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, with or without any crown, helmet, mantling, supporters, motto, or other accessories
Emblem means any device, seal, mark, trade mark, badge, symbol, design, logotype, or other distinctive sign of identification; and includes any representation thereof, whether on any flag, banner, sign, or other printed or written material, or by way of any pictorial representation or other visual image, or otherwise
Government department means any department, office, corporation, agency, or instrument of any kind of the legislative or executive or judicial Government of New Zealand; and includes any officer of the Crown
Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
Minister: this definition was substituted, as from 22 October 2003, by section 3(1) Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 73).
Ministry means the department of State that is, with the authority of the Prime Minister, for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
Ministry: this definition was inserted, as from 22 October 2003, by section 3(2) Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 73).
The New Zealand Red Ensign means the red ensign usually worn by merchant ships registered in the United Kingdom, with the addition on the fly thereof of the Southern Cross as represented by 4 5-pointed white stars
Proper name, in relation to any town or road or other place, means the name assigned or approved in respect of that place by the New Zealand Geographic Board or the Surveyor-General or a territorial authority under any Act
Registering authority includes—
and also includes any other officer acting on behalf of any officer referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (k) of this definition
Registering authority: paragraph (d) of this definition was substituted, as from 22 October 2003, by section 3(3) Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 73).
Registering authority: paragraph (g) of this definition was amended, as from 20 August 2003, by section 201 Trade Marks Act 2002 (2002 No 49) by substituting the words “Trade Marks Act 2002”
for the words “Trade Marks Act 1953”
. See clause 2 Trade Marks Act 2002 Commencement Order 2003 (SR 2003/188).
Registering Authority: paragraph (h) of this definition was substituted, as from 1 July 1994, by section 2 Company Law Reform (Transitional Provisions) Act 1994 (1994 No 16).
Registering authority: paragraph (k) of this definition was substituted, as from 22 October 2003, by section 3(3) Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 73).
Representation, in relation to any emblem or coat of arms, means any printed or other visual representation of the emblem or coat of arms
Royal means relating to Her Majesty or any other member of the Royal Family
The Royal New Zealand Air Force Ensign means the flag described in the notice published in the Gazette on the 14th day of September 1939 at page 2496 under the heading Royal New Zealand Air Force Ensign.