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Stamp Act 1949 · Updated to 1 Jan 2026 · Part IV · Liability for Payment of Duty
35B. Duty to keep record
Feedback & supportWhere an instrument is chargeable with duty, the person who is liable to pay the duty chargeable on such instrument shall keep the instrument and all relevant documents in connection with such instrument for a period of seven years from the date the duty is paid for the purpose of ascertaining that the proper amount of stamp duty has been paid on the instrument.