Every person presenting any document at the proper registration office under section 32 shall affix his passport size photograph and fingerprints to the document:
Provided that where such document relates to the transfer of ownership of immovable property, the passport size photograph and fingerprints of each buyer and seller of such property mentioned in the document shall also be affixed to the document.]
state amendment uttarakhand amendment of section 32-a.—in section 32-a of the principal act,--
(1) in sub-section (1)-
(i) the words, "in such areas as may be notified by the State Government," shall be omitted;
(ii) the word photostat" wherever occurring including heading, shall be omitted;
(2) in sub-section (2)-
(i) for the words "photostat copy" the words "true copy" shall be substituted;
(ii) for clauses (b) and (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(b) be compared and verified by such official as may be directed by the Registering Officer."
(3) Sub-section (3) shall be omitted. [Vide Uttarakhand Act 24 of 2014, s.7] Repealed at section 32-B.—Section 32-B of the Principal Act shall be repealed. [Vide Uttarkhand Act 24 of 2014, s. 8] Uttar Pradesh Amendment of section 30.—In section 30 of the principal Act sub-section (2) shall be omitted. Insertion of new section 32-B.—After section 32-A of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely— 32-B. Lamination of true copies.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, in such areas as may be notified by the State Government, every document and the translation of the document referred to in section 19, presented for registration shall be accompanied by a true copy thereof ;
(2) The copy referred to in sub-section (1) shall—
(a) not be a carbon copy ;
(b) be neatly and legibly printed, lithographed, typewritten or otherwise prepared on only one side of the paper of such specification as may be notified by the State Government ;
(c) contain a declaration in the manner prescribed by rules under section 69 that the same is a true copy of the document or the translation, as the case may be.
(3) The registering officer shall refuse to register any document presented to him for registration unless such document is accompanied by a true copy thereof as provided in sub-section (1).
(4) The copy shall--
(a) be compared and verified by such official as may be directed by registering officer;
(b) be separately laminated, bound and permanently kept in such manner as may be prescribed by rules under section 69.
(5) In such areas as have been notified under sub-section (1), the provisions of section 32A shall cease to apply:
Provided that a Photostat copy filed before notification under sub-section (1) is issued and not copied in the appropriate book shall be deemed to be a true copy for the purposes of this section and shall be laminated in accordance with the procedure laid down in this section:
Provided further that if the Photostat copy already filed is dim or has otherwise become illegible, the registering officer shall, with the prior approval of the registrar, require the party concerned to deliver the document to him for getting its copy prepared for lamination, and if the party concerned informs him that the document has been lost or destroyed, the photostat copy available in the registering office shall be copied in the appropriate book.
(6) Where the provisions of this section apply, the sections mentioned below shall be deemed to be modified as follows:--
(a) in section 52, in sub-section (1),--
(i) in clause (a), after the words "every such document" the words "alongwith the true copy thereof" shall be inserted;
(ii) for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-- "(c) subject to the provisions contained in section 62, every true copy shall, without unnecessary delay be verified from the document admitted to registration, be laminated and placed in the proper book for being bound and kept permanently in the book appropriate for the document admitted to registration according to the order of its admission."
(b) in section 55, after sub-section (6), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely, — "(7) The indexes prepared under this section shall be laminated and bound in such manner as may be prescribed by rules under section 69."
(c) in section 58, in sub-section (1), after the words "admitted to registration" the words "and true copy thereof" shall be inserted;
(d) in section 60, in sub-section (1), for the words "the document has been copied" the words "the laminated true copy thereof has been bound and kept" shall be substituted;
(e) in section 62, in sub-section (1), for the words "the translation shall be transcribed" the words "the true copy of the translation shall be laminated, bound and kept shall be substituted;
(f) in section 69, after clause (hh-2), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely-- "(hh3) regulating the manner in which the true copy of the document and of the translation under section 19 shall be prepared and the form of declaration required under sub-section (2) of section 32B; (hh4) regulating the manner and procedure for lamination of true copies, the books in which they shall be kept for record, keeping such records and preservation thereof, grant of licence for lamination and matters connected therewith including the rate of fees for laminating the copies, and seating arrangement for the licensees." [Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 27 of 1994, s. 5]