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I Assent Samuel Bulgin Acting Governor. Date:26th October 2018 A LAW TO AMEND THE NATIONAL HONOURS AND AWARDS LAW, 2010; TO REFORM THE ORDER OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands. 1. (1) This Law may be cited as the National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018. (2) This Law shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by Order made by the Cabinet and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Law and in relation to different matters. 2. National Honours and Awards Law, 2010, in this Law referred to as the \u201cprincipal Law\u201d, is amended, with the exception of sections 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10,  as follows - (a) by deleting the word \u201cPremier\u201d wherever this word appears and substituting the word \u201cChancellor\u201d; (b) by deleting the word \u201cCommittee\u201d wherever this word appears and substituting the word \u201cCouncil\u201d. Short title and commencement Amendment of the National Honours and Awards Law 2010 - substitution of \u201cChancellor\u201d for \u201cPremier\u201d and \u201cCouncil\u201d for \u201cCommittee\u201d The National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018 3. The principal is amended by repealing section 2 and substituting the following section - \u201cInterpretation 2. In this Law - \u201caward\u201d means an award issued under this Law; \u201cCaymanian\u201d has the meaning assigned by the Immigration Law (2015 Revision); \u201cChairman\u201d means the chairman of the Council appointed under section 4 (1); \u201cChancellor\u201d means the Premier of the Islands as defined by section 124 of the constitution; \u201cConstitution\u201d means the Constitution of the Cayman Islands set out in Schedule 2 to the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009; \u201cCouncil\u201d means the Council for the Order established under section 4; \u201cOrder\u201d means the Order of the Cayman Islands established under section 3; \u201cpermanent resident\u201d has the meaning assigned by the Immigration Law (2015 Revision); \u201cPremier\u201d means the Premier as defined in section 124 of the Constitution; and \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary to the Council appointed under section 4(3).\u201d. 4. The principal Law is amended by repealing section 3 and substituting the following section - \u201cOrder of the Cayman Islands 3. (1) There is established a society of honour to be known as the Order of the Cayman Islands which shall comprise the Chancellor and Principal Companion and three levels of membership as follows - Repeal and substitution of section 2interpretation Repeal and substitution of section 3 - Order of the Cayman Islands The National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018 (a) Companion; (b) Officer; and (c) Member. (2) The Premier shall, by virtue of that office, be the Chancellor of the Order and Principal Companion of the Order. (3) The Chancellor is charged with the administration of the Order.\u201d. 5. The principal Law is amended by repealing section 4 and substituting the following sections - \u201cCouncil of the Order 4. (1) There is established a Council for the Order to be known as \u201cthe Council\u201d, which shall be governed by the procedure in Schedule 1 and which is responsible for considering nominations for the various levels of the Order and shall consist of the following members - (a) the Chairman who shall be the Chief Justice or the Chief Justice\u2019s designate; (b) two persons designated by the Chancellor; (c) one person designated by the Leader of the Opposition; and (d) one person designated by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. (2) The members of the Council designated under subsection (1)(b), (c) and (d) may - (a) serve for a period of five years; (b) be reappointed; and (c) resign their tenure. (3) The names of the persons designated pursuant to subsection (1) shall be published by the Cabinet Secretary by notice published in the Gazette. (4) A member of the Council may terminate membership from the Council by notifying the Cabinet Secretary in writing of the member\u2019s Repeal and substitution of section 4 - national honours and awards committee and the insertion of section 4A - appointment and duties of Secretary The National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018 Secretary of the Order intention to terminate that membership and the notification shall include the date upon which the termination is to take effect. (5) The Chancellor may terminate a member of the Council by notifying the member in writing after consultation with the person who designated the member under subsection (2). (6) The notification under subsection (5) shall include the date upon which the termination of membership from the Council is to take effect. 