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Banking Act 2009

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Section 215: Banknote regulations

467.Subsections (1) and (2) require the Treasury to set out in secondary legislation provisions concerning the treatment, holding and issuing of banknotes by authorised banks. This secondary legislation is referred to as the “banknote regulations” in Part 6 and also in these explanatory notes. The banknote regulations are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.

468.By virtue of section 259, the banknote regulations may make provision generally or only for specified cases or circumstances. Where they do make provision for specified cases or circumstances, they may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.

Section 216: Banknote rules

469.Subsections (1) and (2) provide that the banknote regulations may require or permit the Bank of England to make rules about any aspect of the treatment, holding or issuing of banknotes by authorised banks.

470.The banknote rules may make provision generally or only for specified cases or circumstances. Where they do make provision for specified cases or circumstances, they may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.

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