If I believe that I am entitled to wear the ICB, can I simply wear it without being authorised?
No. You must be individually authorised to wear the ICB. It is an offence under Section 80B of the Defence Act 1903, for a person who wears a service decoration and falsely represents himself or herself as being the person upon whom a service decoration has been conferred. A Service decoration is defined as “any badge. that was or may be conferred for participation in a campaign or other warlike operation”.
