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The '''Indian Stamp Act''' of 1899 (2 of 1899), is an in-force Act of the [[Government of India]] for the charging of [[stamp duty]] on instruments recording transactions.<ref>[http://dor.gov.in/theindianstampact The Indian Stamp Act, 1899.] Department of Revenue, Government of India, 9 February 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2016.</ref>[[File:India 1952 2r stamped paper.jpg|thumb|right|A India Rs. 2 [[stamped paper]] charged under the act in 1952]]

==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]] on 2 August 2016.<ref>{{citation |url=http://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/lok-sabha-passes-bill-to-fast-track-debt-recovery/articleshow/53495364.cms |title=Lok Sabha passes bill to fast track debt recovery |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2 August 2016 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/51-100/report67.pdf]

[[Category:Legal history of India]]
[[Category:1899 in India]]
[[Category:Philately of India]]
[[Category:Taxation in India]]


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