Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1872 [Repealed]
ACTNO. 45 OF 1860
08 May, 1874
Repealed by Act I of 1938
Passed by the Legislative Council of India.
(Received the assent of the Governor General on the 29th August 1872).
An Act to amend the definition of Coins contained in the Indian Penal Code.
PREAMBLE
Preamble. Whereas it is expedient to amend the definition of coin contained in the Indian Penal Code, section two hundred and thirty; It is hereby enacted as follows:
Section 1. Amendment of Section 230, Act XLV of 1860
For the first paragraph of the said section, the following shall he substituted:
230. Coin defined. Coin is metal used for the time being as money and stamped and issued by the authority of some State or Sovereign Power in order to be so used.