The Indian Stamp Act of 1899 (2 of 1899), is an in-force Act of the

Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...

for the charging of stamp duty on instruments recording transactions. India 1952 2r stamped paper

Amendments

The act was amended by "Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016", passed by

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...

on 2 August 2016.

References

External links

Indian Stamp Act, 1899
at www.indiacode.nic.in Legal history of India 1899 in India Philately of India Taxation in India {{india-law-stub