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Laws of the Land / Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014)
« on: September 01, 2017, 11:02:34 PM »
Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014)

An act to establish the electoral systems of the Independent Order in compliance with the first Constitutional Amendment Act (2014).

Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014).

Elections
(2) If there are two candidates standing for Premier, a standard plurality system shall be used in which a member votes for their preferred candidate.
(3) If there are more than two candidates standing for Premier, the Supplementary Vote electoral system shall be used.
(4) ...
(5) All elections shall be conducted by the Grand Chancellor.

Supplementary Vote
(6) The Supplementary Vote electoral system is where a member votes by posting their first and, optionally, their second preference candidates.
(7) If a candidate does not win an overall majority of first-preference votes, then all candidates beside the top two shall be eliminated and their second-preference votes redistributed.

Single Transferable Vote
(8) ...

Counting and Calculating Results
(11) The Grand Chancellor shall count all votes manually.
(12) ...
(16) Following an election, the Grand Chancellor must publish verifiable proof of the electoral process, which may be scrutinised and challenged by any member of the Independent Order.
(17) If any other issue arises during the election process, the Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the Premier and Speaker of the Senate, shall proceed in a way that he deems most feasible.

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Laws of the Land / Peerage Act (2013)
« on: September 01, 2017, 10:51:18 PM »
[size=18]The Peerage Act (2013)[/size]

An act to create a peerage system.

Short Title

(1) This act may be referred to as The Peerage Act (2013).

Establishment

(2) The Peerage of the Independent Order is hereby established.

Ranks

(3) The ranks of the Peerage shall be the following, in descending order of precedence: Marquess/Marchioness, Count/Countess, Baron/Baroness.

Forms of Address

(4) A Marquess/Marchioness shall be properly addressed as "My Lord/Lady", and in written correspondence as "The Right Honorable Marquess/Marchioness (name)"

(5) A Count/Countess shall be properly addressed as "My Lord/Lady", and in written correspondence as "The Right Honorable Count/Countess (name)"

(6) A Baron/Baroness shall be properly addressed as "My Lord/Lady", and in written correspondence as "The Right Honorable Baron/Baroness (name)"

Ennoblement

(7) The awarding of any and all peerages shall be at the discretion of the Grand Chancellor.

Removal

(8) Any peer may be stripped of their rank and title, or be demoted, by the Grand Chancellor, with the consent of a majority of Peers of the Independent Order.

(9) Any peer shall be stripped of their rank and title if they fails to log into the forums for two weeks.

(10) The exception to the above shall be announced leaves of absence of no more than one month. Peers on announced leaves of absence shall not figure into the calculations for a majority as stated in section (8) of this act.

Order of Chivalry

(11) The Grand Chancellor is authorized to create and maintain orders of chivalry. All appointments to any order of chivalry, and removals from the same, shall be at the discretion of the Grand Chancellor.

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Laws of the Land / Succession Act (2014)
« on: September 01, 2017, 10:15:08 PM »
[big]Succession Act (2014)[/big]

An act to allow for the continuation of stable government following the demise of the Chancellory or vacancy of the Premiership, and to amend the Vice Chancellor Act (2014).

Short Title

(1) This act may be referred to as the Succession Act (2014).

Demise of the Chancellory

(2) Should the Grand Chancellor of the Independent Order go inactive for a period of seven (7) days without an official declared leave of absence, there shall be a demise of the Chancellory.

(3) Pursuant to the Vice Chancellor Act (2014), if the Vice Chancellor is unable to assume the Chancellory, then the Chancellory shall be assumed by members of the Privy Council by the date of joined the Independent Order.

(3) A member of the Privy Council entitled to assume the Chancellory may defer the position, in which case it shall be assumed by the next entitled member.

(4) Sections (2) and (3) shall remain pursuant to Section (3) of His Majesty’s Declaration of Abdication Act (2014).

Vacancy of the Premiership

(5) Should the position of Premier become vacant, then, pursuant to Section (28) of the Constitution of the Independent Order, the Vice Premier shall inherit the power, authority and responsibility of the position accordingly.

