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Stamps (Amendment) Act (No. 11 of 1963) - Sect 16

Amendment of Part II of Schedule A of the principal enactment. [ 102, 11 of 1963.]

16. Part II of Schedule A to the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows : -
(1) under the heading "IN THE SUPREME COURT "-
(i) in the column under the heading Class 7, by the substitution, for the figures " 21. 0 ", of the figures " 24. 0 ", and
(ii) in the column under the heading Class 8, by the substitution, for the figures " 24. 0", of the figures " 28. 0 ", and
(iii) in the column under the heading Class 9, by the substitution, for the expression " Rs. 3, ", of the expression " Rs. 5, " ;
(2) under the heading "IN THE DISTRICT COURTS "-
(a) in the column under the heading Class 5-
(i) by the substitution, for the figures " 1.50 ", of the figures " 3. 0 ",
(ii) by the substitution, for the figures " 3. 0 ", of the figures " 5. 0 ", and
(iii) by the substitution, for the figures " 0.30 ", of the figures " 0.50 " ; and
(b) in the item " Claim to property seized, or objection, ", by the substitution, for the expression " Re. 1.20. ", of the expression " Rs. 2. " ;
(3) under the heading "IN THE COURTS OF REQUESTS", by the substitution, for all the words and figures " in cases of Rs. 50, and upwards, Re. 1. ", of the words and figures " in cases of Rs. 50 and up to Rs. 300, Re. 1, and in cases over Rs. 300, Rs. 2. ";
(4) in the item " Claim or objection to property seized ", appearing under the heading " CLAIM PROCEEDINGS ", by the substitution, for the figures " 0.60" appearing under the heading " Duty ", of the figures " 1. 0 " ;
(5) under the heading "EXHIBITS", by the substitution, for the words " twelve cents ", of the words " twenty-five cents " ;
(6) under the heading "MISCELLANEOUS"-
(i) by the substitution, for the words " six cents " occurring in each of the paragraphs (a) and (b), of the words "ten cents ",
(ii) in paragraph (g), by the substitution, for the figures " 12. 0 " appearing under the heading " Duty ", of the figures " 15. 0 " ,
(iii) in paragraph (i), by the substitution for the figures " 6. 0 " appearing under the heading " Duty ", of the figures " 7.50 ",
(iv) in paragraph (j), by the substitution, for the figures "5,000", of the figures " 10,000. " ; and
(v) in paragraph (m) by the substitution for the figures "5,000.", of the figures " 10,000. " ; and
(7) under the heading " IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS ",-
(a) by the substitution, for the figures " 0.30 " appearing under the heading " Duty ", of the figures " 0.50 ", and
(b) by the substitution, for the figures " 0.18 " appearing under the heading " Duty", of the figures " 0.25 ".


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