stamp Duties (Amendment) Act.
STAMP DUTIES (AMEN1)3IENT)
ACT.
Act Xo. 3, 1914.
| George V, | ^ c t to impose certain stamp, probate, and other |
| No. 3. | duties ; to amend the Stamp Duties Act, 1898, the Stamp Duties Am endm ent Act, 1900, the Companies (Dcatli Duties) Act, 1901, the Stamp Duties (Am endm ent) Act, 1904, and the Stamp Duties (Deductions) Act, 1904 ; to repeal tlie Probate Duties (Am end m ent) Act, 1899 ; and for purposes consequent thereon or incidental thereto . [Assented to, 14th April, 1914.] |
1 > E it cnaetetl liy the Kine '^ Most fAcellei it IMajesty, _L3 by and v\itli the a ih iei and consent lif the ij< yis- lat ivc Conned and Ceyislative Assciidily dI ' X cw South Wales in Oarlianieiit assenililed. and hy the authoi ' i ty of the same, a.s felL)ws :
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| Short title. | 1. This A ft may he cited as the “ Stamp Duties |
(Amendment) Act, 1914.”
A e tto b e r ra d 2. Tlus A ct shall he consti'ucd with tin ' Stamp
mhei’TJiT' Duties Act, 1S!)S (hereinafter rH'errml to as the Principal Act) ; the Stamp Duties Amendment Act, 1900 ; the Companies (Death Duties) .:Vct, 1901 ; the Stamp Duties (Amendment) Act, 1901; and tlie Stamp Duties (Deductions) Act, 1901.
Stamp Duties (Amendment) Act,
| 3. 'J'liis Act | into Pavts as follows ;— | George V, |
No. 3.
| PA R T I .— P jiecimixaui’—ss. | 1-4. | Division into I ’lirls. |
PA R T I I .— S'j’A’MP D uties—ss. 5-34.
PA RT I I I .— PuouATE D u t i e s — ss. 35-43.
SCHEDULES.
4. (1) Section three of the Principal Act is amended Uifinition.
by insertiu”- next after tlie delinition of the w o r d i>i & .ir. Vic.,
“ convcwance ” the following :—
| ■ | “ Conveyance on sale ” includes every instrum ent and everv decree or order of anv court whercl)v | t | • | » |
any propi'rty or any estate or interest in any property, u[)on the sale thereof is transferred to or vested in a purchaser or other person on his behalf or by his direction.
(2) Eor the purposes of the Principal Act, and Execution of
any Act amending it, an instrum ent is deemed to bo first executed the first time th a t it is signed and sealed, or signed (as the case may Ite) by any party thereto :
Provided th a t if the instrum ent is ineffective by reason of a failure of the necessary parties to execute it, a refund may he made of any money paid for stamping.
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Charfjc o f (hdles in Schedule One.
5. Suhject to th(' exenpitions contained in this P…