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EXTRAORDINARY
Published by Authority
CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2025
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LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT
Contents Pages
Part - I Acts
1. The Indian Stamp (Punjab Amendment)
Act, 2025 (Punjab Act No. 4 of 2025)
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2. The Transfer of Prisoners (Punjab Amendment)
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Act, 2025.(Punjab Act No. 5 of 2025)
Part - II Ordinances
Nil
Part - III Delegated Legislation
Notification No S.O.24/C.A.16/1908/ S.5/2025 dated 20.04.2025 forming registration Sub-District, Sahibzada Ajit
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Singh Nagar (Mohali).
Part - IV Correction Slips, Republications and
Replacements
Nil
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PART-I
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, PUNJAB NOTIFICATION The 21st April, 2025
No. 5-Leg./2025.- The following Act of the Legislature of the State of Punjab received the assent of the Governor of Punjab on the 9th day of April, 2025, is hereby published for general information :-
THE INDIAN STAMP (PUNJAB AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025
(Punjab Act No.4 of 2025)
AN
ACT
further to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, in its application to the
State of Punjab.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Seventy-
sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: -
Short title and commencement.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Indian Stamp (Punjab Amendment) Act, 2025.
(2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Amendment of Schedule 1-A of Central Act 2 of 1899.
2. In the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, in its application to the State of Punjab, in Schedule 1-A, in entry 6, at the end, for the words and sign "from the date of such instrument.", the words and sign "from the date of such instrument:" shall be substituted and, thereafter, the following proviso shall be added, namely:-
"Provided that if Stamp-duty has been paid by a debtor under this entry for the purpose of a loan and thereafter the debtor switches over that loan to some other Bank or Financial Institution, he shall not be liable to pay Stamp-duty under this entry for switching over the loan in case the immovable or movable assets and the instrument which was mortgaged, hypothecated etc. under this entry, earlier, remains the same and loan amount is same or lesser than the earlier amount. However, if the loan amount is higher than the earlier amount, then the Stamp-duty shall be liable to be paid only on the additional amount."
MANDEEP PANNU,
Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Legal and Legislative Affairs.
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PART 1
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, PUNJAB
NOTIFICATION
The 21st April, 2025
No. 6-Leg./2025.- The following Act of the Legislature of the State
of Punjab received the assent of the President of India on the 21st day of April,
2025, is hereby published for general information :-
THE TRANSFER OF PRISONERS (PUNJAB AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025
(Punjab Act No.5 of 2025)
AN
ACT
further to amend the Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950, in its application
to the State of Punjab.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Seventy-
sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. (1) This Act may be called the Transfer of Prisoners (Punjab Amendment) Short title and commencement.
Act, 2025.
(2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication
in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950, in its application to the State
of Punjab, in section 3,-
(i) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted,
Amendment of Section 3 of Central Act 29 of 1950.
namely:-
"(1-A) In the interest of security of the State,maintenance of
law and order, or public interest, the transfer of under-trial
prisoners from one State to another shall be carried out with
the consent of both the States, where the under-trial prisoners
are currently lodged and the State to which they are to be
transferred, and, the approval of the trial court shall be
obtained. Judicial proceedings, if quired, may be conducted in
accordance with the provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act No. 46 of 2023)"; and 14
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(ii) in sub-section (2) for the words, figure, sign and brackets "under
sub-section (1)", the words, figures, signs and brackets "under sub-
sections (1) or (1-A)" shall be substituted.
MANDEEP PANNU,
Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab,
Department of Legal and Legislative Affairs.
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PART-III
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, REHABILITATION AND DISASTER
MANAGEMENT
(STAMP AND REGISTRATION BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
The 20th April, 2025
No. S.O. 24 /C.A.16/1908/S.5/2025.- In supersession of the existing
notifications relating to formation of registration Sub-Districts of District
Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar and in exercise of the powers conferred by section
5 of the Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act No. 16 of 1908), and all other
powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to form
registration Sub-District as specified in column 2 of the table given below in
respect of the area specified in column 3 of the said table, with effect from the
date of publication of this notification in Official Gazette, namely:-
Serial No. Registration Sub-District Area covered under the
Registration Sub-District
1 2 3
1. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Entire area covered under
(Mohali) Revenue District Sahibzada Ajit
Singh Nagar (Mohali)
ANURAG VERMA,
Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Financial
Commissioner to Government of Punjab,
Department of Revenue, Rehabilitation and
Disaster Management.
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