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Act No. 17, 2018


 * 1) Definitions
 * 2) National Coat of Arms
 * 3) National Anthem
 * 4) National Seal
 * 5) Presidential Standard
 * 6) Use and display of National Symbols
 * 7) Regulations
 * 8) Repeal of laws
 * 9) Short title
 * Schedule 1: National Coat of Arms
 * Schedule 2: National Anthem
 * Schedule 3: National Seal
 * Schedule 4: Presidential Standard
 * BE IT ENACTED as passed by the Parliament, and assented to by the President, of the Republic of Namibia as follows -

Definitions

1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates -

“Coat of Arms” means the National Coat of Arms of the Republic of Namibia referred to in Article 2(2) of the Namibian Constitution;

“flag” means the National Flag or the Presidential Standard;

“fly” means to hoist the National Flag or the Presidential Standard upon a flag pole or mount a flag upon a vehicle, either at the peak of the pole at half-staff or half-mast;

“government” means the offices, ministries and agencies of the Republic of Namibia established by Public Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 13 of 1995) or an authority that exercises its powers pursuant to any law, and includes the Namibian Defence Force, Namibian Police Force, Namibian Intelligence Service and Namibian Correctional Service;

“Minister” means the Minister responsible for justice;

“National Anthem” means the national anthem of the Republic of Namibia referred to in Article 2(2) of the Namibian Constitution and section 3;

“National Flag” means the national flag referred to in Article 2(1) and Schedule 6 of the Namibian Constitution;