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1 [Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in the Rajasthan laws as amended and extended thereby - (a) all judicial and non-judicial stamps in denominations of four annas or multiples thereof shall be deemed to be such stamps of the value of twentyfive naye paise or as the case may be, multiples thereof and shall, accordingly, be valid for all the purposes of this Act and the said Rajasthan laws, (b) all judicial and non-judicial stamps of anna value, other than in denominations of four annas or multiples thereof, used, till the 31st day of May, 1959, separately or in suitable combinations with or without such stamps in denominations of four annas of multiples thereof, so that the value thereof in terms of decimal coinage calculated in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Indian Coinage Act, 1906 (Central Act 3 of 1906) does not fall short of the total fee or duty payable on or in respect of any document or instrument under and in pursuance of this Act in terms of decimal coinage, shall, for the purposes of this Act and the said Rajasthan laws, be deemed to have been properly and validly used and such document or instrument shall, accordingly, be deemed to be properly stamped, (c) every person in possession after the said 31st day of May, 1959, of any such stamps of anna value referred to in clause (b) as has or have not been spoiled shall be repaid the value thereof-in money calculated in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Indian Coinage Act, 1906 (Central Act 3 of 1906) upon such person delivering up, by the 31st day of October, 1959, such stamp or stamps to the Collector, and (d) all documents and instruments stamped after the commencement of the Rajasthan Court Fee and Stamp Duty Laws (Extension) Act, 1958 (Rajasthan Act 11 of 1958) till the 31st day of July, 1958 in accordance with rates prevailing and inforce immediately before such commencement shall be deemed to have been validly and properly stamped provided that nothing in this clause shall be deemed to entitle any person to seek the refund of any fee or duty claimed by him to have been paid in excess of such rates if such fee or duty is in consonance with and conforms to the rates provided in this Act.]