Act Number: 11

Act Name: The Coinage Act, 2011

Year: 2011

Enactment Date: 2011-09-01

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Economic Affairs

Section 11: Power of Mint to delegate its functions.
    The Mint may in writing authorise any other organisation of the Government to melt withdrawn coins or take any help of such organisation for the said purpose.
     Explanation.--For the purposes of this section "organisation" means any Government industrial unit or public sector undertaking possessing melting facilities.
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