Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1954

1954 CHAPTER 3

An Act to extend the power to accept property in satisfaction of death duties; to provide for certain exemptions from stamp duties and to make certain amendments to the law with respect to mechanically-propelled vehicles; and to make further provision in connection with finance.

[9th March 1954]

S. 1 rep. with saving by 1975 c. 7 F1

F1 Functions transf. by SI 1992/1311

Stamp Duties N.I.

S. 2 rep. by 1954 c. 23 (NI)

S. 3 rep. by 1970 c. 21 (NI)

4 Relief from stamp duties on certain transactions. N.I.

(1) There shall be exempt from all stamp duties instruments of the following descriptions, being instruments made or executed for the purposes of any savings committee, savings group or other similar body affiliated to the Ulster Savings Committee, that is to say,—

Para. (a) rep. by 1970 c. 21 (NI)

(b) …F2 any agreement …F3 whereby a person so actingF4 makes himself responsible for money, stamps or other things supplied for the purposes of the body for which he acts.

Subs. (2)‐(4) rep. by 1958 c. 14 (NI); 1963 c. 22 (NI)

F2 1970 c. 21 (NI)

F3 1971 c. 27 (NI)

F4 i.e. acting for the purposes of the savings committee, etc.

S. 5 rep. by SL(R) 1976

Ss. 6‐11 rep. by 1954 c. 17 (NI)

General N.I.

S. 12 rep. by SLR 1973

S. 13 rep. by 1954 c. 33 (NI)

14 Short title and construction. N.I.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland), 1954.

Subs. (2)—Death Duties

(3) Sections two, three, four and five of this Act shall be construed as one with the Stamp Act, 1891 [1891 c.39] .

N.I.

Schedule rep. by SLR 1973