Malaysia legislation

Section 3

of *EMBLEMS AND NAMES (PREVENTION OF IMPROPER USE) ACT 1963

Section 3

Prohibition of improper use of emblems, names and pictorial representations

(a)

use any specified name or specified emblem, or any colourable imitation thereof, for the purpose of any trade, business, calling or profession;

(b)

use for the purposes of, or display as an advertisement for, any business, trade, calling or profession, or sell, any photograph, drawing or other pictorial representation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the Raja Permaisuri

Agong;

(c)

use or continue to use any specified name or specified emblem, or any colourable imitation thereof, in the title of any patent, or in any trade mark or design; or

(d)

make for the purposes of sale or sell or have in his possession for sale, any specified emblem.

(2)

Paragraph (1)(b) relating to the use of any photograph, drawing or other pictorial representation aforesaid shall not apply to the publication of news (whether in a newspaper or by any other medium) or to the publication of any article in a newspaper.

(3)

The Minister may subject any permission given under subsection (1) to such conditions as he may deem fit.

Emblems and Names (Prevention of

Improper Use)

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Prohibition of registration of certain companies, etc.