# The Indian Stamp Act, 1899, Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement

- Act: The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act 2 of 1899)
- In force from: 1899-07-01
- Ministry: Ministry of Finance
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/stamp-act/section/1/

## Text

(1) This Act may be called the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. 1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2***: Provided that it shall not apply to 3[the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States] (excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir) except to the extent to which the provisions of this Act relate to rates of stamp-duty in respect of the documents specified in Entry 91 of List I in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution]. (3) It shall come into force on the first day of July, 1899.

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