S.I. No. 204/1971 -- Coinage (Calling In) Order, 1971.
S.I. No. 204/1971: COINAGE (CALLING IN) ORDER, 1971. |
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COINAGE (CALLING IN) ORDER, 1971. |
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I, SEOIRSE Ó COLLA, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 12 of the Decimal Currency Act, 1969 (No. 23 of 1969), hereby make the following order: |
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1. This Order may be cited as the Coinage (Calling In) Order, 1971. |
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2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1972. |
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3. Coins of the denominations of penny, threepence and sixpence are hereby called in. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal this 29th day of June 1971. |
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SEOIRSE Ó COLLA |
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Minister for Finance. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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The effect of this Order is that pennies, threepences and sixpences shall cease to be legal tender on and from 1 January 1972 and may not circulate or be used as currency on and from that date. |
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