Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
16. The Governor General of India in Council may, from time to time, by order published in the Gazette of India, reduce or remit in the whole or any part of British India, the duties chargeable under this Act on all or any of the instruments mentioned in the first and second schedules hereto annexed, or on any particular class of such instruments, or on any of the instruments belonging to such class, or on any of the instruments mentioned in the said schedules when executed or granted by or to any particular class of persons, or by or to any members of such class,
and
ACT No. XVIII of 1869. 305
and may in like manner cancel or vary such order to the extent of the powers hereby given.
Every such cancelment or variation shall be published in the Gazette of India.
16. MORTGAGE-DEED, WHEN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY COMPRISED THEREIN IS GIVEN BY THE MORTGAGOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTION
17. INSTRUMENT OF FURTHER CHARGE ON SUCH PROPERTY, WHETHER BY INDOSEMENT OR OTHERWISE
18. INSTRUMENT OF EXCHANGE OR PARTITION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY WHEN MONEY IS PAID FOR EQUALITY OF EXCHANGE OR PARTITION
Source: India Code