Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998

Redemption of coins.

16.—The Act of 1969 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for section 11 :

“11.—The Central Bank may, if it thinks fit so to do, redeem coins—

(a) issued under the repealed enactments, or

(b) issued under the Decimal Currency Acts, 1969 to 1990, or

(c) issued under the Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998, or

(d) circulating in the State and issued by one or more of the other participating Member States which are comparable to coins issued under the Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998,

and all sums required for that purpose shall be defrayed out of the general fund of the Central Bank and debited therein to the currency reserve.”.