(6) Should the office of the Vice Premier also become vacant, then the Grand Chancellor shall be responsible for appointing an Acting Premier to inherit the power, authority and responsibility of the Premiership.

(7) The Vice Premier’s position shall become vacant following a resignation or if the Vice Premier does not log in to the forum for a period of seven (7) days without a declared Leave of Absence.

(8) Should there be an Early Vacancy of the Premiership, defined as being within the first twenty-three (23) days of the Premier's term, then an immediate Premier Election shall be called by the Grand Chancellor.

(9) Should there be a Late Vacancy of the Premiership, defined as being a vacancy occurring after the twenty-third (23rd) day of the Premier's term, then the Acting Premier shall, at their discretion, continue to hold the position of Acting Premier until the next due elections.

(10) Section (8) shall not apply following the declaration of either a Level One or Level Two State of Emergency, as defined by The Emergency Procedures Act (2014).

Amendments

(11) The following section shall be added after Section (3) of the Vice Chancellor Act (2014):

“(4) Following a demise of the Chancellory, the Vice Chancellor shall be named the Grand Chancellor, and shall inherit the power, authority and responsibility of the position accordingly.”

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Laws of the Land / Foreign Agent Act (2014)
« on: September 01, 2017, 10:09:40 PM »
[size=18]The Foreign Agent Act (2014)[/size]

An act to establish procedures to deal with foreign agents.


Short Title

(1) This act may be referred to as The Foreign Agent Act (2014).


Definition

(2) A foreign Agent is defined as a member of the Independent Order who clandestinely reports, has reported, conspires to report, or has conspired to report information about the Independent Order to a foreign government or entity.


Procedure

(3) If the Grand Chancellor believes that a member of the Independent Order is a foreign agent, he may, with the advice and consent of the Senate, strip said member of their voting rights.

(4) Any such member may appeal to the High Court, which shall determine if the member is in fact a foreign agent. If the High Court determines the member to be a foreign agent they may be tried for treason. If the High Court determines the member to not be a foreign agent, they shall have their voting rights restored.

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Regional Assembly / Acts Not Retrieved
« on: August 31, 2017, 04:37:25 PM »
Below is a list of Acts that we know existed on the previous for, but as yet have been unable to locate:

Foreign Agent Act (2014)
Succession Act (2014)
Peerage Act (2013)
Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014)
Map Scale Act
His Excellency's Declaration of Abdication Act (2014)
Vice Chancellor Act (2014)

More to be added when we work it out

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International News Networks / Dartfordian Broadcasting Company (DBC)
« on: August 31, 2017, 04:29:49 PM »


Welcome to DBC
The home of Dartfordian TV

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Laws of the Land / Discord Act (2016)
« on: August 30, 2017, 10:34:10 PM »
Discord Act (2016)

An act to formally name the Independent Order channel on Discord as a successor to the Independence channel on IRC, and to extend the laws of the Independent Order to the Discord channel.

Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Regional Assembly, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

General Provisions

(1) The Independent Order channel on Discord (Channel number: 201533288383381504) shall be considered the official chatroom of the Independent Order, replacing the Order’s Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel (#Independence).

(2) Where reference in Independent Law has been made to the said IRC channel, this shall now be considered to refer to the Discord channel.

(3) The Charter of the Independent Order, the Criminal Code and all other relevant pieces of legislation shall apply, with immediate effect, to the Discord channel.

(4) All future legislation shall only refer to the Discord channel, and may reference particular functions of the software.

(5) The Grand Chancellor may, by Order, designate a separate channel or piece of software, to be the official chatroom of the Independent Order, and therefore amend this act accordingly.

(6) All members using the Independent Order channel on Discord shall be required to follow the Discord Terms of Service, as defined by law.

Enactment

(7) Sections 1-4, 6 and 7 shall come into force upon the enactment of this Act.

(8) Section 5 shall come into force at the same time as Section 21 (or equivalent) of the Charter Reform Bill comes into force.

