# Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c. 3 (N.I.) · enacted 9 March 1954 · revised to 1 January 2006 An Act to extend the power to accept property in satisfaction of death duties; to provide for certain exemptions from stamp duties and to make certain amendments to the law with respect to mechanically-propelled vehicles; and to make further provision in connection with finance. ## Introductory text An Act to extend the power to accept property in satisfaction of death duties; to provide for certain exemptions from stamp duties and to make certain amendments to the law with respect to mechanically-propelled vehicles; and to make further provision in connection with finance. [9th March 1954] ## Stamp Duties S. 2 rep. by 1954 c. 23 (NI) S. 3 rep. by 1970 c. 21 (NI) S. 5 rep. by SL(R) 1976 Ss. 6‐11 rep. by 1954 c. 17 (NI) ## 4 Relief from stamp duties on certain transactions. (1) There shall be exempt from all stamp duties instruments of the following descriptions, being instruments made or executed for the purposes of any savings committee, savings group or other similar body affiliated to the Ulster Savings Committee, that is to say,— Para. (a) rep. by 1970 c. 21 (NI) (b) … any agreement … whereby a person so acting makes himself responsible for money, stamps or other things supplied for the purposes of the body for which he acts. Subs. (2)‐(4) rep. by 1958 c. 14 (NI); 1963 c. 22 (NI) ## General S. 12 rep. by SLR 1973 S. 13 rep. by 1954 c. 33 (NI) ## 14 Short title and construction. (1) This Act may be cited as the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland), 1954. Subs. (2)—Death Duties (3) Sections two, three, four and five of this Act shall be construed as one with the Stamp Act, 1891 1891 c.39. ## Schedule rep. by SLR 1973 --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1954/3 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/finance-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-1954 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.