Law Weblog

Flying the flag for the World Cup

Flying a ‘national flag’ can get you into hot water. 
Football supporters who drape national flags from their upstairs windows are in breach of the law. 
It is unlawful to fly a ‘national flag’ unless it is on a vertical flagstaff.

So daft is the prospect of a local authority taking action against such a flagrant breach of the law that the government stepped in on 24 July to propose relaxing Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 666 The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992.
Government consultation here.