Registration Act, 1908 — section 87

87. Nothing so done invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure..—1[(1)] Nothing done in good faith pursuant to this Act or any Act hereby repealed, by any registering officer, shall be deemed invalid merely by reason of any defect in his appointment or procedure. 2 [(2) Any defect in or the want of authority of a person to present a document shall not by itself, render invalid the registration of the document or the transaction effected by it.] 88. Registration of documents executed by Government officers or certain public functionaries.—(1) Notwithstanding anything herein contained, it shall not be necessary for any officer of Government, 3* * * or for any Official Trustee or Official Assignee, or for the 4*, Receiver or Registrar of a High Court, to appear in person or by agent at any registration office in any proceeding connected with the registration of any instrument executed by him in his official capacity, or to sign as provided in section 58.

(2)Where any instrument is so executed, the registering officer to whom such instrument is presented for registration may, if he thinks fit, refer to any Secretary to Government or to such officer of Government, Administrator-General, Official Trustee, Official Assignee, 4*, Receiver or Registrar, as the case may be, for information respecting the same, and, on being satisfied of the execution thereof, shall register the instrument. 89. Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed.— (1)Every officer granting a loan under the Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883 (XIX of 1883), shall send a copy of his order to the registering officer within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the whole or any part of the land to be improved or of the land to be granted as collateral security, is situate, and such registering officer shall file the copy in his Book No.1.

(2)Every Court granting a certificate of sale of immoveable property under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908), shall send a copy of such certificate to the registering officer within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the whole or any part of the immoveable property comprised in such certificate is situate, and such officer shall file the copy in his Book No.1.

(3)5[Every officer and every Co-operative Society granting any such loan as is referred to in clause (x) of sub-section (2) of section 17] shall send a copy of any instrument whereby immoveable property is mortgaged for the purpose of securing the repayment of the loan, and if any such property is mortgaged for the same purpose in the order granting the loan, a copy also of that order, to the registering officer within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the whole or any part of the property so mortgaged is situate, and such registering officer shall file the copy or copies, as the case may be, in his Book No. 1. 1 Renumbered by the Registration (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1962 (45 of 1962), s. 19. 2 Sub-section (2) added ibid. 3 The words "or for the Administrator-General of East Pakistan", omitted by Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration). Ordinance, 1981, s. 3 and Second Sch. which was amended by A.O., 1949 and A. O., 1961, Art. 2 and Sch. 4 The word “Sheriff” omitted, by A. O., 1949. 5 Subs. by the Registration Act (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1961 (32 of 1961), s. 4, for “Every officer granting a loan under the Agriculturists, Loans Act, 1884.”

(4)Every Revenue-officer granting a certificate of sale to the purchaser of immoveable property sold by public auction shall send a copy of the certificate to the registering officer within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the whole or any part of the property comprised in the certificate is situate, and such officer shall file the copy in his Book No. 1. Exemptions from Act