| The Gold (Control) Act, 1968 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | Act No. 45 of 1968 |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Assented to | 12 June 2006 |
| Commenced | 1 September 1968 |
| Repealed | 6 June 1990 |
| Repeals | |
| The Gold (Control) Repeal Act, 1990 (Act No. 18 of 1990) | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Gold (Control) Act, 1968 is a repealed Act of the Parliament of India which was enacted to control sale and holding of gold in personal possession. High demand for gold in India with negligible indigenous production results in gold imports, leading to drastic devaluation of the Indian rupee and depletion of foreign exchange reserves to alarming levels. Devaluation of the Indian rupee also leads to steep rises in food commodity prices due to costlier petroleum products imports. In these circumstances, the gold import policy of India aimed at curbing the gold imports to a manageable level time to time by imposing taxes and legal restrictions.
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