New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 7 July 2010
| Public Act | 1981 No 47 |
| Date of assent | 15 October 1981 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
1 Short Title and commencement
Part 1
The New Zealand Flag and Ensigns
5 New Zealand Ensign declared to be New Zealand Flag
8 Saving of Her Majesty’s powers to approve alteration of New Zealand Flag
10 Rules relating to flying of New Zealand Flag
11 Offences involving New Zealand Flag
Part 2
Royal, vice-regal, State, and heraldic emblems and names
12 Unauthorised use of Royal and vice-regal emblems
13 Unauthorised use of State emblems
14 Unauthorised use of words suggesting Royal or government patronage
15 Advertisements claiming government patronage
Part 3
Provisions relating to certain other names, emblems, and words
16 Unauthorised use of name and emblem of United Nations and other international organisations
18 Unauthorised use of name “Returned Services’ Association”
19 Protection of names, uniforms, etc, of Girl Guides Association and Toc H, Incorporated
20 Unauthorised use of certain commercial names
20A Unauthorised use of emblems, words, and names relating to Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games [Repealed]
20B Injunction for breach of section 20A [Repealed]
Part 4
Miscellaneous provisions
21 Registering authority not to register in certain cases
23 Emblems and names protected under other Acts
25 Consent of Attorney-General required to certain prosecutions
26 Liability of officers of associations
26A Power to amend Schedule 2A
Schedule 1
The New Zealand Flag
Schedule 2
Orders and notices deemed to have been made or given under this Act
Schedule 2A
Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games emblems, words, and names
[Repealed]
Schedule 3
Enactments and orders (relating to protection of certain emblems, names, and words) preserved
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 the protection of certain names and emblems of Royal, national, international, commercial, or other significance
