Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364)
Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364), article 14
14. (1) Where the production of a document has not been
allowed in terms of article 13, t he Registrar of the Courts, th e
arbitrator or the refe ree as the case may be , shall draw the at tention
of the person intending to produce the document in evidence to the
fact that duty on such document has not been paid, and shall wi thin
two days report this fact to the Commissioner.
(2) If any such officer or person fails to make such report, he
shall be liable to a penalty of not less than eleven euro (11) and not
more than fifty-eight euro (58).
*See article 69(6) of the Act as originally enacted, which sub-arti cle has been omitted
under the Statute Law Revision Act , 1980.
DUTY ON DOCUMENTS AND TRANSFERS [CAP. 364. 7
Liability for
penalty not
affected by
payment of duty.
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