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Section 230

Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.

Amendments
Section 230 — Original text to 1 January 2020superseded
230.Coin“Coin” and “current coin”

“Coin” is metal used as money stamped and issued by the authority of the Government or of any other part of the Commonwealth or by the authority of the government of any foreign country in order to be so used.

“Current coin” means coin which is lawfully currentlegal tender in Singapore or in any other part of the Commonwealth or in any foreign country.

Illustrations

Illustration (a) — Original text to 1 February 2008superseded

(a) Cowries are not coin.

Illustration (a) — From 1 February 2008 (current)repealed by Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007

(a) [Deleted by Act 51/2007 wef 01/02/2008]

Illustration (b) — Original text to 1 February 2008superseded

(b) Lump of unstamped copper, though used as money, are not coin.

Illustration (b) — From 1 February 2008 (current)repealed by Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007

(b) [Deleted by Act 51/2007 wef 01/02/2008]

Illustration (c) — Original text to 1 February 2008superseded

(c) Medals are not coin, inasmuch as they are not intended to be used as money.

Illustration (c) — From 1 February 2008 (current)repealed by Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007

(c) [Deleted by Act 51/2007 wef 01/02/2008]

(a) to (c) [Deleted by Act 51 of 2007]

[Indian PC 1860, s. 230]

Section 230 — From 1 January 2020 (current)repealed by Criminal Law Reform Act 2019
230.

[Repealed by Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020]