The Bronze Coin (Legal Tender) Act, 1918

(22 of 1918)
[26th September, 1918]

An Act to provide that certain bronze coins, coined outside [ Part A States and Part
C States] shall be legal tender in [Part A States and Part C States]
 WHEREAS it is expedient to provide that certain bronze coins coined outside
[Part A States and Part C States] shall be legal tender in [ Part A states and Part C
States] it is hereby enacted as follows:-
 [a] For proceedings in Council see Gazette of India, 1918 pt.VI pages 1001 and
1140

“This Act has been extended to the new provinces and merged states by the
Merged states (Laws) Act 1949 (59 of 1949) S.3 (1-1-1950) and to the
Union Territories of Manipur, Tripura (new States) and Vindhya Pradesh by
the Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950 (30 of 1950) S.3 (16-4- 1950)
Vindhya Pradesh now forms part of Madhya Pradesh- Sec Act 37 of 1956 S.
9(i)(e) (1-11-1956).
[b] Substituted the words “the Provinces” by A.L.O 1950.

1. Short title - This Act may be called the Bronze Coin (Legal Tender) Act, 1918.
2. Power to declare certain bronze coins coined outside Part A States and Part
C States to be legal tender - (1) Where bronze coins of any of the denominations
specified in section 8 of the Indian Coinage Act, 1906, are coined outside [Part A
States and Part B States] at the request of the [Central Government] and the [Central
Government] is satisfied that such coins are in accordance with the requirements of
section 9 and of any notification for the time being in force under section 10 of the
said Act [it] may by notification in the [Official Gazette], direct the issue of any
such coins, and thereafter any such coins shall be legal tender in payment or on
account in the same way and to the same extent as if they were coins referred to in
section 14 of the said Act, and the provisions of the said Act, shall apply
accordingly.
(2) Every coin which is declared to be legal tender by sub-section (1) shall be
deemed to be [Indian coin] within the meaning of section 230 of the Indian Penal
Code.
[Explanation - In this Act, Part A States and Part C States means India except the
territories which immediately before the Ist November,1956, were comprised in Part
B States].
[a] Substituted for “ the Provinces” by A.L.O 1950.
[b]Substituted by the A.L.O 1937 for “G. G in C”
[c]Substituted by A.O 1937 for “he”.
[d] Substituted by A.O 1937 for “ Gazette of India”.
[e]Substituted for “Queen’s Coin by A.L.O. 1950.
[f] Added by 3 A.L.O 1956.
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