Section 4: Payment of stamp duty in cash

The Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998State Act of Rajasthan · Act 14 of 1999

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 10,-

(i) any instrument chargeable with the stamp duty may be executed on an unstamped paper; and

(ii) The stamp duty chargeable on such instrument may be paid or collected in such manner as the State Government may prescribe by rules.

(2) The registering officer or any other officer authorized by the State Government shall, on production of such proof of payment of stamp duty under clause (ii) of sub-section (1) as the State Government may prescribe by rules, endorse on the instrument the amount of stamp duty so paid in such manner as the State Government may prescribe by rules.

(3) An instrument endorsed under sub-section (2) shall be deemed to be duly stamped under this Act and may be used or acted upon as such to all intents and for all purposes.

[4-A. Rounding off of fractions in duty, fee or surcharge payable or allowances to be made.

- In determining the amount of duty, surcharge or fee payable, or of the allowances to be made, under this Act, any fraction of one rupee, equal to or exceeding fifty paise shall be rounded off to the next one rupee, and any fraction of less than fifty paise shall be disregarded.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998
Section	4
Marginal note	Payment of stamp duty in cash
Jurisdiction	State of Rajasthan
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, Act No. 14 of 2014. Substituted by Rajasthan Finance Act, 2014 (Act No. 14 of 2014)(w.e.f. 14-07-2014)
substituted, Act No. 7 of 2018. Substituted by Rajasthan Finance Act, 2018 (Act No. 7 of 2018) (w.e.f. 12-02-2018)

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