THE UTTAR PRADESH STATE EMBLEM (PROHIBITION OF IMPROPER USE) ACT, 2019
Section 6. General powers of State Government to regulate use of emblem
(1) The State Government may make such provision by rules as appears to it to be necessary, to regulate the use of the emblem in official seal that is used in offices of the State Government its organisations including diplomatic missions abroad, subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the State Government shall have power ,-
(a) to notify the use of emblem on stationery, the method of printing or embossing it on demi-official stationery by the constitutional authorities,Ministers, Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and the officers of the State Government;
(b) to specify the design of the official seal consisting of the emblem;
(c) to restrict the display of emblem on vehicles of constitutional authorities, foreign dignitaries, Ministers of the State Governments;
(d) to provide the guidelines for display of emblem on public buildings in State, the diplomatic missions and on the buildings occupied by State Government;
(e) to specify the conditions for the use of emblem for various other purposes including the use for educational purposes and the Police forces personnel;
(f) to do all such things (including the specification of design of the emblem and its use in the manner whatsoever) as the State Government considers necessary or expedient for the exercise of the foregoing powers.
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