{
  "schema_version": "qanun-law-text/1",
  "id": "pk-code-b1ac7599319322e9",
  "title": "Pakistan Names and Emblems (Prevention of Unauthorized Use) Act, 1957",
  "source_collection": "Federal",
  "content_kind": "stored_law_text",
  "content_extent": null,
  "source_url": "https://pakistancode.gov.pk/alpha/UY2FqaJw1-apaUY2Fqa-ap%2Bcag%3D%3D-sg-jjjjjjjjjjjjj",
  "version": null,
  "source_snapshot": null,
  "legal_status": "not independently verified",
  "text_quality": "Complete stored UTF-8 TXT file recovered byte-for-byte from owned Drive. Source transcription retained verbatim; legal completeness, OCR accuracy and current consolidation unverified.",
  "text_sha256": "f9a0b3ccbcc4e7b2fef057a1ec3a534d0586b4bd4f49bde1869f22a6a5768c95",
  "source_sha256": "f9a0b3ccbcc4e7b2fef057a1ec3a534d0586b4bd4f49bde1869f22a6a5768c95",
  "text_version_id": "law:pk-code-b1ac7599319322e9:sha256:f9a0b3ccbcc4e7b2fef057a1ec3a534d0586b4bd4f49bde1869f22a6a5768c95",
  "quality_flags": [],
  "encoding": "UTF-8",
  "text": "Page 1 of 4 \r\n \r\n  \r\n \r\n \r\nTHE PAKISTAN NAMES AND EMBLEMS (PREVENTION OF \r\nUNAUTHORISED USE) ACT, 1957 \r\n  \r\n              \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1.  Short title, extent and commencement \r\n2.  Definitions \r\n3.  Prohibition of use of name or emblem and penalty \r\n4.  Prohibition of grant or registration of patent, trade-mark, etc. \r\n5.  Amendment of the Schedule \r\n6.  Previous sanction for prosecution \r\n7.  Act not to prejudice other law \r\n8.  Power to make rules \r\nTHE SCHEDULE \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n  \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 4 \r\n \r\nTHE PAKISTAN NAMES AND EMBLEMS (PREVENTION OF \r\nUNAUTHORISED USE) ACT, 1957  \r\n \r\n \r\nACT NO. XXVIII OF 1957 \r\n[30th April, 1957] \r\n \r\nAn Act to prevent unauthorised use of certain names and emblems \r\n \r\n WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the prevention of unauthorised us e of certain names \r\nand emblems; \r\n \r\n It is hereby enacted as follows:___  \r\n \r\n 1. Short title, extent and commencement.___ (1) This Act may be called the Pakistan Names \r\nand Emblems (Prevention of Unauthorised Use) Act, 1957. \r\n \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan and applies to all citizens of Pakistan wherever they \r\nmay be. \r\n \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n \r\n 2. Definitions.___ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— \r\n \r\n(a)  “competent authority” means any authority com petent under any law for the \r\ntime being in force to grant a patent or to  register a trade-mark or design or a \r\ncompany, firm or other body of persons; \r\n \r\n (b)  “design” means the design as defined in clause (5) of section 2 of the Patents \r\nand Designs Act, 1911 (II of 1911); \r\n \r\n(c)  “emblem” means the flag, emblem, seal, insignia or  coat-of-arms specified in \r\nthe Schedule and includes a pictorial or illustrative representation or \r\ncolourable imitation of any emblem; \r\n \r\n(d)  “name” means a name specified in the Schedule and includes any abbreviation \r\nof a name ; \r\n \r\n(e)  “patent” means a pate nt as defined in clause (11) of section 2 of t he Patents \r\nand Designs Act, 1911 (II of 1911) ; \r\n \r\n(f)  “trade-mark” means a trade-mark as defined in clause (1) of sub -section (1) of \r\nsection 2 of the Trade Marks Act, 1940. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n  \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 4 \r\n \r\n 3. Prohibition of use of name  or emblem and penalty .___(1) No person shall, except with \r\nthe previous permission in writing of, and in accordance with the conditions, if any, imposed by, the  \r\n1[Prime Mini ster] or any officer authorised by it in this behalf, use or continue to use a nam e or \r\nemblem in any trade -mark or design or in the title of any patent or for the purposes of any trade, \r\nbusiness, calling or profession, or for any other purpose whatsoever. \r\n \r\n (2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub -section (1) shall be punished with  fine which \r\nmay extend to 2[fifty thousand rupees]. \r\n \r\n 4. Prohibition of grant or registration of patent , trade-mark, etc.