Stamp Duties (Churches) Amendment Act 1977 (NSW)

STAMP DUTIES (CHURCHES) AMENDMENT

ACT, 1977

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Act No. 92,1977.

An Act to provide that certain instruments executed in con­ nection with the operation of the Uniting Church in Australia Act, 1977, the Fellowship of Congregational Churches (New South Wales) Incorporation Act, 1977, or the Hunters HiU Congregational Church Act, 1977, are not chargeable with stamp duty. [Assented to, 20th October, 1977.1

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Act No. 92, 1977.

Stamp Duties (^Churches) Amendment.

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

1. This Act may be cited as the “Stamp Duties Short Utla.

(Churches) Amendment Act, 1977”.

2.     This Act shall be deemed to have commenced on 22nd Commence-

June, 1977.

3.     This Act shall be construed with, and as part of, the Construe

Stamp Duties Act, 1920. tion.

4. Any instrument executed only for— Special

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exemption

from stamp

(a) a purpose ancillary to or consequential on the operation of any of the provisions of—

(i)   section 20 of the Uniting Church in Aus­ tralia Act, 1977;

(ii) section 6, 7 or 9 of the Fellowship of Congregational Churches (New South Wales) Incorporation Act, 1977; or

(iii) section 5 of the Hunters Hill Congregational Church Act, 1977; or

(b)

Act No. 92, 1977.

Stamp Duties (Churches) Amendment.

(b) the purpose of giving effect to any of those provisions,

is not chargeable with stamp duty.