The Forgery and Counterfeiting (Protected Coins) Order 1999

Made22nd July 1999

Laid before Parliament27th July 1999

Coming into force17th August 1999

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 27(1) of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 19811 hereby make the following Order–

1

This Order may be cited as the Forgery and Counterfeiting (Protected Coins) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 17th August 1999.

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Any euro coin produced in accordance with Council Regulation No. 975/98/EC2 by or at the instance of a participating member State is hereby specified for the purposes of Part II of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.

2

In paragraph (1), “participating member State” means a member State which has adopted the single currency in accordance with the treaty establishing the European Community.

Jane KennedyBob AinsworthTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury22nd July 1999

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies euro coins as protected coins for the purposes of Part II of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 which (amongst other things) creates various offences relating to the counterfeiting of protected coins. Other protected coins include any coin which is customarily used as money in any country.