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BOTSWANA HONOURS

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Award of honours

    4.    Regulations

    5.    Penalty for the unauthorised use of honours

        Schedule

Act 21, 1967,
Act 35, 1975,
S.I. 10, 1976,
S.I. 54, 1984,
S.I. 88, 1990,
S.I. 48, 1995,
S.I. 17, 1998,
Act 9, 1999,
S.I. 86, 1999,
S.I. 60, 2016.

An Act to provide for the award of honours and other distinctions by the President.

[Date of Commencement: 15th September, 1967]

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Botswana Honours Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    "honour" means an honour, order, decoration, insignia, badge, medal or distinction and, except in the case of a foreign or Commonwealth honour, means an honour prescribed in the Schedule;

    "unauthorised person" means any person other than the person to whom an honour has been awarded under this Act, or his widow.

3.    Award of honours

    (1) Honours shall be awarded by the President—

    (a)    on such occasions and to such persons as he may determine; or

    (b)    in accordance with any motion passed by a simple majority in the National Assembly calling upon him so to do.