Section 76A: Delegation of certain powers

[*** The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette], delegate

(a) all or any of the powers conferred on it by sections 2(9), 33(3), ( b ), 70(1), 74 and 78 to the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority; and

(b) all or any of the powers conferred on the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority by sections 45 (1), (2), 56 (1) and 70 (2) to such subordinate Revenue-authority as may be specified in the notification. ]

State amendments to this section

Uttar Pradesh

Amendment of section 76-A to Act no. II of 1899.—In section 76-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, in clause (b) for the figures 56 (1) the figures and letter 56 (1) (1-A) shall be substituted.

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 1 of 2016, s. 2]

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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