Stamp Duty Ordinance

The Stamp Duty Ordinance is one of Hong Kong Ordinances which regulates the law of stamp duty.

Stamp Duty Ordinance
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  • An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to stamp duty.
CitationCap. 117
Enacted byLegislative Council of Hong Kong
Commenced29 May 1981
Legislative history
Introduced byFinancial Secretary Sir Charles Philip Haddon-Cave
Introduced27 February 1981
First reading11 March 1981
Second reading27 May 1981
Third reading27 May 1981
Status: Current legislation
Stamp Duty Ordinance
Traditional Chinese印花稅條例

Some notable sections of the ordinance
  • Section 2 - Interpretation: This section introduce the terms always appear in this ordinance. The examples are Hong Kong bearer instrument, Hong Kong stock, conveyance, contract note.
  • Section 4 - Charging of, liability for, and recovery of stamp duty
  • Section 8 - Duplicates and counterparts
  • Section 9 - Late stamping
  • Section 10 - How instruments to be written, charged and stamped
  • Section 13 - Adjudication of stamp duty by Collector
  • Section 14 - Appeal against assessment
  • Section 15 - Non-admissibility, etc. of instruments not duly stamped
  • Section 16 - Provisions relating to certain leases etc.
  • Section 18I - Power of Collector to inspect instrument or evidence
  • Section 19 - Contract notes, etc. in respect of sale and purchase of Hong Kong stock
  • Section 22 - Stamp duty chargeable where consideration in respect of immovable property consists of stock or security other than stock
  • Section 24 - Stamp duty chargeable where conveyance etc. is in consideration of debt etc.
  • Section 29H - Exemptions and relief
  • Section 31 - Duty of trustees and managers to keep records
  • Section 45 - Relief in case of conveyance from one associated body corporate to another: regulate relief between parent companies and subsidiaries.[1]
  • Section 53 - Liability for offences by bodies corporate
  • Section 54 - Inspection of books of account etc.
  • Section 56 - Offences relating to stamps
  • Schedule 1 - The Hong Kong stamp duty heading
    • Head 1: All transactions of sale or lease of interests in Hong Kong immovable property.
    • Head 2: The transfer of Hong Kong Stock.
    • Head 3: All Hong Kong bearer instruments.
    • Head 4: Any duplicates and counterparts of the above documents.

References
  1. "Hong Kong group stamp duty court challenge and Chinese amendment to income tax on lump-sum termination payments". International Tax Review. 1 February 2002.
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