Stamp Duties (Foreign Governments or their Diplomatic, Consular and Trade Missions) Remission Order

Stamp Duties Act

(Chapter 312, Section 74)

Stamp Duties (Foreign Governments or Their Diplomatic, Consular and Trade Missions) Remission Order

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G.N. No. S 82/1974

REVISED EDITION 1997

(15th June 1997)

[8th March 1974]

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Stamp Duties (Foreign Governments or their Diplomatic, Consular and Trade Missions) Remission Order.

Remission of stamp duties on instruments executed by foreign governments

2.  The whole of the duties chargeable under the Act on the instruments set out in the Schedule and executed by or on behalf of or in favour of foreign governments or their diplomatic, consular or accredited trade missions in Singapore or the overall Heads of such missions are hereby remitted to the extent to which reciprocal treatment is accorded or would be accorded by the foreign governments to the Government of Singapore and only in cases where, but for this exemption, the foreign governments would be liable to pay the duties.

THE SCHEDULE

1.  Instruments relating to immovable properties acquired exclusively for use as —

(a) offices of diplomatic, consular or accredited trade missions in Singapore; and

(b) official residences of overall Heads of such missions.

2.  Instruments relating to the hire of furniture, chattels, fittings or equipments for use in or to the provision of services or facilities or to other matters or things pertaining solely to —

(a) the offices of diplomatic, consular or accredited trade missions in Singapore; and

(b) the official residences of overall Heads of such missions.

[G.N. No. S 82/74]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Stamp Duties (Foreign Governments or their Diplomatic, Consular and Trade Missions) Remission Order

 

This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Stamp Duties (Foreign Governments or their Diplomatic, Consular and Trade Missions) Remission Order. It is not part of this Order.
1.	G. N. No. S 82/1974—Stamp Duties (Foreign Governments or their Diplomatic, Consular and Trade Missions) Remission Order 1974
	Date of commencement	:	8 March 1974
2.	1990 Revised Edition—Stamp Duties (Foreign Governments or Their Diplomatic, Consular and Trade Missions) Remission Order
	Date of operation	:	25 March 1992
3.	1997 Revised Edition—Stamp Duties (Foreign Governments or their Diplomatic, Consular and Trade Missions) Remission Order
	Date of operation	:	15 June 1997