Repeal and savings
Section 27 of the Coinage Act, 2011 deals with repeal and savings. The following enactments are hereby repealed-- (a) the Metal Tokens Act, 1889 (1 of 1889); The Act came into force on 28 Mar 2012.
(1) The following enactments are hereby repealed--
(a) the Metal Tokens Act, 1889 (1 of 1889);
(b) the Coinage Act, 1906 (3 of 1906);
(c) the Bronze Coin (Legal Tender) Act, 1918 (22 of 1918);
(d) the Currency Ordinance, 1940 (Ord. IV of 1940);
(e) the Small Coins (Offences) Act, 1971 (52 of 1971).
(2) The repeal by this Act of the enactments and Ordinance specified in sub-section (1) shall not--
(a) affect any other enactment in which the repealed enactment or Ordinance has been applied, incorporated or referred to;
(b) affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done or suffered, or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred or any remedy or proceeding in respect thereof, or any release or discharge of or from any debt, penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand, or any indemnity already granted, or the proof of any past act or thing;
(c) affect any principle or rule of law, or established jurisdiction, form or course of pleading, practice or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, office or appointment, notwithstanding that the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed or recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment or Ordinance hereby repealed;
(d) revive or restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, liability, right, title, privilege, restriction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not now existing or in force.
(3) The mention of particular matters in sub-section (1) shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), with regard to the effect of repeals.
Section 27, The Coinage Act, 2011 (Act 11 of 2011).
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Questions about Section 27
What does Section 27 of the Coinage Act deal with?
Section 27 of the Coinage Act is headed "Repeal and savings". The following enactments are hereby repealed-- (a) the Metal Tokens Act, 1889 (1 of 1889);
How do I find court cases under Section 27 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 27, section 27 Coinage Act 2011, section 27 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 27 of the Coinage Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on General Clauses Act 6 (Effect of repeal), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 27 of the Coinage Act come into force?
Section 27 of the Coinage Act, cited as Coinage Act 2011 27, 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.
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