law: Registration Act, 1908
  23. Time for presenting documents
  Subject to the provisions contained in sections 24, 25 and 26,
  
  no document other than a will shall be accepted for registration unless
  
  presented for that purpose to the proper officer within four months from the
  
  date of its execution:
  PROVIDED that a copy of a decree or order may be
  
  presented within four months from the date on which the decree or order was
  
  made or, where it is appealable, within four months from the day on which it
  
  becomes final.