PART III
PREVENTION OF ABUSE OF RED CROSS AND OTHER EMBLEMS

Prohibition of use of emblem without authority

8. No person shall, without the authority of the Minister, use for any purpose in Singapore —

(a) the red crescent emblem;

(b) the red cross emblem;

(c) the red crystal emblem;

(d) the red lion and sun emblem; or

(e) the words “Red Cross” or “Geneva Cross”.


Prohibition of use of certain words and designs
9. No person shall without the authority of the Minister use for any purpose whatsoever —

(a) any design consisting of a white or silver cross on a red ground, none of the limbs of which extends to the margin of the ground, being the cross comprised in the Arms of the Swiss Confederation;

(b) any design being a colourable imitation of the design mentioned in paragraph (a);

(c) any design being a colourable imitation of the red crescent emblem, the red cross emblem, the red crystal emblem or the red lion and sun emblem; or

(d) any words so nearly resembling the words “Red Cross” or “Geneva Cross” as to be capable of being understood as referring to the red cross emblem.

Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(b) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:
(vii) Making improper use of a flag of truce, of the flag or of the military insignia and uniform of the enemy or of the United Nations, as well as of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions, resulting in death or serious personal injury