Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021

Central bank functions - Currency

151: Effect of call-in notice

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"What happens when some bank notes or coins are no longer legal tender"

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When a notice under section 150 takes effect, you can no longer use the bank notes or coins it applies to as legal tender. The Reserve Bank is still responsible for paying out the value of these notes or coins if you take them to the Bank's head office. The notice takes effect on a specific date that is stated in it.

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Part 3Central bank functions
Currency

151Effect of call-in notice

  1. When the notice under section 150 takes effect, all bank notes or coins to which it applies cease to be legal tender.

  2. However, the Bank continues to be liable to pay any such bank note or coin on presentation at the head office of the Bank.

  3. The notice takes effect on the date specified in it.

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