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7 The Schedule to the Act
(1) The Act shall have effect, on and after 1 March 1984, as if: (a) there were included in the Schedule to the Act a reference to a denomination of ‘One dollar’; and (b) there were specified in that Schedule opposite to that denomination, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition ‘copper, aluminium and nickel’. (2) The Act shall have effect, on and after 12 December 1986, as if: (a) the reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘One hundred dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard composition ‘not less than 99.99% gold’; (b) the reference in that Schedule, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Fifty dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard composition ‘not less than 99.99% gold’; (c) the reference in that Schedule, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Twenty‑five dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard composition ‘not less than 99.99% gold’; (d) there were included in that Schedule a reference to a denomination of ‘Fifteen dollars’; and (e) there were specified in that Schedule opposite to the denomination of ‘Fifteen dollars’, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition ‘not less than 99.99% gold’. (3) The Act shall have effect, on and after 1 January 1988, as if: (a) there were included in the Schedule to the Act a reference to a denomination of ‘Two dollars’; (b) there were specified in that Schedule opposite to that denomination of $2, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition ‘copper, aluminium and nickel’; (c) there were included in the Schedule to the Act a reference to a denomination of ‘Five dollars’; and (d) there were specified in that Schedule opposite to that denomination of $5, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition ‘copper, aluminium and nickel’. (4) The Act shall have effect, on and after 20 June 1988, as if: (a) the reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Five dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions ‘copper, aluminium and nickel’ and ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’; (b) the reference in that Schedule, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Two dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions ‘copper, aluminium and nickel’ and ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’; (c) the reference in that Schedule, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘One dollar’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions ‘copper, aluminium and nickel’ and ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’; and (d) the reference in that Schedule, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Fifty cents’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions ‘copper and nickel’ and ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’. (5) The Act shall have effect, on and after 23 August 1988, as if: (a) the reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘One hundred dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions ‘not less than 99.99% gold’ and ‘not less than 99.95% platinum’; (b) the reference in that Schedule, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Fifty dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions ‘not less than 99.99% gold’ and ‘not less than 99.95% platinum’; (c) the reference in that Schedule, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Twenty‑Five dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions ‘not less than 99.99% gold’ and ‘not less than 99.95% platinum’; (d) the reference in that Schedule, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Fifteen dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions ‘not less than 99.99%’ and ‘not less than 99.95% platinum’; (e) the reference in that Schedule, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘One dollar’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions ‘copper, aluminium and nickel’, ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’ and ‘not less than 99.9% silver’; (f) there were included in that Schedule a reference to a denomination of ‘Twenty‑five cents’; and (g) there were specified in that Schedule opposite to that denomination of Twenty‑five cents, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the standard composition ‘not less than 99.9% silver’. (6) The Act has effect, on and after 28 August 1989, as if the reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Five dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions ‘copper, aluminium and nickel’, ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’ and ‘not less than 99.99% gold’. (7) The Act has effect, on and after 31 October 1989, as if the reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Five dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions ‘copper, aluminium and nickel’, ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’, ‘not less than 99.99% gold’, ‘not less than 99.95% platinum’ and ‘not less than 99.9% silver’. (8) The Act has effect, on and after 2 January 1991, as if: (a) there were included in the Schedule to the Act a reference to a denomination of ‘Ten thousand dollars’; and (b) there were specified in that Schedule opposite to that denomination of $10,000, as the standard composition of that denomination, the expressions ‘not less than 99.99% gold’ and ‘not less than 99.95% platinum’; and (c) there were included in the Schedule to the Act a reference to a denomination of ‘Two thousand five hundred dollars’; and (d) there were specified in that Schedule opposite to that denomination of $2,500 as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the expression ‘not less than 99.99% gold’ and ‘not less than 99.95% platinum’; and (e) there were included in the Schedule to the Act a reference to a denomination of ‘Five hundred dollars’; and (f) there were specified in that Schedule opposite to that denomination of $500, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the expression ‘not less than 99.99% gold’ and ‘not less than 99.95% platinum’; and (g) there were included in the Schedule to the Act a reference to a denomination of ‘One hundred and fifty dollars’; and (h) there were specified in that Schedule opposite to that denomination of $150, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the expression ‘not less than 99.9% silver’; and (i) the reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Fifty dollars’, to the expressions of coins of that denomination included the expressions ‘not less than 99.99% gold’, ‘Not less than 99.95% platinium’ and ‘not less than 99.9% silver’; and (j) the reference in the Schedule, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘Ten dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination included the expressions ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’ and ‘not less than 99.9% silver’. (9) The Act has effect, on and after 21 November 1991, as if: (a) there were specified in the Schedule to the Act a reference to a denomination of ‘Three thousand dollars’; and (b) there were specified in that Schedule, opposite to that denomination of $3,000 as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the expressions ‘not less than 99.99% gold’ and ‘not less than 99.95% platinum’; and (c) there were specified in that Schedule a reference to a denomination of ‘One thousand dollars’; and (d) there were specified in that Schedule, opposite to that denomination of $1,000 as the standard composition of coins of that denomination the expressions ‘not less than 99.99% gold’ and ‘not less than 99.95% platinum’; and (e) the reference in that Schedule, opposite to the reference to the denomination ‘TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS’, as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, included the expressions ‘99.99% gold’ and ‘99.95% platinum’; and (f) there were specified in that Schedule a reference to a denomination of ‘Thirty dollars’; and (g) there were specified in that Schedule, opposite to that denomination of $30 as the standard composition of coins of that denomination, the expression ‘not less than 99.9% silver’; and (h) the references in that Schedule, opposite to the references to the denominations ‘Ten dollars’, ‘Two dollars’ and ‘One dollar’ to the standard composition of coins of each of those denominations, each included the expression ‘99.9% silver’. (10) The Act has effect, on and after 10 October 1991, as if: (a) the reference in the Schedule, opposite to the reference to ‘Twenty cents’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination included the expression ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’; and (b) the reference in the Schedule, opposite to the reference to ‘Ten cents’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination included the expression ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’; and (c) the reference in the Schedule, opposite to the reference to ‘Five cents’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination included the expression ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’; and (d) the reference in the Schedule, opposite to the reference to ‘Two cents’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination included the expression ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’; and (e) the reference in the Schedule, opposite to the reference to ‘One cent’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination included the expression ‘92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal’.