The Ministry of Law and Justice, on September 18, 2026, has promulgated the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Registration (Amendment) Regulation, 2026, under Article 240 of the Constitution. The Regulation amends the Registration Act, 1908 in its application to the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and extends to the whole Union Territory. It will come into force on a date to be appointed by the Administrator through notification in the Official Gazette.
The Regulation makes several changes to Section 2, including introducing definitions of “Government”, “notification”, “prescribed” and “Union territory”, recognising a Book in electronic form, and modifying the particulars relating to a person’s description to include marital status and father’s name. It also provides that “Government” means the Union territory Administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands headed by the Administrator.
The Regulation further proposes amendments to Section 17 relating to compulsory registration of documents. The extract provided begins the insertion of new clause 17(1)(f) concerning certain decrees, orders or awards relating to immovable property passed by a civil court, including those based on consent of defendants or circumstantial evidence, but the provision is incomplete in the text supplied. Accordingly, the specific scope and conditions of this proposed registration requirement cannot be determined from the provided extract.
[Regulation No. 12 of 2026]
