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Rh Authorised officers

3. The Minister may appoint one or more public officers to be authorised officers for the purposes of these Regulations.

Exercise of Minister’s functions by Second Minister, etc.

4. The functions of the Minister in these Regulations may be exercised by a Second Minister, Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary assisting the Minister. PART 2 NATIONAL FLAG Disrespecting National Flag

5.—(1) A person commits an offence if—
 * (a) the person knowingly does an act in relation to the National Flag; and
 * (b) the act is disrespectful to the National Flag.

(2) A person in possession of the National Flag must not, without reasonable excuse, allow or cause the National Flag to touch the floor or ground, even when lowering the National Flag from a staff or flagpole.

(3) A person who contravenes paragraph (2) commits an offence.

(4) A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) or (3) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $30,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

Display of National Flag outside buildings

6.—(1) If the National Flag is displayed outside a building, the National Flag must be displayed on or in front of the building.

(2) If the National Flag is displayed outside a building or in an open space, the National Flag—
 * (a) must be flown from a flagpole; and