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Measure

Measures Act, 1904 (4 Edw. 7, c. 28), enacts that the denomination of a length measure must be stamped upon it, s. 28 of the Act of 1878 having already prescribed the stamping upon a measure of

Conveyancers

nor solicitors, employ themselves solely in the preparation of deeds or assurances of property. They must, by the Stamp Act, 1891, s. 44,and Sch. I., take out yearly a certificate upon which a stamp duty of 4l. 10s.

County Councils

to fish conservancy, to wild birds, to weights and measures, to gas meters and of the (English) Local Stamp Act, 1869; (13) Any matters rising under Riot (Damages) Act, 1886; (14) Registration of rules of scientific societies, under

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Consolidation Acts (English)

1882, the Sheriffs Act, 1887, the Arbitration Act, 1889, the Factors Act, 1889, the Lunacy Act, 1890, the Stamp Act, 1891, the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, the Friendly Societies Act, 1896, the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, the

Executor

the probate or letters of administration should be obtained within two calendar months after it is ended [(English) Stamp Act, 1815 (55 Geo 3. C. 184, s. 37)]. The probate should be obtained to the extend of the

Abstract of title

the stamps upon the deeds (see Whiting to Loomes, (1881) 17 Ch D 10, and s. 117, (English) Stamp Act, 1891, and subsequent (English) Finance Acts); the dates of the different assurances; the names and additions of the

Lease

(d) any writing on an application for a lease intended to signify that the application is granted. [Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899), s. 2(16)] The essential elements of a lease are: 1. the parties 2. the

Power of Attorney

force) empowering a specified person to act for and in the name of the person executing it. [Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899), s. 2 (21)] It includes any instruments empowering a specified person to act for

Notice

1911, s.13, reproduced by the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 112, which provides that a 10s. stamp on a transfer of mortgage does not by itself give notice of a trust; and see also s.

Copyhold

under Part II of the Copyhold Act, 1894 [(English) Law of Properties Act, 1922, s. 138 (3)]. No stamp is required if the agreement is made before 1st January, 1936, (English) Law of Properties Act, 1922, s.

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