Historical certificate format
The PDF heading specifies certificates issued between 27 July 2010 and 3 April 2012, both inclusive. It is marked SAMPLE and Original Certificate of Stamp Duty. Its example issue date is 19 January 2012, within that stated period. The format is historical, rather than a description of every certificate currently issued.
Document identification
The certificate reference and issue date appear first. Applicant reference, document reference and version, document description and document date follow. The example is an ad valorem sale and purchase agreement dated 12 January 2012, distinguishing contract date from the later certificate issue date.
Transaction and duty fields
The sample records purchase price S$900,000, property address, vendor/transferor/assignor and purchaser/transferee/assignee. Both stamp duty and total amount are S$21,600. The page gives no current tax-rate schedule or calculation method; the illustrated figures should not be applied as a present quotation for another transaction.
Footer and use of the specimen
The lower block repeats certificate and document identifiers, issue-related information, a further verification-style reference string and page 1 of 1. Together these show where to locate and compare records. Because the source is only a marked specimen, it is not evidence that a reader’s transaction has been stamped or that a copied certificate is authentic.
Official source
This article independently explains the substantive contents of the official PDF, including the relevant conditions, procedures and annexes. The linked document remains the authoritative source for its original wording, and later changes should be checked separately.
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