UK Act of Parliament 1995 United Kingdom

Olympic Symbol (Protection) Act 1995

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Enforced by
IPO
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 4 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties and 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2 Employee1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Employee — also bound by 193 other Acts

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.008 Offences in relation to goods. (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Misuse Olympic symbols on goods, packaging or advertsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.012 Detention by Revenue and Customs Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HMRC must notify and release goods detained under Olympic symbol protectionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Section 12A: supplementary Regulated
  • Disclose confidential detention informationEmployee
s.015 Power to give directions to proprietor. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Comply with Secretary of State directions on Olympic symbol rightsAny Person
20 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Creation. (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Rights conferred. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Infringement. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Limits on effect. (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Power to prescribe further limits on effect. (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Creation
s.006 Action for infringement. (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Orders in relation to infringing goods, material or articles. (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Enforcement by trading standards authority
s.008 Arrest
s.009 Supplementary provisions as to summary proceedings in Scotland. (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Partnerships and bodies corporate. (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Forfeiture: England and Wales or Northern Ireland. (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Forfeiture: Scotland. (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Registration of designs and trade marks. (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Acquisition of design right. (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Remedy for groundless threats of infringement proceedings. (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Burden of proof. (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Interpretation. (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Short title, commencement and extent. (opens in a new tab)

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.