SCHEDULE 1 -A”

1 SCHEDULE 1 -A . Description of Instrument Proper stamp Duty 1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of a debt exceeding twenty One rupee rupees in amount or value, written or signed by or on behalf of a debtor in order to supply evidence of such debt in any book (other than a banker's Pass Book). or on a separate piece of paper when such book or paper is left in the creditors possession. PROVIDED that such acknowledgement does not contain any promise to pay the debt or any stipulation to pay interest or to deliver any goods or other property 2. ADMINISTRATION BOND including a bond given u/s 6 of the Govt. Saving Bank Act, 1873, or sections 291, 375 and 376 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925. (a) Where the amount does not exceed The same duty as Bond for such amount. (b) In any other case: One hundred rupees 3. ADOPTION DEED that is to say, any instrument (other Fifty rupees than a Will), recording an adoption, or conferring or purporting to confer an authority to adopt.

2 ADVOCATE See Entry as an Advocate (No. 39). 4. AFFIDAVIT including an affirmation or Declaration in Ten rupees. the case of persons by law allowed to affirm or declare instead of Swearing. Exemptions Affidavit or declaration in writing when made: (a) As a condit ion of enrolment under the Army Act, 1950, or Air Force Act, 1950;. (b) For the immediate purpose of being filed or used in any court or before the officer of any court; or (c) For the sole purpose of enabling any person to receive any pension or charitable allowance. 5. AGREEMENT OR MEMORANDUM OF AN. AGREEMENT. (a) If relating to the sale of a bill of exchange; One rupee for every ,000. or part thereof. (b) If relating to the sale of a Government Security or One rupee for every share in an incorporated company or other body or part thereof the value of the corporate.

3 Security share subject to maximum (c) If not otherwise provided for; Fifty rupees. Exemptions Agreement or memorandum of agreement:- (a) For or relation to the sale of goods or merchandise exclusively, not being a Note or Memorandum chargeable under No. 43;. (b) Made in the form of tenders to the Central Govt. for or relating to any loan. 6. AGREEMENT TO LEASE See Lease (No. 35): Agreement Relating To Deposit of Title Deed Pawn or Pledge, that is to say, any Instrument evidencing an agreement relating to - (1) The deposit of title -deeds or instruments constituting or being evidence of the title to any property whatever (other than a marketable security), or, (2) The pawn or pledge of moveable property, where such deposit, pawn or pledge has been made by way of security for the repayment of money advanced or to be advanced by way of loan or an existing or future debt:- (a) If such loan or debt is repayable on demand or percent of the amount more than three months from the date of the secured by such deed, subject instrument evidencing the agreement:- to a maximum of fifty thousand rupees.

4 (b) If such loan or debt is repayable not m ore than Half the duty payable under three months from the date of such sub-clause (a). instrument. Exemption Instrument of pawn or pledge of goods if unattested 7. APPOINTMENT IN EXECUTION OF A POWER whether One hundred rupees. of trustees or of property, moveable or immoveable, where made by any writing not being a will. 8. APPRAISEMENT OR VALUATION made otherwise than under an order of the Court in the course of a suit:- (a) Where the amount does not exceed The same duty as Bottomary Bond ( ) for such amount (b) In any other case Fifty rupees Exemptions (a) Appraisement of valuation made for the information of one party only, and not being in any manner obligatory between parties either by agreement or operation in law. (b) Appraisement of crops for the purpose of ascertaining the amount to be given to a landlord as rent.

5 9. APPRENTICESHIP DEED including every writing Ten rupees relating to the service or tuition of any apprentice, clerk or servant placed with any master to learn any profession, trade or employment, not being articles of Clerkship ( ). Exemption Instrument of apprenticeship executed by a Magistrate under the Apprentices Act, 1950, or by which a person is apprenticed by, or at the change of, any public charity. 10. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF A COMPANY :- (a) When the authorized capital of the company does of the Authorised share not exceed one lac capital with a monetary ceiling of Lakhs. (b) In other cases Exemption Articles of any Association not formed for profit and registered under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956. See also Memorandum of Association of a Company ( ). 11. ARTICLES OF CLERKSHIP or contract whereby any Four hundred rupee person first becomes bound to serve as a clerk in order to his admission as an attorney in any High Court.