4A. (1) The Cabinet Secretary shall, by virtue of that office, be the Secretary of the Order and is responsible for - (a) maintaining a stock of insignia; (b) maintaining a register of the names of the members of the Order; (c) organising investitures of the Order; (d) preparing the Warrants of Appointment; (e) maintaining the records of minutes of the meetings of the Council; and (f) providing administrative support to the Council of the Order. (2) Where the recipient of an award is promoted from one level to a higher level of award, the insignia of the lower level shall be returned to the Secretary of the Order.\u201d. 6. The principal Law is amended in section 5 as follows - (a) by deleting the word \u201cand\u201d at the end of paragraph (c); and (b) by inserting after paragraph (c) the following paragraph - \u201c(ca) make rules specifying the use of certificates and the wearing of medals and insignia; and\u201d. 7. The principal Law is amended by repealing section 6 and substituting the following sections - \u201cEligibility 6. (1) The following persons are eligible to be admitted to the Order in the category of membership Amendment of   section 5 - duties of Committee Repeal and substitution of section 6 - nomination and insertion of section 6A - nominations and section 6B - submission of nominees The National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018 Nominations Submission of nominees stipulated - (a) a Caymanian or a permanent resident of the Islands as an Ordinary member; and (b) a person other than a Caymanian or a permanent resident of the Islands as an Honorary member. (2) A citizen of the United Kingdom who lives and works primarily in the United Kingdom or is resident in a foreign country is not eligible to be admitted to the Order. 6A. (1) Any person or organisation may, in the time and manner prescribed, submit to the Secretary of the Order, for consideration by the Council, a nomination for admission to any level of the Order. (2) The person or organisation submitting a nomination under subsection (1) shall do so in the manner prescribed. 6B. The Council shall consider the nominations submitted under section 6A and following the Council\u2019s deliberation, the Secretary of the Order will submit the names of the successful nominees to the Chancellor\u2019s office. Nominations refused 6C. Successful candidates shall be admitted to the various levels of the Order in keeping with the nominations of the Council but a candidate whose nomination is refused by the Council shall not be nominated to the Order.\u201d. 8. The principal Law is amended by repealing section 7 and substituting the following sections - \u201cWarrant of Appointment 7. Each person admitted to the Order shall receive a Warrant of Appointment signed by the Chancellor and sealed with the seal of the Order. Repeal and substitution of section 7 - grant of award and insertion of section 7A - quotas; section 7B - special appointments and 7C - investiture The National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018 Quotas 7A. The annual quota of awards to be appointed by the Council is as follows - (a) Companion - two; (b) Officer - three; and (c) Member - five. Special appointments 7B. (1) The Chancellor may make appointments to the Order independent of the Council. (2) The annual quota of awards to be appointed by the Chancellor is as follows - (a) Companion - one; (b) Officer -one; and (c) Member - one. Investiture 7C. The Chancellor of the Order shall designate the dates for investiture ceremonies to take place.\u201d. 9. The principal Law is amended in section 8 as follows - (a) by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection - \u201c(2) A recipient of an award shall comply with the rules made by the Committee regarding the use of certificates and the wearing of medals and insignia.\u201d; and (b)  by inserting after section 8 the following sections - \u201cMotto Precedence of the Order and when wearing insignia prohibited Refusal 8A. The Motto of the Order is \u201cDETERMINATION CONQUERS ALL\u201d. 8B. (1) The Order of the Cayman Islands shall take precedence immediately after all UK Orders and Decorations but before the certificate and Badge of Honour and UK Campaign, Commemorative or Long Service medals. (2) A Caymanian who is a serving member of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, or Police Force shall not wear the Order whilst in uniform. 