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Laws of the Land / Intelligence Agency Act (2014)
« on: August 30, 2017, 10:24:05 PM »
Intelligence Agency Act (2014)

An Act to establish and regulate the Independent Order Intelligence Agency (IOIA).

Short Title

(1)This Act may be cited as the Intelligence Agency Act (2014).

Mandate

(2)The IOIA is hereby created, and shall be the organization responsible for all of the Independent Order’s intelligence-gathering operations and for the maintenance of the security of the Independent Order.

Leadership

(4)The Grand Chancellor shall have full power over and responsibility for the affairs of the IOIA, except as otherwise provided by law.

Classification of Information

(5)The Grand Chancellor shall classify and de-classify information at their discretion, and such information shall be deemed to be protected and/or confidential for all other purposes.

(6) Any information gathered by the IOIA may be submitted as evidence in criminal prosecutions.

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Laws of the Land / Emergency Procedures Act (2014)
« on: August 30, 2017, 10:22:54 PM »
Emergency Procedures Act (2014)

An act to establish procedures to deal with emergency situations that threaten the existence and integrity of the Independent Order.

Short Title

(1) This act may be referred to as The Emergency Procedures Act (2014).

Declaration of a State of Emergency

(2) When a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, that threatens the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, a State of Emergency may be declared.

(3) There shall be two levels of States of Emergency.

Level One State of Emergency

(4) If the Grand Chancellor determines that a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, that threatens the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, and that the Senate, Premier, and/or Cabinet of the Independent Order are incapable or unwilling to address the issue, or that any of these offices have been compromised by foreign agents, they may ask the Regional Nobility to declare a Level One State of Emergency, which shall be done with the approval of sixty-six (66) percent or more of the active members of the Regional Nobility.

(5) During a Level One State of Emergency the powers and duties of the Senate shall be transferred to a Council of the Regional Nobility chosen by the Grand Chancellor, numbering no less than the number of Senators at the time. The Grand Chancellor shall have the right to initiate legislation along with the Councillors. The Council of Regional Nobility may suspend the right of members to appeal to the High Court.

(6) A Level One State of Emergency may last up to three months, as determined by the Council of Regional Nobility.

(7) At the end of the three month period the Grand Chancellor must either end the State of Emergency, or seek permission to extend the State of Emergency by a referendum of pre-emergency residents of the Independent Order in compliance with the Constitution.

Level Two State of Emergency

(8) If the Grand Chancellor determines that a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, that threatens the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, he may ask the Senate to declare a Level Two State of Emergency, which shall be done with a majority vote of at least sixty-six (66) percent or more of the members of the Senate.

(9) During a Level Two State of Emergency the Grand Chancellor shall be empowered to initiate legislation to the Senate. Any such legislation shall be moved to debate immediately by the Speaker. Any such legislation shall be voted on after five days of debate, unless closed earlier, or extended by majority vote of the Senate.

(10) During a Level Two State of Emergency the Senate may suspend the right of members to appeal to the High Court.

(11) After a period of one month a Level Two State of Emergency shall expire.

Right to Appeal

(12) Any member may appeal to the High Court for redress of grievances occurring during any State of Emergency, after such State of Emergency shall have ended.

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Laws of the Land / Constitutional and Legislative Amendments Act (2015)
« on: August 30, 2017, 10:20:49 PM »
Constitutional and Legislative Amendments Act (2015)

An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order, as well as the Vice Chancellor Act (2014), Privy Council Act (2014), Imperial Administration Act (2014), Emergency Procedures Act (2014), Peerage Act (2013), Intelligence Agency Act (2014) and Criminal Code (2013), to implement gender-neutral language in Independent Order law.

Short Title

(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional and Legislative Amendments Act (2015).

[repealed]

Amendments to the Vice Chancellor Act (2014)

(5) In section (2), omit the word ‘his’ and insert ‘their’.

[repealed]

Amendments to the Emergency Procedures Act (2014)

(11) Where, in sections (4) and (6), a gender-specific pronoun has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘they’.

