Banks of Issue in Scotland

Bank Notes (Scotland) Act 1845Coinage Act 19711999-05-061999-04-031999-05-14TSO (The Stationery Office), St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1PD, 01603 622211, customer.services@tso.co.uk554862SI2SI

Bank of Issue in Scotland

An Account pursuant to the Bank Notes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971 of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held during the 4 weeks ended Saturday, 3rd April 1999.

Average Circulation during 4 weeks ended as above Average amount of Bank of England Notes and Coin held during 4 weeks as above
Name and Title as set forth on Licence Name of Firm Approved Offices Circulation authorised by Certificate £5 and upwards Under £5 Total *Gold and Bank of England Notes Coin other than Gold Total
Bank of Scotland The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland (Edinburgh) (Glasgow) 1,289,222 525,144,022  4,931,898 530,075,919 508,868,567 29,639,541 538,508,107
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (Edinburgh) (Glasgow)   888,355 890,152,817 24,705,606 914,858,423 887,834,194 34,605,588 922,439,782
Clydesdale Bank PLC Clydesdale Bank PLC (Glasgow) (Edinburgh)   498,773 389,508,762           0 389,508,762 388,455,167  8,374,927 396,830,094
I hereby certify that each of the Bankers named in the above Return, who have in circulation an amount of Notes beyond that authorised in their certificates have held an amount of Bank of England Notes and Gold and Coin other than Gold Coin not less than that which they are required to hold during the period to which this Return relates. J. Hilton, Registrar of Bank Returns *This column includes Bank of England Notes deposited at the Bank of England which, by virtue of section 9(1) of the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, are to be treated as Gold Coin held by the Bank. 6th May 1999.