Stamp Act 1882 Amendment Act 1893 (WA)

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The Stamp Act, 1882—Amendment

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO SEPTIMO

VICTORTIF REGINA

No. 31

An Act to amend The Stamp Act, 1882.'

[Assented to 13th October, 1893.

Preamble

E it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and

with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and

Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parlia-

ment assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

Short title 1. This Act may be cited as The Stamp Act, 1882, Amend-

ment Act, 1893; and shall be incorporated with and form part of

' The Stamp Act, 1882,' hereinafter called the Principal Act.

Repeal of sec-

tion Si of Prin- 2. The twenty-first section of the Principal Act is hereby repealed,

cipal Act

but such repeal shall not be deemed to revoke any license heretofore

granted under such section.

Treasurer may

Colonial

3. (1) The Colonial Treasurer may, in his discretion, by writing under what conditions stamps may be issued to such vendors for sale, and what accounts of such stamps shall be kept by such

license vendors

under his hand, license vendors of stamps, and may direct how and

of stamps

vendors.

(2) Such licenses may be granted as aforesaid for any period of time, and may at any time be revoked by the Colonial Treasurer.

(3) The issue or revocation of any such licenses shall be notified in the Government Gazette.'

licensed vendors

4. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Principal Act, all persons holding a license to sell stamps obtained thereunder shall cause a notification of such fact to be put up outside the place in which such stamps are sold, in such manner as the Colonial Treasurer may, by notice in the Government Gazette,' from time to time direct.

°I stamps t°

notify fact

Publication of

(2) The license to sell stamps of any such person, who does not comply with the provisions of this section within one month from the coming into operation of this Act, shall be deemed to be revoked from the expiration of such month.

such notice

Duty on annuity.

5. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Principal Act, the sum of Ten shillings shall be the amount of duty chargeable upon any

Tru"s

of Land Act 'for

charge' under the provisions of the one hundred and fifth section of The Transfer of Land Act, 1803 ; ' and such charge,' and the duty chargeable thereon, shall be deemed to be inserted in Schedule A to the Principal Act.

.

No duty to be 6. No duty shall be chargeable on any coupon or warrant for interest attached to or issued with any security presented for payment

charg WI ed

coupon for any

sum less than £2 after the passing of this Act, unless such interest amounts to Two

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pounds or to any larger sum, and Schedule A of the Principal Act is

hereby amended accordingly.

7. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Principal Act, the Definition of the

word `stamp' shall be deemed to include any adhesive postage stamp ' vim' 'stamp'

which, under The Post and Telegraph Act, 1893,' may be used to

denote duties under the Principal Act.

8. No duty shall be chargeable upon any policy upon the face Policies of re-

whereof it is expressed that such policy is a policy of re-insurance, and 101.,":„Tprierotth

whereby any insurance company, or underwriter, or association of stamp Duty

underwriters effects, after the passing of this Act, an insurance the

subject matter of which, at the time of such re-insurance, is insured

under a policy upon which the duty imposed by the Principal Act has

been paid before such time.

inserting, in the third line of such section, between the word' executed' Voiceinplzfet 9. The eleventh section of the Principal Act is hereby amended by Amendment of

and the word provided,' the words or by a witness of such execu-

tion.'

10. The fourteenth section of the Principal Act is hereby amended Amendment of by omitting, in the second line of the first sub-section, the words Itirp,.11;et, ' or receipt for money,' and by omitting, in the third line of such sub-

section, the words In Western Australia,' and by inserting, in the third line of the second sub-section, between the word execution' and the word on,' the words or first arrival in Western Australia.'

W. C. P. ROBINSON,

GOVERNOR.