Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Associations Act

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THE BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATIONS ACT
CHAPTER 141 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA
CHAPTER 141 THE BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATIONS
ACT
THE BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATIONS ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Restriction on use of uniforms, etc., of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides
Associations
4. Prohibition of the formation, etc., of bodies claiming without authority to be
connected with either of the Associations
5. Penalty in case of Boy Scouts pretending to be public officers
6. Penalties
CHAPTER 141
BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATIONS 3 of 1931
30 of 1949
13 of 1994
An Act to control the activities and protect the interests of Boy Scouts and Girl
Guides Associations; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
[27th March, 1931]

the activities and protect the interests of Boy Scouts and Girl
Guides Associations; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
[27th March, 1931]

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1. This Act may be cited as the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Associations Act. Short title
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation
"the Boy Scouts Association" means the Boy Scouts Association incorporated
under the Royal Charter granted on the 4th January, 1912;
"Boy Scout" means a Boy Scout recognised as such under the constitution,
by-laws and rules of the Boy Scouts Association, and includes also all
officers of the said Association;
"the Girl Guides Association" means the Girl Guides Association incorporated
under the Royal Charter granted on the 14th December, 1922;
"Girl Guide" means a Girl Guide recognised as such under the constitution,
by-laws and rules of the Girl Guides Association and includes also all
officers of the said Association;
"person employed in the public service" has the meaning assigned to that term by
the Penal Code. (As amended by No. 30 of 1949)
Cap. 87
3.

ssociation;
"person employed in the public service" has the meaning assigned to that term by
the Penal Code. (As amended by No. 30 of 1949)
Cap. 87
3.

(1) It shall not be lawful for any person, not being under the by-laws or rules of
either the Boy Scouts Association or the Girl Guides Association duly authorised and
entitled so to do, publicly to wear, carry or bear any uniform, badge, token or emblem
which under such by-laws or rules is specifically adopted for use under the authority of
such Association, in such style or manner as to convey an impression that such person is
under the said by-laws or rules entitled so to wear, carry or bear such uniform, badge,
token or emblem. Restriction on use of
uniforms, etc., of Boy
Scouts and Girl
Guides Associations
(2) It shall not be lawful for any person, without the permission in writing of either the
Boy Scouts Association or the Girl Guides Association, as the case may be, to sell or to
offer for sale any badge, token or emblem as aforesaid, or any badge, token or emblem
so closely resembling the same as to lead to the belief that it is such badge, token or
emblem. (No. 30 of 1949)

resaid, or any badge, token or emblem
so closely resembling the same as to lead to the belief that it is such badge, token or
emblem. (No. 30 of 1949)

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4. It shall not be lawful for any person to form, organise or work in connection with,
or to be concerned in forming, organising, or working in connection with-
(a) any corps or body which, without due authority granted under the Royal
Charter of the Boy Scouts Association, claim or purport to be Boy Scouts or
otherwise to be connected with the said Association, or which hold
themselves out as, or pass themselves off as, Boy Scouts or as otherwise
connected with the said Association; or
(b) any corps or body which, without due authority granted under the Royal
Charter of the Girl Guides Association, claim or purport to be Girl Guides or
otherwise to be connected with the said Association, or which hold
themselves out as, or pass themselves off as, Girl Guides or as otherwise
connected with the said Association. (As amended by No. 30 of 1949)
Prohibition of the
formation, etc., of
bodies claiming
without authority to be
connected with either
of the Associations
5.

amended by No. 30 of 1949)
Prohibition of the
formation, etc., of
bodies claiming
without authority to be
connected with either
of the Associations
5.

(1) It shall not be lawful for any Boy Scout, not being otherwise thereunto lawfully
entitled and authorised, to pretend to be, or to pass himself off as, or to arrogate to himself
the authority, position or powers of, or to claim to be or to act as a person employed in the
public service. Penalty in case of Boy
Scouts pretending to
be public officers
(2) No Boy Scout or Girl Guide shall seek or attempt by virtue of his or her wearing
any uniform, badge, token or emblem of the Boy Scouts Association or Girl Guides
Association respectively, or uniform, badge, token or emblem purporting or appearing to
be such, to enforce or exercise authority or act otherwise than in accordance with and as
authorised by the by-laws or rules of the said Associations respectively. (As amended by No. 30 of 1949)
6. Any person contravening any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an
offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding three hundred
penalty units or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for one month, or to both. (As amended by No. 13 of 1994)
Penalties