Clause 3
New section 12A
of Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 3
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 12, the following section:“Instrument exempt from duty if its original is stamped, etc.12A. An instrument (whether it is the original or a duplicate or counterpart of an instrument) executed on or after 19th February 2011 shall be exempt from duty if the original or a duplicate or counterpart (as the case may be) of that instrument has been duly stamped.”.