Punjab act 002 of 2024 : The Indian Stamp (Punjab Amendment) Act, 2023. (Punjab Act No. 2 of 2024)

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PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JANUARY 15, 2024

(PAUSA 25, 1945 SAKA)

EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2024

(PAUSA 25, 1945 SAKA)

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LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT

Contents Pages Part - I Acts

The Indian Stamp (Punjab Amendment) Act, 2023.

(Punjab Act No. 2 of 2024)

Part - II Ordinances

Nil

Part - III Delegated Legislation

Nil

Part - IV Correction Slips, Republications and Replacements

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PART I

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, PUNJAB

NOTIFICATION

The 15th January, 2024

No. 2-Leg./2024.- The following Act of the Legislature of the State of Punjab received the assent of the Governor of Punjab on the 1st day of January, 2024, is hereby published for general information:-

THE INDIAN STAMP (PUNJAB AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023

(Punjab Act No. 2 of 2024)

AN

ACT

further to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, in its application to the State of Punjab.

BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Seventy- fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. (1) This Act may be called the Indian Stamp (Punjab Amendment) Act, 2023.

(2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, in its application to the State of Punjab, in Schedule 1-A,-

(i) for the existing entry 6, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:--

"6. Agreement relating to Deposit of Title- Deeds, pawn or pledge, mortgage by way of deposit of Title Deed (Equitable Mortgage) and hypothecation, that is to say, any instrument evidencing an agreement relating to- Short title and

commencement.

Amendment of

Schedule 1-A

of the Central

Act 2 of 1899.

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(1) the deposit of title deeds or instruments constituting or being evidence of the title to any property whatever (other than a marketable security), 0.25% of the loan

amount credited

or an existing or

future debts.

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instrument of hypothecation without delivery of possession, or

(2) the pawn or pledge of immovable property, where such deposit, pawn, or pledge has been made by way of security for the repayment of money advanced or to be advanced by way of loan or an existing or future debt-

(a) if such loan or debt is repayable on demand or more than three

months from the date of instrument evidencing the agreement;

(b) if such loan or debt is repayable not more than three months from the date of such instrument.

"(f) When given to a person other than family member, authorizing the attorney to sell any immovable property; and

(ii) in entry 48, for item (f), the following item shall be substituted, namely:-

2% of the amount of

the consideration, or

of Collector rate in

respect of the

property mentioned in

the instrument,

whichever is higher

Note: "'Family Member' includes spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent and grandchild."

MANDEEP PANNU,

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Legal and Legislative Affairs. 3014/1-2024/Pb. Govt. Press, S.A.S. Nagar

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