Circular No 130/2019
Dated 4 July 2019

To Members of the Malaysian Bar

(Stamp Duty (Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2019) (Amendment) Order 2019 and (Stamp Duty (Exemption) (No. 3) Order 2019) (Amendment) Order 2019

We refer to Bar Council Circular No 054/2019 dated 20 Mar 2019 informing Members of Stamp Duty (Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2019 (P.U. (A) 81) and Stamp Duty (Exemption) (No. 3) Order 2019 (P.U. (A) 82).

Please take note that (Stamp Duty (Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2019) (Amendment) Order 2019 (P.U. (A) 173) and (Stamp Duty (Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2019) (Amendment) Order 2019 (P.U. (A) 174) (collectively, “Amendment Orders”) — both dated 28 June 2019 — make amendments to P.U. (A) 81 and P.U. (A) 82, respectively.

The Amendment Orders extend the date of execution of the sale and purchase agreement from 30 June 2019 to 31 Dec 2019, for exemption of stamp duty for a purchase of residential property.

Please click here to view the Amendment Orders (see pages 2 to 7).

Should you have any enquiries, please contact Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri at its Hasil Care Line at 1-800-88-5436.

Thank you.

Roger Tan
Chairperson
Conveyancing Practice Committee