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2016 No. 1216
Coinage
The Trial of the Pyx (Amendment) Order 2016
Coming into force
15th December 2016
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of December 2016
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 8(2) and (3) of the Coinage Act 1971(), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Trial of the Pyx (Amendment) Order 2016 and comes into force on 15th December 2016.
Amendment of the Trial of the Pyx Order 1998
2.—(1) The Trial of the Pyx Order 1998() is amended as follows.
(2) In article 3(1) (coins to be set apart by the Mint for trial)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “2,000” substitute “10,000”;
(b)in paragraph (c), for “3,000” substitute “15,000”;
(c)in paragraph (e), for “5,000” substitute “20,000”;
(d)in paragraph (f), for “5,000” substitute “30,000”; and
(e)in paragraph (g), for “5,000” substitute “10,000”.
Ceri King
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order amends the Trial of the Pyx Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1764), so as to alter the provision governing the number of coins to be set apart by the Royal Mint for trial.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
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