Chapter II — STAMP- DUTIES A.—Of the liability of instruments to Duty

Section 21Stock and marketable securities how to be valued

Section 21: Stock and marketable securities how to be valued

21. Stock and marketable securities how to be valued

Where an instrument is chargeable with ad valorem duty in respect of any stock or of any marketable or other security, such duty shall be calculated on [the market value of such stock or security.]

Provided that the market value for calculating the stamp-duty shall be, in the case of—

(i)

options in any securities, the premium paid by the buyer;

(ii)

repo on corporate bonds, interest paid by the borrower; and

(iii)

swap, only the first leg of the cash flow.

Amendment notes (2)
  1. Subs w.e.f. 1-4-2020 . Subs. by Act 7 of 2019, s. 16, for "the value of such stock or security according to the average price or the value thereof on the day of the date of the instrument." (w.e.f. 1-4-2020).
  2. Ins w.e.f. 1-4-2020 . Ins. by s. 16, ibid.,(w.e.f. 1-4-2020).