Amendments to the Peerage Act (2013)

(12) Where, in sections (8) and (9), a gender-specific possessive determiner has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘their’.

(13) In section (9), omit the words ‘he/she’ and insert ‘they’.

Amendments to the Intelligence Agency Act (2014)

(14) In section (5), omit the word ‘his’ and insert ‘their’.

Amendments to the Criminal Code (2013)

(15) In section (15), omit the words ‘him/her’ and insert ‘them’.

Amendments to the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014)

(16) In section (10), omit the word 'he' and insert 'The Grand Chancellor'.

Miscellaneous

(17) Whereby sections have been added or removed in this act, all section numbers shall be renumbered accordingly.

(18) All future legislation passed following this act must not use gender-specific terminology, unless a distinction is required.

(19) Should a gender-specific term be found in any other Act of the Senate not included in this act, section (2) of the Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014) shall be interpreted to allow the Speaker to amend it to a gender-neutral term.

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Laws of the Land / Forum (Terms of Service) Act (2015)
« on: August 30, 2017, 10:01:45 PM »
Forum (Terms of Service) Act (2015)

An Act to bring into Independent Order law the provisions of the iFastNet Terms of Service.

Whereas iFastNet Limited provides hosting services to the Independent Order and has full control over the content, software and servers, it has been resolved, without hind nor hindrance to the abilities of iFastNet Limited. in the running of their services, that the provisions hereinafter set forth should enable, within the framework of Independent Order law, iFastNet Limited, the Webmaster, Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, and any forum administrator or global moderator to enforce the rules set forth by iFastNet Limited in the iFastNet Terms of Service.

And whereas Her Excellency has, under section (8) of the Forum Changes Act (2017), determined to amend the Zetaboards Terms of Service Act (2015),

Be it therefore enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Short Title

(1) This Act may be referred to as the Forum (Terms of Service) Act (2015).

Member Agreements

(2) All members of this forum, at the point of registration, shall be compelled to adhere to the iFastNet Terms of Service, as prescribed in this Act.

(3) The Terms of Service is maintained and included on this webpage.

Enforcement

(4) Should a member be found by the Grand Chancellor, the Webmaster, an administrator, a moderator or iFastNet Limited to be breaching, or have breached, the Terms of Service in any way, shape or form, then the Grand Chancellor, the Webmaster, an administrator, a moderator or iFastNet Limited shall have full authority to warn, limit or ban the offending member from the forum.

(5) The Grand Chancellor, the Webmaster, an administrator, a moderator or iFastNet Limited shall have the full right to determine if a user has breached the Terms of Service and what punishment shall be imposed.

(6) The Grand Chancellor, the Webmaster, an administrator, a moderator or iFastNet Limited may also warn, limit or ban members for behaviours not specifically listed in the Terms of Service, but where they feel a member has breached the spirit of the Terms of Service.

Content Screening and Disclosure

(7) Neither the administrators, nor iFastNet Limited, preview any Content transmitted on the forum.

(8) The Grand Chancellor, the Webmaster, an administrator, a moderator or iFastNet Limited has the right to access any forum and its related Content and delete, edit, or restrict access to any Content, should it be deemed that such content is disallowed.

(9) The Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or iFastNet Limited has the right to log, access and disclose any email sent using the forum, and iFastNet Limited and the Webmaster shall further have the right to log, access and disclose my private message sent on the forum.

(10) The Grand Chancellor, the Webmaster, an administrator, a moderator or iFastNet Limited reserves the right to further disclose any information provided by the member, including IP address, date of birth or email address, to fulfil what is required by law or is needed to comply with legal processes or to protect the rights (including copyrights), property, or personal safety of anyone.

Appeals

(11) Should a member banned without warning by the Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, for the posting of prohibited content, then another member of the forum, if believing such a decision to be unjust, may appeal this decision to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

(12) No member may appeal a ban issued by iFastNet Limited, or by the Grand Chancellor or forum administrator where iFastNet Limited has made such a request.

