Where any property is conveyed to any person in consideration, wholly or in part, of any debt due to him, or subject either certainly or contingently to the payment or transfer of any money or stock, whether being or constituting a charge or incumbrance upon the property or not, the debt, money, or stock is to be deemed the whole or part, as the case may be, of the consideration in respect whereof the conveyance is chargeable with ad valorem duty.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 57 explained by Finance Act 1898 (c. 10), s. 6
C2S. 57 excluded by Finance Act 1980 (c. 48, SIF 114), s. 102, Finance Act 1981 (c. 35, SIF 114), s. 107(1) and Finance (No. 2) Act 1983 (c. 49, SIF 114), s. 15(1) as amended by Finance Act 1985 (c. 54, SIF 114), s. 82(4)