THE ASSAM GAZETT_~:
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EXTRAORDINARY
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ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : : LEGISLATIVE BRAN Cl I
NOTIFICATION
T11e 7th August, 2008 No. l,GL.2/2008/17. --The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information. Preamble
ASSAM ACT NO . XIX OF 2008
(Received the assent of the Governor on 5th August, 2008)
THE INDIAN STAMP (ASSAM AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008
AN
ACT
Further t1> amend the Indian Stamp ,-\d, i.899, iu {i s app!i1.::ttion to the . State of Assam. .
Whereas it i:-1 cx. ptxfo_t~ni: f\ltth1.:r to amend th<.J ludfon Stamp Act, 1899, hereinafter refi:rt1.:d r.-1 as the principal A.ct·, ;u its application to the State of Assam, h1 t ih~ n 1arn1.er hercwaf:i:ci- app•,;arl.ug;
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1350 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 8, 2008
Short title, extent I.
and
[t is hereby enacri.::d m the Fitly-ninth y< ;af of the Republic of India as follows: -
(1) This Act may be ca.llcd th.: h 11.fom Stamp (Assam Amendment) Act, 2008.
commencement.
Amendment of
Schedule-I
Repeal and
Saving
(2)It extends to the whole of Assam ,
(3)It shall he ·deemed to L2'. ' conte into force on the th day of June,
2008.
2. In the principal Act, in Sd1edulc- J, fr1r item Nn . ) 1, the fritlowing shall be substituted, namely:-
"23. Conveyance (as defined by Section-2(10)], not being a Transfer, charged or exempted under No. 62.
Fi vc percent of the market value ~>f lhc property for such conveyai1<.:c made in favour of women and six percent for o thers ," '
3. (1) The Indian Stamp (Assm11 Ame11d ment) Ordinance, 2008 is hereby repealed ~ Assam
Orc;linance
No.I of
2008
(2) Notwithstanding such repeut a ny th ing done or ;iny actfon taken under the Ordinance. so repealed sha ll be dc •. m:1ed t.1 have been Jone or taken - under the corresponding provi~ions of this Act, as if thi8 Ad had come into i-Orce on the date the •::.•id OrdinaHo:~ come i.nt<• 6Ji-cc.
MOHD. A. HAQUE,
Secretary to the Government of Assam Legislative Department. ' GUWAHATI- Printed and Published by the Dy. Director (P&S), Directorate of Ptg. & Sty., Assam, Guwahati-21, (Ex-Gazette) No. 483-500-600-8-8-2008.
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