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035 _a(Sirsi) u54788
041 _aeng
100 _aJacobs, J.
245 _aStamp duty and the constitution
260 _c1992
350 _a0
490 _aNew Law Journal
_v142(6534) 10 January 1992, 28-29(2)
520 _aWonders whether the government, in temporarily suspending stamp duty on the purchase of houses valued at £250,000 or less, has broken the law. The Bill of Rights 1689 requires suspension to be approved by Parliament. However, the proposal is to be ratified by retrospective legislation and the article argues that it is consistent with the current state of the Constitution.
690 _aHOUSING-FINANCE
690 _aLAW
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c33579
_d33579