8 No. 30178 Act No. 10,2007 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16 AUGUST 2007 SOUTH AFRICAN RED CROSS SOCIETY AND LEGAL PROTECTION OF CERTAIN EMBLEMS ACT, 2007 Savings 14. (1) Any person who used the emblem for a continuous period of not less than one year prior to the commencement of this Act, which use constitutes an offence in terms of section 9, may apply to the Minister for authorisation to use the emblem. (2) Notwithstanding section 9, an applicant contemplated in subsection (1) may 5 continue using the emblem until the Minister has considered the application. (3) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Society, approve the application if the continued use would not constitute a misuse of the emblem within the ambit of the objects of this Act and the Conventions. (4) Approval of the application may be made subject to such conditions regarding the 10 use of the emblem as may be appropriate in the circumstances. (5) Any application contemplated in subsection (1) must be made within six months after the eommencement of this Act. Repeal of laws 15. Government Notice No. 937 of 30 August 1915, published in Government Gazette 15 No 678 of 3 September 1915, is hereby repealed. Short title 16. This Act is called the South African Red Cross Society and Legal Protection of Certain Emblems Act, 2007.