8C. A person nominated to an award under this Law may refuse to accept that honour or award without being required to provide a reason for Amendment of   section 8 - use of certificates and wearing of medals and insignia and insertion of section 8A - motto, section 8B - precedence of Order and when wearing insignia prohibited and section 8C - refusal and 8D - termination of membership The National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018 Termination of membership doing so and shall not by any person be compelled to provide any such reason. 8D. (1) The Chancellor may, after consultation with the Council of the Order, terminate the appointment of a member who is deemed unanimously by the Chancellor and the Council of the Order to be unsuitable to remain a member of the Order. (2) A person who has accepted an award under this Law may terminate the person\u2019s membership to the Order by notifying the Secretary of the Order, in writing, and returning the award to the Secretary of the Order.\u201d. 10. The principal Law is amended by repealing section 10 and substituting the following sections - \u201cRegulations 10. The Cabinet may make Regulations prescribing all matters that are required or permitted under this Law to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for giving effect to the purposes of this Law and may after consultation with the Council, by regulation, amend a Schedule.\u201d. Insertion of section 10A-validation 10A. An award purporting to have been issued under this Law at any time before the coming into force of this Law is deemed for all purposes to have been validly issued.\u201d. 11. The principal Law is amended- (a) by renumbering the Schedule as Schedule 1; (b) by amending Schedule 1 as follows - (i) by deleting the word \u201cCommittee\u201d wherever it appears and by substituting the word \u201cCouncil\u201d; and (ii) by repealing paragraph 5; (c) by inserting after Schedule 1 the following Schedule \u2013 Repeal and substitution of section 10 - regulations Amendment  of the Schedule - procedure of the Committee and insertion of new Schedule - Schedule 2 - description of insignia, the ribbon and seal The National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018 \u201c SCHEDULE 2 Description of Insignia, the Ribbon and Seal 1. Miniature Badge (a) Members- of the Order may wear the insignia of their particular level in miniature form with other miniature medals, to which they are entitled, on appropriate occasions after 6pm. (b) On such occasions when miniatures are worn, Companions' of the Order should also wear their full size neck badge. 2. Insignia of the Order The Badge of the Order, a stylized five petalled flower with the arms of the Cayman Islands, within a circlet in the centre.  The badge is ensigned with a device which may be described as follows - \u201cBetween two wild Banana Orchids or a Cross Azure all issuant from a coronet; or - (i) Companions' shall wear a blue enamelled badge of the Order suspended from a ribbon worn around their neck, or in the case of ladies, worn on a bow on the left shoulder; (ii) Officers' shall wear a blue enamelled badge of the Order on a ribbon suspended from the left lapel of their jacket, or in the case of ladies, worn on a bow on their left shoulder; and (iii) Members shall wear the badge of the Order in gold on a ribbon suspended from the left lapel of their jacket, or in the case of ladies, worn on a bow on their left shoulder. 3. Ribbon of the Order The ribbon of the Order is Royal blue with thin white borders with a broad white stripe in the centre. 4. 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Repeal and substitution of section 10 - regulations\n11. Amendment of the Schedule - procedure of the Committee and insertion of\n\nnew Schedule - Schedule 2 - description of insignia, the ribbon and seal\n\nThe National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018\n\n4\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nLaw 21 of 2018.\n\nI Assent\n\nSamuel Bulgin\n\nActing Governor.\n\nDate:26th October 2018\n\nA LAW TO AMEND THE NATIONAL HONOURS AND AWARDS LAW,\n2010; TO REFORM THE ORDER OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS; AND\nFOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES\n\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n\n1.