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In the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 (17 of 1959), in the SCHEDULE,-- (1) in serial number 31, for clause (i) and the entries against it in columns (2) and (3), the following clause and entries shall, respectively, be substituted, namely:-- "Where the gift is in favour of father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister or grand children of a person Two rupees for every rupees 100 or part thereof of the fair value of the land and the value of the other properties set forth in the instrument or the value of all the properties set forth in the instrument, whichever is higher, subject to a maximum of rupees 1000." (2) in serial number 42,-- (i) in clause (i), for the entries in column (3), the following entries shall be substituted, namely: "One rupee for every rupees 100 or part thereof of the fair value of the land and the value of all the properties of the separated share or shares or the value of all the share or shares of all properties, whichever is higher, subject to a maximum of rupees 1000." (ii) for the existing Explanation, the following Explanation shall be substituted, namely:-- "Explanation:-- Family means father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, grand children, brother, sister and legal heirs of the deceased children, if any, as the case may be."; (3) in serial number 48, in clause (a),-- (i) in the entry in column (2), for the words "brother or sister of a person", the words "grand children, brother, sister or legal heirs of the deceased children of a person" shall be substituted; (ii) for the entry in column (3), the following entry shall be substituted; "One rupee for every rupees 100 or part thereof of the amount of the fair value of the land and the value of other properties or claims or the value of all the properties or claims of which the right is relinquished in proportion to the right relinquished or consideration for the release, whichever is higher, subject to a maximum of rupees 1000."; (4) in serial number 51, in clause (a) for sub-clause (i) and the entries against it in columns (2) and (3), the following sub-clause and entries shall, respectively, be substituted, namely:-- "(i) Where the settlement is in favour of father, mother husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister or grand children of a person. Two rupees for every rupees 100 or part thereof of the fair value of the land and the value of other properties set forth in the instruments or the value of all properties set forth in such instrument, whichever is higher, subject to a maximum of rupees 1000."