Short title, extent and commencement
Section 1 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 deals with short title, extent and commencement. This Act may be called the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1899.
(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.
Section 1, The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act 2 of 1899).
Made under this section, and citing it
3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 1
What does Section 1 of the Indian Stamp Act deal with?
Section 1 of the Indian Stamp Act is headed "Short title, extent and commencement". This Act may be called the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.
How do I find court cases under Section 1 of the Indian Stamp Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Stamp Act 1, section 1 Stamp Act, section 1 of the Indian Stamp Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 1 of the Indian Stamp Act, and has it changed?
3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Stamp Rules and its Amendments (1979), then The Indian Stamp (Pondicherry Amendment) Regulation, 1976. (1976).
When did Section 1 of the Indian Stamp Act come into force?
Section 1 of the Indian Stamp Act, cited as Stamp Act 1, came into force on 01 Jul 1899, having been enacted on 27 Jan 1899. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 47. Power of payer to stamp bills, and promissory notes received by him unstamped4923 words
- 2. Definitions3110 words
- 3. Instruments chargeable with duty1916 words
- 10. Duties how to be paid1187 words
- 28. Direction as to duty in case of certain conveyances961 words
- 73. Books, etc., to be open to inspection932 words
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