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Act No. 17, 2018 commits an offence and on conviction liable to a fine not exceeding N$50 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

(10) A court which convicts a person under subsection (9) may, in addition to the imposition of any sentence under that subsection order the confiscation by the State, of all or any part of the goods in respect of which the offence was committed.

Regulations

7. (1) The Minister may make regulations -

(a) in relation to the flying of the National Flag, its orientation and its display with other flags;

(b) in relation to flag poles, how the National Flag must be flown in times of peace, in times of war or when there are visiting Heads of State from other countries;

(c) in relation to how long the National Flag will be flown at half mast during periods when national mourning has been declared by the President in terms of any law;

(d) relating to the use of the National Flag to cover the caskets of a person in respect of whom a period of mourning is declared;

(e) in relation to any pledge of allegiance, the content of the pledge, how it will be recited and where it must be recited; and

(f) in relation to, and for the purposes of determining, the use of any other National Symbol.

(2) A regulation made under this section may provide for the creation of offences and for penalties on contravention of, or failure to comply with, a fine not exceeding N$20 000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or both such fine and such imprisonment.

Repeal of laws

8. The National Coat of Arms of the Republic of Namibia Act, 1990 (Act No. 1 of 1990) and the National Anthem of the Republic of Namibia Act, 1991 (Act No. 20 of 1991) are repealed.

Short title

9. This Act is called the National Symbols of the Republic of Namibia Act, 2018.