1Armorial Bearings Protection Act 1979

CrestWestern Australia

Armorial Bearings Protection Act 1979

Western Australia

Armorial Bearings Protection Act 1979

Contents

1. Short title 1

2. Commencement 1

3. Improper use of Royal or other Arms an offence 1

4. Penalties in case of bodies corporate 2

5. Consent of Attorney General to proceedings 3

6. Other proceedings not affected 3

Notes

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Western Australia

Armorial Bearings Protection Act 1979

An Act to prohibit the unauthorised use of the Royal, State or other Arms and for other incidental purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Armorial Bearings Protection Act 1979 1.

2. Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation 1.

3. Improper use of Royal or other Arms an offence

(1) Every person who, directly or indirectly, without the previous written authority of Her Majesty, or of any member of the Royal Family, or of any Government Department in the United Kingdom, or of the Governor‑General or Governor or other person administering the Government of any part of Her Majesty’s Dominions (exclusive of the United Kingdom), or of any Government Department in any such part of Her Majesty’s Dominions, or without the authority of any Act or Ordinance in force in any part of Her Majesty’s Dominions (including the United Kingdom) —

(a) prints, publishes, manufactures or uses or causes to be printed, published, manufactured or used; or

(b) sends, distributes or delivers to, or serves on, or causes to be sent, distributed or delivered to, or served on, any person,

any document, material or object in or upon which the Royal Arms or the Arms of any part of Her Majesty’s Dominions, or Arms or any token insignia or emblem so nearly resembling the Royal Arms or the Arms of any part of Her Majesty’s Dominions as to be likely to deceive or be capable of being mistaken for the same, appear —

(c) for any commercial purpose; or

(d) in such a manner as to suggest that the document, material or object has official significance,

shall be guilty of an offence and is liable to a penalty of $500 but this subsection shall not apply to or in relation to the promotion, sale or use of any document, material or object printed, published or manufactured with the authority referred to in this subsection.