Rule 29. Manner of Recording Memorandum

(1) Form of Memorandum- Memorandum of agreement sent to the competent authority under sub-section (1) of section 89 shall unless the competent authority otherwise directs, be in duplicate, and shall be in as close conformity as the circumstances of the case admit with, Form-XVIII, or Form-XVIII A, or Form -XVIII B as the case may be.

(2) After receiving a memorandum of agreement, the competent authority shall, for taking decision to record memorandum or refusing to record, shall issue notice to parties to agreement in Form-XIX, fixing date and place of hearing and in default of objections, he proposes to record the memorandum on the date so fixed. The notice may be sent personally or through registered post or speed post or electronically:

Provided that the notice may be communicated orally to any parties who are present at the time when notice in writing would otherwise issue.

(3) On the date so fixed, the competent authority, after hearing the parties to agreement shall take decision to record or refuse to record the memorandum:

Provided that the issue of a notice under sub-rule (2) shall not be deemed to prevent the competent authority from refusing to record the memorandum on the date so fixed even if no objection has been made by any party concerned.

(4) If on such date the competent authority decides that the memorandum ought not to be recorded, he shall inform the parties present of his decision and of the reasons thereof and if any party desiring the memorandum to be recorded is not present, he shall send information to that party.

(5) Registration of memorandum accepted for record. - In recording a memorandum of agreement, the competent authority shall cause the same to be entered in a register in Form-XX and shall cause an endorsement to be entered under his signature on a copy of a memorandum to be retained by him in the following terms, namely-

"The memorandum of agreement bearing Serial No. ……………. of 20……………. in the register has been recorded this …………. day …………. of……………….

(Signature) Competent Authority