Stamp Acts Amendment Act of 1956 (5 Eliz Ii No. 13) (Qld)

276 STAMP DUTIES. Stamp Acts Amendment Act . 5 E liz . II. No. 13, STAMP DUTIES. 5 N E o l . iz 1 . 3 1 . I. An Act to Amend “ The Stamp Acts, 1894 to 1955,” T he S tamp A cts A mendment in certain particulars. A ct of 1956. [A ssented to 19 th N ovember , 1956.] B E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— Short title. 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as “ The Stamp Acts Amendment Act of 1956.” Principal (2.) *“ The Stamp Acts, 1894 to 1955,” are in this Act. Act referred to as the Principal Act. Collective (3.) The Principal Act and this Act may be title. collectively cited as “ The Stamp Acts, 1894 to 1956.” Commence­ -)-(4.) This Act shall come into force on a date to ment of Act be fixed by the Governor in Council by Proclamation published in the Gazette. Amendment 2. Subsection one of section thirty-nine of the of s. 39 (1). Principal Act is amended by repealing therein the words “ two pence ” and inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ three pence ”. Amendment 3. The First Schedule to the Principal Act is oSfchFeidrsutle. amended— (i.) By, under the heading “ B ill oe E xchange ”, repealing the figures “002”, where appearing opposite and relative to the words “ Payable on demand or at sight, or on presentation, or in which no time for payment is expressed ”, and inserting, in lieu of those repealed figures, the figures “0 0 3 ” ; (ii.) By, under the heading “ R eceipt —Given for or on the payment of money ”, repealing the provision “ All receipts for money withdrawn by depositors from * 58 V. No. 8 and amending Acts. t Commenced I Jan., 1957 (Proc. pubd. Gaz. 15 Dec., 1956, p. 1931).

STAMP DUTIES. 277 1956. Stamp Acts Amendment Act. the Government Savings Bank ” and inserting, in lieu of that repealed provision, the provision “ All receipts for money withdrawn by depositors from savings banks 4, (1.) Bills of exchange forms which before the Transitory commencement of this Act have been printed to the Provislons- order of a bank under license issued under the provisions of *“ The Stamp Acts , 1894 to 1955,” and the regulations thereunder and are impressed with two pence stamp duty and are either in the possession of the printer or the bank at such commencement and are unused shall be deemed to be duly stamped with three pence stamp duty. (2.) Any bank which at the commencement of this Act is in possession of bills of exchange forms referred to in subsection one of this section shall j within one month of such commencement furnish to the Commissioner a statement in a form approved by him giving particulars and numbers of such forms and pay to the Commissioner the duty of three pence per form or the additional duty of one penny per form, as the case may require. (3.) Where bills of exchange forms referred to in -subsection one of this section are at the commencement of this Act in the possession of a printer and are subsequently delivered to a bank the bank shall when making payment of the stamp duty in accordance with *“ The Stamp Acts , 1894 to 1956,” and the regulations thereunder, pay to the Commissioner the amount of three pence duty on each such form. 58 V. No. 8 and amending Acts.