Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011

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Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to make provision about the arrangements for measuring the standard weight of coins.
Citation 2011 c.17
Introduced by Mark Lancaster (Commons)
Baron Risby (Lords)
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent 3 November 2011
Commencement 3 January 2012 [c]
Other legislation
Amends Coinage Act 1971
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011 (c. 17) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

Background

Before the act, manufacturing coins outside weights specified in regulations was illegal. [1]

Provisions

It amends s.1 and s.3 of the Coinage Act 1971 to allow the method for measuring and confirming the weight of coins to be set by proclamation, rather than the fixed statutory method of using a test sample of less than 1 kg in weight. This was necessary in order for the Royal Mint to strike 1 kg gold and silver coins to commemorate the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [2]

The bill was presented to parliament on 30 June 2010, and received royal assent into law on 3 November 2011. [3]

Reception

The legislation was supported by Lord Davies of Oldham. [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 2(3).
  2. ↑ Section 2(1).
  3. ↑ Section 2(2).

References

  1. ↑ "Labour's John McDonnell beats odds to top Private Member's Bills ballot". BBC News. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Private Members' Bills: Pet projects and personal crusades". BBC News. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011 — UK Parliament". services.parliament.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Peers back Olympic coin plan". BBC News. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

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