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Define
the Union flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
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Ireland; to make provision
about the display and flying of the Union flag; and |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and
by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Definition
of Union flag |
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(1) |
Any Union flag (commonly
known as the Union Jack), flown pursuant to or in |
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accordance with any Act,
instrument or guidance issued under any Act or |
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instrument, must conform
to the description in the Schedule. |
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(2) |
The Union flag, as described
by this Act, shall be the official flag of the United |
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Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland. |
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This Act may be cited as
the Union Flag Act 2008. |
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(2) |
This Act extends to England
and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
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Description of Union Flag |
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1 (1) |
The Union flag is
composed of three crosses on a royal blue background, as |
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a red St. George’s
cross, |
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a white St. Andrew’s
saltire, |
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a red St. Patrick’s
saltire. |
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(2) |
The proportions
of the flag are three units wide to five units long. |
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(3) |
The overall width
of the diagonals is six units, comprised of three units of |
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white, two units
of red and one unit of white. |
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(4) |
The diagonals
run from corner to corner with the centre line of each six unit
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wide diagonal intersecting
opposite corners of the flag and intersecting the |
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centre line of
the other six unit wide diagonal in the centre of the flag. |
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A red cross six
units wide runs from the edge to edge, centred on the flag. |
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(6) |
This red cross
is bordered by a white fimbriation (or edge) two units wide. |
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The flag is to be flown
with the broader white diagonal on the side nearest |
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