This statutory instrument establishes the regulatory framework and procedural requirements for the Trial of the Pyx, the annual ceremony used to ensure the quality and weight of British coinage. The document is issued by the authority of the British government to formalize the legal standards for testing the output of the Royal Mint. It outlines the specific administrative amendments necessary to maintain the integrity of the currency and the accountability of the Mint officials.

Legal professionals and historians of numismatics utilize this text as a primary source for understanding the modern statutory basis of the Trial of the Pyx. It is a highly technical document intended for regulatory compliance rather than general readership.