Amendments to Other Legislation

(13) The following section shall be added after section (33) of the Criminal Code (2013):

“(34) The provisions of this Act shall not apply or extend to cases where a member has breached the IFastNet Terms of Service, as otherwise defined by law.”

Miscellaneous

(14) The Grand Chancellor, the Webmaster, an administrator, a moderator or iFastNet Limited shall have the full right to determine if a post includes Prohibited Content, or that a member has partaken in prohibited behaviour, and what punishment shall be imposed.

(15) Provisions in the Judiciary Act (2014), the Judicial Procedures, Sentencing and Evidence Act (JPSE) (2014), or any other act passed prior to the granting of Chancellory Assent to this Act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the provisions of this act.

(16) Provisions in this act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the actions, policies or decisions made by iFastNet Limited.

(17) Where reference is made to the ‘Webmaster’ in this Act, it shall have the same meaning as ‘web host’ as in section (2) of the Forum Changes Act (2017).

(18) A list of administrators and global moderators shall be maintained in the Annex of this Act (previously ‘Annex III’), and may be amended by Order when changes in this list occur.

Annex: Forum Administrators and Global Moderators

(1) The list of forum administrators is as follows:
Beatrice
CGJ
Achkaerin
DaveIronside

(2) There are presently no global moderators.

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Laws of the Land / World Assembly Procedures Act (2014)
« on: August 30, 2017, 09:58:10 PM »
The World Assembly Procedures Act (2014)

An act to establish World Assembly Procedure and clarify the responsibilities of the World Assembly Delegate.

Short Title

(1) This act may be referred to as The WA Procedures Act (2014).

Recognition of WA Delegate's Position and Selection

(2) The World Assembly Delegate on NationStates (herein ‘WA Delegate’) is determined by the nation who has the most number of endorsements or, where two nations share the same number of endorsements and one is the incumbent WA Delegate, the incumbent WA Delegate.

(3) Any nation wishing to become WA Delegate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order for a minimum time period of seven (7) days and that they have made a minimum of six (6) non-spam forum posts, before posting a notification in the World Assembly subforum of the Regional Assembly.

(4) Any nation unable to demonstrate the qualifications in Section (3), or who have not posted a notification in the World Assembly subforum of the Regional Assembly, shall be limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) endorsements. Any nation with more than fifteen (15) endorsements may be kicked by the Grand Chancellor, or banned for repeated offences.

Casting General Assembly and Security Council Votes

(5) The WA Delegate must vote in accordance with the majority opinion of members of the Independent Order.

(6) ‘Majority opinion’ shall be determined by number of votes cast by Independent WA Members on a given resolution.

(7) Where there is no majority opinion of members, then they may cast a vote based upon their own conscience.

(8) The WA Delegate may vote against the majority opinion if authorised to do so by a motion in Regional Assembly.

(9) Should the majority opinion change, then the WA Delegate must, if possible, amend their vote.

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Political Party Registration and Regulations Act (2017)

An Act to allow the establishment of political parties and regulate their functioning.

BE IT ENACTED by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Regional Assembly, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Political Party Registration

(1) Any two members of the Independent Order may establish a political party.

(2) Once a party has been established, members may submit a request to the Grand Chancellor who, having checked compliance with section (1) of this Act, shall make appropriate provision for them to organise.

(3) Appropriate provision shall be defined as having:
(a) A joinable group on the forum, linked to a private forum exclusive for party members; and
(b) A private channel on the Discord server.

(4) The Grand Chancellor shall maintain a list of all registered political parties, to be located in the Elections forum.

(5) A political party must have a topic in the Elections & Referenda forum, which shall be pinned by the Grand Chancellor and shall contain a list of all registered members.

(6) Should a party dissolve, either by the agreement of its members in accordance with its Constitution or Regulations, or if its membership falls below two members:
(a) Its forum shall be privately archived;
(b) Its Discord chat shall be deleted;
(c) Its topic in the Elections and Referenda forum shall be moved to the archive;
(d) It shall be removed from the list of registered parties; and
(e) All former members will be required to remove any promotional material from their signature of Custom Profile field within 72 hours.

