{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-flags-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-flags-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "nidsr/2000/0337937729",
  "legislation_title": "The Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-flags-regulations-northern-ireland-2000",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Manner of flying flags required or permitted to be flown by regulations 2, 3 or 4",
  "text": "(1) Where Regulation 2, 3 or 4 requires or permits the flying of a flag at a government building, the flag in question shall be flown at full mast, provided that:\n(a) where Regulation 2(4) or 3(2) requires or permits the flying of a flag in addition to the Union flag, that flag shall not be flown in a superior position to the Union flag; and\n(b) where Regulation 4 requires the flying of the Royal Standard and the Union Flag, the Royal Standard shall be flown in a superior position.\n(2) Where Regulation 2, 3 or 4(2) requires or permits the flying of a flag at a government building, it shall be flown from 8am until sunset on the day in question.\n(3) Where Regulation 4(1) requires the Royal Standard to be flown at a government building, it shall be flown whilst Her Majesty is present in the building.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2000/0337937729/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:41:43.186631+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}