Notes for guidance - Stamp Duty 2025

These are the notes for guidance on the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 (as amended by subsequent Acts up to, and including, the Finance Act 2025).

These notes are for guidance only and do not purport to be a definitive legal interpretation of the provisions of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 as amended by subsequent Acts up to, and including, the Finance Act 2025.

Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 - Notes for Guidance 2025

Introduction

Introduction

Interpretation - Section 1

Part 1

Charging and stamping of instruments - Sections 2 - 17A

Part 2

Valuation - Sections 18 - 19

Part 3

Adjudications and appeals - Sections 20 - 21

Part 4

Provisions applicable to particular instruments - Sections 22 - 67

Part 5

Special provisions relating to uncertificated securities - Sections 68 - 78J

Part 6

Exemptions and reliefs from Stamp Duty - Sections 79 - 113

Part 7

Companies Capital Duty - Sections 114 -122

Part 8

Levies - Sections 123 -126C

Part 9

Enforcement - Sections 127 -134A

Part 10

Management provisions - Sections 135-159D

Part 11

Repeals - Sections 160 - 164

Part 12

Schedules and appendices

Schedules