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Knights and Dames Grand Collar and
Knights and Dames Grand Cross may petition for heraldic supporters to be granted to their arms. They may also encircle their arms with a circlet bearing the motto of the Order. Knights and Dames Commander and Commanders may encircle their arms with the circlet. The
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National Awards Act 1987 was repealed and the Order was re-established and re-constituted under the National Honours Act 1998, which was amended in 2000, 2001, and 2015. Persons who were members of the Order before the 1998 Act came into force became Knights or Dames Grand Cross of Order. The
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Chancellor of the Order. Ordinary
Members of the order are citizens of Antigua and Barbuda as well as the Sovereign, the Sovereign's Consort, and the Heir to the Throne. Citizens of other countries may be admitted to the order as members
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The Order of the Nation was first established and constituted by the
Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda under the National Awards Act 1987 on February 27, 1987. The order initially had only one grade, with the
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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
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Members of the Order are entitled to place post-nominals after their names as indicated above. They are also assigned a place in the order of precedence of
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region or the international community. Originally established by the
National Awards Act 1987, that act was repealed and the order was re-established and constituted by the
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of ON. At the time, it was the highest award of the honours system of
Antigua and Barbuda and was awarded for, "heroic service to Antigua and Barbuda."
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The use of titles associated with the awards outside of
Antigua and Barbuda remain the prerogative of each recipient's relevant home jurisdiction.
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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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Distinguished and outstanding service to
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Among current members of the Order are statesmen, royalty, business leaders, religious leaders and sportsmen.
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Appointments of new Knights and Dames Grand Collar, Officers and Members have now been discontinued.
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award criterion was changed to be "distinguished and outstanding service to Antigua and Barbuda."
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of Antigua and Barbuda (1 November). The Grand Master conducts investitures at
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The Order has four officers who compose the Chancery of the Order, as follows:
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520:. Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. 22 November 2001
491:. Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. 6 September 2000
462:. Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. 31 December 1998
426:. Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. 26 February 1987
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Knight Grand Cross (KGCN) or Dame Grand Cross (DGCN)
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