President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has issued a directive to government offices and institutions with regulations on the use of the national flag.
The regulation stipulates that all government offices and institutions respect and care for the national flag. The directive strictly forbids sacrilegious treatment or any other action that could desecrate the national flag and display damaged, defiled, faded, or substandard flags. It also specifies the size of the flags displayed on the premises of government offices and institutions and during ceremonial events. It also outlines guidelines on displaying the national flag beside another flag.
The directive also specifies which offices and institutions should display the flag at all times and those that should hoist the flag from 0600hrs to 1800hrs. The directive states the flag should be hoisted 24 hours in President's Office, the Official Residence of the President, the Official Residence of the Vice President, the Headquarters of the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), the Headquarters of the Maldives Police Service (MPS) and government offices that provide 24 hours services.
Furthermore, the directive states that if another flag is hoisted along with the national flag, the national flag must be on the right side at all times.