Coinage Act, 2011

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Contents
Chapter I : Preliminary
1.    Short title, extent and commencement
2.    Definitions
Chapter II : Establishment of Mints
3.    Power to establish and abolish Mints
Chapter III : Coinage
4.    Denominations, dimensions, designs and composition of coins
5.    Standard weight and remedy
6.    Coin when a legal tender
7.    Decimal System of coinage
8.    Power to call in coin
Chapter IV : Diminished, Defaced and Counterfeit Coins
9.    Power to certain persons to cut, diminished or defaced coins
10.  Power to certain persons to cut counterfeit coins
11.  Power of Mint to delegate its functions
Chapter V : Offences and Penalties
12.  Prohibition of making or melting or destruction of coins
13.  Penalty for contravention of section 12
14.  Prohibition and penalty for unlawful making, issue or possession of pieces of
       metal to be used as money
15.  Prohibition and penalty for bringing metal piece for use as coing
16.  Offences by companies
Chapter VI : Miscellaneous
17.  Forfeiture
18.  Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 not to apply to offences under this Act
19.  Offiences to be cognizable, bailable and non-compoundable
20.  Amendment of Act 2 of 1934
21.  Offences may be tried summarily
22.  Protection of action taken in good faith
23.  Power to remove difficulties
24.  Power to make rules
25.  Rules to be laid before Parliament
26.  Saving of making other coins at Mints
27.  Repeal and savings
28.  Continuance of existing coins
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