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CHAPTER V MODE OF LEVYING FEES

Section 39: Powers of State Government to make rules

The Gujarat Court-fees Act, 2004

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Gujarat (Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department print, as modified up to 31 January 2024), with amendments up to Guj. 14 of 2016.

The marginal notes printed beside the clauses of section 6 and beside the second paragraph of section 34 are shown as small headings above the clause they label.

The State Government may, from time to time make rules for regulating -.

(a) the supply of stamps to be used under this Act,

(b) the number of stamps to be used for denoting any fee chargeable under this Act,

(c) the renewal of damaged or spoiled stamps, 1[*]

(d) the keeping accounts of all stamps used under this Act, 2[and]

3[(e) the manner of payment of court-fees and refund thereof by e-payment:]

Provided that in the case of stamps used under section 3 in the High Court, such rules shall be made, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of such Court.

All such rules shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereupon have the force of law.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.The word "and" was deleted, ibid., s.8(i).
  2. 2.The word "and" was added, ibid., s.8(ii).
  3. 3.Clause (e) was added, ibid., s.8(iii).

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