9. [(1) The Taka, which is the standard monetary unit in Bangladesh, shall be divided into one hundred units and the coin representing such unit shall be called poisha and shall, subject to the provision of clause (1) of Article 7, and to the extent specified therein, be legal tender in payment or on account accordingly.]
(2) All references in any enactment or any notification, rule or order under any enactment or in any contract, deed or other instrument, to any value expressed in [Taka, and poisha shall be construed as reference to that value expressed in Taka] and poisha coins referred to in clause (1) and the Government may by notification in the official Gazette specify any symbol or abbreviation as it may deem fit for making any written reference to their value in words or in figures.
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