Usage of Arms
Roman-Dutch law allows everyone to assume and bear arms, as long as no one else's rights are infringed in the process. Social status, or service to the country, are not requirements as they are in some other countries. There is therefore a wide range of armigers, including:
- individual persons
- national and provincial governments
- local authorities, e.g. municipalities, city councils, divisional councils, district councils
- government departments and agencies (though current government "branding" policy requires them to use the national arms instead)
- defence force units (army, air force, navy, military health service)
- corporations
- hospitals
- churches (especially Anglican and Roman Catholic)
- professional institutes and associations
- schools, colleges, technikons, and universities
- social and sports clubs.
Read more about this topic: South African Heraldry
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