Punjab gives assistant commissioners power to register property
All land and property registrations in Punjab must now go through the Punjab Land Records Authority's e-registration system, the notification said.
Punjab has authorized additional assistant commissioners posted at divisional headquarters to register land and property, the Board of Revenue Punjab said in a notification issued on Friday.
The notification said the government has given these officers the powers of sub-registrars under Section 6 of the Registration Act 1908, and the change takes effect immediately.
It also said that all land and property registrations will be carried out only through the e-registration system of the Punjab Land Records Authority.
The government has decided to supervise officers who receive registration powers, and deputy commissioners have been directed to ensure close monitoring and effective checks and balances over registration officers.
The Board of Revenue has formally informed all divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners and the Punjab Land Records Authority about the decision.
Under the new arrangement, additional assistant commissioners at divisional headquarters can now handle property registration matters that were previously handled by sub-registrars.
The Registration Act 1908 is the law that governs the registration of property documents in Pakistan, and sub-registrars have traditionally carried out this work at the local level.
The Punjab Land Records Authority manages land records in the province, and its digital registration system is the only channel the notification names for property registration.
The change affects anyone who buys, sells or transfers land or property in Punjab, since every registration must now pass through the authority's electronic system.
