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THE FINANCE ACT,

Act of 1894. that section to any British possession, where Her Majesty is satisfied that, by the law of such possession, no duty is leviable in respect of property situate in the United Kingkom when passing on death :

AND WHEREAS Her Majesty is satisfied that by the respective laws of Ceylon, Hongkong, the Straits Settlements, and the Bahama Islands, no duty is leviable in respect of property situate in the United Kingdom when passing on death:

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the power by the aforesaid Act in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the Twentieth Section of "The Finance Act, 1894," shall apply to Ceylon, Hongkong, the Straits Settlements, and the Bahama Islands.

ACT OF 1894--57 & 58 VICT. c. 30.

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PART I

ESTATE DUTY.

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Exception as

to property in British

British Possessions.

20.—(1) Where the Commissioners are satisfied, that in a British poss- ession to which this section applies, duty is payable by reason of a death possessions. in respect of any property situate in such possession and passing on such death, they shall allow a sum equal to the amount of that duty to be deducted from the estate duty payable in respect of the property on the same death.

(2) Nothing in this Act shall be held to create a charge for estate duty on any property situate in a British possession, while so situate, or to authorise the Commissioners to take any proceedings in a British poss- ession for the recovery of any estate duty.

(3) Her Majesty the Queen may, by Order in Council, apply this section to any British possession, where Her Majesty is satisfied that, by the law of such possession, either no duty is leviable in respect of property situate in the United Kingdom when passing on death, or that the law of such possession as respects any duty so leviable is to the like effect as the foregoing provisions of this section.

(4) Her Majesty in Council may revoke any such Order, where it appears that the law of the British possession has been so altered that it would not authorise the making of an Order under this section.