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  • Section 6 Stamp Duties Act Section 6 of Stamp Duties Act 1939 is about Commissioners of stamp duties. It provides as follows: (1) The relevant Civil Service Commission may appoint one or more officers who shall be commissioners of stamp duties and shall have the care and management of the duties to be taken under…

  • Section 5 Stamp Duties Act Section 5 of Stamp Duties Act 1939 is about Manner of denoting duty. It provides as follows: (1) All duties for the time being chargeable under the provisions of this Act upon any instruments shall be paid and denoted according to the provisions in this Act, and, except where express…

  • Section 4 Stamp Duties Act Section 4 of Stamp Duties Act 1939 is about Stamping and collection of duties on corporate instruments. It provides as follows: (1) The Federal Government shall be the only competent authority to impose, charge and collect duties upon instruments specified in the Schedule to this Act if such instrument related…

  • Section 3 Stamp Duties Act Section 3 of Stamp Duties Act 1939 is about Charge of duties in Schedule. It provides as follows: (1) From and after the commencement of this Act, the duties to be charged upon the several instruments specified in the Schedule to this Act shall be the several duties set out…

  • Section 2 Stamp Duties Act Section 2 of Stamp Duties Act 1939 is about Interpretation. It provides as follows: In this Act unless the context so requires-“Accountant-General” means the Accountant-General of the Federation; “commissioner” means a commissioner of stamp duties appointed as hereinafter provided;“die” includes any plate, type, tool, or implement whatever used under the…

  • Section 1 Stamp Duties Act Section 1 of Stamp Duties Act 1939 is about Short title. It provides as follows: This Act may be cited as the Stamp Duties Act.

  • Statute of Frauds An Act for prevention of Frauds and Perjuryes. Sections Section 1 Statute of Frauds – Parol leases and interests of freehold, etc., to have the force of estates at will only. Section 2 Statute of Frauds – Except leases not exceeding three years, etc. Section 3 Statute of Frauds – No leases…

  • Section 22 Statute of Frauds Section 22 of Statute of Frauds is about Proviso for soldiers and mariners wills. It provides as follows: Provided alwayes that notwithstanding this Act any soldier being in actuall military service or any mariner or seaman being at sea may dispose of his movables, wages and personall estate as he…

  • Section 17 Statute of Frauds Section 17 of Statute of Frauds is about The day of enrolment of recognisances to be set down; and lands in the hands of purchasers boundfrom that time only. It provides as follows: And bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the day of the moneth and yeare…

  • Section 11 Statute of Frauds Section 11 of Statute of Frauds is about But heir shall not by reason thereof become chargeable of his own estate. It provides as follows: Provided alwayes that noe heire that shall become chargeable by reason of any estate or trust made assetts in his hands by this Law shall…