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The Coinage Act, 2011

Power to make rules

In force From 28 Mar 2012 Act 11 of 2011 As on 19 Oct 2026

Act 11 of 2011 Ministry Finance Enacted 01 Sep 2011 In force 28 Mar 2012 Instruments 40

Section 24 of the Coinage Act, 2011 deals with power to make rules. The Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. The Act came into force on 28 Mar 2012.

(1) The Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--

(a) the use of metal for the purpose of making any coin under clause (f) of section 2;

(b) the per cent. of metals for any coin under clause (i) of section 2;

(c) the standard weight for any coin under clause (l) of section 2;

(d) the dimensions, designs, metals, mixed metals or their composition, for coins under section 4;

(e) the standard weight of coins and the remedy allowed in making such coins under section 5

Section 24, The Coinage Act, 2011 (Act 11 of 2011).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 2 Definitions
  2. s. 4 Denominations, dimensions, designs and composition of coins
  3. s. 5 Standard weight and remedy

Made under this section, and citing it

40 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 24

What does Section 24 of the Coinage Act deal with?

Section 24 of the Coinage Act is headed "Power to make rules". The Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

How do I find court cases under Section 24 of the Coinage Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Coinage Act 2011 24, section 24 Coinage Act 2011, section 24 of the Coinage Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 24 of the Coinage Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 2 (Definitions), section 4 (Denominations, dimensions, designs and composition of coins), section 5 (Standard weight and remedy), so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 40: most recently The Coinage (Issue of Commemorative Coin on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Shri Ram Chandra Ji of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh) Rules, 2024 (2024), then The Coinage (Issue of Commemorative Coin on the occasion of 75th Republic Day Celebrations) Rules, 2024. (2024), and 38 more.

When did Section 24 of the Coinage Act come into force?

Section 24 of the Coinage Act, cited as Coinage Act 2011 24, came into force on 28 Mar 2012, having been enacted on 01 Sep 2011. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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