State at least four instruments which are exempted from the provisions of Section 17(1) of the Registration Act, 1908.

The registration of the non-testamentary documents mentioned under Section 17(1)(b) and (c) of the Registration Act, 1908 is subject to the exceptions provided in of Section 17(2). These are as follows: 1. any composition deed, i.e., every deed the essence of which is composition; or 2. any instrument relating to shares in Joint Stock Company; or 3. any debentures issued by any such Company; or 4. any endorsement upon or transfer of any debenture; or 5. any document other than the documents specified under Section 17(IA) of the Act creating merely a right to obtain another document which will, when executed create, declare, assign, limit or extinguish any such right, title or interest; or 6. any decree or order of a court; or 7. any grant of immovable property by the Government; or 8. any instrument of partition made by Revenue-officer; or 9. any order granting a loan or instrument of collateral security granted under the Land Improvement Act, 1871, or the Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883; or 10. any order granting loan made under the Agriculturists Loans Act, 1884 or instrument for securing the repayment of a loan made under that Act; or 11. any order made under the Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 vesting any property in a treasurer of a charitable endowment or divesting any such Treasurer of any property; or 12. any endorsement on a mortgage deed acknowledging the payment of the whole or any part of the mortgage money, and any other receipt for payment of money, due under a mortgage when the receipt does not purport to extinguish the mortgage; or 13. any certificate of sale granted to the purchaser of any property sold by public auction by Civil or Revenue Officer.