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 76A: Delegation of certain powers.
    1[76A. Delegation of certain powers .--2[3*** The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette], delegate
    (a) all or any of the powers conferred on it by sections 2(9), 33(3), ( b ), 70(1), 74 and 78 to the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority; and
    (b) all or any of the powers conferred on the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority by sections 45 (1), (2), 56 (1) and 70 (2) to such subordinate Revenue-authority as may be specified in the notification. ]                                                     STATE AMENDMENT
Uttar Pradesh
Amendment of section 76-A to Act no. II of 1899.--In section 76-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, in clause (b) for the figures 56 (1) the figures and letter 56 (1) (1-A) shall be substituted.
[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 1 of 2016, s. 2]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 4 of 1914, s. 2 and the Sch. Pt. I.
2. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for The Local Government may, by notification in the Local Official Gazette.
3. The words, figures and brackets The Central Government subject to the provision of section 124(1) of the Government of India Act, 1935, and omitted by the A.O. 1950.
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