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Currency Act 1982

1982 CHAPTER 3

An Act to replace section 1(1) of the Decimal Currency Act 1967 so as to sanction references to the new penny as the penny.

[2nd February 1982]

1 Denominations of money.

(1) The denominations of money in the currency of the United Kingdom shall be the pound sterling and the penny or new penny, being one hundredth part of a pound sterling.

(2) Section 1(1) of the Decimal Currency Act 1967(which is superseded by subsection (1) above) is hereby repealed.

2 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Currency Act 1982.

1 Denominations of money.

2 Short title.

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Currency Act 1982.

Currency Act 1982 (1982/3)

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C1	The text of s. 1(2) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
M1	1967 c. 47 .

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