Acts and regulations concerning the Norwegian flags and coat-of-arms etc.

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Acts and regulations

The survey of flag-related laws and regulations is not yet complete.

• Lov om Norges Flag
  (Act concerning the Norwegian Flag; in Norwegian only)

• Lov om flagging på kommunenes offentlige bygninger
  (Act of 29 June 1933 relating to the use of the flag of Norway on municipal buildings; in Norwegian only)

• Res. om Tilladelse for "Norsk Forening for Lystseilads" til at føre det norske Orlogsflag
  (Res. concerning Permission for the "Norsk Forening for Lystseilads" to fly the Norwegian Naval Flag)
  (Res. of 6 Dec 1884) Repealed.

• Cirk. til Konsulaterne ang. Flaglovens Ikrafttræden
  (Circ. to the Consulates concerning the Flag Act's coming into effect; in Norwegian only)

  (Circ. of 29 Aug 1899)

• Res. om Tillæg til Reglement om Flag og Kommandotegn og om Salutter fra Rigets Orlogsfartøier
  (Res. concerning a Supplement to the Regulations concerning Flags and Command signs and concerning salutes from the Realm's Naval ships; in Norwegian only)
  (Res. of 29 May 1901)

• Res. om det norske Orlogsflag
  (Res. concerning the Norwegian Naval Flag)
  (Res. of 7 June 1905 No. 3)

• Om Kongeflagget (Resolution concerning the Royal Banner; in Norwegian only)
  (Lovdata version)
  (See the Royal Banner).
  (Res. of 15 Nov 1905)

• Res. om det norske Rigsvaaben og Rigssegl
  (Res. concerning the Norwegian coat-of-arms and seal; in Norwegian only)
  (Res. of 14 December 1905) Repealed.

• Om Kongevaabenet
  (Concerning the King's coat-of-arms; in Norwegian only)
  (Lovdata version)
  (Res. of 30 December 1905)

• Res. om fastsættelse af en kongevimpel
  (Res. concerning the decision on a royal pennant)
  (Lovdate version)
  (Res. of 27 Jan 1906 No. 2)

• Res. om at kongelig norsk seilforening kan føre orlogsflaget med kongens navnesiffer
  (Res. permitting the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club to fly the Naval Flag with the King's name numeral)
  (Res. of 27 Jan 1906 No. 23)

• Forskrift angående flagg for Kronprinsen og Kronprinsessen
  (Resolution concerning the banner of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess; in Norwegian only)
  (Lovdata version)
  (See The Crown Prince's Banner)
  (Res. of 26 September 1924)

• Reglement angående bruk av statsflagget og handelsflagget
  (Regulations concerning the use of the state flag and the merchant flag; in Norwegian, but with commentary in English)
  Lovdata's consolidated version (in Norwegian only)
  (Res. of 21 Oct 1927 No. 9733)

• Angående optagelse av H.K.H. Kronprinsessens fødselsdag blandt de offisielle flaggdager
  (Concerning the addition of H.R.H. The Crown Princess' birthday to [the list of] the official flag-flying days)
  (Res. of 12 April 1929)

• Om flaggning på H.K.H. Prinsesse Ragnhild Alexandras fødselsdag
  (Concerning flag-flying on the birthday of H.R.H. Princess Ragnhild Alexandra)
  (Res. of 6 February 1931) Repealed.

• Om at H.K.H. Prinsesse Astrid Maud Ingeborgs fødselsdag, 12. februar, optas blandt de offisielle flaggdager
  (Concerning the addition of H.R.H. Princess Astrid Maud Ingeborg's birthday 12 February among the official flag-flying days)
  (Res. of 16 December 1932) Repealed.

• Forskrift om Norges riksvåpen
  (Res. of 19 March 1937 No. 3728 concerning the Norwegian Coat-of-arms;
  in Norwegian).

• Res. om opphevelse av 26. november som offisiell flaggdag
  (Res. concerning the repeal of 26 November as official flag-flying day)
  (Res. of 10 Nov 1939)

  View the national Coat-of-arms

• Om H.K.H. arveprins Haralds fødselsdag som offisiell flaggdag
  (Concerning H.R.H. Hereditary Prince Harald's birthday as official flag-flying day)
  (Res. of 3 Dec 1937)

• Res. om splittflagg for Statens værvarslingsskip
  (Res. concerning the flag with swallow-tail for the State's weather forecast ships)
  (Res. of 232 April 1948)

