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Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (No. 38)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart I Preliminary and General (ss. 1-4)1. Short title and commencement.2. Interpretation (generally).3. Expenses.4. Laying of regulations and orders.Part II Economic and Monetary Union (ss. 5-29)Chapter I General (s. 5)5. Interpretation (Part II).Chapter II Euro Currency System (ss. 6-7)6. Introduction of euro currency system.7. Contracts during transitional period.Chapter III Legal Tender and Legal Tender Amounts (ss. 8-14A)8. Definition (Chapter III)9. Legal tender status of notes and coins denominated in Irish pounds.10. Legal tender amounts of coins.11. Provision and issuance of coins.12. Amendment of section 14 (prohibition of making or issuing of coins) of Act of 1969.13. Expenses of provision of coins.14. Proceeds of issue of coins.14A. Transfer of income to Exchequer from issue of coin.Chapter IV Withdrawal of Legal Tender Notes and Coins (ss. 15-19)15. Calling in of coins.16. Redemption of coins.17. Prohibition of melting down of coins.18. Redemption of legal tender notes.19. Calling in of legal tender notes.Chapter V Miscellaneous (ss. 20-29)20. Copyright in euro notes and coins.21. Modification of forms.22. Interbank offered rate.23. Redenomination of outstanding debt into euro.24. Redenomination of share capital.25. Transitional provisions relating to section 24.26. Renominalisation of shares.27. Amendment of Central Bank Act, 1989.28. Amendment of Central Bank Act, 1997.29. Power to make regulations.Part III Commemorative Coinage (ss. 30-34)30. Design, etc., issue and sale of coins.31. Determination of price.32. Commemorative coins to be legal tender.33. Payments into and out of general fund of Central Bank of Ireland.34. Copyright.
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 January 1999 - onwards
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17. Prohibition of melting down of coins.

Section 15 of the Act of 1969 shall apply to coins issued under this Act and coins circulating in the State and issued by one or more of the other participating Member States which are comparable to coins issued under this Act.

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