Updated to 11 December 2024 (Act No. 48 of 2024 and S.I. No. 697 of 2024)
Decimal Currency Act 1969
No. 23 of 1969
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement Date | Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 15 February 1971 | S. 2(1) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision |
|---|---|
| Applic. of certain provisions to coins issued under. | 28/2000, ss. 1 (3), 200 |
| Coins issued under called in | S.I. No. 348 of 2001, arts. 2, 3(1), schedule (col. cit.) |
| S.I. No. 311 of 2001, arts. 2, 3(1), schedule (col. cit.) | |
| S.2 (2), subsec. substit. | 38/1998, ss. 1 (2), 6 (2) |
| Ss. 3, 4, 5, rep. prosp. | 38/1998, ss. 1 (2), 11 (3) (4) |
| S.3 (3A), subsec. ins. | 16/1989, ss. 2, 125 (1) (a) |
| S.3 (5), continuation in force of certain oo. under. | 16/1989, ss. 2, 125 (2) |
| S.3 (5) (c), par. substit. | 16/1989, ss. 2, 125 (1) (b) |
| S.4 (1) rep. | 16/1989, ss. 2, 4, sch. |
| S.4 (2) (a) (d), pars. substit. | 16/1989, ss. 2, 126 (1) (b) |
| S.4 (2), continuation in force of certain oo. made under. | 16/1989, ss. 2, 126 (2) |
| S.4 (3) (c), par. ins. | 8/1997, ss. 1 (2), 85 |
| S.4A ins. | 2/1990, s.3 (a) |
| S.5, s. | 2/1998, ss. 1 (3), 14 |
| S.6 appl. | 2/1990, s.2 (5) |
| S.7 appl. | 2/1990, s.2 (6) |
| Ss. 8-10, rep. prosp. | 38/1998, ss. 1 (2), 10 (2) (a) (3) |
| S.8 am. | 25/1970, s.6 |
| S.8, s. | 16/1989, ss. 2, 127 |
| S.11 appl. | 2/1990, s.2 (6) |
| S.11, s. | 38/1998, ss. 1 (2), 16 |
| S.12 rep. | 38/1998, ss. 1 (2), 15 (4) |
| S.13 appl. | 2/1990, s.2 (5) |
| S.14 (1) am. | 2/1990, s.3 (b) |
| S.14 (1), subsec. substit. | 38/1998, ss. 1 (2), 12 |
| S.14 (3), subsec. substit. | 16/1989, ss. 2, 128 (a) |
| S.15 appl. | 38/1998, ss. 1 (2), 17 |
| S.15 (2), subsec. substit. | 16/1989, ss. 2, 128 (b) |
| S.17 am. | 16/1989, ss. 2, 129 |
| S.20 appl. | 2/1990, s.2 (6) |
| Sch. 1 am. | 2/1990, s.3 (c) |
| S. I. No. 102 of 1992, arts. 1(2), 2 | |
| S. I. No. 268 of 1993, art. 2 | |
| Sch. 1, col. 2 am. | S.I. No. 268 of 1993, arts. 1(2), 2(a) |
| Sch. 1, col. 4 am. | S.I. No. 268 of 1993, arts. 1(2), 2(b), table |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 2(2) | Decimal Currency Act 1969 (Appointment of Day For The Purposes of Section 2 (2)) Order 1971 (S.I. No. 203 of 1971) |
| S. 2(3) | Decimal Currency Act, 1969 (Section 2(3)) (Appointed day) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 387 of 1985) |
| S. 3 | Coinage (Weight and Remedy Allowance of Ten Pence Coin) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 268 of 1993) |
| Coinage (Weight and Remedy Allowance of Five Pence Coin) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 102 of 1992) | |
| New Coinage (Twenty Pence) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 32 of 1986) | |
| S. 3(6) | Coinage (Dimension of Ten Pence Coin) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 269 of 1993) |
| Coinage (Dimension of Five Pence Coin) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 103 of 1992) | |
| Coinage (Dimension and Design) (One Pound Coin) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 83 of 1990) | |
| Coinage (Design of Fifty Pence Coin For Year 1988) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 44 of 1988) | |
| Coinage (Dimensions and Designs) Regulations 1969 (S.I. No. 160 of 1969) | |
| S. 4 | Coinage (Dimension and Design) Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 447 of 1997) |
| New Coinage Fund Commemorative One Pound) Order, 1997 (S.I. No. 442 of 1997) | |
| Coinage (Dimension and Design) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 112 of 1986) | |
| New Coinage (Twenty Pence) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 32 of 1986) | |
| S. 4A | Coinage (Weight and Composition of and Remedy For Certain Copper Coins) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 100 of 1990) |
| S. 12 | Coinage (Calling In) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 270 of 1993) |
| Coinage (Calling In) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 104 of 1992) | |
| Coinage (Calling In) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 113 of 1986) | |
| Coinage (Calling In) Order 1971 (S.I. No. 204 of 1971) | |
| S. 16 | Decimal Currency (Variation of Certain Payments) Regulations 1969 (S.I. No. 156 of 1969) |