Section 4, Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 [S2F-8PC]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 3 June 1960 by No. 492/1960 [N12-SJ1].
4. Registration of stock exchanges.—(1) Every stock exchange shall, within three months from the commencement of this Act or, where such person begins the transfer of securities after such commencement, within one month from the date of such beginning, make an application for registration to the Collector in Form B, accompanied by a fee of fifty rupees. (2) The Collector shall, on being satisfied that the application is in order, register the applicant and issue a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed. (3) No stock exchange shall carry on the transfer of securities unless registered under this section.
Defined terms in this text (2)
Collector: Section 2, Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 [S2F8M8] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Collector" means the Collector of a district and includes any officer whom the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf
Collector: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (11) "Collector" shall mean, in a Presidency town, the Collector of Calcutta, Madras or Bombay, as the case may be, and elsewhere the chief officer-in-charge of the revenue-administration of a district;
Collector: 40 more definitions.
prescribed: Section 2, Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 [S2F8M8] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act
prescribed: 996 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (1)
Circular of the Registration and Stamps Department, Government of Kerala dated 12th February, 1962 on section 4 of the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 [C10-KVW], 12 February 1962, in force. The text contains "section 4 of the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 (Kerala Act 17 of 1959)".
Cited by (3)
Section 11, Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 [S2F-8XT], 23 April 1959, Band A. "section 4".
Section 6, Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 [S2F-8RG], 23 April 1959, Band A. "section 4".
Section 2, Kerala Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2019 [S2N-EB5], 12 March 2019, Band A. "section 4 of the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 (Kerala Act 17 of 1959)".
Not held (0)
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Duties published under this section (1)
D12-E9K. Every stock exchange: Apply for registration to the Collector in Form B, fee fifty rupees; thirty days from the commencement of the Act, or from beginning the activity; Form B. Published by Registration and Stamps Department, Government of Kerala (synthetic record).