7. Supply of strong boxes or almirah to Registering Officers.
- The Offices of all Registering Officers shall be supplied with one or more strong tin-lined boxes or Almirahs or other receptacles secured by locks of approved pattern. In these boxes the registration books and all the papers and documents connected therewith shall be kept, and no money or valuables of any kind shall be deposited therein. The box or Almirahs shall, as far as possible, be placed in the room where the Registering Officer transacts his public business and shall be opened and closed by that officer himself or in his presence. When locked, the key shall be retained in his own possession. The duplicate keys of the locks supplied to Sub-Registrars shall remain in the custody of the District Registrar of the district who will label each with the name of the office to which it belongs and deposit it in his iron safe. (In some safe place).
