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The Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1959

THE KERALA STAMP ACT, 1959 THE KERALA STAMP ACT, 1959 (Act 17 of 1959) CONTENTS CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Sections. 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II STAMP DUTIES. 3. Instruments chargeable with duty. 4. Several instruments used in single transactions of sale, mortgage or settlement. 5. Instruments relating to several distinct matters. 6. Instruments coming within several descriptions in Schedule. 7. Payment of higher duty in respect of certain instruments. 8. Bonds or other securities issued on a loans. 9. Power to reduce remit or compound duties. 10. Duties how to be paid. 11. Use of adhesive stamps. 12. Cancellation of adhesive stamps. 13. Instruments stamped with impressed stamps how to be written. 14. Only one instrument to be on same stamp. 15. Instruments written contrary to section 13 or 14 deemed unstamped. 16. Denoting duty. 17. Instruments executed in the State of Kerala. 18. Instruments executed out of India. 19. Payment of duty on certain instruments liable to increased duty in the State of Kerala. 20. Conversion of amount expressed in foreign currencies. 21. Stock and.....

The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1899

THE INDIAN STAMP ACT, 1899 THE INDIAN STAMP ACT, 1899 [Act, No. 2 of 1899] [27th January, 1899] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Stamps, WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to Stamps. It is hereby enacted as follows: - Chapter - 1 PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement :- (1) This Act may be called the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. (Substituted by Act 43 of 1955, Section3, for the former sub-section w.e.f. 1-4-1956) (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir: Provided that it shall not apply to (Substituted by the A.O. (No.2) 1956, for "Part B States") [the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States] (excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir) except to the extent to which the provisions of this Act relate to rates of stamp-duty in respect of the documents specified in entry 91 of List I in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution.] (3) It shall come into force on the first day of July, 1899. 2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context, -- .....

The Kerala Stamp (Amendment) Act, 1969[1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1969

THE KERALA STAMP (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1969[1] ACT 29 OF 1969 THE KERALA STAMP (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1969[1] An Act further lo amend the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959. Preamble. "WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959, for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India a s follows:" 1. Short title."This Act may be called the Kerala Stamp {Amend ment) Act, 1969. 2. Amendment of section 6."In section 6 of the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 (17 of 1959) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in the proviso, for the words "four rupees fifty paise", the words five rupees" shall be substituted. 3. Amendment of section 11."In section 11 of the principal Act," (i) in clause (a), for the words "twelve paise", the words "twenty paise' shall be substituted; (ii) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely : " "(b) certificate of enrolment in the roll of advocates main ly the State Bar Council;". 4. Amendment of section 30."In section 30 of the principal Act (i) in clause (a), for the figures "24", "29", "31", "36", "47", "48", "49", "50" and "54", the figures "25", "30", "32", "37",.....

Tamil Nadu Stamp Act, 2013 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 2013

.....times, first executed; (5) "Chief Controlling Revenue Authority"means the officer appointed under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act XVI of 1908) to be the Inspector General of Registration or any person authorised by the Government to exercise all or any of the power of the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority under that Act; (6) "clearance list"means a list of transactions relating to contracts required to be submitted to the Clearing House of an association in accordance with the rules or bye-laws of the association; (7) "Collector"means the Collector of a district and includes any officer specifically appointed by the Government to perform the functions of the Collector under this Act; (8) "conveyance" includes" (a) a conveyance on sale; (b) every instrument; (c) every order made by the High Court under Section 394 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956) in respect of amalgamation or reconstruction of companies; and (d) every order made by the Reserve Bank of India under Section 44A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949; by which property, whether movable or immovable or any interest in any property is transferred inter vivos and.....

Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Schedule I

Title: First Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1899

.....ANY HIGH COURT 27[under the Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926, or] in exercise of powers conferred on such court by Letters Patent or by the Legal Practitioners Act, 1884-- (a) in the case of an Advocate or vakil Five hundred rupees. (b) in the case of an Attorney Two hundred and fifty rupees. Exemption Entry of an advocate, vakil or attorney on the roll of any High Court when he has previously been enrolled in a High Court. 28[***] 31. EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY--Instrument of The same duty as a Conveyance (No.23) for a consideration equal to the value of the property of greatest value as set forth in such instrument. EXTRACT. See COPY (No. 24). 32. FURTHER CHARGE-- Instrument of, that is to say, any instrument imposing a further charge on mortgaged property-- (a) when the original mortgage is one of the description referred to in clause (a) of Article No. 40 (that is, with possession). The same duty as a conveyance (No.23) for a consideration equal to the amount of the further charge secured by such instrument. .....

