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Finance Act 1963 (c. 25)

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Finance Act 1963

1963 CHAPTER 25

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Customs and Excise

    1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    1. 10—51... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    1. 52—54... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part IV

    Stamp Duties

    1. Reduction of duties

      1. 55. Reduced duty on conveyance or transfer on sale

      2. 56. Reduced duty on leases

      3. 57. Miscellaneous reductions

      4. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Bearer Instruments

      1. 59. Stamp duty on bearer instruments

      2. 60.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 61.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Miscellaneous

      1. 62. Commonwealth stock

      2. 63. Securities for annual and other payments

      3. 64.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 65. Miscellaneous exemptions

      5. 66.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 67.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Miscellaneous

    1. 68. Abolition of land tax

    2. 69.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 70.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 71. Further provision for bearer bonds in respect of government securities

    5. 72.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 73. Short title, commencement, construction, extent, amendments and repeals

  6. SCHEDULE 1.

  7. SCHEDULE 2.

  8. SCHEDULE 3.

  9. SCHEDULES 4–10

  10. SCHEDULE 11

    Stamp Duty Tables

  11. SCHEDULE 12.

  12. SCHEDULE 13.

    Repeals Arising From Chapter II Of Part II Of This Act

  13. SCHEDULE 14

    General Repeals

An Act to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt, and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with Finance.

[31st July 1963]X1

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act modified (S.) by Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 47, SIF 77:2), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 1(4)

C2Act applied (prosp.) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), ss. 111(9), 119(2) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))

C3Act applied (S.) (1.4.1992) by Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60), s. 22(3) (as substituted by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 117(1), Sch. 13 para. 10 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))); S.I. 1992/818, art. 2(a)

Extent Information

E1For extent of this Act see s. 73(6)

Commencement Information

I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent, partly retrospective, see individual sections; all provisions so far as unrepealed wholly in force at 1.2.1991.

Editorial Information

X1The text of sections 55–67, 73(1)(2)(4)–(6), Sch. 11 was taken from SIF group 114 (Stamp Duty); sections 71, 73(1)(5)(6)(8), Sch. 14 from SIF group 99:3 (Public Finance and Economic Controls: National Debt); sections 5, 73(1)(5)(6) from SIF group 40:1 (Customs and Excise: Customs and Excise Duties): provisions omitted from SIF have been dealt with as referred to in other commentary.