Statutory Rule 2000 No. 347

The Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

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    (3) Where Regulation 4(1) requires the Royal Standard to be flown at a government building, it shall be flown whilst Her Majesty is present in the building.

Flying of flags at half mast
     6. Following the death of a member of the Royal Family, or of a serving or former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Union flag shall be flown at half mast at the government buildings specified in Part 1 of the Schedule, on such days as may be notified in the Belfast Gazette.

Discretion to fly flags at government buildings
     7. Where Regulation 2(1), 2(2), 3(1) or 6 requires or permits the Union flag to be flown at a government building, or where Regulation 4(1) requires the Royal Standard to be flown at such a building, the Union flag may be flown in the same manner on the same day at any other government building.

     8. Where Regulation 2(4) or 3(2) requires or permits the flying of a flag in addition to the Union flag at a government building, that flag may be flown in the same manner on the same day at any other government building which has more than one flagpole, provided that the Union flag is also flown.

Prohibition on the flying of flags other than in accordance with the Regulations
     9. Except as provided by these Regulations, no flag shall be flown at any government building at any time.


Peter Mandelson
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

Dated 8th November 2000

[2] 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)back