\n(1) This Law may be cited as the National Honours and Awards\n(Amendment) Law, 2018.\n(2) This Law shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by\nOrder made by the Cabinet and different dates may be appointed for different\nprovisions of this Law and in relation to different matters.\n2.\nNational Honours and Awards Law, 2010, in this Law referred to as the\n\u201cprincipal Law\u201d, is amended, with the exception of sections 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10,  as\nfollows -\n(a)\nby deleting the word \u201cPremier\u201d wherever this word appears and\nsubstituting the word \u201cChancellor\u201d;\n(b) by deleting the word \u201cCommittee\u201d wherever this word appears\nand substituting the word \u201cCouncil\u201d.\n\nShort title and\ncommencement\nAmendment of the\nNational Honours and\nAwards Law 2010 -\nsubstitution of\n\u201cChancellor\u201d for\n\u201cPremier\u201d and \u201cCouncil\u201d\nfor \u201cCommittee\u201d\n\nThe National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018\n\n5\n3.\nThe principal is amended by repealing section 2 and substituting the\nfollowing section -\n\u201cInterpretation\n2.\nIn this Law -\n\u201caward\u201d means an award issued under this Law;\n\u201cCaymanian\u201d has the meaning assigned by the\nImmigration Law (2015 Revision);\n\u201cChairman\u201d means the chairman of the Council\nappointed under section 4 (1);\n\u201cChancellor\u201d means the Premier of the Islands as\ndefined by section 124 of the constitution;\n\u201cConstitution\u201d means the Constitution of the\nCayman Islands set out in Schedule 2 to the Cayman\nIslands Constitution Order 2009;\n\u201cCouncil\u201d means the Council for the Order\nestablished under section 4;\n\u201cOrder\u201d means the Order of the Cayman Islands\nestablished under section 3;\n\u201cpermanent resident\u201d has the meaning assigned by\nthe Immigration Law (2015 Revision);\n\u201cPremier\u201d means the Premier as defined in section\n124 of the Constitution; and\n\u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary to the Council\nappointed under section 4(3).\u201d.\n4.\nThe principal Law is amended by repealing section 3 and substituting the\nfollowing section -\n\u201cOrder of the\nCayman Islands\n3.\n(1) There is established a society of honour\nto be known as the Order of the Cayman Islands\nwhich shall comprise the Chancellor and Principal\nCompanion and three levels of membership as\nfollows -\nRepeal and substitution\nof section 2interpretation\nRepeal and substitution\nof section 3 - Order of\nthe Cayman Islands\n\nThe National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018\n\n6\n(a)\nCompanion;\n(b) Officer; and\n(c)\nMember.\n(2) The Premier shall, by virtue of that\noffice, be the Chancellor of the Order and Principal\nCompanion of the Order.\n(3) The Chancellor is charged with the\nadministration of the Order.\u201d.\n5.\nThe principal Law is amended by repealing section 4 and substituting the\nfollowing sections -\n\u201cCouncil of the\nOrder\n\n4.\n(1) There is established a Council for the\nOrder to be known as \u201cthe Council\u201d, which shall be\ngoverned by the procedure in Schedule 1 and which\nis responsible for considering nominations for the\nvarious levels of the Order and shall consist of the\nfollowing members -\n(a)\nthe Chairman who shall be the Chief\nJustice\nor\nthe\nChief\nJustice\u2019s\ndesignate;\n(b) two persons designated by the\nChancellor;\n(c)\none person designated by the Leader\nof the Opposition; and\n(d) one\nperson\ndesignated\nby\nthe\nSpeaker\nof\nthe\nLegislative\nAssembly.\n(2) The members of the Council designated\nunder subsection (1)(b), (c) and (d) may -\n(a)\nserve for a period of five years;\n(b) be reappointed; and\n(c)\nresign their tenure.\n(3) The names of the persons designated\npursuant to subsection (1) shall be published by the\nCabinet Secretary by notice published in the Gazette.\n(4) A member of the Council may terminate\nmembership from the Council by notifying the\nCabinet Secretary in writing of the member\u2019s\nRepeal and substitution\nof section 4 - national\nhonours and awards\ncommittee and the\ninsertion of section 4A -\nappointment and duties\nof Secretary\n\nThe National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018\n\n7\n\nSecretary of the\nOrder\nintention to terminate that membership and the\nnotification shall include the date upon which the\ntermination is to take effect.