COINAGE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1966

Type Act

Publication 1966-02-28

State In force

Text As published

Source Irish Statute Book

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AN ACT TO AMEND THE COINAGE ACT, 1950, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORISING THE ISSUE UNDER THAT ACT OF A COMMEMORATIVE COIN ON THE OCCASION OF THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RISING OF EASTER WEEK, 1916. [28th February, 1966.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

1 Principal Act.

1.—In this Act “the Principal Act” means the Coinage Act, 1950.

2 Amendment of Principal Act.

2.—The Principal Act is hereby amended—

(a) by inserting in subsection (1) of section 5 “, and a silver coin in respect of the year 1966,” after “The Minister may provide cupro-nickel and bronze coins”,

(b) by adding to the Second Schedule, in the appropriate columns, the particulars set out in the Schedule to this Act, and

(c) by inserting in subsection (1) of section 12 “, in the case of a tender made in silver coins issued in respect of the year 1966, one hundred shillings and, in any other case,” after “shall be legal tender for the payment of an amount not exceeding”.

3 Short title and collective citation.

3.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Coinage (Amendment) Act, 1966.

(2) The Principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Coinage Acts, 1950 and 1966.

SCHEDULE


(1)	(2)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(5)
Denomination of Coin	Standard Weight	Standard Weight	Standard Composition	Fractional value in relation to the Irish pound	Remedy Allowance (applicable to tests of 1,000 pieces in bulk)	Remedy Allowance (applicable to tests of 1,000 pieces in bulk)
	Imperial weight grains	Metric weight grams	Standard Composition	Fractional value in relation to the Irish pound	Proportion of weight	Composition
Silver coin in respect of the year 1966.
Ten shillings	280	18.144	83 ⅓ per cent. fine silver and 16⅔ per cent. copper	one-half	1 in 800	0.3 per cent.

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