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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 13 July 1998

Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (No. 38)

Consolidation Status: Updated to reflect all known changes
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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part I Preliminary and General (ss. 1-4)
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 1. Short title and commencement.
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 2. Interpretation (generally).
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 3. Expenses.
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 4. Laying of regulations and orders.
Part II Economic and Monetary Union (ss. 5-29)
Chapter I General (s. 5)
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 5. Interpretation (Part II).
Chapter II Euro Currency System (ss. 6-7)
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 6. Introduction of euro currency system.
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 7. Contracts during transitional period.
Chapter III Legal Tender and Legal Tender Amounts (ss. 8-14A)
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 8. Definition (Chapter III)
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 9. Legal tender status of notes and coins denominated in Irish pounds.
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 10. Legal tender amounts of coins.
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 11. Provision and issuance of coins.
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 12. Amendment of section 14 (prohibition of making or issuing of coins) of Act of 1969.
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 13. Expenses of provision of coins.
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 14. Proceeds of issue of coins.
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 14A. Transfer of income to Exchequer from issue of coin.
Chapter IV Withdrawal of Legal Tender Notes and Coins (ss. 15-19)
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 15. Calling in of coins.
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 16. Redemption of coins.
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 17. Prohibition of melting down of coins.
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 18. Redemption of legal tender notes.
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 19. Calling in of legal tender notes.
Chapter V Miscellaneous (ss. 20-29)
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 20. Copyright in euro notes and coins.
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 21. Modification of forms.
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 22. Interbank offered rate.
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 23. Redenomination of outstanding debt into euro.
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 24. Redenomination of share capital.
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 25. Transitional provisions relating to section 24.
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 26. Renominalisation of shares.
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 27. Amendment of Central Bank Act, 1989.
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 28. Amendment of Central Bank Act, 1997.
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 29. Power to make regulations.
Part III Commemorative Coinage (ss. 30-34)
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 30. Design, etc., issue and sale of coins.
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 31. Determination of price.
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 32. Commemorative coins to be legal tender.
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 33. Payments into and out of general fund of Central Bank of Ireland.
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 34. Copyright.
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