Section 18, Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 [S2F-2YH]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 13 March 1958.
18. Registration of public officers.—(1) Every public officer shall, within six months from the commencement of this Act or, where such person begins the receipt of instruments in evidence after such commencement, within six months from the date of such beginning, make an application for registration to the Collector in Form A, accompanied by a fee of five rupees. (2) The Collector shall, on being satisfied that the application is in order, register the applicant and issue a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed. (3) No public officer shall carry on the receipt of instruments in evidence unless registered under this section.
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Collector: Section 2, Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 [S2F2EM] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Collector" means the Collector of a district and includes any officer whom the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf
Collector: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (11) "Collector" shall mean, in a Presidency town, the Collector of Calcutta, Madras or Bombay, as the case may be, and elsewhere the chief officer-in-charge of the revenue-administration of a district;
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prescribed: Section 2, Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 [S2F2EM] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act
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