Currency Act
(CHAPTER 69)

(Original Enactment: Act 5 of 1967)

REVISED EDITION 2002
(31st December 2002)
An Act to establish the national currency of Singapore, and to provide for matters connected therewith.
[7th April 1967]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Short title
1.  This Act may be cited as the Currency Act.
Interpretation
2.  In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Authority” means the Monetary Authority of Singapore established under the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 186);
“currency” means currency notes and coins which are legal tender in Singapore;
“foreign” means pertaining to a country other than Singapore;
“foreign exchange” means foreign currencies and claims in and to foreign currencies;
“issue” includes reissue.
[11/82; 25/2002]
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