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Section 54, The Trade Marks Act, 2014

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(1) A person shall not without lawful authority use anybadge, seal, device, emblem or flag reserved by law for the use of the Republic, the President, a Minister of State, the Armed Forces, any Ministry, Department or Agency of the Government, any public officer or any member of the Armed Forces in such a manner as to lead to the belief that the person is authorised to use that badge, seal, device, emblem or flag. (2) Subsection (1) applies to the use of any badge, seal, device, emblem or flag closely resembling the badge, seal, device, emblem or flag referred to in that subsection which is likely to deceive. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding thirty million leones or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or to both and, the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding five million leones for each day on which the offence continues or to imprisonment not exceeding three months instead of a fine.

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