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Stamp Act 1891
1891 CHAPTER 39 54 and 55 Vict
An Act to consolidate the Enactments granting and relating to the Stamp Duties upon Instruments and certain other enactments relating to Stamp Duties.X1
[21st July 1891]
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X1This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland
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C1Act amended by Finance Act 1952 (c. 33), s. 74, Finance Act 1964 (c. 49), s. 23 and Finance Act 1965 (c. 25), s. 90
C2Act excluded by Finance Act 1980 (c. 48, SIF 114), s. 97, Finance Act 1989 (c. 26, SIF 114), s. 173(2)(6) and S.I. 1989/1339 (N.I. 11), art. 61
C3Act extended (E.W.S.) by Companies Act 1985 (c. 6, SIF 27), s. 88 (4)
C4Act modified (3.5.1994 with effect as mentioned in s. 243(2) of the amending Act) by 1994 c. 9, s. 243
Act modified (retrospective to 28.3.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 129(3)(4)(5)(6), Sch. 34 para. 3(5)(6)
C5Act: power to extend conferred (1.5.1995) by 1995 c. 4, s. 152(1)(2)(b) (with s. 152(6))
C6Act: Pt. IV of 1994 c. 9 to be construed as one with this Act (3.5.1994) by virtue of s. 257(3) of that 1994 Act
Act: s. 186 of 1996 c. 8 to be construed as one with this Act (29.4.1996 but with application as mentioned in s. 186(3)) by virtue of s. 186(4) of that 1996 Act
C7Act: Pt. VI of 1999 c. 16 to be construed as one with this Act (27.7.1999) by virtue of s. 123(1) of that 1999 Act
Act: s. 118 of 2000 c. 17 to be construed as one with this Act (retrospective to 28.3.2000) by virtue of s. 118(9)(12) of that 2000 Act
Act: s. 119 of 2000 c. 17 to be construed as one with this Act (retrospective to 28.3.2000) by virtue of s. 119(10)(13) of that 2000 Act
Act: s. 120 of 2000 c. 17 to be construed as one with this Act (28.7.2000) by virtue of s. 120(9)(10) of that 2000 Act
Act: s. 121 of 2000 c. 17 to be construed as one with this Act (retrospective to 28.3.2000) by virtue of s. 121(9)(12) of that 2000 Act
Act: s. 122 of 2000 c. 17 to be construed as one with this Act (retrospective to 28.3.2000) by virtue of s. 122(7)(10) of that 2000 Act
Act: s. 128 of 2000 c. 17 to be construed as one with this Act (28.7.2000) by virtue of s. 128(9) of that 2000 Act
Act: s. 129 and Sch. 34 of 2000 c. 17 to be construed as one with this Act (retrospective to 28.3.2000) by virtue of s. 129(4) of that 2000 Act
Act: s. 131 of 2000 c. 17 to be construed as one with this Act (28.7.2000) by virtue of s. 131(7) of that 2000 Act
Act: Sch. 33 of 2000 c. 17 to be construed as one with this Act (28.7.2000) by virtue of s. 117, Sch. 33 para. 9(2) of that 2000 Act
Act: s. 92 and Sch. 30 of 2001 c. 9 to be construed as one with this Act (11.5.2001 with effect as mentioned in s. 92(8) of the amending Act) by virtue of s. 92(7) of that 2001 Act; S.I. 2001/3748, art. 2
Act modified (retrospective to 23.4.2002) by 2002 c. 23, s. 116(2)(4)(5), Sch. 37 para. 2(3)(4)
Act: s. 11 and Sch. 34 of 2002 c. 23 to be construed as one with this Act (retrospective to 24.4.2002 with effect as mentioned in s. 111(10) of the amending Act) by 2002 c. 23, s. 111(6), Sch. 34 para. 11
Act: s. 113 and Sch. 35 of 2002 c. 23 to be construed as one with this Act (retrospective to 24.4.2002 with effect as mentioned in s. 113(9) of the amending Act) by 2002 c. 23, s. 113(5), Sch. 35 para. 12
Act: s. 115 and Sch. 36 of 2002 c. 23 to be construed as one with this Act (24.7.2002) by 2002 c. 23, s. 115(7), Sch. 36 para. 10
Act: s. 116 and Sch. 37 of 2002 c. 23 to be construed as one with this Act (retrospective to 23.4.2002 with application as mentioned in s. 116(4) of the amending Act) by 2002 c. 23, s. 116(3)(4)(5), Sch. 37
C8Act: 2003 c. 14, s. 129 to be construed as one with this Act (10.7.2003) by virtue of Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 129(7) (with s. 130(9))
C9Act: 2003 c. 14, s. 125 to be construed as one with this Act (10.7.2003) by virtue of Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 125(3)
C10Act: 2003 c. 14, s. 130 to be construed as one with this Act (10.7.2003) by virtue of Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 130(7)
C11Act: 2003 c. 14, s. 128 to be construed as one with this Act (10.7.2003) by virtue of Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 128(6) (with s. 128(7))
C12Act: 2003 c. 14, Sch. 15 para. 33 to be construed as one with this Act by virtue of 2003 c. 14, Sch. 15 para. 33(9) (as substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 41 para. 3 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 41 para. 1)
C13Act to be construed as one with Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), s. 47 (with effect in accordance with s. 47(10) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), s. 47(9)
C14Act: 2019 c. 1, s. 47A to be construed as one with this Act by 2019 c. 1, s. 47A(7) (as inserted (22.7.2020) by Finance Act 2020 (c. 14), s. 77)
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