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GAZETTE
JUNE
1992
(5) Map of holding, marked clearly
as requested.
You are requested to read this
circular in conjunction with the
circular of 9 December, 1991. Where
all the requirements are met, and the
necessary completed documentation
in the case of inter-purchasers
transactions is received in the
Department, every effort
will be made to deal with requests as
efficiently as possible.
Patrick Evans
Milk Policy Division
Department of Agriculture and
Food,
The
Gazette
is grateful to
Oliver
Ryan-Purcell
for supplying the above
item.
Registry of Deeds (Fees) Order 1991
Practitioners should note that as and from the l April, 1992 the
following fees apply in the Registry of Deeds.
Registration of Memorials
Upon every memorial registered
£26.00
Certificates of Registration
For every certificate of registration beyond the first or special
certificate of registration
£10.00
Common Search upon Names made by Office under a Requisition
(a) For each different name for any period not exceeding ten years £2.00
(b) For each different name for every additional period of ten years
or part thereof.
£2.00
Continuation of a Common Search
For each different name
£2.00
Negative Search upon Names made by Office under a Requisition
(a) For each different name for any period not exceeding ten years £4.00
(b) For each different name for every additional period of ten year
or part thereof
£4.00
Continuation and/or Closing of Negative Search
For each different name
£4.00
Search by Members of the Public
General search without limitation, each day by every person
£10.00
Copies
Memorial
For every certified copy of a memorial
£4.00
Entry of Satisfaction of Mortgage
£6.00
Inspection of Original Memorial or Affidavit
For every original memorial or affidavit produced for inspection in the
office
£1.0
Note: The attention of members is drawn to a Newsletter on the
Building Control Act,
published by the Conveyancing Committee, which
is being distributed as an insert with this issue of the
Gazette.
See also article on Page 137.
Stamp Duty Amnesty
In his Budget Speech the Minister
for Finance announced the
introduction of an interest and
penalty amnesty for certain
documents liable to stamp duty. The
purpose of the amnesty is to
encourage the payment of duty on
old, unstamped documents. The
Finance Bill, 1992, has provisions in
section 181 giving a statutory
framework to the amnesty.
Significant Features
The significant features of the
amnesty are:
• only documents executed before 1
November, 1991 which were
unstamped on 30 January, 1992
qualify for the amnesty.
• under the terms of the amnesty
the interest and penalties payable
on these instruments will be
waived in whole or in part,
depending on the date of
payment.
• where payment of duty is made
before 1 July, 1992, there will be
no interest or penalties charged.
• where payment of duty is made
between 1 July, 1992, and 30
September, 1992 (inclusive),
interest and penalties will be
charged, but they shall be
calculated as if the instrument
was executed on 1 June, 1992.
• as from 30 September, 1992, the
amnesty will cease to have effect
and any instruments to which the
amnesty would have applied will
be stamped thereafter only on
payment of full penalties.
In summary, these provisions mean
that if a relevant document is
stamped before 1 July, 1992 it
escapes all interest and penalties for
laft? payment. However interest and
penalties are payable on any later
payments. Up to 30 September,
interest and penalties will be
calculated on the basis that the
document should have been stamped
by 30 June, 1992 - thus the date of
execution will be deemed to be 1
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