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57. Appointment of Registrars
(1) The State Government may appoint Registrars of Firms for the purposes of this Act, and may define the areas within which they shall exercise their powers and perform their duties.
(2) Every Registrar shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
State Amendment (Goa, Daman and Diu): The Government of Goa has appointed the Civil Registrars-cum-Sub-Registrars of each taluka as Registrar of Firms for that taluka’s jurisdiction, superseding earlier notifications — w.e.f. 8-3-2019.
State Amendment (Maharashtra): Section 57 is substituted to provide for a State-wide Registrar of Firms appointed by the State Government, with power to appoint Deputy and Assistant Registrars of Firms for such areas as notified, all deemed public servants under section 21 of the Indian Penal Code — vide Maharashtra Act 29 of 1984, s. 5.
