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CAP. 1047]

Order of St. John.

[1964 Ed.

Distribution of badges.

Unauthorized possession of badges.

Unauthorized possession of devices resembling badges.

Wrongful

exercise of authority.

Unauthorized organizations.

"Order" means the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the

Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.

3. No person, except with the authority of the Council, shall distribute or sell or expose for sale-

(a) any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted for use

of the Order; or

(b) any badge, token or emblem containing the words "St. John Ambulance Association” or “St. John Ambulance Brigade" or any similar token or emblem.

4. No person shall, except with the authority of the Order or of the Council or with other lawful authority or lawful excuse, have in his possession-

(a) any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by the Order, Association or Brigade for the use of members thereof; or

(b) any badge, token or emblem containing the words "St. John Ambulance Association” or “St. John Ambulance Brigade".

5. No person shall without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession---

(a) any device which so closely resembles any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by the Order, Associa- tion or Brigade for use by members thereof as to lead to the belief that the device in question is such badge, token or emblem; or

(b) any badge, token or emblem containing any words or characters so closely resembling any words or characters ordinarily used to describe any member of the Order, Association or Brigade as to be calculated to deceive or mislead.

6. No member of the Order, Association or Brigade shall, by virtue of his wearing, carrying or bearing any badge, token or emblem of the Order, Association or Brigade or otherwise, attempt to enforce or exercise authority otherwise than in accord- ance with the Regulations of the Order or its authority.

7. (1) No person shall form, or work in connexion with, or be a member of, any organization which without authority from the Order, claims or purports to be the St. John Ambulance Association or the St. John Ambulance Brigade, or any organiza- tion, other than the Association or the Brigade, which uses the title the St. John Ambulance Association or the St. John Ambu- lance Brigade or the equivalent Chinese titles therefor or any title