[SCHEDULE I (See Section 3) Stamp Duty on Instruments Sl. No. Description of Instruments Proper Stamp-Duty (1) (2) (3) 1 ACKNOWL
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1[SCHEDULE I (See section 3) Stamp duty on instruments Sl. Description of Instruments Proper Stamp-duty No. (1) (2) (3) 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of a debt Ten Taka exceed, in One thousand Taka 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 where 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 under section 6 of the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873, or section 291 or section 375 or section 376 of the Succession Act, 1925- (a) Where the amount does not The same duty as a exceed Taka 5,000; and BOND (No. 15) for such amount (b) In any other case. Two hundred Taka 3 ADOPTION-DEED, that is to say, any Five thousand Taka instrument (other than a WILL), recording an adoption, or conferring or purporting to confer an authority to adopt. ADVOCATE - See ENTRY AS AN ADVOCATE (No. 30) 1 SCHEDULE I was substituted by section 4 of the Finance Act, 2012 (Act No. XXVI of 2012) (with effect from 1st July, 2012). 4 AFFIDAVIT, including an affirmation Two hundred Taka or declaration in 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 condition of enlistment under the Army Act, 1952; (b) For the immediate purpose of being field 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 ex- Fifty Taka change; (b) (i) If relating to the sale of Subject to a minimum Government Security; of 200 Taka; Two Taka for every Taka 5,000 or part thereof or the value of the security. (ii) If relating to the sale of a share in Two Taka for every an incorporated company or other Taka 1,000 or part body corporate; or thereof, of the value of the share. (c) If not otherwise provided for. Three hundred Taka EXEMPTIONS Agreement or Memorandum of Agreement - (a) For or relating to the sale of goods or merchandise exclusively, not being a NOTE OR MEMORANDUM chargeable under (No. 43); and (b) Made in the form of tenders to the Government for, or relating to any loan. AGREEMENT TO LEASE- See LEASE (No. 35) 6 AGREEMENT relating to deposit of title deeds, pawn or pledge, that is to say, any instrument evidencing an agreement relating to- (1) The deposit to 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 If drawn If drawn If drawn in pledge of movable singly in set of set of three, property where such two for for each part deposit, pawn or pledge each of the set has been made by part of way of security for the the set repayment of money advanced or to be advanced by way of loan or an existing or future debt- (a) If such loan or debt 0.5% of 0.25% 0.12% is repayable on demand the value of the of the or more than three of the value of value of the months from the date of conside- the conside- the instrument ration conside- ration evidencing the ration agreement; (b) If such loan or debt 0.3% of the 0.15% 0.08% of the is repayable not more value of the of the value of the than three months from conside- value of the date of such ration the conside- instrument. conside- ration ration 7 APPOINTMENT in execution of a Two hundred Taka power, whether of trustees or of property, movable or immovable, where made by any writing not being a Will. 8 APPEASEMENT 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 a Taka 2,000; BOTTOMRY BOND (No. 16) for such amount (b) In any other case; One hundred and fifty Taka (c) Appeasement of valuation made One hundred and fifty for the information of one party only, Taka and not being in any manner obligatory between parties either by agreement or operation of law. EXEMPTION Appraisement of crops for the purpose of asserting the amount to be given to a landlord as rent. 9 APPRENTICESHIP-DEED Including One hundred and fifty every writing relating to the service of Taka tuition of any apprentice, clerk or servant placed with any master to learn any profession or employment, not being. ARTICLES OF CLERKSHIP (No. 11) EXEMPTION Instruments of apprenticeship executed by a Magistrate under the Apprentices Act, 1850, or by which a person is apprenticed by, or all the charge of any public charity. 10 ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION of a Company- (a) Where the nominal share capital Three thousand Taka does not exceed Twenty lac Taka; (b) Where the nominal share capital Eight thousand Taka exceeds Twenty lac Taka but not exceeding Six crore Taka; (c) Where the nominal share capital Twenty thousand Taka exceeds Six crore Taka; (d) Articles of any Association not Two thousand Taka formed for profit and registered under section 28 of the Companies Act, 1994 (কাানী আইন, ১৯৯৪ এর ধারা ২৮). 11 ARTICLES OF CLERKSHIP or contract whereby any person first becomes bound to serve as a clerk in order to his admission as an Advocate in the Supreme Court. ASSIGNMENT, See CONVEYANCE (No.23), TRANSFER (No.62) and TRANSFER OF LEASE (No. 63) as the case may be. ATTORNEY, See POWER OF ATTORNEY. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT, See ADOPTION DEED (No. 3) 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 case of a suit- (a) Where the amount or value of the 1.5% subject to a property to which the award relates as maximum of Four set forth in such award, does not hundred Taka exceed Two lac Taka; (b) If it exceeds Two lac Taka. ½% subject to a maximum of Twenty thousand Taka 13 BILL OF EXCHANGE, If drawn If drawn in If drawn in as defined by section singly set of two set of three 2(2) not being a Bond, for each for each part Bank note or Currency part of the of the set note. set (a) Where payable 0.2% of 0.1% of 0.07% of the otherwise than on the value the value value of the demand but not more of the of the consideration than one year after date considera considerat or sight; tion ion (b) Where payable at more than one 1% of the value of the year after date or sight. consideration 14 BILL OF LADING (including a through bill of lading). (a) When the value of the Fifty Taka consideration does not exceed Taka 10,000; (b) When it exceeds Taka 10,000 but One hundred Taka not exceeding 100,000 Taka; (c) When it exceeds 100,000 Taka. Five hundred Taka N.B- If a bill of lading is drawn in parts, the proper stamp therefore must be borne by each of the set. EXEMPTIONS (a) Bill of lading when the goods therein described are received at a place within the limits of any port as defined under the Ports Act, 1908, and are to be delivered at another place within the limits of the same port; and (b) Bill of lading when executed out of Bangladesh relating to property to be delivered in Bangladesh. 15 BOND, as defined by section 2(5), not Fifty Taka being a DEBENTURE (No. 27), and not being otherwise provided for by this Act, or by the Court-fees Act, 1870. See ADMINISTRATION BOND (No. 2), BOTTOMRY BOND (No. 16), CUSTOMS BOND (No. 26), INDEM- NITY BOND (No. 34), RESPONDENT A BOND (No. 56), M SECURITY BOND (No. 57) EXEMPTIONS Bond, when executed by- (a) Headmen nominated under rules framed in accordance with the Irrigation Act, 1876 (Act III of 1876) section 99, for the due performance of their duties under that Act; (b) Any person for the purpose of guaranteeing that the local income derived from private subscriptions to a charitable dispensary or hospital or any other object of public utility shall not be less than a specified sum per menses. 16 BOTTOMRY BOND, that is to say, 2% of the value of the any instrument whereby the master of consideration a seagoing ship borrows money on the security of the ship to enable him to preserve the ship or prosecute her voyage. 17 CANCELLATION-INSTRUMENT Two hundred Taka OF (including any instrument by which any instrument previously excited is canceled), if attested and not otherwise provided for. See also RELEASE (No- 55), REVOCATION OF SETTLEMENT (No. 58-B), SURRENDER OF LEASE (No. 61) and REVOCATION OF TRUST (No. 64-B) 18 CERTIFICATE OF SALE (in respect of each property put up as a separate lot and sold) granted to the purchase of any property sold by public auction by a Civil or Revenue Court or Collector or other Revenue Officer- (a) Where the purchase money does One hundred Taka not exceed Taka 5,000; and (b) In any other case.