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Coinage Act
An Act to consolidate the laws relating to coinage and the Mints, the protection of coinage and to provide for the prohibition of melting or destruction of coins and prohibit the making or the possession thereof for issue and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
| Act Id | 201111 |
| Act Number | 11 |
| Enactment Date | 2011-09-01 |
| Act Year | 2011 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Finance |
| Enforcement Date | 28-03-2012 |
- PRELIMINARY
- ESTABLISHMENT OF MINTS
- COINAGE
- DIMINISHED, DEFACED AND COUNTERFEIT COINS
- OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 17 Forfeiture
- 18 Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 not to apply to offences under this Act
- 19 Offences to be cognizable, bailable and non-compoundable
- 20 Amendment of Act 2 of 1934
- 21 Offences may be tried summarily
- 22 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 23 Power to remove difficulties
- 24 Power to make rules
- 25 Rules to be laid before Parliament
- 26 Saving of making other coins at Mints
- 27 Repeal and savings
- 28 Continuance of existing coins
