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Part XII · Winding Up

387. Exemption of certain documents from stamp duty on winding up of companies

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

In the case of a winding up by the court or of a creditors’ voluntary winding up of a company—

(a)

every deed relating solely to movable or immovable property or creating any mortgage, charge or other encumbrance on, or any estate, right or interest in any such property which forms part of the assets of the company and which, after the execution of the deed, is or remains part of the assets of the company;

and

(b)

every power of attorney, proxy paper, writ, order, certificate, affidavit, bond or other instrument of writing relating solely to the property of any company which is being so wound up or to any proceeding under any such winding up, shall be exempt form stamp duty.

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Part XIII

Administrators Appointment of Administrator

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Part XIV

Floating Charges

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Part XV

Receivers and Managers

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Part XVI

Registrar-General of Companies and Registration Appointment of Officers

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Part XVII

Application of Act to Existing Companies

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Part XVIII

Overseas Companies

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Part XIX

Advisory Commission

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Part XX

Companies Disputes Board

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Part XXI

Offences Miscellaneous Offences

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Part XXII

Miscellaneous Prohibition of Partnership with More Than Twenty Members

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Part XXIII

Repeals and Amendments

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Schedules