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Section 14: Only one instrument to be on same stamps
BILL OF LADING (including a through bill of lading). One rupee. N.B.—If a bill of lading is drawn in parts, the proper stamp therefore must be borne by each one of the set. Exemptions (a) Bill of lading when the goods therein described are received at a place within the limits of any port as defined under the Indian Ports Act, 1889 (10 of 1889), and are to be delivered at another place within the limits of the same port. (b) Bill of lading when executed out of India and relating to property to be delivered in India.
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