Section 12
Receiving and using unrecognized foreign award
of Offences Relating to Awards Act 2017
ActIn forceProvision 12 of 19
Section 12
(2)
A citizen shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of an unrecognized foreign award in any form and manner.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.
ILLUSTRATION
A receives an unrecognized foreign award in 2010 that carries an appellation and style that A has been using since 2010. Upon the coming into operation of this Act, A is prohibited from using the appellation and style. A uses the appellation and style after the coming into operation of this Act. A commits an offence.