• Res. om endr. av Reglement ang. bruk av statsflagget og handelsflagget
  (Res. concerning the modifications to the regulations concerning the use of the state flag and the merchant flag; in Norwegian only)
  (Res. of 2 July 1948)

• Concerning the cessation of H.R.H. Princess Ragnhild's birthday as
  official flag-flying day
  (Res. of 11 Sept 1953)

• Concerning the cessation of Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner's birthday
  (12 February) as official flag-flying day
  (Res. of 27 Jan 1961)

• Forskrift om offisiell flaggdag
  (Res. of 8 Nov 1968 No. 1 concerning 4 July as official flag-flying day;
  in Norwegian)

• Forskrift om offisielle flaggdager
  (Res. of 22 Oct 1971 No. 7 concerning 22 September as official
  flag-flying day; in Norwegian)

• Forskrift om offisiell flaggdag på H.K.H. Kronprinsessens fødselsdag 19. august
  (Res. of 7 Dec 2001 No. 1358)
  (Resolution concerning [the passing of an] official flag-flying day on H.R.H. The Crown Princess' birthday 19 August; in Norwegian)
  Another copy at Lovdata (consolidated version; also in Norwegian)

• FO Press Statement 15/2002 (21 Jan 2002): Prinsesse Märtha Louises flaggdag
  ("Princess Märtha Louise's flag-flying day"; in Norwegian only)

• Reglement for flagging fra Det Kongelige Slott, Kongelige eiendommer mv.
  (Rules for flag-flying at the Royal Palace, Royal properties etc.)
  (Decision of 12 May 2003)

• Forskrift om offisiell flaggdag på samefolkets dag 6. februar
  ("Resolution concerning [the passing of an] official flag-flying day on the Sami People's day 6 February; in Norwegian)
  (Res. of 5 Dec 2003 No. 1430)
  PMO Press Statement 164/2003 (3 Dec 2003): Samefolkets dag offisiell flaggdag i Norge
  ("The Sami People's Day official flag-flying day in Norway; in Norwegian")
  See also Samefolkets dag som offisiell flaggdag. Rapport fra interdepartemental arbeidsgruppe juli 2001 ("The Sami People's Day as official flag-flying day in Norway. Report of the Interdepartemental Working Group July 2001", in Norwegian) and Informasjon til offentlige institusjoner om bruk av sameflagget ("Information to public institutions regarding the use of the Sami Flag"; in Norwegian)

• Forskrift om bruk av det samiske flagget
  (Regulations concerning the use of the Sami Flag)
  (27 May 2004 No. 1087)
  Read about the Sami Flag at the Sametinget website (in Norwegian) and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development website (also in Norwegian only).

• Forskrift om endring i forskrift angående bruk av statsflagget og handelsflagget
  (Regulations concerning modifications to the regulations concerning the use of the state flag and the merchant flag)
  (Res. of 3 Dec 2004 No. 1542)
  See also FO Press statement 164/2004: Offisiell flaggdag for prinsesse Ingrid Alexandra
  (Official flag-flying day for Princess Ingrid Alexandra, in Norwegian only)

• Dok.nr.8:78 2004-2005: Forslag fra stortingsrepresentantene Ågot Valle, Sigbjørn Molvik, Jan Olav Olsen og Åse Gunhild Woie Duesund om å gjøre FN-dagen, 24. oktober, til offisiell flaggdag i Norge
  (Proposal to make the UN Day, 24 October, an official flag-flying day in Norway)
  (Doc. 27 April 2005)

• Innst.S.nr.267 (2004-2005). Innstilling fra utenrikskomiteen om forslag fra stortingsrepresentantene Ågot Valle, Sigbjørn Molvik, Jan Olav Olsen og Åse Gunhild Woie Duesund om å gjøre FN-dagen, 24. oktober, til offisiell flaggdag i Norge
  (Report from the foreign affairs committee concerning the proposal to make the UN Day, 24 October, an official flag-flying day in Norway)
  (Doc. 9 June 2005)

Various

• Det norske flagget (The Norwegian flag. Internet exhibition at the University of Bergen's Law Faculty website; in Norwegian only)

• Heraldry and flags (Hans Cappelen's site; in Norwegian)

Information about flags of other countries

• Sveriges flagga (Statens arkiv)

• Rikskomittéen Sveriges Nationaldag (The National Committee Sweden's National Day)
  (includes the history of the Swedish flag; in Swedish only)

• Flags of the World (FOTW)

• For definitions of vexillology, see Wikipedia or FOTW

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• Documents related to the Royal House of Norway

• The Norwegian Royal House page

• Hoelseth's Royal Corner

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