Section 78: Act to be translated, and sold cheaply.

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

Every State Government shall make provision for the sale of translations of this Act in the principal vernacular languages of the territories administered by it at a price not exceeding [twenty-five naye paise] per copy.

STATE AMENDMENT

ASSAM--

Substitution of section 78.--In the principal Act, for section 78, the following shall be substituted, namely,--

"78. Duty or allowance to be rounded off to 78 the next rupee.--If the total amount of duty payable, or of allowance to be made under this Act is not a round figure, the total amount shall be rounded off the next rupee."

[Vide Assam Act 22 of 2004, s. 5]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Section	78
Marginal note	Act to be translated, and sold cheaply.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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 s. 12, ibid., "four annas" (w.e.f. 1-10-1958).

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