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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.
Act of Colonial Logislature. or other Authority under which levied.
STAMP DOTIE8,—Continued.
49. Statutory Declaration,
Exemption.-All Statutory Declarations which, since the fourth day of September, 1893, buvo been, and which aball, heroafter be made under or in pursunuce of Form No. 3 in the Schedule to the Statutory Declarations Or- dinance, 1893, are hereby exempted from liability to hear any stamp duty under any Ordinance for the time being in force in the Colony of Hongkong.—Order-in-Council
-3rd November, 1904.
50. Transfer of Shares, or Stock in any Public Company to be computed on the market value of such shares on the day of stamping, which, if doubt arises, the Collector shall decide subject to Section 10 of this Ordinance.
(i.) Transfer for a nominal amount, to be approved by the Collector,
51. Share Warrant to bearer,
GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.
See Affidavits, 2.
10 cents for every $100 or
part thereof.
} $2.
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30 cents for every $100 or
part thereof.
(1) Any document relating to land in the New Territories executed in pursuance of the provisions of the New Territories Lund Ordinance, 1905, (Ordinance No. 3 of 1905), or any rules or regulations made thereunder.
(2.) Any grant of Probate or Letters of Administration in respect of the estate of any deceased person which estate at the death of such person comprises land subject to the New Territories Land Ordinance, 1905, in so far as the value of such land itself is concerned but not further.-Order-in-Council—31st July, 1905.
Any Document made or executed by or on behalf of His Majesty or of any Department of His Majesty's Service, or whereby any property or interest is trans- ferred to or any contract of any kind whatsoever is made with His Majesty or any person for or on behalf of His Majesty or any such Department as aforesaid.
But this exemption docs not extend to any document executed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Official Administrator or by a Receiver appointed by any Court, or to any Document rendered necessary by any Ordinance or by the order of any Court; neither does it extend to a sale made for the recovery of an arreur of Revenue or Rent, or in satisfaction of a Decree or Order of Court, in any of which cases the purchaser shall be required to pay the amount of the requisite Stamp in addition to the purchase money,
SECOND SCHEDULE. (See Section 8 of Ordinance 16 of 1901.) Showing documents which may be stamped, without payment of penalty at any time within seven days from the date of execution.
All the documents which are included in Articles 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 48 and 50 of the First Schedule to this Ordinance, with the following exception namely:-Leases or Agreements for a Leuse for a period of one year or under.
EMIGRATION FEES umior The Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915;– Application for a Certificate under Regulation 2, a stamp duty of Certificate under Regulation I, a stamp duty of .
Napunikuo
Stamp Ordinances, Nos. 16-
of 1901 and 35 of 1911.
1.
$ 1.
Ordinance 30 of 1915, Fourth Schedule.