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THE STAMP ORDINANCE, 1921.

Regulations by the Governor in Council.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 and sub- section (7) of section 12 of the Stamp Ordinance, 1921, His Excellency the Governor in Council has made the following regulations:

REGULATIONS.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Stamp (Use of Clades. Postage Stamps) Regulations, 1949.

2. Sub-section (2) of section 12 of the Stamp Ordinance, Amendment

of sub- 1921, is hereby amended to read as follows-

section (a) of section

"(2) Postage stamps shall not be used for the purpose 12 of the

Scamp of paying any stump duty under this Ordinance except that- Ordinance,

(a) postage stamps and revenue stamps of any denomination which are overprinted by direction of the Governor with the words "contract note** may be used as adhesive stamps for the purposes of sub-head (1) of bead 40 in the Schedule;

(5) postage stamps of any denomination and revenue stamps of any denomination which are by direction of the Governor overprinted as 15 cents, 10 cents or 5 cents stamps may be used as adhesive stamps for the purposes of heads 10 and 86 of the Schedule; and

(c) postage stamps of $1 may be used as adhesive stamps for the purposes of heads 46 and 40 in the Schedule.”

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

27th April, 1949,

Сванавинск

Clerk of Councils.

1927.