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 69: Penalty for breach of rule relating to sale of stamps and for unauthorised sale.
    (a) Any person appointed to sell stamps who disobeys any rule made under section 74; and
        (b) any person not so appointed who sells or offers for sale any stamp (other than a 1ten naye paise or five naye paise] adhesive stamp);
    shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
                                                    STATE AMENDMENT
     Arunachal Pradesh.--
Amendment of sections 69,--
     (8) in section 69, in clause (b), for the words "five hundred rupees", the words "five thousand rupees" shall be substituted.
     [Vide Arunachal Pradesh Act 3 of 2010, s. 2]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1958, s. 10, for "one anna or half an anna" (w.e.f. 1-10-1958).
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