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Stamp Act 1949 · Updated to 1 Jan 2026 · Part IV · Liability for Payment of Duty
33. Duty by whom payable
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duty
Defined · s 2
“duty” means any stamp duty for the time being chargeable under this Act or under any written law;
(a)
in the case of the instruments described in the first column of the Third Schedule, by the person mentioned in the second column of such Schedule;
(b)
in the case of every other instrument, by the person drawing, making or executing such instrument.