Finance Act 1898
1898 c.10
An Act to grant certain duties of Customs and Inland Revenue, to alter other duties, and to amend the Law relating to Customs and Inland Revenue, and to make other provision for the financial arrangements of the year. I1
Part I
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Part II Stamps
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6 Removal of doubt as to 54 & 55 Vict. c. 39, ss. 54, 57, so far as regards foreclosure decrees.
For the removal of doubts with reference to the effect of sections fifty-four and fifty-seven of the Stamp Act 1891, it is hereby declared that the definition of “conveyance on sale” in the said section fifty-four includes a decree or order for, or having the effect of an order for, foreclosure.
Provided that—
a
the ad valorem stamp duty upon any such decree or order shall not exceed the duty on a sum equal to the value of the property to which the decree or order relates, and where the decree or order states that value that statement shall be conclusive for the purpose of determining the amount of the duty; and
b
where ad valorem stamp duty is paid upon such decree or order, any conveyance following upon such decree or order shall be exempt from the ad valorem stamp duty.
Parts III–V
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Part VI Miscellaneous
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17 Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Finance Act 1898.
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F13F13SCHEDULE
S. 18, Sch. repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1908 (c. 49)
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Act partly in force at Royal Assent, partly retrospective: all provisions so far unrepealed wholly in force at 1.2.1991