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Stamp duties
generally, Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Stamps,' and Statutes of Practical Utility (Annual), tit. 'Stamps'] have been altered by various Finance Acts, of which the most important are the (English) Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910 (10 Edw. 7, c. 8),
Income-tax
the year of the Crime an War, it rose to 1s. 4d., and in 1918 to 6s. The Finance Act, 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c. 13), for the first time differentiated (ss. 19 et seq.) between 'earned
Estate duty
Estate duty. A duty first levied by the (English) Finance Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 30), upon the principal value of all property, real or personal,
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Appropriate government
Appropriate government, means in relation to public authority which is established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly-- (i) by the Central Government or the Union Territory administration, the Central
Succession duties
ancestors or descendants, in cases where the duty on affidavit for probate had been paid; and the (English) Finance Act, 1894, by s. 1 directed that this duty should not be levied in respect of property chargeable
Settlement estate duty
estate duty. The further estate duty (see that title) levied under ss. 5 and 17 of the (English) Finance Act, 1894 (57& 58 Vict. c. 30) (Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Death Duties'), on settled property passing on the
Public authority
(ii) by any law made by the appropriate Government, and includes any other body owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly by the appropriate Government. [Freedom of Information Act, 2002 (5 of 2003),
Hire-purchase agreement
with liberal amount of working capital found it difficult to extend the scheme to many customers. Then the financiers came into the picture. The finance company would buy the goods from the dealer and let them to
Floating charge
a legal term, but it is well understood and is used in Acts of Parliament, e.g., the (English) Finance Act, 1915, s. 27, and may be said to denote a security which is an equitable charge on
Financial Institution
Financial Institution, means a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) applies (including any
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