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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/section/15</dc:identifier><dc:title>Stamp Act 1891</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to consolidate the Enactments granting and relating to the Stamp Duties upon Instruments and certain other enactments relating to Stamp Duties.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2020-10-05</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2020-07-22</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/body" NumberOfProvisions="98" RestrictStartDate="2019-04-22"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/part/I" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/part/I" NumberOfProvisions="22" id="part-I" RestrictStartDate="2019-04-22"><Number>Part I</Number><Title> Regulations applicable to Instruments generally</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/part/I/crossheading/stamping-of-instruments-after-execution" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/part/I/crossheading/stamping-of-instruments-after-execution" NumberOfProvisions="3" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1999-07-27" id="part-I-crossheading-stamping-of-instruments-after-execution"><Title> Stamping of Instruments after Execution</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1999-07-27"><Title><Addition ChangeId="d29p633" CommentaryRef="c5968991"> Stamping after execution.</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/section/15" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/section/15" id="section-15"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c5969001"/><Addition ChangeId="d29p633" CommentaryRef="c5968991">15</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/section/15/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/section/15/1" id="section-15-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p633" CommentaryRef="c5968991">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p633" CommentaryRef="c5968991">An unstamped or insufficiently stamped instrument may be stamped after being executed on payment of the unpaid duty and any interest or penalty payable.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/section/15/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Vict/54-55/39/section/15/2" id="section-15-2"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p633" CommentaryRef="c5968991">2</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p633" CommentaryRef="c5968991">Any interest or penalty payable on stamping shall be denoted on the instrument by a particular stamp.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c5968991" Type="F"><Para><Text>Ss. 15, 15A and 15B substituted (27.7.1999 with effect as mentioned in <CitationSubRef id="c00258" CitationRef="c00259" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/16/section/109/4" SectionRef="section-109-4">s. 109(4)</CitationSubRef> of the amending Act) for s. 15 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/16" id="c00259" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="16">1999 c. 16</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00260" CitationRef="c00259" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/16/section/109/1/4" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-109-1-4">ss. 109(1)(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00261" CitationRef="c00259" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/16/section/122" SectionRef="section-122">122</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00262" CitationRef="c00259" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/16/section/123/4" SectionRef="section-123-4">123(4)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c5969001" Type="C"><Para><Text>S. 15 applied (with modifications) (retrospective to 28.3.2000 and with effect as mentioned in <CitationSubRef id="c00264" CitationRef="c00265" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/17/section/116/2" SectionRef="section-116-2">s. 116(2)</CitationSubRef> of the amending Act) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/17" id="c00265" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="17">2000 c. 17</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00266" CitationRef="c00265" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/17/section/116/2/3" SectionRef="section-116-2-3">s. 116(2)(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00267" CitationRef="c00265" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/17/schedule/32/paragraph/7" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-32-paragraph-7">Sch. 32 para. 7</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>