Royal Warrant - Establishing the Queen's Award to Industry [1965-11-30]

Royal Warrant - Establishing the Queen's Award to Industry [1965-11-30]

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Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II establishing the Queen's Award to Industry.

Queen Elizabeth II

Recorded in The Gazette (London Gazette), issue 43932, March 22, 1966, 3233-3234.

1965-11-30

Jason Loch

ELIZABETH R.

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting!

Whereas We are desirous of recognising outstanding achievements in industry either in increasing exports or in technological innovation We do by these Presents for Us, Our Heirs and Successors institute and create a new Award and We do hereby direct that it shall be governed by the following rules and ordinances:

Firstly: The Award shall be designated and styled “The Queen’s Award to Industry”.

Secondly: Recipients of the Award shall be entitled to use an emblem approved by Us and to display it on flags, plaques, lapel badges, note-paper, packaging or goods and in other ways consistent with the dignity of recognition granted under the terms of this Our Warrant, and in accordance with the Grant of Appointment.

Thirdly: The emblem shall consist of Fretly of two pieces each way terminating in chief and base in pheons aligned in the form of a rectangle and fesswise in demi-cogwheels projecting to the dexter and the sinister thereof, the whole surmounted by the Royal Crown all Or which may be displayed upon a flag Azure to be flown at the place or places authorised or may be used as a device or badge in the manner above prescribed and as hereto appended.

Fourthly: There shall be prepared for the guidance of Award holders a Manual which shall prescribe and illustrate the forms of display to be adopted by holders of the Award.

Fifthly: The title to display the emblem shall be conveyed by a document to be known as the Grant of Appointment which shall specify the industrial unit or units entitled to display the emblem.

Sixthly: The currency of an Award shall lapse after five years. Except where otherwise provided in the Manual of Guidance the date of the year of the Award shall appear on the emblem or in association with it. A fresh Award in a later year shall be signified by an emblem bearing the new date, and the holder will be entitled to display the emblem for five years from that date. During the five years of the currency of an Award the holder shall also be entitled to display emblems signifying any earlier Awards made under this Our Warrant.

Seventhly: Awards shall be announced on the twenty-first day of April in each year, the date of the anniversary of Our Birthday.

Eighthly: The names of those bodies upon whom We may be pleased to confer the Award shall be published in the London Gazette.

Ninthly: The Award shall be granted in recognition of industrial efficiency as demonstrated by outstanding achievement by industrial units within Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Our Channel Islands and Our Isle of Man, in increasing exports or in technological innovation, or in both. The Award shall relate to the production in the United Kingdom of goods.

Tenthly: Awards shall be made on a recommendation to Us by Our Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

Eleventhly: It shall be competent for Us, Our Heirs and Successors by an Order under Our Sign Manual and on a recommendation to that effect by Our Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, to cancel and annul the Award to any industrial unit.

Lastly: We reserve to Ourself, Our Heirs and Successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting or dispensing with these rules and ordinances, or any part thereof by a notification under Our Sign Manual.

Given at Our Court at St. James’s this thirtieth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-five, in the Fourteenth Year of Our Reign.

Harold Wilson.

By Her Majesty’s Command.

THE QUEEN'S AWARD TO INDUSTRY

For use when the Grantee (Legal Person) and Award holding unit(s) are different

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Defender of the Faith, to ……………………………………………… [name and description of recipient (Legal Person)] Greeting!

We being cognisant of the industrial efficiency of the unit(s) of the said body hereinafter named; as manifested [in the furtherance and increase of Export Trade] [and] [in Technological Innovation] and being desirous of showing Our Royal Favour do hereby confer upon it [them]

The Queen’s Award to Industry

for a period of five years from the 21st day of April 19…… until the 20th of April 19…… and do hereby give permission for the authorised flag of the said Award to be flown during that time by the said unit(s) and for the device thereof to be displayed upon letters and communications of the said unit(s) and upon its packages and goods in the manner authorised by Our Warrant of the 30th day of November 1965.

And We do further hereby authorise the said unit(s) during the five years of the currency of this Our Award further to use and display in like manner the flags and devices of any former such Awards by it [them] received.

Given at Our Court at St. James’s under Our Royal Sign Manual this 21st day of April in the year of Our Lord 19…… in the ……………………… year of Our Reign.

By the Sovereign’s Command.

THE QUEEN'S AWARD TO INDUSTRY

For use when the Grantee (Legal Person) and the Award holding unit are the same

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Defender of the Faith, to ……………………………………………… [name and description of recipient (Legal Person)] Greeting!

We being cognisant of the industrial efficiency of the said body as manifested [in the furtherance and increase of Export Trade] [and] [in Technological Innovation] and being desirous of showing Our Royal Favour do hereby confer upon it

The Queen’s Award to Industry

for a period of five years from the 21st day of April 19…… until the 20th of April 19…… and do hereby give permission for the authorised flag of the said Award to be flown during that time by the said body and for the device thereof to be displayed upon letters and communications of the said body and upon its packages and goods in the manner authorised by Our Warrant of the 30th day of November 1965.

And We do further hereby authorise the said body during the five years of the currency of this Our Award further to use and display in like manner the flags and devices of any former such Awards it received.

Given at Our Court at St. James’s under Our Royal Sign Manual this 21st day of April in the year of Our Lord 19…… in the ……………………… year of Our Reign.

By the Sovereign’s Command.

Harold Wilson (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury)

Wilson's countersignature is placed anomalously above "By Her Majesty's Command."

This text is taken from a Gazette notice, so it may not reflect the formatting of the original.

It's unusual to see the Prime Minister countersign a Royal Warrant. Normally, they are countersigned by a Secretary of State. However, Warrants like this are an exception to the rule.

Note the inclusion of specimen instruments conferring the Award.