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 24: Power to make rules.
    (1) The Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
     (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
         (a) the use of metal for the purpose of making any coin under clause (f) of section 2;
         (b) the per cent. of metals for any coin under clause (i) of section 2;
         (c) the standard weight for any coin under clause (l) of section 2;
         (d) the dimensions, designs, metals, mixed metals or their composition, for coins under section 4;
         (e) the standard weight of coins and the remedy allowed in making such coins under section 5
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