Finance Act, 1998

Amendment of section 59 (certain contracts to be chargeable as conveyances on sale) of Stamp Act, 1891.

119.—(1) Section 59 of the Stamp Act, 1891, is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (6):

“(7) In subsection (1) ‘stock, or marketable securities’ does not include a share warrant issued in accordance with the provisions of section 88 of the Companies Act, 1963 .”.

(2) This section shall apply to contracts or agreements for the sale of share warrants entered into on or after the 4th day of March, 1998.