Chit Funds Act, 1982 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1982

..... (a) that the security offered by the foreman under section 20 is insufficient; (b) that the foreman had been convicted of any offence under this Act or under any other Act regulating chit business and sentenced to imprisonment for any such offence; (c) that the foreman had defaulted in the payment of fees or the filing of any statement or record required to be paid or filed under this Act or had violated any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder; (d) that the foreman had been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced to imprisonment for any such offence unless a period of five years has elapsed since his release: Provided further that before refusing to register a chit under the first proviso, the foreman shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard. (3) Every endorsement made under sub-section (2) shall be conclusive evidence that the chit is duly registered under this Act and the registration of a chit shall lapse if the declaration by the foreman under sub-section (1) of section 9-is not filed within three months from the date of such endorsement or within such further period or periods not exceeding three months in.....

Chit Funds Act, 1982 Chapter III

Title: Rights and Duties of Foreman

State: Central

Year: 1982

.....shall deposit the prize amount forthwith in a separate account in an approved bank mentioned in the chit agreement and intimate in writing the fact of such deposit and the reasons therefor to the prized subscriber and the Registrar: Provided that where any prized subscriber does not collect the prize amount in respect of any instalment of a chit within a period of two months from the date of the draw, it shall be open to the foreman to hold another draw in respect of such instalment. (3) Every payment of the prize amount or the amount of future subscriptions under sub-section (1), and the deposit of the prize amount under sub-section (2), shall be intimated to the subscribers at the next succeeding draw and the particulars of such payment or deposit shall be entered in the minutes of the proceedings of that draw. (4) The foreman shall not appropriate to himself any amount in excess of what he is entitled to under clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 21: Provided that where the foreman is himself a prized subscriber, he shall be entitled to appropriate to himself the prize amount subject to his complying with provisions of section 31: Provided.....

Chit Funds Act, 1982 Section 20

Title: Security to Be Given by Foreman

State: Central

Year: 1982

.....of the Registrar; or (c) transfer in favour of the Registrar such other securities, being securities in which a trustee may invest money under section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (2 of 1882), of such value, as may be prescribed by the State Government from time of time: Provided that the value of the securities referred to in clause (c) shall not, in any case, be less than one and a half times the value of the chit amount. (2) Where a foreman conducts more than one chit, he shall furnish security in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) in respect of each chit. (3) The Registrar may, at any time during the currency of the chit, permit the substitution of the security: Provided that the face value or market value (whichever is less) of the substituted security shall not be less than the value of the security given by the foreman under sub-section (1). (4) The security given by the foreman under sub-section (1), or any security substituted under sub-section (3), shall not be liable to be attached in execution of a decree or otherwise until the chit is terminated and the claims of all the subscribers are fully satisfied. (5) Where the chit is.....

Maharashtra Chit Funds Act, 1974 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1974

.....may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different areas and for different provisions of this Act. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) "approved bank" means a Bank approved by the State Government for the purposes of this Act; (2) "bye laws" means byelaws relating to a chit and registered under this Act, and for the time being in force, and includes registered amendments of such byelaws ; (3) "chit" means a transaction, whether called chit fund, chitty, unit, bhishi or by any other name, by or under which the Foreman conducting the chit enters into an agreement with a specified number of subscribers that everyone of them shall subscribe a certain sum of money in periodical installments for a definite period, and that each subscriber in his turn, either determined by lot or by auction or by tender or in such other manner as may be provided for in the agreement, be entitled to a prize amount, whether payable in cash, kind or any article of value or in such other manner as may be provided for in such agreement ; (4) "chit agreement" means a document containing the articles of agreement.....

The Kerala Chitties Act, 1975 [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1975

THE KERALA CHITTIES ACT, 1975 [1] THE KERALA CHITTIES ACT, 1975 [1] (Act 23 of 1975) An Act to define, amend and consolidate the law relating to chitties in the State of Kerala; Preamble. "WHEREAS it is expedient to define, amend and consolidate the law relating to chitties in the State of Kerala; BE it enacted in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: " PART I Preliminary 1. Short title, extent and commencement . "(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Chitties Act, 1975. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. 2. Definitions. "In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires," (1) "approved bank" means a bank approved by the Government, from time to time, for the purposes of this Act; (2) "chitty" means a transaction, whether called chitty or kuri, by which one or more persons, hereinafter called the "foreman" or "foremen", enter into an agreement with a number of persons that every one of the contracting party shall subscribe a certain amount of money or quantity of grain or other.....