Office Hours and Holidays

3. The offices of all Registrars and Sub-Registrars shall be open for at least six
and half hours daily, Sundays and holidays excepted. The hours of working
shall usually be those fixed by Government, from time to time. These shall not
be altered except with the approval of the Inspector-General. A notice showing
the hours of working of the office shall be affixed in a prominent place in each
office for the information of the public.
4. A Registering Officer may decline to receive a document for registration if
presented after 3.30 P.M. when he has sufficient work to attend to after that
hour in connection with documents previously admitted to registration.
5. The holidays to be observed in Registration Offices are the holidays notified by
Government.
6. A document presented for registration or a sealed cover purporting to contain a
will presented for deposit under Section 42 or an application for the withdrawal
of such a cover under Section 44 or a Power of Attorney brought for
authentication under Rule 49 shall not be accepted or authenticated on an
authorised general holiday except in a special emergency. When a Sub-
Registrar accepts a document or authenticates a Power of Attorney on such a
day, he shall immediately make a report to the Registrar explaining the
circumstances.

There is, however, no objection to accept a document for registration or a sealed cover
purporting to contain a will for deposit, authenticate a Power of Attorney at a private
residence on a Sunday or other authorised holiday or to the transcription or return of
documents on such days, should the Registering Officer happen to be in his office.