[The [State Government]] may make rules providing that, where an instrument bears a stamp of sufficient amount but of improper description, it may, on payment of the duty with which the same is chargeable, be certified to be duly stamped, and any instrument so certified shall then be deemed to have been duly stamped as from the date of its execution.
Section 37: Admission of improperly stamped instruments.
The Indian Stamp Act, 1899Central Act · Act 2 of 1899
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 |
|---|---|
| Section | 37 |
| Marginal note | Admission of improperly stamped instruments. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 4 |
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- substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "the G.G. in C"..
- substituted. . Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for "collecting Government".
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