Duties Act 1997
286Limitation on use of designated stamps
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286 Limitation on use of designated stamps
286 Limitation on use of designated stamps
(1) A stamp that by its terms is limited to an instrument of a specified kind must not be used for an instrument of a different kind.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
Note.
An offence against subsection (1) committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 121 of the Taxation Administration Act 1996.
(2) An instrument of a specified kind for which a particular stamp is specified is taken not to be duly stamped unless it is stamped with the stamp so specified.
s 286: Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.9 [7].