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THE HONG KONG (COINAGE)(AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1975

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At the Court at Buckingham Palace, The day of February, 1975.

Present

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advise of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1 This Order may be cited as the Hong Kong (Coinage) (Amendment) Order 1975 and shall come into operation on the day on which ́it is proclaimed in Hong Kong by the

Governor.

2.-(1) In this Order, "the principal Order" means the Hong Kong (Coinage) Order 1936(a).

(2) The Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance 1966, as amended by any subsequent Ordinance, shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of any Ordinance or enactment in force in Hong Kong.

3. The principal Order shall be amended as follows:

(1) There shall be inserted-

(a) in article 3(1) the word "gold" after the words

"any denomination whether of";

(b) in article 3(2) the words "or gold" after the words

"if of silver";

(c) in article 4(1) the words "or gold" after the words

"in the case of silver";

(2) In article 4(1) there shall be substituted for the words "be legal tender" to the end of the paragraph the following:

"be legal tender as follows, that is to say-

gold coins, for the payment of any amount; coins of silver, copper, nickel, cupro-nickel or other mixed metal of denominations of not less than one dollar for the payment of an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars;

(c) coins of silver, copper, nickel, cupro-nickel or other mixed metal of denominations less than one dollar for the payment of an amount not exceeding two dollars."

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Order.)

This Order amends the Hong Kong (Coinage) Order, 1936 by adding gold to the list of coins for which the Governor may make new provision by Proclamation.

(a) 8.R.& 0. 1948/570