Notifications under the Registration Act and Amendments to the Table of Fees under the Registration Act
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, through G.O.Ms. No. 90, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J2), dated 9th December 2014, remits Article 13 fees for online searches with printouts and amends the Table of Fees under the Registration Act, 1908. The amendment changes the basis for a general search or inspection to one survey number and sets the fee at Rs. 30 for the first year searched and Rs. 10 for every additional year.
What the notifications do
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued two notifications under G.O.Ms. No. 90, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J2), dated 9th December 2014. One notification remits the fees payable under Article 13 of the Table of Fees when a search is made and a printout is taken online. The other amends Article 13 of the Table of Fees published through the former Judicial Department Notification No. 177, dated 30th March 1909, as subsequently amended.
The fee remission is deemed to have come into force on 11th June 2014. The source does not state a separate commencement date for the amendment to the Table of Fees.
Who may be affected
G.O.Ms. No. 90 may affect anyone searching or inspecting registration entries or documents relating to property, including property buyers, owners and professionals checking registration records.
The amendment is particularly relevant where a general search or inspection covers entries or documents connected with a survey number. People using the online search facility and taking a printout are also directly covered by the fee remission.
Key provisions
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department notifications provide that:
- Fees payable under Article 13 are remitted when the search is conducted online and a printout is taken.
- The earlier wording covered a general search or inspection of entries or documents relating to the same property, or executed by or in favour of the same individual.
- The substituted wording covers a general search or inspection of any number of entries or documents relating to one survey number.
- The fee for the first year in the books searched is Rs. 30.
- The fee for every other year for which the search continues is Rs. 10.
- The replaced fee wording had prescribed Rs. 15 for the first year and Rs. 5 for every other year.
Practical significance
G.O.Ms. No. 90 separates online searches with printouts, for which Article 13 fees are remitted, from the amended general search or inspection fee wording. For a records search, the survey number and the number of years covered determine how the amended fee description applies.
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Common questions
Do I have to pay an Article 13 fee for an online search and printout?
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department notification remits the Article 13 fees when the search is made and a printout is taken online.
From what date does the online search fee remission apply?
The notification states that the remission is deemed to have come into force on 11th June 2014.
What are the amended fees for a general search relating to one survey number?
The fee is Rs. 30 for the first year in the books searched and Rs. 10 for every other year for which the search continues.
Is the general search now based on a person's name or a survey number?
The amended wording covers entries or documents relating to one survey number. It replaces wording that referred to the same property or documents executed by or in favour of the same individual.
