1[23A. Certain instruments connected with mortgages of marketable securities to be chargeable as agreements. --(1) Where an instrument (not being a promissory note or bill of exchange)-- (a) is given upon the occasion of the deposit of any marketable security by way of security for money advanced or to be advanced by way of loan, or for an existing or future debt, or (b) makes redeemable or qualifies a duly stamped transfer, intended as a security, of any marketable security, it shall be chargeable with duty as if it were an agreement or memorandum of an agreement chargeable with duty under 2[Article No. 5 (c)] of Schedule I. (2) A release or discharge of any such instrument shall only be chargeable with the like duty.]. STATE AMENDMENT Himachal Pradesh-- Amendment of section 23-A.-- In sub-section (1) of section 23-A of the said Act, for the word and figure ‘Schedule-I’ the word, figure and letter “Schedule I-A” shall be substituted. [Vide Himachal Pradesh Act 4 of 1953, s. 8]
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><sup>1</sup><b>[23A. Certain instruments connected with mortgages of marketable securities to be chargeable as agreements. --</b>(1) Where an instrument (not being a promissory note or bill of exchange)--<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(a) is given upon the occasion of the deposit of any marketable security by way of security for money advanced or to be advanced by way of loan, or for an existing or future debt, or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(b) makes redeemable or qualifies a duly stamped transfer, intended as a security, of any marketable security,<br> it shall be chargeable with duty as if it were an agreement or memorandum of an agreement chargeable with duty under <sup>2</sup>[Article No. 5 (c)] of Schedule I.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(2) A release or discharge of any such instrument shall only be chargeable with the like duty.].<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><b>STATE AMENDMENT</b><br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><b>Himachal Pradesh--</b><br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><b>Amendment of section 23-A.--</b> In sub-section (1) of section 23-A of the said Act, for the word and figure ‘Schedule-I’ the word, figure and letter “Schedule I-A” shall be substituted.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>[<i>Vide</i> Himachal Pradesh Act 4 of 1953, s. 8]<br> <br>