General Powers of the Registrar

The Registrar may exercise the following powers in addition to any other powers conferred on him by this Act, that is to say– (a) he may require any person to produce any instrument, certificate or other document or plan relating to the land, lease or charge in question, and that person shall produce it; (b) he may summon any person to appear and give any information or explanation respecting land, a lease or a charge, or any instrument, certificate or other document or plan relating to the land, lease or charge in question, and such person shall appear and give such information or explanation; (c) he may refuse to proceed with any registration if any instrument, certificate, or other document, plan, information or explanation required to be produced or given is withheld 16 or any act required to be performed under this Act is not performed; (d) he may administer oaths or take a declaration in lieu thereof, and may require that any proceedings, information or explanation shall be verified on oath or by statutory declaration; or (e) he may order that the costs, charges and expenses incurred by him or by any person in connection with any investigation or hearing held by him or on his orders for the purposes of this Act shall be borne and paid by such person in such manner and in such proportions as he, the Registrar, thinks fit, and the amount of such costs, charges and expenses shall be deemed to be a fee to which sections 152 and 153 shall apply.