HC Deb 18 April 1907 vol 172 cc1255-6

4. Resolved, That a hire purchase Agreement shall be charged with stamp duty as an agreement, or if under seal or in Scotland with a clause of registration as a deed, as the case requires, and shall not in any case be exempt from stamp duty as an agreement, letter, or memorandum made for or relating to the sale of any goods, wares, or merchandise.—(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)