National Symbols Regulations 2023 - Singapore Statutes Online

No. S 536

National Symbols Act 2022

National Symbols Regulations 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the National Symbols Act 2022, the President makes the following Regulations:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the National Symbols Regulations 2023 and come into operation on 1 August 2023.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations —

“authorised officer” means a public officer appointed as an authorised officer under regulation 3;

“display” —

(a)	in relation to the National Flag, includes exhibiting, flying or hanging the National Flag; and
(b)	in relation to an image of the National Flag, includes printing, painting or placing the image of the National Flag on any surface;

“Government department” means any department or office of the Government, and includes Parliament, the courts and other Organs of State;

“image” —

(a)

in relation to the National Flag, means —

(i)	a picture or visual image (whether electronically generated or otherwise) of the National Flag; or
(ii)	any other such picture or visual image that is capable of being mistaken for an image of the National Flag; and

(b)

in relation to the Presidential Standard, means a picture or visual image (whether electronically generated or otherwise) of the Presidential Standard;

“National Anthem” means the National Anthem of Singapore as set out in Part 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;

“National Coat of Arms” means the National Coat of Arms of Singapore as set out in Part 4 of the First Schedule to the Act;

“National Day period” means the period beginning 1 July and ending 30 September (both dates inclusive) of each year;

“National Flag” means the National Flag of Singapore as set out in Part 1 of the First Schedule to the Act;

“National Pledge” means the National Pledge of Singapore in any of the 4 official languages as set out in Part 3 of the First Schedule to the Act;

“perform”, in relation to the National Anthem, includes playing a recording of the National Anthem;

“Presidential Coat of Arms” means the Presidential Coat of Arms as set out in Part 2 of the Second Schedule to the Act;

“Presidential Standard” means the Presidential Standard as set out in Part 1 of the Second Schedule to the Act;

“public seal” means the public seal of Singapore as set out in Part 5 of the First Schedule to the Act;

“seal of the President” means the seal of the President as set out in Part 3 of the Second Schedule to the Act.

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.

Made on 28 July 2023.

By Command,

TAN KEE YONG

Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.

[MCCY-RED/II-021-003; AG/LEGIS/SL/202A/2020/1 Vol. 1]

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