Estate Duty.
(3) The costs of the appeal shall be in the discretion of the court, and the court, where it appears to the court just, may order the Commissioner to pay on any excess of duty repaid by him interest at such rate per cent per annum and for such period as appears to the court just.
(4) Provided that the Supreme Court if satisfied that it would impose hardship to require the appellant as a condition of the appeal to pay the whole or, as the case may be, any part of the duty claimed by the Commissioner or of such portion of it as is then payable by him, may allow an appeal to be brought on payment of no duty or of such part only of the duty as to the court seems reasonable and on security to the satisfaction of the court being given for the duty or so much of the duty as is not paid, but in such case the court may order interest at such rate per cent per annum as appears to the court just to be paid on the unpaid duty so far as it becomes payable under the decision of the court.
[CAP. 111
Costs of Interest repaid.
appeals.
on excess
Payment of appeal may with.
duty before
be dispensed
[17]
20. (1)
A schedule under the hand of the Commissioner of all the property passing on the death of a deceased person upon which estate duty has been paid or is payable on the death, and of all the property of a deceased person which, being trust property, is exempt from duty on the death shall be annexed to the probate or letters of administration, and any person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, in any way deals with any estate of the deceased or any property held by the deceased in trust, which is not set out in such schedule, shall be liable to a penalty of one thousand dollars, or to a penalty equal to three times the amount of the estate duty at the rate set out in the applicable Schedule to this Ordinance payable upon the estate so dealt with, at the election of the Commissioner: Provided that the disclosure of any trust relating to property in any such schedule shall not constitute notice of the trust as against any purchaser or mortgagee for valuable consideration.
(2) Whenever a further affidavit is delivered, the probate or letters of administration in respect of which such affidavit is delivered shall be lodged with the Commissioner who shall insert in the schedule particulars of the additional property set out in the said affidavit.
[18]
Schedule of be annexed
property to
to probate.
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Estate Duty.
(3) The costs of the appeal shall be in the discretion of the court, and the court, where it appears to the court just, may order the Commissioner to pay on any excess of duty repaid by him interest at such rate per cent per annum and for such period as appears to the court just.
(4) Provided that the Supreme Court if satisfied that it would impose hardship to require the appellant as a Con- dition of the appeal to pay the whole or, as the case may be, any part of the duty claimed by the Commissioner or of such portion of it as is then payable by him, may allow an appeal to be brought on payment of no duty or of such part only of the duty as to the court seems reasonable and on security to the satisfaction of the court being given for the duty or so much of the duty as is not paid, but in such case the court may order interest at such rate per cent per annum as appears to the court just to be paid on the unpaid duty so far as it becomes payable under the decision of the court.
[CAP. 111
Costs of Interest repaid.
appeals.
on excess
Payment of appeal may with.
duty before
be dispensed
[17]
20. (1)
A schedule under the hand of the Commissioner of all the property passing on the death of a deceased person upon which estate duty has been paid or is payable on the death, and of all the property of a deceased person which, being trust property, is exempt from duty on the death shall be annexed to the probate or letters of administration, and any person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, in any way deals with any estate of the deceased or any property held by the deceased in trust, which is not set out in such schedule, shall be liable to a penalty of one thousand dollars, or to a penalty equal to three times the amount of the estate duty at the rate set out in the applicable Schedule to this Ordinance payable upon the estate so dealt with, at the election of the Commissioner: Provided that the disclosure of any trust relating to property in any such schedule shall not constitute notice of the trust as against any purchaser or mortgagee for valuable consideration.
(2) Whenever a further affidavit is delivered, the probate or letters of administration in respect of which such affidavit is delivered shall be lodged with the Commissioner who shall insert in the schedule particulars of the additional property set out in the said affidavit.
[18]
Schedule of be annexed
property to
to probate.
283
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