Currently only three percent of consumers in Norway used cash to pay for their shopping, accoding to a survey by Norway’s central bank. The bank believes many more who do so are frustrated by the proliferation of ’cash not accepted here’ posters in Norwegain retail premises.An reently introduced amendment to the Central Bank Act, promoted by the Government and the Norges Bank, clarifies consumers’ right to pay with cash up to an amount of 20,000 kroner: "In sales premises where a business regularly sells goods or services to consumers, 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 Government is pleding enforcement of fines against businesses that "willfully or negligently violate the rules". “In a digital world, it can be easy to forget that there is a large group of people who are not digital,” says Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl. “Cash is also an important emergency preparedness for society. The regulations have been too unclear. People should be confident that they will be able to pay when they go to the store, to a restaurant or to the hairdresser.”