National Symbols Act 2022

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ACTS SUPPLEMENT Published by Authority NO. 29] Friday, October 7 [2022 The following Act was passed by Parliament on 13 September 2022 and assented to by the President on 28 September 2022:— National Symbols Act 2022 (No. 29 of 2022) I assent. HALIMAH YACOB, President. 28 September 2022. Date of Commencement: 1 August 2023 An Act to set out and declare the national symbols and presidential symbols of Singapore and to regulate their use, to repeal the Singapore Arms and Flag and National Anthem Act 1959, and to make related amendments to certain other Acts. Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement 1. This Act is the National Symbols Act 2022 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “canton”, in relation to a flag, means the top left quarter of the obverse of the flag; “national symbol” means a national symbol of Singapore declared by Part 2; “presidential symbol” means a presidential symbol of Singapore declared by Part 3.