PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ.(EXTRA), APRIL 21, 2025

(VYSK 1, 1947 SAKA)

EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2025

(VAISAKHA 1, 1947 SAKA)

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LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT

Contents

Pages

Part - I

Acts

The Indian Stamp (Punjab Amendment)

Act, 2025 (Punjab Act No. 4 of 2025)

The Transfer of Prisoners (Punjab Amendment)

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

Singh Nagar (Mohali).

Part - IV

Correction Slips, Republications and

Replacements

Nil

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Short title and

commencement.

Amendment of

Schedule 1-A

of Central Act

2 of 1899.

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)

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: -

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.

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.

3372/4-2025/Pb. Govt. Press, S.A.S. Nagar

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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)

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)

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,

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

Short title and

commencement.

Amendment of

Section 3 of

Central Act 29

of 1950.

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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.

3372/4-2025/Pb. Govt. Press, S.A.S. Nagar

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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

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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