Article XIV — Official Standards and Forms

1. 1.

   A General Regulation may prescribe or incorporate an Official Standard, schedule, or form.

2. 2.

   An Official Standard shall be binding only to the extent provided by the Regulation or another controlling instrument.

3. 3.

   Official Standards may concern:

   1. document and paper specifications;

   2. technical and electronic formats;

   3. official colours, designs, and measurements;

   4. accessibility;

   5. records and metadata;

   6. heraldic specifications; or

   7. any other matter capable of being expressed as a technical or administrative standard.

4. 4.

   The use of a prescribed form may permit immaterial variation where the information supplied remains complete and intelligible.