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63 of 1980
The Heraldry Amendment Act 63 of 1980 intends:
- to amend the Heraldry Act, 1962, regarding the definitions;
- to authorize the bureau to give advice regarding heraldic matters;
- to authorize the Minister to remove from office any member of the board appointed by him;
- to provide for the establishment of a heraldry committee by this Act;
- to authorize the Minister to designate a chairman of the council and of the heraldry committee;
- to provide for the registration, amendment and deletion of heraldic representations of an official authority in a foreign country; and
- for the deletion of registered heraldic representations, names, special names and uniforms in certain circumstances;
- to grant to certain persons certain powers relating to the registration of family coats of arms;
- to authorize certain authorities, associations, institutions and persons to object to certain deletions;
- to provide for the furnishing of certain extracts from the register and the issue of certain duplicate certificates;
- to increase the penalties for certain offences;
- to render punishable in certain circumstances the use of register names, special names and uniforms; and
- to render punishable the making of certain uncorroborated allegations in connection with the furnishing of family coats of arms; and
- to provide for incidental matters.
Commencement
23 May 1980
