The Flag

HM the King's Decree on the flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain

HM the King, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, issued Decree by law
for 2002, which included the following articles:

Article 1:

The Flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain shall take a rectangular shape, and
shall be divided into two main sections; the first in red, and the other in
white color.

Article II:

HM the King shall have his own flag, for which a royal order shall be
issued to determine its shape, measures, and places.

Article III:

The Flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain shall be hoisted on the Royal Court,
Palaces, governmental buildings, public establishments, embassies,
Bahraini bureaus abroad, and Bahraini ships.

Article IV:

Each non-Bahraini ship entering the territorial waters of the Kingdom of
Bahrain shall hoist the Flag of the Kingdom, and shall keep the flag
hoisted till it departs from the territorial waters of the Kingdom.

Article V:

The Flag shall be hoisted on governmental buildings, public institutions
during public holidays and occasions from sun-rise to sun-set.

Article VI:

The Flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain shall not be hoisted on vehicles,
except on the official protocol vehicles.

Article VII:

The Flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain shall be hoisted half mast at the state
of mourning.

Article VIII:

The Flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain shall not be used for commercial
purposes.

Article IX:

In case the Flag is used otherwise, and not as stipulated in the above law,
a punishment of one month of imprisonment as a maximum, or a fine not
exceeding than BD 100, or both shall be inflicted.

Article X:

The Prime Minister shall issue a decree on the regulatory rules of the
Flag.

Article XI:

The Prime Minister shall implement the rules of this law, which shall be
valid as from its publication in the Official Gazette.

King of Bahrain
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Prime Minister
Issued at Riffa Palace on 2nd Dhul Hijja 1422 H, 14th February 2002 AD