6 ASSIGNMENT:- See conveyance ( ). Transfer and Transfer of Lease , as the case may be. ATTORNEY:- See entry as an Attorney and power of Attorney ( ). AUTHORITY TO ADOPT See Adoption Deed ( ). 12. AWARD that is to say, any decision in writing by an arbitrator or umpire, not being an award directing a partition on a reference made otherwise than by an order of the court in the course of a suit:- (a) Where the amount or value of the property to The same duty as a bond which the award relates as set forth in such for such amount. award, does not exceed , (c) If it exceeds , but does not exceed One rupee for every one And for every additional or part thousand rupees or part thereof thereof in excess of of the value of the property to which the award relates. 13 Bill of Exchange as defined by section 2(2) not being a BOND, bank-note or currency note- (a) where payable otherwise than on demand.

7 (i) where payable not more than three months after date or sight . if the amount of the bill or note does not exceed One rupees twenty five paise. ;. if it exceeds but does not exceed ,000; Two rupees fifty paise. and for every additional ,000 or part thereof in Two rupees fifty paise excess of ,000;. (ii) where payable in more than three months but not more than six months after date or sight . if the amount of the bill or note does not exceed Two rupees fifty paise if it exceeds but does not exceed ,000; Five rupees. and for every additional ,000 or part thereof in Five rupees excess of ,000;. (iii) where payable in more than six months but not more than nine months after date or sight . if the amount of the bill or note does not exceed Three rupees seventy five ; paise. if it exceeds but does not exceed ,000; Seven rupees seventy five paise and for every additional ,000 or part thereof in Seven rupees fifty paise.

8 Excess of ,000;. (iv) where payable in more than nine months but not more than one year after date or sight . if the amount of the bill or note does not exceed Five rupees ;. if it exceeds but does not exceed ,000; Ten rupees and for every additional ,000 or part thereof in Ten rupees excess of ,000;. (v) where payable in more than one year after date or sight . if the amount of the bill or note does not exceed Ten rupees ;. if it exceeds but does not exceed ,000; Twenty rupees and for every additional ,000 or part thereof in Twenty rupees excess of ,000;. 14 Bill of Lading (including a through bill of lading). Exemptions (a) Bill of lading when the goods therein described are Two rupee. received at a place within the limits of any port as If a bill of lading drawn in defined under the Indian Ports Act, 1889 (10 of 1889), parts, the proper stamp and are to be delivered at another place within the therefore must be borne by limits of the same port; each one of the set.

9 (d) Bill of lading when executed out of India and relating to property to be delivered in India. 15 BOND as defined by section 2(5) not being a 2% and on bond issued DBENTURE ( ) and not being otherwise by the local authority Provide for by this Act or by the court fees Act, 1870 . See Administration Bond ( ) Bottomry Bond ( ) Customs Bond (No. 26), Indemnity Bond (No. 34), Respondentia Bond (No. 56), Security Bond (No. 57). Exemption: Bond when executed by any person for the purpose of guaranteeing that the local income derived from private subscription to a charitable dispensary or hospital or to any other object of public utility shall not be less than a specified sum per mensem. 16 BOTTOMRY BOND that is to say, any instrument The same duty as a Bond whereby the master of a sea-going ship borrow money for the same amount on a security of the ship to enable him to preserve the ship or persecute her voyage.

10 17 CANCELLATION Instrument of (including any One hundred rupees instrument by which any instrument previously executed is cancelled) if attested and not otherwise provided for. See also Release ( ), Revocation of settlement ( ), Surrender of lease ( ), Revocation of Trust (No. 64-B). 18 CERTIFICATE of sale (in respect of each property put The same duty as Conveyance up as a separate lot and sold), conveyance duty as to ( ) for a consideration the purchaser of any property sold by public auction equal to the amount of the by a civil of revenue court, or Collector or other purchase money only. revenue officer 19 CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT evidence the One rupee for every one right or title of the holder thereof, or any other person, thousand, or a part thereof, of either to any shares, one thousand stock in or of any the value of the shares, scrip or incorporated Co.