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ABSTRACT Registration Department – Copying fee levied under Article 14 of the Table of Fees prepared under section 78 of the Registration Act, 1908 - Fee in respect of other cases for every 100 words or part thereof – Revision and further amendment to Article 14 – Orders issued. COMMERCIAL TAXES (J2)DEPARTMENT
G.O.(Ms.)No.191. Dated: 22.12.2000. READ 1. G.O.(Ms)No.859, Commercial Taxes and Religious Endowments Department., dated 24.7.1987. 2. G.O. (Ms) No. 693, Commercial Taxes and Religious Endowments Department. dated 6.8.1995. 3. G.O.(Ms.) No. 40, Commercial Taxes and Religious Endowments Department. dated 29.1.1996. READ ALSO: 4. From the Inspector General of Registration, Chennai, Letter No.13589/G3/C1/98, dated 18.3.98. 5. From the Inspector General of Registration., Chennai ,Letter No.13589/G3/C1/98, dated 18.11.98. 6. From the Inspector General of Registration, Chennai ,Letter No.13589/C1/98, dated 8.10.99. 7. From the Inspector General of Registration, Chennai ,Letter No.13589/C1/98, dated 14.8.2000. ….. ORDER: The Inspector General of Registration proposed certain proposal to equip the Registration Department to cater to the needs of the registrant public. While examining this proposal, the Government have decided to augment the revenue resources to meet out the increasing expenditure on day-to-day administration of the Department by way of enhancing the copying fee leviable under Article 14 of the Table of Fees prepared under Section 78 of the Registration Act, 1908. Accordingly the Government have decided to revise the fee from the existing rate of Re.1.00 to Rs.1.50 in respect of other cases for every 100 words or part thereof. The notification appended to this order provides to the above amendment to Article 14 of the Table of Fees. 2. In view of the discrepancies due to inconsistant amendments with each other issued in the Government Orders second and third read above, the Government have decided to revise the existing Article 14 entirely. The notification appended to this order provides amendment to Article 14 of the Table of Fees accordingly. 3. The notification appended to this order will be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. 4. The Works Manager, Government Central Press, Chennai is requested to send five copies of the notification as published in the Gazette. ( BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR ) SUSAN MATHEW, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT. To The Inspector General of Registration, No. 120, Santhome High Road, Chennai-28. The Works Manager, Govt. Central Press,Chennai-79. ( for publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.) The Accountant-General, Chennai- 18 The Accountant-General, ( Audit.II), 46, Greams Road, Chennai-6.
Copy to: The Law Department, Chennai-9. The Finance Department, Chennai-9. S.F./S.C. APPENDIX NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by section 78 of the Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act XVI of 1908), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendment to the Table of Fees published with erstwhile Judicial Department Notification No.177 dated the 30th March 1909, at pages 316 to 319 of Part I of the Fort St. George Gazette, dated the 30th March 1909, as subsequently amended:- AMENDMENTIn the said Table of Fees, for Article 14, the following Article shall be substituted, namely :-“ 14. Making or granting copies of registration entries or documents, for the benefit of any person,- (1) (a) when such copies are made by copying machine,- (i) for a copy of a page Rs.2/- (Rupees two only) per page subject to a containing words minimum of Rs.5/-(Rupees five only). not exceeding 300. (ii) for a copy of a page 40 paise per page subject to containing words not a minimum of Rs.5/-( Rupees five only ) exceeding 5 (b) In other cases for every Rs.1.50 ( Rupees one and paise fifty only) 100 words or part thereof. Explanation ,- In reckoning the number of words, every figure, initial or abbreviation shall count as a word. (c) For granting of a copy of the map forming Rs.3.00 part of a registered document without the ( Rupees three only) help of a Draughtsman or Surveyor by the registering officers. (d) for granting a copy of the map forming part of a registered document with the help of a private Draughtsman or Surveyor,- (i) If the measurement of the map Rs. 5.00( Rupees five only) does not exceed 60 cm.x 50 cm. (ii) If the measurement of the map Rs. 10.00( Rupees ten only) exceed 60cm x 50 cm (iii) for certifying the copy of the map Rs.2.00( Rupees two only) prepared either by the registering officer or by a private Draughtsman or Surveyor. (2) In the case of copies of maps or plans, a reasonable fee to be specially fixed by the registering officer: Provided that in calculating the charge to be made for copies of entries of documents at the rates prescribed, it shall not be necessary unless, the applicant challenges the accuracy of the charge made, actually to count the number of words in such entries or documents but the charge may be made on a reasonable estimate drawn by the registering officer, of the number of words which the entries or documents are considered to contain. (3). Government Officers who may require to search the register or to take copies of entries for bonafide public purpose shall be permitted to do so without payment of any fee. In the Kanyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District, Sreepadam Officers who may also require to search the registers or to take copies for bonafide Sreepadam purposes shall be permitted to do so without payment of any fee. (4). Where an applicant presents a printed or typed copy of a document already registered and applies for a certified copy of the same, only the portion added in manuscript in the certified copy shall be charged for, at the rates for copying and, in addition, a fixed fee of 50 paise shall be levied for comparing and certifying each copy: Provided that no such copying fees shall be charged in respect of an application made by the investigating officers of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption, Kerala.” SUSAN MATHEW, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.
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