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NATIONAL EMBLEMS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

(REGULATION) ACT

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Act
14 of 1967
Amended by
17 of 1980

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Note on Subsidiary Legislation

This Chapter contains no subsidiary legislation.

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CHAPTER 19:04

NATIONAL EMBLEMS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

(REGULATION) ACT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3. Copyright in the design of the National Flag and the Coat of Arms
vested in the State.
4. Establishment of Committee of Standards.
5. Grant of licences by Minister.
6. Restrictions on the use, etc., of the Coat of Arms.
7. Mutilating or defacing national emblems.
8. Regulations.
9. Validation.

SCHEDULE.

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CHAPTER 19:04

NATIONAL EMBLEMS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

(REGULATION) ACT

14 of 1967. An Act to regulate the use of the National Emblems of Trinidad

and Tobago.

Commencement. [1ST DECEMBER 1980]

197/1980.

Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the National Emblems of Trinidad
and Tobago (Regulation) Act.

Interpretation. 2. In this Act—

“Coat of Arms” means the Coat of Arms of Trinidad and Tobago
Schedule. described in Part I of the Schedule;
“Committee” means the Trinidad and Tobago National Emblems
Committee established by section 4;
“licence” means a licence granted by the Minister under
section 5;
“National Emblems” means the Coat of Arms, the National Flag
and the National Flower;
“National Flag” means the flag of Trinidad and Tobago described
Schedule. in Part II of the Schedule;
“National Flower” means the flower described in Part III of
Schedule. the Schedule.

Copyright in the 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the

design of the
National Flag contrary, it is hereby declared that the copyright in the design
and the Coat of
Arms vested in of the National Flag and the Coat of Arms is vested in the State
the State.
in perpetuity and all rights and privileges conferred on the
Ch. 82:83. registered proprietor of a design under the Patents and Designs
Act shall be enjoyed by the State but nothing in the said Act
shall render the State liable to comply with the requirements of
sections 22 to 28 thereof.

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4. (1) The Minister may appoint a Committee to be known Establishment of

Committee of
as the Trinidad and Tobago National Emblems Committee (in this Standards.
Act referred to as “the Committee”) consisting of a Chairman and
such number of members as the Minister may from time to time
appoint in writing under his hand.
(2) The Committee shall consist of a Chairman, a Deputy
Chairman and such number of other members as the Minister may
appoint by instrument under his hand.
(3) The terms and conditions of the appointment of a
member of the Committee and the period of tenure of office shall be
such as the Minister may set out in the instrument of appointment.
(4) The Committee, with the approval of the Minister,
may make such Rules governing its proceedings as it may
consider appropriate.
(5) The Committee shall act in an advisory capacity to
the Minister on such matters as the Minister may refer to it from
time to time and without limiting the generality of the foregoing
may advise the Minister on all or any of the following matters:
(a) the grant and refusal of licences;
(b) the texture, workmanship and quality of material
to be used in the manufacture of the Coat of
Arms, the National Flag or any replica or
facsimile thereof;
(c) any amendments which may be necessary to this
Act or the Regulations made thereunder;
(d) the fees to be payable as royalties by persons to
whom permission has been granted to sell or offer
for sale articles on which are imposed
representations of any of the national emblems.

5. (1) The Minister may grant to a person who makes an Grant of

licences by
application in accordance with subsection (3) a licence to do any Minister.
one or more of the following things:
(a) to use or display the Coat of Arms in connection
with business, trade, profession or calling or with
the activities of any body of persons whether
corporate or unincorporate;

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(b) to sell or offer for sale any articles, goods or things

which represent or on which is reproduced or
represented the Coat of Arms.
(2) A licence granted by the Minister may contain such
terms and conditions as the Minister may think fit and may at any
time be revoked or varied by the Minister.
(3) An application for a licence shall be in writing and
shall contain such information as the Minister may from time to
time require.
Restrictions on 6. Any person who—
the use, etc., of
the Coat of (a) not being the holder of a valid and subsisting
Arms.
licence granted under this Act—
(i) uses or displays in connection with the
carrying on of any business, trade,
profession or calling or with the activities
of any body of persons, whether corporate
or unincorporate; or
(ii) sells or offers for sale any articles, goods
or things which represent or on which is
reproduced or represented, the Coat of
Arms, or any arms so nearly resembling
them as to be calculated to deceive; or
(b) being the holder of a valid and subsisting licence
granted under this Act, fails to comply with or
contravenes any of the terms and conditions
subject to which the licence was granted,
is liable on summary conviction to a fine of seven hundred and
fifty dollars or to imprisonment for three months, and in the case
of a continuing offence to a fine of seventy-five dollars for every
day or part of a day during which the offence is continued after the
first day on which a conviction is obtained.

Mutilating or 7. Any person who mutilates, cuts or tears or in any way

defacing
national defaces the Coat of Arms or the National Flag, whether by writing,
emblems.
printing or stamping thereon or otherwise without lawful authority

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or excuse, is liable on summary conviction to a fine of seven

hundred and fifty dollars or to imprisonment for six months.

8. The President may make Regulations generally for the Regulations.

proper carrying out of the provisions of this Act, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing may make Regulations—
(a) providing for the proper use of the National Flag
on all occasions;
(b) providing for the imposition of royalties payable
for the use of representations of the Coat of Arms
or the National Flag on articles manufactured for
sale or advertisement;
(c) providing for the growth of the National Flower
in national parks and nurseries and for the
distribution of information relating to the growth,
cultivation and significance of the National
Flower;
(d) providing for display of the National Flower at
official banquets and functions given or held by
the Government of Trinidad and Tobago or by a
local authority.

*9. All acts or things done before 24th April 1980 by the Validation.
[17 of 1980].
Committee established by section 4 in purported exercise of any
of its functions, duties or powers under this Act shall be deemed to
have been lawfully and validly done.

* This validation provision was enacted as section 3 of the National Emblems of Trinidad and
Tobago (Regulation) (Amendment) Act 1980, No. 17 of 1980, which came into operation on
24th April 1980.

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Section 2. SCHEDULE

PART I
The following is the description of the Coat of Arms of Trinidad and Tobago:
Arms: Per chevron enhanced sable and gules a chevrenel enhanced argent
between a chief two Hummingbirds respectant gold and in base
three ships of the period of Christopher Columbus also gold the
sails set proper.
Crest: Upon a Wreath argent and gules in front of a Palm Tree proper a
Ship’s wheel gold.
Supporters: Upon a Compartment representing two Islands arising from the
sea, on the dexter side a Scarlet Ibis and on the sinister side a
Cocrico, both proper and with wings elevated and addorsed.
Motto: Together we aspire: together we achieve.

PART II
The following is the description of the National Flag of Trinidad and Tobago:
On a Red Field, a Bend Dexter Sable bordered Silver, that is to say, there
is on the Red Field a diagonal from left to right in Black bordered
with White. The width of the Black and White bands joined side
by side at the upper dexter corner of the Flag is one-fifth of the full
length of the Flag, and the width of each White band is one-sixth
of the width of the White and Black bands together.

PART III
The following is the National Flower of Trinidad and Tobago:
The Chaconia (Warszewiczia Coccinea (Vahl) Kl.,) also known as “the Wild
Poinsettia” or “Pride of Trinidad and Tobago”.

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