Where the duty with which an instrument is chargeable, or its exemption from duty, depends in any manner upon the duty actually paid in respect of another instrument, the payment of such last-mentioned duty shall, if application is made in writing to the Collector for that purpose, and on production of both the instruments, be denoted upon such first-mentioned instrument by endorsement under the hand of the Collector or in such other manner (if any) as the [State Government] may by rule prescribe.
Section 16: Denoting duty.
The Indian Stamp Act, 1899Central Act · Act 2 of 1899
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 |
|---|---|
| Section | 16 |
| Marginal note | Denoting duty. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 3 |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "collecting Government".
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