2. Levy of estate duty

(1)     There shall be charged, levied and collected in respect of the estate of every person who dies on or after the first day of April, 1955, a duty to be known as an estate duty.

(2)     Estate duty shall be charged upon the dutiable amount of the estate calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and shall be levied at the rate set out in the First Schedule.

[Subsection 2 amended by section 8 of Act 87 of 1988]