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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Section 55

Allowance on Renewal of Certain Debentures

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Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Section 55 is part of Indian Stamp Act, 1899 - Allowance on Renewal of Certain Debentures. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

When any duly stamped debenture is renewed by the issue of a new debenture in the same terms, the Collector shall, upon application made within one month, repay to the person issuing such debenture, the value of the stamp on the original or on the new debenture, whichever shall be less:

Provided that the original debenture is produced before the Collector and cancelled by him in such manner as the State Government may direct.

Explanation.--- A debenture shall be deemed to be renewed in the same terms within the meaning of this section notwithstanding the following changes :

(a) the issue of two or more debentures in place of one original debenture, the total amount secured being the same;

(b) the issue of one debenture in place of two or more original debentures, the total amount secured being the same;

(c) the substitution of the name of the holder at the time of renewal for the name of the original holder; and

(d) the alteration of the rate of interest or the dates of payment thereof.

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What does Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Section 55 provide?

Section Section 55 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Allowance on Renewal of Certain Debentures) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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