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instrument

Defined in 39 provisions, side by side
Section 2, Indian Stamp Act, 1899[S15G21]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 21 August 1899.

Section 2, Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957[S2F0AM]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 20 March 1958.

Section 2, Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958[S2F2EM]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 13 March 1958.

Section 2, Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1999[S2KC8Y]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 28 August 2000.

Section 2, Inheritance Act, 1839[S10T4D]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 28 September 1839.

Section 2, Boundary-marks, Bombay Act, 1846[S113FR]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 15 November 1846.

Section 2, Bengal Land holders' Attendance Act, 1848[S114RF]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 9 June 1848.

Section 2, Bombay Rent-free Estates Act, 1852[S11DKR]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 10 March 1853.

Section 2, Shore Nuisances (Bombay and Kolaba) Act, 1853[S11FT2]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 13 June 1853.

Section 2, Bengal Embankment Act, 1855[S11PF6]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 25 April 1855.

Section 2, Bengal Ghatwali Lands Act, 1859[S11Y1Z]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 12 February 1859.

Section 2, Partition of Revenue-paying Estates Act, 1863[S12578]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 1 January 1863.

Section 2, Waste-Lands (Claims) Act, 1863[S12983]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 16 September 1863.

Section 2, Sarais Act, 1867[S12DK0]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 18 September 1867.

Section 2, Oudh Estates Act, 1869[S12HC4]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 4 June 1869.

Section 2, Oudh Taluqdars’ Relief Act, 1870[S12Q04]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 19 April 1870.

Section 2, Chota Nagpur Encumbered Estates Act, 1876[S1391S]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 24 September 1876.

Section 2, Broach and Kaira Incumbered Estates Act, 1877[S13DCK]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 21 April 1878.

Section 2, Indian Easements Act, 1882[S13SR4]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 6 January 1883.

Section 2, Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883[S13YM0]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 21 June 1883.

Section 2, Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886[S14591]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 8 June 1886.

Section 2, Deo Estate Act, 1886[S146B9]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 11 November 1886.

Section 2, King of Oudh's Estate Act, 1887[S1470V]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 17 July 1887.

Section 2, King of Oudh's Estate Act, 1888[S14J21]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 26 August 1888.

Section 2, Easements (Extending Act V of 1882), 1891[S14Z4W]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 11 August 1891.

Section 2, Partition Act, 1893[S156YE]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 29 April 1894.

Section 2, Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904[S15VAR]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 22 May 1904.

Section 2, King of Oudh's Estate Validation Act, 1917[S16PBK]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 12 October 1917.

Section 2, Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933[S17N9K]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 7 January 1933.

Section 2, Rehabilitation Finance Administration Act, 1948[S19HAT]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 18 September 1948.

Section 2, Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952[S1C061]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 18 September 1953.

Section 2, Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958[S1F23V]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 19 April 1958.

Section 2, Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1962[S2FYCF]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 29 June 1962.

Section 2, Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962[S1H3JK]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 5 March 1962.

Section 2, Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1967[S1K55G]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 3 July 1968.

Section 2, Enemy Property Act, 1968[S1KBRJ]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 22 March 1968.

Section 2, Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971[S1MK3K]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 21 February 1972.

Section 2, British India Corporation Limited (Acquisition of Shares) Act, 1981[S1RVS8]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 17 May 1981.

Section 2, Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993[S1XYPF]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"instrument" includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 30 July 1994.

Used in the definitions of 2 other terms
duly stampedSection 2, Indian Stamp Act, 1899S15G21chargeableSection 2, Indian Stamp Act, 1899S15G21
Appears in 44 instruments
Inheritance Act, 1839[A102MJ]ActSynthetic1839
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
Inheritance Act Rules, 1840[R1005D]RulesSynthetic1840
1provision, 1 occurrenceopen
Boundary-marks, Bombay Act, 1846[A102RA]ActSynthetic1846
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Bengal Land holders' Attendance Act, 1848[A102S8]ActSynthetic1848
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Boundary-marks, Bombay Act Rules, 1848[R1009N]RulesSynthetic1848
1provision, 1 occurrenceopen
Bombay Rent-free Estates Act, 1852[A1030V]ActSynthetic1852
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
Shore Nuisances (Bombay and Kolaba) Act, 1853[A1031S]ActSynthetic1853
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
Bengal Embankment Act, 1855[A1037N]ActSynthetic1855
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Bengal Ghatwali Lands Act, 1859[A103E7]ActSynthetic1859
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
Partition of Revenue-paying Estates Act, 1863[A103NM]ActSynthetic1863
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Waste-Lands (Claims) Act, 1863[A103RE]ActSynthetic1863
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Sarais Act, 1867[A103W6]ActSynthetic1867
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Oudh Estates Act, 1869[A10407]ActSynthetic1869
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
Oudh Taluqdars’ Relief Act, 1870[A10431]ActSynthetic1870
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Chota Nagpur Encumbered Estates Act, 1876[A104H0]ActSynthetic1876
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Broach and Kaira Incumbered Estates Act, 1877[A104RJ]ActSynthetic1877
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
Indian Easements Act, 1882[A10503]ActSynthetic1882
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883[A1054B]ActSynthetic1883
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886[A105BN]ActSynthetic1886
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Deo Estate Act, 1886[A105CV]ActSynthetic1886
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
King of Oudh's Estate Act, 1887[A105DS]ActSynthetic1887
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
King of Oudh's Estate Act Rules, 1888[R1019H]RulesSynthetic1888
1provision, 1 occurrenceopen
King of Oudh's Estate Act, 1888[A105ME]ActSynthetic1888
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Easements (Extending Act V of 1882), 1891[A1060F]ActSynthetic1891
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
Partition Act, 1893[A10671]ActSynthetic1893
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Indian Stamp Act, 1899[A106Q4]ActSynthetic1899
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904[A10751]ActSynthetic1904
8Powers of Collector.2 occurrences
King of Oudh's Estate Validation Act, 1917[A10890]ActSynthetic1917
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933[A109PZ]ActSynthetic1933
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
Rehabilitation Finance Administration Act, 1948[A10C26]ActSynthetic1948
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952[A10DSH]ActSynthetic1952
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957[A11YDJ]ActSynthetic1957
2provisions, 3 occurrencesopen
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958[A10FZN]ActSynthetic1958
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
Karnataka Stamp Act Rules, 1958[R10C3M]RulesSynthetic1958
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958[A11YFP]ActSynthetic1958
4provisions, 7 occurrencesopen
Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1962[A11Z72]ActSynthetic1962
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962[A10HNP]ActSynthetic1962
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Karnataka Land Reforms Act Rules, 1963[R10CD8]RulesSynthetic1963
1provision, 1 occurrenceopen
Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1967[A10M1F]ActSynthetic1967
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Enemy Property Act Rules, 1970[R1054V]RulesSynthetic1970
1provision, 1 occurrenceopen
Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971[A10NHE]ActSynthetic1971
2provisions, 4 occurrencesopen
British India Corporation Limited (Acquisition of Shares) Act, 1981[A10TV3]ActSynthetic1981
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993[A112S0]ActSynthetic1993
1provision, 2 occurrencesopen
Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1999[A125JJ]ActSynthetic1999
3provisions, 5 occurrencesopen