I'm back with another round of discretionary edits! (Again, I'm keeping the actual text of the change in spoilers so it's easier to read through)
1) The
Times Act passed after I made the
previous round of discretionary edits, so I'm updating the spacing to match the others now.
Times Act
An Act to establish a common timezone for all official deadlines
2) The numbering in the
Cultural Act of the following subsections need to be corrected.
Cultural Act
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3. Holidays
(1) The following days will be official holidays of the Coalition
a. 1 January shall be Delegates Day, celebrating those who have served as Delegate of the Coalition,
b. 18 March shall be Max Barry Day, celebrating the creator and founder of NationStates,
c. 2 June shall be Coalition Day, celebrating the creation of the Charter, Government, and the Coalition,
d. 17 July shall be Defender Day, celebrating the day the South Pacific officially became a defender region,
d.e. 20 July shall be Independence Day, celebrating our freedom and independence, marking the end of UCR control over the South Pacific,
e.f. 13 November shall be Creation Day, celebrating the creation of NationStates, and
f.g. 31 December shall be Foundation Day, celebrating the creation of the South Pacific.
3) All instances of "The South Pacific" are being changed to "the South Pacific" (this includes the
Criminal Code, the
Political Parties Act, the
Proscription Act, the
Regional Communications Act, and the
Regional Officers Act)
Criminal Code
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1. Crimes
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(2) Identity fraud shall be defined as a deception made of one's self, or knowingly abetting in another's claims to a false identity, wherein this fraud threatens the security of Tthe South Pacific, or circumvents the laws and legal processes of Tthe South Pacific.
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(6) Organised crime shall be defined as involvement in a group or association with the intent of committing an unlawful act in Tthe South Pacific.
Political Parties Act
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1. Defining Political Parties
(1) A political party is any group of people in Tthe South Pacific, counting at least as many members as senior Cabinet officials, who organize together in an official association for political or electoral purposes.
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3. Benefits to Active Political Parties
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(4) All political party subforums are to be contained within a single catch-all forum designated for political parties in an appropriate forum section of the official offsite forums of Tthe South Pacific.
Proscription Act
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1. Acts of Hostility
(1) The following acts committed against the legitimate government of Tthe South Pacific, or its allies, are considered acts of hostility, whether or not they are successful—
Regional Communications Act
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2. Mass Communication
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(2) Communications to the region shall not
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c. attack or otherwise diminish Tthe South Pacific or her allies
Regional Officers Act
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4. Limitations
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(3) Exercise of Regional Officer powers must follow all applicable laws and rules. Behavior unbecoming of a representative of Tthe South Pacific may result in suspension of Regional Officer power, even for ministers, as determined by a majority of the Cabinet.
4) Every law has "legislators" with a lowercase "l", and
the Charter has some instances of "Legislators" with a capital "L", so I am changing them all to lowercase.
THE CHARTER OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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IV. THE ASSEMBLY
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(2) The Assembly will elect a Llegislator as Chair for a term lasting four months. The Chair is responsible for maintaining order and decorum, and helping guide Assembly debate into the creation of bills. If a Chair is recalled, loses Llegislator status, or is otherwise not in office, a new Chair will be elected for a new term lasting four months. The Election Commissioner will be responsible for organizing Chair elections.
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VI. THE EXECUTIVE
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(4) Members of the Executive are required to hold Llegislator status.
5) "Cabinet" isn't capitalized in one part of the
the Charter.
THE CHARTER OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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XI. RECALLS AND MOTIONS OF NO CONFIDENCE
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(2) A Motion of No Confidence may be initiated by the Assembly if the members have lost faith in the effectiveness and activities of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. Motions of No Confidence must be debated for three days and receive a motion and a second before being moved to vote. Passage requires three-fifths majority support of those voting, and triggers a special election for all cCabinet offices.
6) The
Regional Officers Act has an extra space.
Regional Officers Act
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1. Regional Officer Power Definitions
(1) Under the terms of the act, the following powers are defined as--
a. “Appearance” is the authority to alter the World Factbook Entry and pin Dispatches.
7) In the
Elections Act itself, it refers to the act as the "Election Act".
Elections Act
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8. Constitutional Law
(1) The Elections Act is a constitutional law, and further amendments to it must meet constitutional amendment requirements.
(This post was last modified: 11-19-2020, 05:16 PM by Purple Hyacinth.)
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