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State of Uttar Pradesh - Section

Section 12 in The U.P. Stamp Act, 2008

12. Power to reduce, remit or compound duties. -

Where the State Government is satisfied that it is necessary so to do in public interest, it may, by rule or order published in the Gazette;
(a)reduce or remit, whether prospectively or retrospectively, in the whole or any part of the State the duties with which any instrument, or any particular class of instruments or any of the instruments belonging to such class, or any instruments when executed by or in favour of any particular class, persons, or by, or in favour of any members of such class, are chargeable; and
(b)provide for the composition or consolidation of duties in the case of issues by any incorporated company or other body corporate or of transfers (where there is a single transferee, whether incorporated or not) of bonds or other marketable securities other than debentures:
Provided that the State Government shall have the power to impose conditions while remitting or reducing stamp duty:Provided further that in the case of breach of the conditions imposed in the rule or order to reduce or remit stamp duty, the Collector shall have the power to recover the stamp duty so remitted or reduced along with an interest of one per cent for every month or part thereof from the date of execution of the instrument on which stamp duty has been so remitted or reduced after giving a proper opportunity of hearing to the party concerned.B - Of stamps and the mode of using them