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for example, ironed on, sewn down on all sides, embroidered into, or printed onto an item of clothing.  Detachable badges, pins, buttons and flag tags sewn into seams are not acceptable and will not qualify clothing for entry on the Register.

Pattern Identifiers
25. A pattern of identifiers, usually used as a print, may be used in place of a stand alone identifier provided that:

     (a) identifiers used in the pattern are, of a contrasting colour to the main background colour, a minimum size of 1 cm x 1 cm and there are a minimum of three such identifiers in an area of material measuring 15 cm x 15 cm; and

     (b) the employer, product or service depicted is easily identifiable from a distance of two metres.

26. It will not be sufficient that a pattern is used exclusively by an employer if the employer, product or service cannot be distinguished by that pattern.  Thus, the pattern must be used by the employer in a manner similar to advertising so that the public readily recognises it.  (It is accepted that new identifiers or patterns may take some time to be readily recognised by the public and this will not detract from the acceptance of the identifier or pattern.)  For example, the yellow and black square and the red bullseye, used by two well known organisations.

Colours
27. The use of a large number of colours would make it difficult to say that a design is distinctive.  Therefore, the total number of colours or shades used in the design (including highlight colours but not including the colours used in identifiers) must be limited to a maximum of eight including black and white.

28. There must be a common theme of colours, patterns and prints applying between:

     (a) the male and female designs; and
     (b) the designs for each class of employee.

In general, this criterion applies in respect of an employer.  The only exceptions are:

     (i) where it is a requirement for safety reasons for employees in different classes to be easily identifiable; or
     (ii) where the employer maintains separate public identities for parts of its organisation, the employer may elect for this criterion to apply separately to each part of the organisation.

29. The limitation on the number of colours to be used in the design is not affected by the weight or construction of the fabric, its content, or whether it is knitted or woven, eg. a navy woven skirt and matching navy knitwear would be considered to be one plain colour only.

30. The number of colour/pattern/print combinations available for use by an employer is limited by the number of employees in the class that the clothing has