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THE METAL TOKENS ACT, 1889
(ACT NO. I OF 1889). |
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An Act for the Protection of Coinage and other purposes
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WHEREAS it is expedient to prohibit the making, or the possession for issue or the issue, by private persons, of pieces of metal for use as money;
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It is hereby enacted as follows:- |
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CONTENTS |
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SECTIONS |
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1.Title and extent
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2.Definition
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3.Prohibition of making by private persons of pieces of metal to be used as money
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4.Penalty for unlawful making, issue or possession of such pieces
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5.Cognizance of offences under the last foregoing section
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6.Application of certain of the foregoing provisions of this Act to importation of pieces of metal for use as money
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7.[Repealed ]
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8.Prohibition of receipt by local authorities and railways as money of metal which is not coin
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9.[Repealed ]
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Copyright © 2010,
Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division
Ministry of Law, Justice and
Parliamentary Affairs |
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