Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011

The Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011 (c. 17) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision about the arrangements for measuring the standard weight of coins.
Citation2011 c.17
Introduced byMark Lancaster (Commons)
Baron Risby (Lords)
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent3 November 2011
Commencement3 January 2012
Other legislation
AmendsCoinage Act 1971
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

It amends s.1 and s.3 of the Coinage Act 1971 to allow the method for measuring and confirming the weight of coins to be set by proclamation, rather than the fixed statutory method of using a test sample of less than 1 kg in weight. This was necessary in order for the Royal Mint to strike 1 kg gold and silver coins to commemorate the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

The bill was presented to parliament on the 30 June 2010, and received royal assent into law on 3 November 2011.[1]

References

  1. "Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011 — UK Parliament". services.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-22.

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