Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998

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Number 38 of 1998

ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION ACT, 1998

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title and commencement.
2.	Interpretation (generally).
3.	Expenses.
4.	Laying of regulations and orders.

PART II

Economic and Monetary Union

Chapter I

General

5.	Interpretation (Part II).

Chapter II

Euro Currency System

6.	Introduction of euro currency system.
7.	Contracts during transitional period.

Chapter III

Legal Tender and Legal Tender Amounts

8.	Definition (Chapter III).
9.	Legal tender status of notes and coins denominated in Irish pounds.
10.	Legal tender amounts of coins.
11.	Provision and issuance of coins.
12.	Amendment of section 14 (prohibition of making or issuing of coins) of Act of 1969.
13.	Expenses of provision of coins.
14.	Proceeds of issue of coins.

Chapter IV

Withdrawal of Legal Tender Notes and Coins

15.	Calling in of coins.
16.	Redemption of coins.
17.	Prohibition of melting down of coins.
18.	Redemption of legal tender notes.
19.	Calling in of legal tender notes.

Chapter V

Miscellaneous

PART III

Commemorative Coinage

30.	Design, etc., issue and sale of coins.
31.	Determination of price.
32.	Commemorative coins to be legal tender.
33.	Payments into and out of general fund of Central Bank of Ireland.
34.	Copyright.

Acts Referred to
Central Bank Act, 1942	1942, No. 22
Central Bank Act, 1971	1971, No. 24
Central Bank Act, 1989	1989, No. 16
Central Bank Act, 1997	1997, No. 8
Central Bank Act, 1998	1998, No. 2
Coinage Act, 1926	1926, No. 14
Coinage Act, 1950	1950, No. 32
Companies Act, 1963	1963, No. 33
Companies Acts, 1963 to 1990
Companies (Amendment) Act, 1983	1983, No. 13
Copyright Act, 1963	1963, No. 10
Currency Act, 1927	1927, No. 32
Currency and Central Bank Acts, 1927 to 1971
Decimal Currency Act, 1969	1969, No. 23
Decimal Currency Act, 1970	1970, No. 21
Decimal Currency Act, 1990	1990, No. 2
Decimal Currency Acts, 1969 to 1990
Exchange Control Act, 1954	1954, No. 30

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Number 38 of 1998

ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION ACT, 1998

AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EURO, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN, ISSUE AND SALE OF COMMEMORATIVE LEGAL TENDER COINAGE AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [13th July, 1998]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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