Reprint as at 7 July 2010
Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981
Public Act 1981 No 47 Date of assent 15 October 1981 Commencement see section 1(2) Note
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
Ageneraloutlineofthesechangesissetoutinthenotesattheendofthisreprint,togetherwith other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
Part 2 Royal, vice-regal, State, and heraldic emblems and names
12 Unauthorised use of Royal and vice-regal emblems 9 13 Unauthorised use of State emblems 10 14 Unauthorised use of words suggesting Royal or 10 government patronage 15 Advertisements claiming government patronage 12
Part 3 Provisions relating to certain other names, emblems, and words
16 Unauthorised use of name and emblem of United Nations 12 and other international organisations 17 Use of the word “Anzac ” 13 18 Unauthorised use of name “Returned Services’ 14 Association ” 19 Protection of names, uniforms, etc, of Girl Guides 15 Association and Toc H, Incorporated 20 Unauthorised use of certain commercial names 16 20A Unauthorised use of emblems, words, and names relating 18 toOlympicGamesandCommonwealthGames[Repealed] 20AA Defence[Repealed] 18 20B Injunction for breach of section 20A[Repealed] 18
Part 4 Miscellaneous provisions
21 Registering authority not to register in certain cases 18 22 Existing rights protected 19 23 Emblems and names protected under other Acts 19 24 General penalty 19 25 Consent of Attorney-General required to certain 19 prosecutions 26 Liability of officers of associations 19 26A Power to amend Schedule 2A 20 27 Amendments and repeals 20
Schedule 1 21 The New Zealand Flag
Schedule 2 22 Ordersandnoticesdeemedtohavebeenmadeorgiven under this Act
Reprinted as at7 July 2010 Flags, Emblems, and Names ProtectionAct 1981 s 2 Schedule 2A 23 Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games emblems, words, and names [Repealed] Schedule 3 24 Enactments and orders (relating to protection of certain emblems, names, and words) preserved Schedule 4 28 Enactments consequentially amended Schedule 5 29 Enactments repealed
An Act to declare the New Zealand Ensign to be the New Zealand Flag and to make provision relating to its use and to the use of certain other flags, and to make better provision for theprotectionofcertainnames andemblems of Royal, national, international, commercial, or other significance 1 Short Title and commencement (1) ThisActmaybecitedastheFlags,Emblems,andNamesProtection Act 1981. (2) This Act shall come into force on 1 January 1982. 2 Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— coat of arms or arms means any object or figure, being a symbolic representation displayed in colours on a shield in conformity with the principles and rules of heraldry, wit
Note
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
Ageneraloutlineofthesechangesissetoutinthenotesattheendofthisreprint,togetherwith other explanatory material about this reprint.
Part 2 Royal, vice-regal, State, and heraldic emblems and names
12 Unauthorised use of Royal and vice-regal emblems 9 13 Unauthorised use of State emblems 10 14 Unauthorised use of words suggesting Royal or 10 government patronage 15 Advertisements claiming government patronage 12
Part 3 Provisions relating to certain other names, emblems, and words
16 Unauthorised use of name and emblem of United Nations 12 and other international organisations 17 Use of the word “Anzac ” 13 18 Unauthorised use of name “Returned Services’ 14 Association ” 19 Protection of names, uniforms, etc, of Girl Guides 15 Association and Toc H, Incorporated 20 Unauthorised use of certain commercial names 16 20A Unauthorised use of emblems, words, and names relating 18 toOlympicGamesandCommonwealthGames[Repealed] 20AA Defence[Repealed] 18 20B Injunction for breach of section 20A[Repealed] 18
Part 4 Miscellaneous provisions
21 Registering authority not to register in certain cases 18 22 Existing rights protected 19 23 Emblems and names protected under other Acts 19 24 General penalty 19 25 Consent of Attorney-General required to certain 19 prosecutions 26 Liability of officers of associations 19 26A Power to amend Schedule 2A 20 27 Amendments and repeals 20
Schedule 1 21 The New Zealand Flag
Schedule 2 22 Ordersandnoticesdeemedtohavebeenmadeorgiven under this Act An Act to declare the New Zealand Ensign to be the New Zealand Flag and to make provision relating to its use and to the use of certain other flags, and to make better provision for theprotectionofcertainnames andemblems of Royal, national, international, commercial, or other significance This Act is administered by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
Reprinted as at7 July 2010 Flags, Emblems, and Names ProtectionAct 1981 s 2 Schedule 2A 23 Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games emblems, words, and names [Repealed] Schedule 3 24 Enactments and orders (relating to protection of certain emblems, names, and words) preserved Schedule 4 28 Enactments consequentially amended Schedule 5 29 Enactments repealed
1 Short Title and commencement (1) ThisActmaybecitedastheFlags,Emblems,andNamesProtection Act 1981. (2) This Act shall come into force on 1 January 1982. 2 Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— coat of arms or arms means any object or figure, being a symbolic representation displayed in colours on a shield in conformity with the principles and rules of heraldry, wit