{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/visiting-forces-stamp-duties-designation-order-1998/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/visiting-forces-stamp-duties-designation-order-1998/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1518",
  "legislation_title": "The Visiting Forces (Stamp Duties) (Designation) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/visiting-forces-stamp-duties-designation-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFENCE\nMade 24th June 1998\nComing into force in relation to each country specified in article 2, the date determined in accordance with article 1(2)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of June 1998\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas section 74 of the Finance Act 1960 provides for certain exemptions from stamp duty in relation to any visiting force of a designated country; and further provides that for the purposes of that section “designated” means designated for the purpose in question by or under any Order in Council:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by the said section 74 of the Finance Act 1960, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1960 c. 44. Section 74 was amended by section 36(8) of, and Part V of Schedule 8 to, the Finance Act 1970 (c. 24) and by section 41(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 6 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1518/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:26:55.642824+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}