INDIAN STAMP (WEST BENGAL AMENDMENT) ACT, 1974

Act No. 28 of 1974

11th May, 1974

An Act to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, in its application to West Bengal. Whereas it is expedient to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899), in its application to West Bengal, for the purpose and in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:-

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S.1 Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Indian Stamp (West Bengal Amendment) Act, 1974.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

S.2 Application of the Act

The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (hereinafter referred to an the said Act), shall, in its application to West Bengal, be amended in the maimer hereinafter provided.

S.3 Amendment of Schedule IA to Act 2 of 1899

In Schedule IA to the said Act, for Article 23, the following Article shall be substituted, namely:-

"23. Conveyance [as defined by section 2 (10)] not being a transfer charged or exempted under No. 62-

where the amount or value of the consideration for such conveyance as set forth therein does not exceed Rs. 50;	Rupee one and fifty paise.
where it exceeds Rs. 50 but does not exceed Rs. 100;	Rupees three.
where it exceeds Rs. 100 but does not exceed Rs. 200;	Rupees six.
where it exceeds Rs. 200 but does not exceed Rs. 300;	Rupees nine.
where it exceeds Rs. 300 but does not exceed Rs. 400;	Rupees twelve.
where it exceeds Rs. 400 but does not exceed Rs. 500;	Rupees fifteen.
where it exceeds Rs. 500 but does not exceed Rs. 600;	Rupees eighteen.
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INDIAN STAMP (WEST BENGAL AMENDMENT) ACT, 1974

S.1 Short title and commencement

S.2 Application of the Act

S.3 Amendment of Schedule IA to Act 2 of 1899

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