(1)A lease shall not be treated as duly stamped unless—
(a)it contains a certificate that there is no agreement to which it gives effect, or
(b)it is stamped with a stamp denoting—
(i)that there is an agreement to which it gives effect which is not chargeable with duty, or
(ii)the duty paid on the agreement to which it gives effect.
(2)For the purposes of this section a lease gives effect to an agreement if the lease is granted subsequent to the agreement and either is in conformity with the agreement or relates to substantially the same property and term as the agreement.
(3)References in this section to a lease do not include, and references in this section to an agreement do include, missives of let in Scotland.
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 240, 240A substituted for s. 240 (27.7.1999 with application as mentioned in s. 109(4) of the amending Act) by 1999 c. 16, s. 109(3), 122, Sch. 12 para. 4