\n(5) The Chancellor may terminate a member\nof the Council by notifying the member in writing\nafter consultation with the person who designated the\nmember under subsection (2).\n(6) The notification under subsection (5) shall\ninclude the date upon which the termination of\nmembership from the Council is to take effect.\n4A. (1) The Cabinet Secretary shall, by virtue of\nthat office, be the Secretary of the Order and is\nresponsible for -\n(a)\nmaintaining a stock of insignia;\n(b) maintaining a register of the names\nof the members of the Order;\n(c)\norganising investitures of the Order;\n(d) preparing\nthe\nWarrants\nof\nAppointment;\n(e)\nmaintaining the records of minutes\nof the meetings of the Council; and\n(f)\nproviding administrative support to\nthe Council of the Order.\n(2) Where the recipient of an award is\npromoted from one level to a higher level of award,\nthe insignia of the lower level shall be returned to the\nSecretary of the Order.\u201d.\n6.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 5 as follows -\n(a)\nby deleting the word \u201cand\u201d at the end of paragraph (c); and\n(b) by inserting after paragraph (c) the following paragraph -\n\u201c(ca) make rules specifying the use of certificates and the wearing\nof medals and insignia; and\u201d.\n7.\nThe principal Law is amended by repealing section 6 and substituting the\nfollowing sections -\n\u201cEligibility\n6.\n(1) The following persons are eligible to be\nadmitted to the Order in the category of membership\nAmendment of   section\n5 - duties of Committee\nRepeal and substitution\nof section 6 - nomination\nand insertion of section\n6A - nominations and\nsection 6B - submission\nof nominees\n\nThe National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018\n\n8\n\nNominations\n\nSubmission of\nnominees\nstipulated -\n(a)\na Caymanian or a permanent resident\nof the Islands as an Ordinary\nmember; and\n(b) a person other than a Caymanian or a\npermanent resident of the Islands as\nan Honorary member.\n(2) A citizen of the United Kingdom who\nlives and works primarily in the United Kingdom or\nis resident in a foreign country is not eligible to be\nadmitted to the Order.\n6A. (1) Any person or organisation may, in the\ntime and manner prescribed, submit to the Secretary\nof the Order, for consideration by the Council, a\nnomination for admission to any level of the Order.\n(2) The person or organisation submitting a\nnomination under subsection (1) shall do so in the\nmanner prescribed.\n6B. The Council shall consider the nominations\nsubmitted under section 6A and following the\nCouncil\u2019s deliberation, the Secretary of the Order\nwill submit the names of the successful nominees to\nthe Chancellor\u2019s office.\nNominations\nrefused\n6C. Successful candidates shall be admitted to the\nvarious levels of the Order in keeping with the\nnominations of the Council but a candidate whose\nnomination is refused by the Council shall not be\nnominated to the Order.\u201d.\n8.\nThe principal Law is amended by repealing section 7 and substituting the\nfollowing sections -\n\u201cWarrant of\nAppointment\n\n7.\nEach person admitted to the Order shall receive a\nWarrant of Appointment signed by the Chancellor and\nsealed with the seal of the Order.\n\nRepeal and substitution\nof section 7 - grant of\naward and insertion of\nsection 7A - quotas;\nsection 7B - special\nappointments and 7C -\ninvestiture\n\nThe National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018\n\n9\nQuotas\n\n7A. The annual quota of awards to be appointed by the\nCouncil is as follows -\n(a) Companion - two;\n(b) Officer - three; and\n(c) Member - five.\nSpecial\nappointments\n\n7B. (1) The Chancellor may make appointments to the\nOrder independent of the Council.\n(2) The annual quota of awards to be appointed by\nthe Chancellor is as follows -\n(a)\nCompanion - one;\n(b) Officer -one; and\n(c)\nMember - one.\nInvestiture\n7C. The Chancellor of the Order shall designate the\ndates for investiture ceremonies to take place.\u201d.\n9.\nThe principal Law is amended in section 8 as follows -\n(a)\nby deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following\nsubsection -\n\u201c(2) A recipient of an award shall comply with the rules\nmade by the Committee regarding the use of certificates and the\nwearing of medals and insignia.\u201d; and\n(b)  by inserting after section 8 the following sections -\n\u201cMotto\n\nPrecedence of\nthe Order and\nwhen wearing\ninsignia\nprohibited\n\nRefusal\n\n8A. The\nMotto\nof\nthe\nOrder\nis\n\u201cDETERMINATION CONQUERS ALL\u201d.