Currency Act, 1927
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Defacing light gold coin. |
12.—(1) Where any coin issued under this Act is below the least current weight specified in respect thereof in the third column of the Second Schedule to this Act, or where any coin issued under this Act is called in under this Act, every person shall by himself or another cut, break, or deface any such coin tendered to him in payment and the person tendering the same shall bear the loss. | |
(2) If any coin cut, broken or defaced in pursuance of this section is not below the least current weight specified in respect thereof in the third column of the Second Schedule to this Act or has not been called in under this Act, the person cutting, breaking, or defacing the same shall receive the same in payment according to its denomination. | ||
(3) Any dispute arising under this section may be determined by a Justice of the District Court in accordance with Rules of Court. |