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The Paralympics Association Right (Paralympic Symbol) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/1120 · Made 19 April 2006

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Made 19th April 2006

Laid before Parliament 19th April 2006

Coming into force 12th May 2006

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18(1) of the Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995f1 (“1995 Act”), makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1995 c. 32; the definition of “Paralympic symbol” in section 18(1) was inserted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (2006 c. 12).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Paralympic symbol
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Paralympic Symbol
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Paralympics Association Right (Paralympic Symbol) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 12th May 2006.

2Paralympic symbol

For the purposes of the definition of “Paralympic symbol” in section 18(1) of the 1995 Act, the symbol of the International Paralympic Committee is set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Signature

Richard Caborn

Minister of State

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

19th April 2006

Paralympic Symbol

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 18(1) of the Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995 (“1995 Act”) provides that, for the purposes of the 1995 Act, “Paralympic symbol” means the symbol of the International Paralympic Committee as set out in an Order made by the Secretary of State.

This Order sets out the symbol of the International Paralympic Committee for the purposes of section 18(1) of the 1995 Act.