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Public Seal and Crest of Samoa Act 1973

SAMOA

PUBLIC SEAL AND CREST OF SAMOA

Arrangement of Provisions

1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Form of the Public Seal
4. Custody of the Public Seal
5. Use of the Public Seal
6. Other Seals
7. Crest of Samoa
8. Use of the Crest of Samoa
9. Repeal

Schedule

PUBLIC SEAL AND CREST OF SAMOA ACT 1973

1973 No.6

AN ACT to provide for the form and use of the Public Seal, and of the Crest of Samoa.

[Assent and commencement date: 11 January 1974]

1. Short title – This Act may be cited as the Public Seal and Crest of Samoa Act 1973.

2. Interpretation – In this Act:

“Public Seal” means the Public Seal of Samoa referred to in Articles 29 and 111 of the Constitution.

3. Form of the Public Seal – The Public Seal shall be in the form described in the Schedule to this Act.

4. Custody of the Public Seal – The Public Seal shall be in the custody of the Head of State.

5. Use of the Public Seal – The Public Seal may be used for the authentication of a public document in relation to the Government of Samoa, or for the execution of a document required by law to be executed under the Seal of Samoa.

6. Other Seals – The Head of State, acting on the advice of Cabinet, may approve other seals as official seals of Samoa, and may designate the manner of their use.

7. Crest of Samoa – The official crest or badge of Samoa shall be in the same form as the form of the Public Seal, excluding therefrom the surrounding concentric circles, and the words “The Public Seal of the Independent State of Samoa”.

8. Use of the Crest of Samoa – The Crest of Samoa may be printed or impressed on any official letter, memorandum, report, document or other paper writing issued by the Government of Samoa.

9. Repeal – Section 44 of the Samoa Act 1921 (New Zealand) is hereby repealed as part of the law of Samoa.

SCHEDULE
(Section 3)

A silver shield with the lower two-thirds blue, having thereon 5 silver stars representing the constellation of the Southern Cross, of the same shape and the same relative sizes and dispositions among themselves as in the Flag of Samoa; one half of the upper third depicting a green sea with a green coconut palm issuing therefrom; the shield being surmounted by a gold cross, and superimposed on 2 concentric circles of the world and the olive leaves as in the United Nations Badge, and bearing the subscription of the motto "Faavae i Le Atua Samoa", meaning in the English language "God be the Foundation of Samoa", the whole being contained within surrounding concentric circles between which are inscribed the words "The Public Seal of the Independent State of Samoa.

REVISION NOTES 2008 – 2012

This Act has been revised under section 5 of the Revision and Publication of Laws Act 2008.
The following general revisions have been made:

(a) Insertion of the commencement date

(b) Other minor editing has been done in accordance with the lawful powers of the Attorney General, where appropriate:

(i) “any” changed to “a/an”

There were no amendments made to this Act since the publication of the Consolidated and Revised Statutes of Samoa 2007.

This Act has been revised in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 by the Attorney General under the authority of the Revision and Publication of Laws Act 2008 and is the official version of this Act as at 31 December 2012. It is an offence to publish this Act without approval or to make any unauthorised change to an electronic version of this Act.

Aumua Ming Leung Wai
Attorney General of Samoa

Revised in 2008 by the Legislative Drafting Division under the supervision of Teleiai Lalotoa Sinaalamaimaleula Mulitalo (Parliamentary Counsel)

Revised in 2009, 2010 and 2011 by the Legislative Drafting Division under the supervision of Papalii Malietau Malietoa (Parliamentary Counsel).

Revised in 2012 by the Legislative Drafting Division.

The Public Seal and Crest of Samoa Act 1973 is administered by the Ministry of the Prime Minister.