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ACT

	To determine the National Anthem of the Republic of Namibia; to empower the President to make regulations in respect of the use thereof; and to provide for incidental matters.
	(Signed by the President on 5 December 1991)
Preamble.	WHEREAS Article 2(2) of the Namibian Constitution requires a National Anthem for Namibia to be determined by the National Assembly;
	AND WHEREAS the members of the National Assembly have unanimously expressed their approval of the composition of Axali Doeseb, entitled "NAMIBIA LAND OF THE BRAVE", as the National Anthem of Namibia:
	NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia, as follows:—
National Anthem.	1. The composition entitled "NAMIBIA LAND OF THE BRAVE", of which the words and music are set out in the First Schedule, and the copyright of which vests in the Government of the Republic of Namibia by virtue of a deed of assignment of which a reproduction is set out in the Second Schedule, shall be the National Anthem of the Republic of Namibia.
Offences and penalties.	2. Any person who does any act with intent to insult or which displays contempt for the National Anthem or which is likely to hold it up to ridicule, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R20 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.