8. Duplicates and counterparts

Terms defined in s 2

• certificate

  certificate

  Defined · s 2

  “certificate” includes any document whatever being prima facie evidence of the title of any person as proprietor of or as having the beneficial interest in any share or shares or stock or debenture stock of any company or corporation where such person is registered in respect thereof in a register duly kept in Brunei Darussalam;

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• chargeable

  chargeable

  Defined · s 2

  “chargeable” means, as applied to an instrument executed or first executed after the commencement of this Act, chargeable under this Act, and as applied to any other instrument chargeable under the law in force in Brunei Darussalam when such instrument was executed or, when several persons executed the instrument at different times, first executed;

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• Collector

  Collector

  Defined · s 2

  “Collector” means any officer whom His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may by public notification appoint in that behalf by name or in virtue of his office;

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• duty

  duty

  Defined · s 2

  “duty” means any stamp duty for the time being chargeable by law;

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• instrument

  instrument

  Defined · s 2

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

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• lease

  lease

  Defined · s 2

  “lease” means a lease of immovable property and, includes — (a) any undertaking in writing to cultivate, occupy, or pay or deliver rent for, immovable property; (b) any instrument by which tolls, rents or profits of any description are let to farm; (c) any writing on an application for a lease intended to signify that the application is granted;

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