Execution, attestation and registration of bills of sale

(1) A bill of sale shall be executed, attested and registered in the manner required by this Act. (2) The bill of sale shall be signed by the grantor and attested by two credible witnesses who are not parties thereto, or by an attorney or a commissioner for oaths to affidavits, and the attestation shall state that before the execution of the bill of sale the effect thereof was explained to the grantor by one of the attesting witnesses, or the attorney or commissioner. (3) The bill, with every schedule or inventory thereto annexed or therein referred to, and two true copies of the bill and of every schedule or inventory, and of every attestation of the execution of the bill, shall be presented to the Registrar General within seven clear days after the making or giving of the bill of sale. (4) There shall also be presented to the Registrar General at the same time as the bill of sale is presented an affidavit setting forth– (a) the date, hour and minute when the bill was made or given; (b) the fact of its due execution and attestation; 10 Bills of Sale Act (c) a description of the residence and occupation of the person making or giving it; (d) if it was made or given by anyone under or in the execution of any process, a description of the residence and occupation of the person against whom that process was issued; and (e) a description of every attesting witness to the bill. (5) The Registrar General shall register the original bill of sale, schedule or inventory together with the attestation and affidavit in the General Registry, and shall certify the copies of the bill of sale together with the copies of the schedules or inventories presented to him and return it to the person who presented the same. (5A) Where a bill of sale registered under this Act is in relation to a vehicle or trailer, one certified copy of the bill of sale together with the copy of the schedule or inventory registered pursuant to sub-section (5) shall be recorded at the Department of Transport or municipal authority, as the case may be, of the district in which the vehicle or trailer is registered. (6) The Registrar General shall cause notice that the bill of sale has been registered to be published in the Gazette within fourteen days after its registration. (7) A transfer or assignment of a registered bill of sale shall be executed, attested and registered like a bill of sale, but need not be advertised. (8) With reference to the execution of a bill of sale, the grantor shall be deemed to have signed the same if he affixes thereto his actual signature or mark or something intended by him to be equivalent thereto. Bills of Sale Act 11