Document Duty (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000

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Please note that this Ordinance has been repealed by Ordinance No. VI of 2003 - Document Duty Ordinance, 2003.

 

The Document Duty (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000

THE STATES, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 6 of the Document Duty (Guernsey) Law, 1973, as amended[a], and in pursuance of their Resolution of the 14th December, 2000, hereby order:-

Rate of Document Duty in relation to conveyance of realty.

1.      In the First Schedule[b] of the Document Duty (Guernsey) Law, 1973, as amended.

(a)      for paragraph 1 substitute the following paragraph -

 

 

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"1. 

Conveyance of realty other than a conveyance specified in paragraph 2, 3 or 5 of this Schedule. 

(a) 

Where the value of the transaction does not exceed £115,000, zero. 
   

(b) 

Where the value of the transaction exceeds £115,000, but does not exceed £130,000, 10p per £20 of the value of the transaction. 
   

(c) 

Where the value of the transaction exceeds £130,000, 20p per £20 of the value of the transaction" 

(b)      in paragraphs 2, 3, 5 and 7, for "30p per £20" substitute "20p per £20"

Extent.

2.      This Ordinance shall have effect in the Islands of Guernsey and Alderney.

Repeal.

3.      The Document Duty (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 1997 is repealed.

Citation.

4.      This Ordinance may be cited as the Document Duty (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000.

Commencement.

5.      This Ordinance shall come into force on the 13th December 2000. 

 

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[a]

Ordre en Conseil Vol. XXIV, pp.74 and 236; Vol. XXV, p.43; and Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome XXVI, p.139; Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome XXVI, p.465 (applicable only in relation to Alderney); No. IX of 1997 (applicable only in relation to Guernsey); and No. XLI of 1997.
[b]

The First Schedule to the Law was substituted by the Document Duty Ordinance, 1992, (Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome XXVI, p.139 and amended by the Document Duty (Amendment)(No.2) Ordinance, 1997 (No.XLI); there are also other amendments to that Ordinance not relevant to this enactment.




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