section 37
Instruments impounded how dealt with
The Kerala Stamp Act, 1959Chapter 1V INSTRUMENTS NOT DULY STAMPED
(1) When the person impounding an instrument under section 33 has by law or consent of parties authority to receive evidence and admits such instrument in evidence or when he is a registering officer to register such instrument upon payment of a penalty as provided by section 34 or of duty as provided by section 36, he shall send to the Collector an authenticated copy of such instrument, together with a certificate in writing, stating the amount of duty and penalty levied in respect thereof, and shall send such amount to the Collector or to such person as he may appoint in this behalf. (2) In every other case, the person so impounding an instrument shall send it in original to the Collector. MORTGAGE OF A CROP, including any instruments evidencing an agreement to secure the repayment of a loan made upon any mortgage of a crop is or is not in existence at the time of the mortgage.- (a) When the loan is repayable not more than 3 months from the date of the instrument: for every sum secured not exceeding Rs. 200: Twenty naye paise. for every Rs. 200 or part thereof secured in excess of Rs. 200: Twenty naye paise. (b) When the loan is repayable more than three months but not more than 18 months from the date of the instrument:- for every sum secured not exceeding Rs. 100: Thirty-five naye paise. for every Rs. 100 or part thereof secured in excess of Rs. 100: Thirty-five naye paise.
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