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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