Regulation 29

means a copy of the Presidential Coat of Arms in 2 or 3 dimensions; and

includes an image or object that is capable of being mistaken for the Presidential Coat of Arms.

make or deal in a copy of the Presidential Coat of Arms; or

cause a copy of the Presidential Coat of Arms to be made or dealt in.Examples(a)Examples of ways in which copies may be made include printing, drawing, sculpting, tattooing and manufacturing.(b)Examples of dealings include serving, sending, distributing, publishing, selling, offering for sale and exhibiting.

anything done by or with the authority of the President;

anything done in good faith and for the purposes of reporting a disrespectful or unlawful use of the Presidential Coat of Arms to a public officer;

anything done for the purposes of reporting news; or

anything done —

incidentally to an act that is otherwise lawful; and

without causing disrespect to the Presidential Coat of Arms.ExampleA person copies a letter bearing the Presidential Coat of Arms for the purpose of committing fraud. The person has made a copy of the Presidential Coat of Arms, and paragraph (3)(d) would not apply because the reproduction was done incidentally to an unlawful act.