section 32
Certificate by Collector.
The Indian Stamp (Chhattisgarh Amendment) Act, 1899Tax189997 sections8 chapters
Chapter III ADJUDICATION AS TO STAMPS
Statutory text
- (1) When an instrument brought to the Collector under section 31 is, in his opinion, one of a description chargeable with duty, and
- (a) the Collector determines that it is already fully stamped, or
- (b) the duty determined by the Collector under section 31, or such a sum as, with the duty already paid in respect of the instrument, is equal to the duty so determined, has been paid, the Collector shall certify by endorsement on such instrument that the full duty (stating the amount) with which it is chargeable has been paid.
- (2) When such instrument is, in his opinion, not chargeable with duty, the Collector shall certify in manner aforesaid that such instrument is not so chargeable.
- (3) Any instrument upon which an endorsement has been made under this section, shall be deemed to be duly stamped or not chargeable with duty, as the case may be; and, if chargeable with duty, shall be receivable in evidence or otherwise, and may be acted upon and registered as if it had been originally duly stamped: Provided that nothing in this section shall authorize the Collector to endorse--
- (a) any instrument executed or first executed in 1[India] and brought to him after the expiration of one month from the date of its execution or first execution, as the case may be;
- (b) any instrument executed or first executed out of 1[India] and brought to him after the expiration of three months after it has been first received in 1[India]; or
- (c) any instrument chargeable 2[with a duty not exceeding ten naye paise], or any bill of exchange or promissory note, when brought to him, after the drawing or execution thereof, on paper not duly stamped. STATE AMENDMENT Himachal Pradesh. Amendment of section 32.-- In section 32 of the said Act.--
- (1) in clause (a) of the proviso, after the words "any instrumentsbqts the words "other than an instrument chargeable with a duty under clause (bb) of the first proviso to section 3 as amended by the Indian Stamp (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1952" shall be inserted.
- (2) the word "or" at the end of clause (b) of the proviso shall be omitted,
- (3) after clause (c) of the proviso the word "or" shall be inserted, and the following new clause shall be added:--
- (d) any instrument chargeable with duty under clause (bb) of the first proviso to section 3 as amended by the Indian Stamp (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1952, and brought to him after the expiration of three months from the date on which it is first received in Himachal Pradesh. [Vide Himachal Pradesh Act 4 of 1953, s. 10]
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