Act Number: 2

Act Name: The Indian Stamp Act, 1899

Year: 1899

Enactment Date: 1899-01-27

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Stamps,

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 34: Special provision as to unstamped receipts.
    Where any receipt chargeable 1[with a duty not exceeding ten naye paise] is tendered to or produced before any officer unstamped in the course of the audit of any public account, such officer may in his discretion, instead of impounding the instrument, require a duly stamped receipt to be substituted therefore.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1958, s. 5, for "with a duty of one anna" (w.e.f. 1-10-1958).
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