The RIGHT to pay CASH
… banknotes and coins are legal tender
… banknotes and coins issued by Norges Bank
… no one is obliged to accept more than 25 coins of each denomination in one transaction
… the Financial Contracts Act, clarifying consumers’ right to pay with cash
… “In sales premises … the consumer shall be offered the option
to pay with legal tender
if it is possible to pay for the goods or services with other payment solutions”
… “If the business has available change,
it must also offer to provide change in connection with the payment,
unless there is a clear discrepancy between the banknote offered as payment and the amount to be paid”
… “The first and second sentences do not apply when the amount to be paid exceeds 20,000 kroner [ about 1900 Dollars ] ”
… a sanction in the form of an administrative fine
… if businesses willfully or negligently violate the rules
… in force from 1 October 2024
