Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
1. —BILL OF EXCHANGE, PROMISSORY NOTE, CHEQUE OR ORDER for the payment on demand of an amount exceeding twenty rupees ... ... ... ... ...
2. —LETTER OF CREDIT ... ... ... ... ...
CHAPTER I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. This Act may be called 'The General Stamp Act, 1869.'
Short title.
Extent of Act.
It extends to the whole of British India.
Commencement of Act.
And it shall come into force on the first day of January 1870.
Source: India Code