___(1) Notwithstanding \r\nanything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no competent authority shall___  \r\n \r\n(a)  register a trade-mark or design which bears a name or an emblem, \r\n \r\n(b)  register a company or firm or other body of persons which bears a name, or \r\n \r\n(c)  grant a patent in respect of an invention which bears in its title a name. \r\n \r\n (2) If any question arises whether or not a trade -mark or design bears an emblem, the \r\ncompetent authority shall refer it to the 1[Prime Minister] whose decision thereon shall be final. \r\n \r\n 5. Amendment of the Schedule. ___ The 3[Federal Government] may, by notification in the \r\nofficial Gazette, add to, amend or alter the Schedule and any such addition, amendment, or alteration \r\nshall have effect as if it had been made by this Act. \r\n \r\n 6. Previous sanction for prosecution.___ No person shall be proceeded against for an offence \r\nunder this Act except with the previous sanction of the 1[Prime Minister] or an officer authorized by \r\n1[him] in this behalf by a general or special order. \r\n \r\n 7. Act not to prejudice other law. ___ The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and \r\nnot in derogation of any other law for the time being in force. \r\n \r\n 8. Power to make rules.___ (1) The 3[Federal Government] may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n \r\n (2) In making any rule under sub -section (1) the 3[Federal Government] may provide that a \r\ncontravention of the rule shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. \r\n \r\nTHE SCHEDULE \r\n \r\n1. The name, title or semblance of Quaid -i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and any variation \r\nthereof. \r\n \r\n2. The Pakistan flag. \r\n \r\n3. The official seal, emblem, insignia or coat-of-arms of Government. \r\n \r\n4. A seal, emblem or insignia used by any department of Government. \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XXVIII of 2026, ss, 2-4. \r\n2Subs. by Act No. XXXI of 2026, s. 2. \r\n3Subs. by The Federal Adaptation of Laws Order 1975 (President’s Order No. 4 of 1975, Art. 2 and Table. \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 4 \r\n \r\n5. The name, emblem or official seal of— \r\n \r\n(i) the United Nations Organisation 1[.] \r\n \r\n(ii) the World Health Organisation. \r\n \r\n1[(iii) The World Meteorological Organisation. \r\n \r\n(iv) The International Civil Aviation Organisation.]  \r\n \r\n2[(v) The International Atomic Energy Agency.] \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n_____________ \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nDate: 30-06-2026 \r\n1Subs. by the Ministry of Interior (Home Division) Notifn. No. S.R.O. 145 (K), dated the 18 th February, 1960, for “,or”, see Gaz. of P., 1960, Ext. p. \r\n217. \r\n2Added by the Ministry of Interior (Home Division) Notification. No. S.R.O. 1019 (K)/61, dated the 20 th October, 1961, see Gaz. of P., 1961, pt. I, p. \r\n418.",
  "passage_offset_convention": "zero-based Unicode code points and UTF8 bytes; end exclusive",
  "passages": [
    {
      "passage_id": "law:pk-code-b1ac7599319322e9:sha256:f9a0b3ccbcc4e7b2fef057a1ec3a534d0586b4bd4f49bde1869f22a6a5768c95:chars-0-1730:29314111027b3a94daa94cfc61b861ad1c0868849565c5b865fdba704ee612e2",
      "character_start": 0,
      "character_end": 1730,
      "utf8_byte_start": 0,
      "utf8_byte_end": 1744,
      "passage_sha256": "29314111027b3a94daa94cfc61b861ad1c0868849565c5b865fdba704ee612e2",
      "reader_fragment": "p-0-1730-29314111027b3a94"
    },
    {
      "passage_id": "law:pk-code-b1ac7599319322e9:sha256:f9a0b3ccbcc4e7b2fef057a1ec3a534d0586b4bd4f49bde1869f22a6a5768c95:chars-1730-3498:bc3cab8f90685e2fb170eaeca67a753fe7ee1d65756ec49049edbec11f77f7fc",
      "character_start": 1730,
      "character_end": 3498,
      "utf8_byte_start": 1744,
      "utf8_byte_end": 3524,
      "passage_sha256": "bc3cab8f90685e2fb170eaeca67a753fe7ee1d65756ec49049edbec11f77f7fc",
      "reader_fragment": "p-1730-3498-bc3cab8f90685e2f"
    },
    {
      "passage_id": "law:pk-code-b1ac7599319322e9:sha256:f9a0b3ccbcc4e7b2fef057a1ec3a534d0586b4bd4f49bde1869f22a6a5768c95:chars-3498-5287:e09a4a649a72260d2db5a3ab9841d65356b921ac147ebcdbb4eb1291feb0a271",
      "character_start": 3498,
      "character_end": 5287,
      "utf8_byte_start": 3524,
      "utf8_byte_end": 5317,
      "passage_sha256": "e09a4a649a72260d2db5a3ab9841d65356b921ac147ebcdbb4eb1291feb0a271",
      "reader_fragment": "p-3498-5287-e09a4a649a72260d"
    },
    {
      "passage_id": "law:pk-code-b1ac7599319322e9:sha256:f9a0b3ccbcc4e7b2fef057a1ec3a534d0586b4bd4f49bde1869f22a6a5768c95:chars-5287-5792:cb4f630c20459f075ded789bc99f0868e035ddbcd503cabbef7a3f25a1d3219e",
      "character_start": 5287,
      "character_end": 5792,
      "utf8_byte_start": 5317,
      "utf8_byte_end": 5826,
      "passage_sha256": "cb4f630c20459f075ded789bc99f0868e035ddbcd503cabbef7a3f25a1d3219e",
      "reader_fragment": "p-5287-5792-cb4f630c20459f07"
    }
  ]
}