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Section 23A: Certain instruments connected with mortgages of marketable securities to be chargeable as agreements.

The Indian Stamp Act, 1899Central Act · Act 2 of 1899

[23A. Certain instruments connected with mortgages of marketable securities to be chargeable as agreements. --(1) Where an instrument (not being a promissory note or bill of exchange)--

(a) is given upon the occasion of the deposit of any marketable security by way of security for money advanced or to be advanced by way of loan, or for an existing or future debt, or

(b) makes redeemable or qualifies a duly stamped transfer, intended as a security, of any marketable security,

it shall be chargeable with duty as if it were an agreement or memorandum of an agreement chargeable with duty under [Article No. 5 (c)] of Schedule I.

(2) A release or discharge of any such instrument shall only be chargeable with the like duty.].

STATE AMENDMENT

Himachal Pradesh--

Amendment of section 23-A.-- In sub-section (1) of section 23-A of the said Act, for the word and figure ‘Schedule-I’ the word, figure and letter “Schedule I-A” shall be substituted.

[Vide Himachal Pradesh Act 4 of 1953, s. 8]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Section23A
Marginal noteCertain instruments connected with mortgages of marketable securities to be chargeable as agreements.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

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.

  • inserted, Act 15 of 1904. . Ins. by Act 15 of 1904, s. 3.
  • substituted, Act 1 of 1912. . Subs. by Act 1 of 1912, s. 3, for "Article No. 5(b)".

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