An Act to grant certain duties of Customs and Inland Revenue (including Excise), to alter other duties, and to amend the Law relating to Customs and Inland Revenue (including Excise), and the National Debt, and to make further provision in connection with Finance.
[4th August 1920]
Commencement Information
I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent, partly retrospective; all provisions so far as unrepealed wholly in force at 1.2.1991.
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 1, 2 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)
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F2S. 3 repealed by Finance Act 1964 (c. 49), Sch. 9
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F3Ss. 4, 5 repealed by Customs and Excise Act 1952 (c. 44), Sch. 12 Pt. I
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F4S. 6 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)
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F5S. 7 repealed by Finance Act 1927 (c. 10), Sch. 6 Pt. II
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F6S. 8 repealed by Customs and Excise Act 1952 (c. 44), Sch. 12 Pt. I
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F7Ss. 9, 10 repealed by Finance Act 1921 (c. 32), Sch. 5
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F8S. 11 repealed by Finance (No. 2) Act 1945 (9 & 10 Geo. 6 c. 13), Sch. 3
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F9S. 12 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)
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F10S. 13 repealed by Vehicles (Excise) Act 1949 (c. 89), Sch. 7
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F11Ss. 14–33 repealed by Income Tax Act 1952 (c. 10), Sch. 25
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F12S. 34 repealed by Finance Act 1970 (c. 24), Sch. 8 Pt. V
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F13S. 35 repealed by Finance Act 1949 (c. 47), s. 52(9), Sch. 11 Pt. V
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(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16
(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F17
Textual Amendments
F15S. 37 (1) repealed by Finance Act 1970 (c. 24), Sch. 8 Pt. IV
F16S. 37 (2) repealed by Finance Act 1974 (c. 30), Sch. 14 Pt. IV
F17S. 37 (3) repealed by Finance Act 1976 (c. 40), Sch. 15 Pt. VI
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F18S. 38 repealed by Finance Act 1963 (c. 25), Sch. 14 Pt. IV
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F19S. 39 repealed by Finance Act 1973 (c. 51), s. 59(7), Sch. 22 Pt. V
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X1(2)The word “sixpence” shall be substituted for the words “one penny” in sections ninety-eight, ninety-nine, and one hundred and sixteen of the principal Act.
Editorial Information
X1S. 40(2): The Stamp Act 1891 ("the principal Act"), s. 98(2) repealed (1.8.1959) by Finance Act 1959 (c. 58, SIF 114) s. 37, Sch. 8 Pt. II, s. 99, 116 repealed (1.8.1970) by Finance Act 1970 (c. 24, SIF 114) s.36(8), Sch. 8 Pt. IV and ss. 98(1) repealed (27.7.1989) by Finance Act 1989 (c.26, SIF 114), s. 187, Sch. 17 Pt.IX.
Textual Amendments
F20S. 40 (1) repealed by Finance Act 1959 (c. 58), Sch. 8 Pt. II
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of 40(2) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may havebeen made prior to 1.2.1991.
Textual Amendments
F21S. 41 repealed by Finance Act 1959 (c. 58), Sch. 8 Pt. II
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F22S. 42 repealed by Finance Act 1986 (c. 41, SIF 114), ss. 85(1), 114, Sch. 23 Pt. IX(4)
(1)In this Part of this Act the expression “principal Act” means the M1Stamp Act 1891, and references to the principal Act or to any provision of the principal Act shall include references to that Act or to that provision as amended and extended by any subsequent enactment.
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F24Ss. 44–56 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1964 (c. 79)
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F26S. 58 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1959 (c. 68)
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F27S. 60 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)
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F28S. 61 repealed by Income Tax Act 1952 (c. 10), Sch. 25 and Statute Law Revision Act 1964 (c. 79)
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F29S. 62 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)
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F30S. 63 repealed by Finance Act 1963 (c. 25), s. 73(8)(b), Sch. 14 Pt. VI
(1) . . . F31
Part III. of this Act shall be construed together with the Stamp Act 1891.
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(2)This Act may be cited as the Finance Act 1920.
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F31Words repealed by Finance Act 1964 (c. 49), Sch. 9 and Statute Law Revision Act 1953 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2 c. 5)
F32Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1964 (c. 79)
F33S. 64 (3) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)
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F34Sch. 1 repealed by Finance Act 1962 (c. 44), s. 34(7), Sch. 11 Pt. I
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F35Sch. 2 repealed by Vehicles (Excise) Act 1949 (c. 89), Sch. 7
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F36Sch. 3 repealed by Income Tax Act 1952 (c. 10), Sch. 25
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F37Sch. 4 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)