Stamp Duty Act, 2005 (No. 689). Country/Territory Ghana Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to revise the Stamp Act 1965 (Act 311); to incorporate amendments relating to stamp duties and to provide for related matters. Subject Land & soil Keyword Cadastre/land registration Ownership Tax/levy Transfer Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act requires the amounts specified in Schedule 1 to payable as stamp duties in respect of the matters stated respectively in relation to them. An instrument relating to the creation or transfer of an estate or interest in land, submitted to the Commissioner for assessment of the chargeable stamp duty, shall be accompanied with a statement in the form set out in the Schedule 2. (2) The statement shall be signed by the grantee, transferee or by a person authorised in writing to do so by the grantee or transferee. An instrument or title shall not be registered or entered in the registry of instruments that affect land or in the land title register unless (a) the instrument or document containing particulars of title is stamped; or (b) the instrument or document is stamped under with a particular stamp denoting that it is not chargeable with duty. An agreement for a lease or with respect to the letting of land or a tenement, is to be charged with the same duty as if it were an actual lease made for the term and consideration mentioned in the agreement. Full text English