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A drafter is asked how the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 interacts with other statutes. Which statement correctly reflects Section 4 of that Act?

Contract-related chapters and sections of the Transfer of Property Act form part of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and sections 54 (paragraphs 2 and 3), 59, 107 and 123 are read as supplemental to the Registration Act, 1908, according to Section 4 of the Transfer of Property Act.

  1. AThe chapters and sections relating to contracts are part of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and sections 54 (paras 2 and 3), 59, 107 and 123 are read as supplemental to the Registration ActCorrect
  2. BAll sections of the Act are part of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and none relate to registration
  3. CSections 54, 59, 107 and 123 replace the Registration Act, 1908
  4. DOnly the sections on mortgages are read as part of the Indian Contract Act, 1872

Explanation

Section 4 provides that the chapters and sections relating to contracts are taken as part of the Contract Act, and that sections 54 (paragraphs 2 and 3), 59, 107 and 123 are supplemental to the Registration Act. It does not replace the Registration Act, nor make every section part of the Contract Act.

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