(7) The Grand Chancellor may amend sections (3) and (6) by Order.

Party Campaigning

(8) Political parties shall be bound by the provisions of sections (7) and (8) of the Elections and Referenda Campaigns Act (2016) during campaign periods.

(9) During a campaign period, a political party may formally endorse and campaign for any Premier candidate, or candidates, or for an official or unofficial campaign in a referendum.

(10) Outside of campaign periods, members of political parties are entitled to:
(a) Post in their private forum or Discord channel;
(b) Post in their topic in the Elections and Referenda forum;
(c) Alter their signature or Custom Profile field; and
(d) Post promotional messages on the Regional Message Board, Discord chat or forum Shoutbox.

(11) Outside of campaign periods, members of political parties may not:
(a) Act contrary to the Constitution of the Independent Order or Criminal Code (2013);
(b) Promote their party by posting in non-relevant forums or topics, including in other topics in the Elections and Referenda forum;
(c) Post an excessive number of campaign messages in either the Regional Message Board, Shoutbox or Discord Chat;
(d) Use the @everyone tag on Discord;
(e) Send telegrams on NationStates;
(f) Alter their avatar;
(g) Send private messages to members of the Independent Order; or
(f) Use the the forum email function.

(12) The Grand Chancellor may amend sections (10) and (11) by Order.

(13) All parties must be in full compliance with sections (10) and (11) within 72 hours of the end of a campaign period.

Amendments to the Criminal Code (2013)

(14) Section 23 shall be amended as follows:
“(23) Any person, political party, action committee or other political group who knowingly violates the provisions of the Elections and Referenda Campaigns Act (2016) or the Political Party Registration and Regulations Act (2017) shall be guilty of Illegal Campaigning under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a 48 hour ban for a first offence, up to 5 months for any subsequent offences and a suspension from office for a period not exceeding 12 months. The Court may at their discretion hold the individual or the group responsible for the offence.”

(15) Should a person, political party, action committee or other political group be suspected of violating the provisions of this act, the Grand Chancellor may, upon the advice of the Lord Chief Justice, suspend that individual, party or group until a trial can take place.

Amendments to the Elections and Referenda Campaigns Act (2016)

(16) The following subsection shall be added after subsection 8f:
“(8g) Post campaign messages, or provide links to a campaign message, in the primary nomination or election topic.”

(17) Section (11) shall be amended as follows:
“(11) Any campaign material included in avatars, signatures or custom profile fields must be removed within 72 hours of the polls closing, while campaign topics should be archived in this same period, unless such campaign material remains compliant with the Political Party Registration and Regulations Act (2017).”

Miscellaneous provisions

(18) Parties may, with the support of more than half of its members, introduce a Constitution, Rules or Regulations to govern the party. All such documents must be in compliance with the Constitution, the Criminal Code (2013), this Act, and all other laws of the Independent Order.

(19) No member of the Chancellory may join, endorse or support in any way any political party, other than to provide them with the adequate provisions in section (3).

Enactment

(20) The provisions of this Act shall come into force 72 hours after it is promulgated.

(21) Any existing political parties must declare themselves in accordance with this Act within 48 hours of this Act coming into force.

Explanatory note (not part of Act)

This Act formally establishes political parties as institutions, ensuring that they have appropriate provisions to campaign and organise. It also provides new regulations for campaigning outside of official campaign periods, amends the Criminal Code, amends the Elections and Referenda Campaigns Act (2016) and allows for parties to create their own rules.

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Laws of the Land / Discord (Terms of Service) Act (2017)
« on: August 30, 2017, 09:48:27 PM »
Discord (Terms of Service) Act (2017)

An act to amend the Discord Act (2016) and the Criminal Code (2013) to bring into Independent Order law the provisions of the Discord Terms of Service.