\n8B. (1) The Order of the Cayman Islands shall\ntake precedence immediately after all UK Orders\nand Decorations but before the certificate and\nBadge\nof\nHonour\nand\nUK\nCampaign,\nCommemorative or Long Service medals.\n(2) A Caymanian who is a serving member\nof the United Kingdom Armed Forces, or Police\nForce shall not wear the Order whilst in uniform.\n8C. A person nominated to an award under this\nLaw may refuse to accept that honour or award\nwithout being required to provide a reason for\nAmendment of   section\n8 - use of certificates\nand wearing of medals\nand insignia and\ninsertion of section 8A -\nmotto, section 8B -\nprecedence of Order and\nwhen wearing insignia\nprohibited and section\n8C - refusal and 8D -\ntermination of\nmembership\n\nThe National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018\n\n10\n\nTermination of\nmembership\ndoing so and shall not by any person be\ncompelled to provide any such reason.\n8D. (1) The Chancellor may, after consultation\nwith the Council of the Order, terminate the\nappointment of a member who is deemed\nunanimously by the Chancellor and the Council of\nthe Order to be unsuitable to remain a member of\nthe Order.\n(2) A person who has accepted an award\nunder this Law may terminate the person\u2019s\nmembership to the Order by notifying the\nSecretary of the Order, in writing, and returning\nthe award to the Secretary of the Order.\u201d.\n10. The principal Law is amended by repealing section 10 and substituting the\nfollowing sections -\n\u201cRegulations\n10. The Cabinet may make Regulations prescribing\nall matters that are required or permitted under this\nLaw to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient\nto be prescribed for giving effect to the purposes of\nthis Law and may after consultation with the\nCouncil, by regulation, amend a Schedule.\u201d.\nInsertion of section\n10A-validation\n10A. An award purporting to have been issued under\nthis Law at any time before the coming into force of\nthis Law is deemed for all purposes to have been\nvalidly issued.\u201d.\n11. The principal Law is amended-\n(a)\nby renumbering the Schedule as Schedule 1;\n(b) by amending Schedule 1 as follows -\n(i)\nby deleting the word \u201cCommittee\u201d wherever it appears and\nby substituting the word \u201cCouncil\u201d; and\n(ii) by repealing paragraph 5;\n(c)\nby inserting after Schedule 1 the following Schedule \u2013\n\nRepeal and substitution\nof section 10 -\nregulations\nAmendment  of the\nSchedule - procedure of\nthe Committee and\ninsertion of new\nSchedule - Schedule 2 -\ndescription of insignia,\nthe ribbon and seal\n\nThe National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018\n\n11\n\n\u201c SCHEDULE 2\nDescription of Insignia, the Ribbon and Seal\n1.\nMiniature Badge\n(a)\nMembers- of the Order may wear the insignia of their particular\nlevel in miniature form with other miniature medals, to which\nthey are entitled, on appropriate occasions after 6pm.\n(b) On such occasions when miniatures are worn, Companions' of\nthe Order should also wear their full size neck badge.\n2.\nInsignia of the Order\nThe Badge of the Order, a stylized five petalled flower with the arms of the\nCayman Islands, within a circlet in the centre.  The badge is ensigned with a\ndevice which may be described as follows -\n\u201cBetween two wild Banana Orchids or a Cross Azure all issuant\nfrom a coronet; or -\n(i)\nCompanions' shall wear a blue enamelled badge of the\nOrder suspended from a ribbon worn around their\nneck, or in the case of ladies, worn on a bow on the\nleft shoulder;\n(ii) Officers' shall wear a blue enamelled badge of the\nOrder on a ribbon suspended from the left lapel of\ntheir jacket, or in the case of ladies, worn on a bow on\ntheir left shoulder; and\n(iii) Members shall wear the badge of the Order in gold on a\nribbon suspended from the left lapel of their jacket, or in the\ncase of ladies, worn on a bow on their left shoulder.\n3.\nRibbon of the Order\nThe ribbon of the Order is Royal blue with thin white borders with a broad white\nstripe in the centre.\n4.\nSeal of the Order\nThe Seal of the Order shall consist of the badge of the Order within a circlet\nbearing the Motto.\n\nThe National Honours and Awards (Amendment) Law, 2018\n\n12\n\nPassed by the Legislative Assembly the 12th day of September, 2018.\n\nDr. Hon. 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