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 9B: Instruments chargeable with duty for transactions otherwise than through stock exchanges and depositories.
    1[9B. Instruments chargeable with duty for transactions otherwise than through stock exchanges and depositories.--Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,--
     (a) when any issue of securities is made by an issuer otherwise than through a stock exchange or depository, the stamp-duty on each such issue shall be payable by the issuer, at the place where its registered office is located, on the total market value of the securities so issued at the rate specified in Schedule I;
     (b) when any sale or transfer or reissue of securities for consideration is made otherwise than through a stock exchange or depository, the stamp-duty on each such sale or transfer or reissue shall be payable by the seller or transferor or issuer, as the case may be, on the consideration amount specified in such instrument at the rate specified in Schedule I.]
    
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 7 of 2019, s. 15 (w.e.f. 1-4-2020).
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