INDIAN STAMP (GOA AMENDMENT) ACT, 2005

Act No. 10 of 2005

24th June, 2005

An Act further to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as in force in the State of Goa. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Fifty-Fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

S.1 Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Indian Stamp (Goa Amendment) Act, 2005.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

S.2 Insertion of new section 9A

After section 9 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Central Act 2 of 1899), as in force in the State of Goa, the following section shall be inserted, namely:--

"9A. Power of State Government to consolidate duties in respect of receipts.--

The State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, provide for the consolidation of duties in respect of any receipts or class of receipts given by any person (including any Government), subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order."