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Duties Act 2000
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263 Counterparts and replicas
(1) The Commissioner may stamp a counterpart or replica of an instrument chargeable with duty under this Act if the Commissioner is satisfied that—
(a) the instrument chargeable with duty has been duly stamped; or
(b) that the correct duty has been paid on the instrument chargeable with duty.
(2) The stamp on a counterpart or replica must indicate that the correct duty has been paid on the instrument of which it is a counterpart or replica.
***replica*** means an instrument that—
(a) is executed to replace; and
(b) contains the same terms as, but no other terms than, those contained in—
a previously executed instrument that has been lost, spoiled or destroyed.
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