AI-assisted research summary: The Act forbids using “Anzac” or a close variant in trade, business, calling, or profession unless a Secretary of State authorises it on request from the Australian or New Zealand government.
“Anzac” (Restriction on Trade Use of Word) Act 1916 An Act to prohibit the use of the word Anzac in connection with any trade, business, calling, or profession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it shall not be lawful to use in connection with any trade, business, calling, or profession the word “Anzac,” or any word closely resembling that word, without the authority of a Secretary of State, given on the request of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia or of the Dominion of New Zealand, and this prohibition shall apply notwithstanding that such word forms part of any trade mark, or of the name of any company or society or other body, which has been registered before the passing of this Act. If any person acts in contravention of this Act he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and liable on conviction under the Summary Jurisdiction Acts to a fine not exceeding £25level 3 on the standard scale or in the case of a second or subsequent conviction not exceeding one hundred poundslevel 3 on the standard scale; and when a company or society is guilty of any such contravention, without prejudice to the liability of the company or society, every director, manager, secretary, or other officer of the company or society who is knowingly a party to the contravention, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and liable to the like penalty. This Act may be cited as the “Anzac” (Restriction on Trade Use of Word) Act 1916 . . . This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42) S. 1(2): reference to the Summary Jurisdiction Acts to be construed as mentioned in s. 17(2)(a) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30, SIF 115) S. 1(2): Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 31(5)(a) (6)(a)(9) and Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 35 (in relation to liability on first and subsequent convictions), 38 (increase of fines) and 46 (substitution of references to levels on the standard scale) apply (E.W.) Words “level 3 on the standard scale” substituted (S.) for words “£25” by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289C, 289E–289G Words “level 3 on the standard scale” substituted (S.) for words “one hundred pounds” by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289E–289G Unreliable marginal note