Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of section 37

Section 37 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “, upon payment of the relevant adjudication fee prescribed in the Fourth Schedule,” in the 5th and 6th lines of subsection (1); and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1A), the following subsection:“(1B) The person seeking the opinion of the Commissioner under subsection (1) as to the amount of duty chargeable shall pay the relevant adjudication fee prescribed in the Fourth Schedule at such time as the Commissioner may determine, and such fee shall remain payable notwithstanding that he subsequently withdraws his application for adjudication.”.