# The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, Regulation 3: Amendments in relation to flags


After regulation 21 and immediately before the heading to Part 5 insert—
“Part 4A
Flags
Limitation on number of flags on flagstaff
21A. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Part no flagstaff may display more than 1 flag.
(2) Subject to the conditions set out in regulation 21B, a flagstaff may display 2 of the flags mentioned in paragraph (3).
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), the flags are—
(a) a flag mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (i) of column (1) in Class H in Schedule 1 (a “Schedule 1 flag”);
(b) a flag mentioned in paragraph 7A, 7AA or 7AB in Class 7 in Schedule 3 (a “Schedule 3 flag”).
Two flags: conditions of display
21B. (1) Where a flagstaff displays two flags one of which is a Schedule 1 flag (within the meaning given in regulation 21A) and the other of which is a Schedule 3 flag (within the meaning given in that regulation) the Schedule 1 flag must be flown in a superior position to the Schedule 3 flag.
(2) Where a flagstaff displays 2 Schedule 1 flags one of which is the Union flag, the Union flag must be flown in a superior position to the other flag.
(3) No flagstaff may display more than one Schedule 3 flag.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/617/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-control-of-advertisements-england-amendment-regulations-2021/regulation-3
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