Whereas Discord Inc. provides Discord free of charge to the Independent Order and has full control over content, software and servers on its network, it has been resolved, without hind nor hindrance to the abilities of Discord Inc. in the running of their services, that the provisions hereinafter set forth should enable, within the framework of Independent Order law, Discord Inc., Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, and any administrator or moderator on the Discord Chat to enforce the rules set forth by Discord Inc. in the Discord Terms of Service;

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Regional Assembly, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Terms of Service

(1) All members who use the the Independent Order Discord Server, at the point of registration, shall be compelled to adhere to the Discord Terms of Service, as prescribed in this Act.

(2) The Terms of Service is maintained and included on this webpage.

Enforcement

(3) Should a member be found by the Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc. to be breaching, or have breached, the Terms of Service in any way, shape or form, then the Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc. shall have full authority to warn, mute, kick or ban the offending member from the Independent Order Discord Sever.

(4) The Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc. shall have the full right to determine if a user has breached the Terms of Service and what punishment shall be imposed.

(5) The Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc. may also warn, mute, kick or ban members for behaviours not specifically listed in the Terms of Service, but where they feel a member has breached the spirit of the Terms of Service.

Content Screening and Disclosure

(6) Neither the administrators, nor Discord Inc., preview any Content transmitted on the Independent Order Discord Sever.

(7) The Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc, has the right to access any channel on the server and its related Content and delete, edit, or restrict access to any Content, should it be deemed that such content is disallowed.

(8) The Grand Chancellor, an administrator, a moderator or Discord Inc. reserves the right to further disclose any information provided by the member, including IP address, date of birth or email address, to fulfil what is required by law or is needed to comply with legal processes or to protect the rights (including copyrights), property, or personal safety of anyone.

Appeals

(9) Should a member banned without warning by the Grand Chancellor, an administrator or a moderator for violating the Terms of Service, then unless they have also been banned from the forum, they may appeal this decision to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

(10) Should a member be banned from both the Discord channel and the Zetaboards forum for breaches in the Terms of Service or Terms of Use, as defined by law, then another member who believes such a decision to be unjust, may appeal both decisions to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

(11) No member may appeal a ban issued by Discord Inc., or by the Grand Chancellor, an administrator or a moderator where Discord Inc. has made such a request.

Amendments to other legislation

(12) The following section shall be added after section (34) of the Criminal Code (2013):

“(35) The provisions of this Act shall not apply or extend to cases where a member has breached the Discord Inc. Terms of Service, as otherwise defined by law.”

(13) The following section shall be added after section (5) of the Discord Act (2016):

“(6) All members using the Independent Order channel on Discord shall be required to follow the Discord Terms of Service, as defined by law.”

Provisions for future amendments

(14) Section (2) of this act may be amended, by Order, following a change in location of the Discord Terms of Service. Additional links to separate terms of use may be added.

(15) Should the Grand Chancellor, by Order, designate a separate service as the official chatroom of the Independent Order, then they may, by Order, make amendments to this Act to ensure the application of that service’s terms of service in Independent Order law.

(16) Should the Grand Chancellor exercise their authority under section (16), they shall further have the power to amend the short and long titles of this act and the Discord Act (2016) to include the new service.

Miscellaneous

(17) Provisions in the Judiciary Act (2014), the Judicial Procedures, Sentencing and Evidence Act (JPSE) (2014), or any other act passed prior to the granting of Chancellory Assent to this Act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the provisions of this act.

(18) Provisions in this act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the actions, policies or decisions made by Discord Inc.

(19) Provisions in this act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the ability of the Grand Chancellor to add, remove, modify, mute, limit or otherwise administer the various channels on the server for whatever purpose.

Explanatory note (not part of Act)

This Act brings into Independent Order law the Discord Terms of Service, and gives legal authority to the Grand Chancellor (and others) to warn, mute, kick or ban members violating these terms of service. It also sets out the process for appeals, future amendments, and other relevant issues.

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Mutual Aid Treaty with The East Pacific (Ratification) Act (2017)

An act to ratify to the Mutual Aid Treaty with The East Pacific, and for connected purposes.

