Order of Princely Heritage
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The Most Precious Order of Princely Heritage is an order of merit of Antigua and Barbuda recognising invaluable service to Antigua and Barbuda, the CARICOM region or the international community in any field of heritage and other cultural endeavours. It was established and constituted by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda under the National Honours Act 1998. which received royal assent from the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda on 31 December 1998.
History
The Order of Princely Heritage was established and constituted under the National Honours Act 1998, which was amended in 2000, 2001 and 2015.
Composition
The Order is composed of the Chancellor and five classes of members, in descending order of precedence, as follows:
Grand Cross (GCH)
Grand Officer (GOH)
Commander (CH)
Officer (OH)
Member (MH)
The Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda is ex officio Chancellor of the Order. Membership is open to citizens of Antigua and Barbuda and citizens of other countries.
Officers
The Order has four officers who compose the Chancery of the Order, as follows:
Chancellor
Secretary General
Antigua Herald
Barbuda Herald
Appointments
Appointments to the Order are made by the Chancellor on the advice of the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and the Honours Committee established under the 1998 Act. The Honours Committee consists of a person appointed by the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, two Members of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda and four Members of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda. The Governor-General appoints the Chairperson of the Honours Committee from amongst its members.
Posthumous appointments to the Order may be made, but a deceased recipient does not appear on the current list of members of the Order.
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