Section 305: Prohibition of registration of government, public or community properties in individual’s name

1) No person shall register, prohibition of registration or cause to be registered, any government, public, or community property in his or her name.

2) If a person registers, or causes to be registered, any government, public, or community property in the name of any individual, such registration shall, ipso facto, be void.

3) If a complaint is filed as to the registration of any government, public, or community property in any individual’s name, the concerned Land Revenue Office shall summon the registration-holder also and inquire into the matter, as required, and make a necessary decision within six months after the date of filing the complaint.

4) If the registration of any government, public, or community property in any individual’s name is annulled pursuant to this Section, the Land Revenue Officer shall make necessary entries in the records maintained in his or her office and give information thereof to the concerned district-level administrative office and the local level.

5) The Land Revenue Office shall punish a person who registers, or causes to be registered, any government, public, or community property in contravention of this Section with a fine of twenty-five thousand to one hundred thousand rupees.

6) The registration of government, public, or community property in oneself or some individual’s name, which in itself is an offense as per prevailing laws, nothing written in this section shall be an obstacle to taking action in an offense related to it.