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Finance Act 2002 · As enacted · Part III · Abolition of Certain Levies of Stamp Duty with Effect from
17. Refund
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Where any person, liable to pay the stamp duty under the principal enactment on or after May I, 2002, pays such stamp duty to the Commissioner-General in respect of may instrument executed or document presented or filed prior to the date of commencement of this Act, such person shall be entitled to a refund of the sum so paid as stamp duty on an application made to the Commissioner-General in that behalf.