eti
on
of20or60y
ear
sast
hecasemaybe16.Sect
ion26hasnoappl
i
cat
ioni
fthecl
aim of
aper
soni
snoti
nrespectofar
ightofeasement
,butaboutapubl
i
cri
ghtov
era
publ
i
cway
17.Ther
ear
ethr
eecl
assesofr
ightofway
.Fi
rstt
her
ear
epr
ivat
eri
ght
s
v
est
edi
npar
ti
cul
ari
ndi
vi
dual
sort
heowner
sofpar
ti
cul
art
enement
s.Secondl
y,
t
her
ear
eri
ght
sbel
ongi
ngt
ocer
tai
ncl
assesofper
sons.Thi
rdl
y,t
her
ear
epubl
i
c
r
ight
sfort
hebenef
it
sofal
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