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THE BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL GUIDES
ASSOCIATIONS ACT 27 of 1968.

[26th July, 1920.1

1. This Act may be cited as the Boy Scouts and Girl shorttitla

2. In this Act--- Inttrpn-
“The Association” means the Boy Scouts Association 2711968

of Jamaica, incorporated on the 13th day of July,
1%7, under the Companies Act;

“Boy Scout” means a Boy Scout recognized as such
under the Articles of Association, and by-laws and
rules of the Association, and includes all oflicers of
the Association.

Guides Associations Act.

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s. 2.

3. It shall not be lawful for any person, not being under U d a w
the by-laws or rules of the Association duly authorized and gauth0,.
entitled so to do, publicly to wear, carry, or bear any ~ ~ ~ i & ~ ~
uniform, badge, token, or emblem which under the said :?&:-,
by-laws or rules are specifically adopted for use under the etc.
authority of the 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.

4. No Boy Scout shall seek or attempt by virtue of his Boysecut
wearing any uniform, badge, token, or emblem of the cxcm~,,r
Association, or uniform, badge, token, or emblem purport- Ezzt,
ing or appearing to be such, to enforce or exercise authority g t y i w
otherwise than in accordance with and as authorized by p o c ~ r d a n ~ ~
the Articles of Association and the’by-laws or rules of the 2:2$”’

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2111 %8 Association. s. 3.
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Illegal for
any person

organize or
work with

to form,

eorpr 01
body with-
out the
due
authority.
2711968
s. 4.

Punishment
for wntra-
vcning pro-
visions of
the Act.

A liwation
toTir1
Guides
Auociation.
2711968 s. 5.

5. It shall not be lawful for any person to form, organize,
or work in connection with or be concerned in forming,
organizing, or in work in connection with any corps or body
which without due authority granted by the Association
claim or purport to be Boy Scouts or otherwise to be con-
nected with the Association or which hold themselves out
as, or pass themselves off as, Boy Scouts, or as otherwise
connected with the Association.

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 twenty dollars,
and in default of payment of such fine to imprisonment
with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding
one month.

7. The provisions of this Act shall mutaris mutandis
apply to the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica incorpo-
rated on the 17th day of July, 1967, under the Companies
Act. and Girl Guides recognized as such under the
Articles of Association, and by-laws and rules of that
Association, including all officers thereof.

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