Registration requirements for many transfers are set by the Registration Act, 1908. Read both statutes together when a question involves an unregistered document.
Key sections — study pointers
Our notes on what to look for. They are not the text of the law.
| Section | Heading | Study note |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Transfer of property defined | An act by which a living person conveys property to one or more other living persons. |
| 6 | What may be transferred | The general rule and its exceptions, such as the mere chance of inheritance (spes successionis). |
| 52 | Lis pendens | A transfer made while a suit is pending does not affect the rights of the parties to that suit under the eventual decree. |
| 54 | Sale | The definition of sale and how a sale is made. |
| 58 | Mortgage | The definition and the forms of mortgage. |
| 122 | Gift | The definition of gift and the requirement of acceptance during the donor's lifetime. |