G.O.(Ms). No. 49, Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Document Writers' Licence Rules, 1982
The Commercial Taxes and Registration (M2) Department issued G.O.(Ms). No. 49 dated 15 April 2010, amending the Tamil Nadu Document Writers' Licence Rules, 1982 and directing publication of the amendments in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The amendments revise eligibility requirements, licence and examination fees, document-writing fees, administrative responsibilities and conditions applying to licensed document writers.
What the amendments govern
G.O.(Ms). No. 49 dated 15 April 2010, issued by the Commercial Taxes and Registration (M2) Department, changes the rules governing document writers licensed by the Tamil Nadu Registration Department. It responds to a reduction in the number of document writers and the need for improved educational and technical qualifications.
The amendments affect people applying for or renewing document-writer licences, existing licensees and members of the public who pay licensed writers to prepare registration documents.
Eligibility and licensing changes
The amendments make the following changes:
- The minimum age for a licence applicant is increased from 18 to 25 years.
- An applicant for the Document Writers' Licence Test must have a degree from a recognised university and lower or higher grade typewriting qualifications in both Tamil and English.
- A diploma in Computer Application is treated as an additional qualification.
- These new qualifications do not apply to people granted licences before the notification date or to renewals of those existing licences.
- A person applying for a State Licence must have adequate knowledge of Tamil.
- The relevant authority is changed from the Additional Inspector General of Registration to the Deputy Inspector-General of Registration of the respective zone.
- The examination-related fee specified in the amendment rises from Rs.50 to Rs.200.
Licence fees and working conditions
The licence grant and renewal fees are:
- One registration sub-district, Rs.750 for grant and Rs.300 for renewal.
- One registration district, Rs.1,000 for grant and Rs.450 for renewal.
- All offices in Tamil Nadu, Rs.2,000 for grant and Rs.600 for renewal.
A licensed document writer must not enter a registration office for registration-related work unless directed by the registering officer concerned.
Provisions relevant to property owners and buyers
An executant may write a document personally when using a model format hosted on the registration website.
For conveyance, exchange, settlement and gift documents, the prescribed writing fee ranges from Rs.50 where the stated value does not exceed Rs.10,000 to Rs.400 where it exceeds Rs.5,00,000. Partition deed fees are Rs.200 for up to two schedules, Rs.100 for each schedule when there are more than two, subject to a maximum of Rs.500. Measuring a house and preparing each specified undervaluation statement carries a fee of Rs.100.
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Common questions
Can I prepare my own property document instead of using a licensed document writer?
Yes. The amendments recognise a document written by the executant personally when it is drafted using a model format hosted on the registration website.
What qualifications does a new document-writer licence applicant need?
The applicant must have a degree from a recognised university and lower or higher grade typewriting qualifications in Tamil and English. A diploma in Computer Application is an additional qualification.
Do the new educational qualifications apply when an existing document writer renews a licence?
No. The qualifications do not apply to licensees who received their licences before the notification date or to renewal of those licences.
How much can a document writer charge for drafting a conveyance, settlement, exchange or gift?
The prescribed fee ranges from Rs.50 to Rs.400, depending on the value stated in the document. The highest listed fee, Rs.400, applies when the stated value exceeds Rs.5,00,000.
