Decimal system of coinage
Section 7 of the Coinage Act, 2011 deals with decimal system of coinage. The rupee shall be divided into one hundred units and any such unit may be designated by the Government, by notification, under such name as it thinks fit. The Act came into force on 28 Mar 2012.
(1) The rupee shall be divided into one hundred units and any such unit may be designated by the Government, by notification, under such name as it thinks fit.
(2) All references in any enactment or in any notification, rule or order under any enactment or in any contract, deed or other instrument to any value expressed in annas, paisa and pies shall be construed as references to that value expressed in units referred to in sub-section (1) converted thereto at the rate of sixteen anna, sixty-four paise or one hundred and ninety-two pies to one hundred units referred to in subsection (1).
(3) All references in any enactment or in any notification, rule or order under any enactment or in any contract, deed or other instrument to any value in naya paisa or naye paise shall be construed as references to that value expressed respectively in units referred to in sub-section (1).
Section 7, The Coinage Act, 2011 (Act 11 of 2011).
Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 7
What does Section 7 of the Coinage Act deal with?
Section 7 of the Coinage Act is headed "Decimal system of coinage". The rupee shall be divided into one hundred units and any such unit may be designated by the Government, by notification, under such name as it thinks fit.
How do I find court cases under Section 7 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 7, section 7 Coinage Act 2011, section 7 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 7 of the Coinage Act, and has it changed?
2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently the Coinage (Issue of Commemorative coins on the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Madan Mohan Malaviya) Rules, 2011 (2011), then the Coinage (Issue of Commemorative coins on the occasion of 150th year of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India) Rules, 2011. (2011).
When did Section 7 of the Coinage Act come into force?
Section 7 of the Coinage Act, cited as Coinage Act 2011 7, 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
- 12. Prohibition of making or melting or destruction of coins358 words
- 2. Definitions291 words
- 27. Repeal and savings276 words
- 16. Offences by companies263 words
- 9. Power to certain persons to cut, diminished or defaced coins196 words
- 6. Coin when a legal tender185 words
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