19. Inspection of documents.—Any person may inspect all documents filed with the Registrar under this Act on payment of a fee of one rupee for each inspection; and any person may require a copy or extract of any document or any part of any document, to be certified by the Registrar, on payment of two annas for every hundred words of such copy or extract; and such certified copy shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein contained in all legal proceedings whatever. State Amendments Andhra Pradesh.—In section 19, for the words “the Registrar”, substitute the words “the Inspector-General”. [Vide President’s Act 10 of 1954, sec. 3 (w.e.f. 1-10-1954) as re-enacted by Andhra Pradesh Act 6 of 1956, sec. 4 and Sch. III (w.r.e.f. 1-10-1954).] Assam: Manipur: Tripura.—In its application to the State of Assam, in section 19, for the words “two annas” in between the words “payment of” and “for every hundred” words, substitute the words, “fifteen naye paise”. [Vide Assam Act 11 of 1958, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 1-4-1958) and G.S.Rs. 85 and 86 of 1960, published in the Gazette of India, 1960, Pt. II, Sec. 3
(i) , pp. 144, 145.]
(Bihar) —In section 19, for the words “Registrar” wherever it occurs, substitute the words “Inspector-General of Registration”. [Vide Bihar Act 19 of 1956, sec. 7 (w.r.e.f. 21-12-1955).] Goa, Daman and Diu.—In section 19,—
(i) for the words “Any person may inspect,” substitute the words “Except as otherwise provided by section 4A, any person may inspect;”
(ii) for the words “and any person may require a copy or extract of any document or any part of any document, to be certified by the Registrar, on payment of two annas for every hundred words of such copy or extract”, substitute the words “or may require the Inspector-General to give him a certified copy or extract of any document or any part thereof on payment of such fee as the Government or any officer authorised by it may by notification in the Official Gazette fix in that behalf”. [Vide Goa Act 6 of 1979, sec. 13 (w.e.f. 18-10-1979).]
(Gujarat) —(i) Same as that of Maharashtra. [Vide Bombay Act 76 of 1958; Gujarat A.L.O. 1961 and Act 11 of 1960, sec. 83.]
(ii) In section 19, for the words “Any person may inspect”, substitute the words, figure and letter “Except as otherwise provided by section 4B, any person may inspect”. [Vide Gujarat Act 17 of 1978, sec. 11 (w.e.f. 1-4-1978).] Himachal Pradesh.—In section 19, for the words “two annas”, substitute the words “twenty-five paise”. [Vide H.P. Act 23 of 1973, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 4-12-1973).]
(Maharashtra) —In section 19,—
(i) for the words “and any person may require a copy or extract of any document or any part of any document to be certified by the Registrar on payment of two annas for every hundred words of such copy or extract”, substitute the words “or may require the Registrar to give him a certified copy or extract or any document or any part thereof on payment of such fee as the State Government or any officer authorised by it may by notification in the Official Gazette fix in that behalf”. [Vide Bombay Act 76 of 1958, sec. 6 (w.e.f. 7-10-1958).]
(ii) for the words “Any person may inspect” substitute the words, “Except as otherwise provided by section 4A, any person may inspect”. [Vide Maharashtra Act 11 of 1968, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 1-10-1968).]
(Orissa) —In section 19, for the words “Registrar”, substitute the words “Registrar of Societies”. [Vide Orissa Act 21 of 1958, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 1-1-1961).]
(Pondicherry) —In section 19, for the words “two annas”, substitute the words, “fifteen paise”. [Vide Pondicherry Act 9 of 1969, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 1-1-1970).] Punjab: Haryana: Chandigarh: Delhi.—In its application to the State of Punjab, in section 19, for the words “two annas”, substitute the words “twenty-five naye paise”. [Vide Punjab Act 14 of 1961, sec. 2, Act 31 of 1966; G.S.Rs. 83 and 84, published in the Gazette of India, 1960, Pt. II, Sec. 3(i), pp. 144, 145.] Tamil Nadu.—In its application to the State of Madras, in section 19,—
(i) the amendment made is the same as that of Andhra Pradesh. [Vide Madras Act 24 of 1954, sec. 2(iii) (w.e.f. 1-9-1954).]
(ii) for the words “two and for every hundred words”, substitute the words “twenty-five naye paise of every two hundred words or part thereof”. [Vide Tamil Nadu Act 9 of 1960, sec. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-4-1961).] Uttar Pradesh.—In section 19,—
(i) for the words “on payment of a fee of one rupee for each inspection”, substitute the words “on payment of such fee as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix”; and
(ii) for the words “on payment of two annas for every hundred words of such copy or extract” substitute the words “on payment of such fee as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix”. [Vide U.P. Act 52 of 1975, sec. 11 (w.e.f. 11-10-1975).]
Complete: The Societies Registration Act, 1860