WHEREAS the Government of the Independent Order do deem it fit, with the powers and authority bestowed upon them by the Constitution of the Independent Order, to make agreement and sign a treaty with a foreign, independent and sovereign region, and whereas such treaty requires ratification prior to it entering into force in Independent Order law;

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Regional Assembly, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

(1) The treaty entitled 'Mutual Aid Treaty Between The Sovereign East Pacific and The Independent Order' shall be henceforth ratified and shall come into force on a day appointed by the Grand Chancellor or Premier, by Order or Executive Order, without requiring the assent of the Assembly.

(2) The Commencement Order, or Executive Order, may only be issued once notifications been received, or it has been otherwise noted, that the said treaty has received ratification in The East Pacific in accordance with their own regional laws.

(3) A copy of the treaty shall be included in the Schedule of this Act and shall have the same effect as any other domestic law.

(4) This Act, and the Treaty, may be repealed:
(a) If The East Pacific are found to violate the terms of the treaty, by Executive Order of the Premier with the advice and consent of the Grand Chancellor; or
(b) By the passing of an Act of the Assembly at any time, provided that such Act allows the Premier to give The East Pacific 72 hours notice of withdrawal.

SCHEDULE: Mutual Aid Treaty Between The Sovereign East Pacific and The Independent Order

A treaty to recognize the sovereignty of the sole legitimate governments of The East Pacific and The Independent Order and to offer aid and assistance where possible to one another herein,

Section 1 - Mutual Recognition & Diplomatic Relationships
1. Both signatories recognize one another as the sole legitimate and sovereign governments of each respective region.
2. Both signatories shall maintain a in-game (NationStates) embassy and off-site embassies (forum-to-forum), as well as make all attempts to resolve disputes internally and diplomatically.

Section 2 - Mutual Aid
1. Both signatories agree not to actively engage in military conflict with one another.
2. Both signatories, in compliance with Section 1 Article 1, will not make any attempts to overthrow, invade, or otherwise attempt to undermine the legitimate government and region of the other signatory.
3. Both signatories agree to provide one another with mutual military assistance in event of attack on their home regions by a foreign or internal power.
4. Both signatories agree to share intelligence directly pertaining to the security of the other signatories' region, such information being shared with the elected Delegate of the East Pacific or the Grand Chancellor as well as Premier of the Independent Order respectively, except in event such intelligence indicates unlawful actions on the part of of any party outlined above, in which case such information shall be given to the Viziers of the East Pacific or Lord Chief Justice of The Independent Order respectively.

Section 3 - General Provisions
1. This treaty shall come into effect after it is ratified in accordance with The East Pacific and The Independent Order's independent regional laws.
2. Both parties may withdraw from this treaty in accordance with regional laws, with due regard to provide at least 72 hours notice prior to officially withdrawing.

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Laws of the Land / Statutory Repeals Act (2017)
« on: August 30, 2017, 09:17:20 PM »
Statutory Repeals Act (2017)

An Act to repeal spent or redundant legislation, and to amend the Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014).


BE IT ENACTED by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Regional Assembly, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

(1) The following Acts shall be repealed in full:
(a) Constitutional Convention Act (2016);
(b) Charter Reform Act (2016);
(c) Regional Governance Act (2015);
(d) Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014); and
(e) Imperial Administration Act (2014).

(2) A list of partially repealed Acts shall be contained within Schedule I of this Act. Other provisions in the Acts shall not be renumbered.

(3) Where in any statutory legislation the term ‘Order’ is used to reference an Order-in-Council, these shall be interpreted as meaning an ‘Order of the Chancellory’.

(4) A list of amendments to the Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014) shall be contained in Schedule II. Other provisions in the Act shall not be renumbered.

SCHEDULE I: Repeals

(1) Sections (4), (8)-(10) and (12)-(15) of the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014) shall be repealed.

(2) Sections (2)-(4) and (6)-(10) of the Constitutional and Legislative Amendments Act (2015) shall be repealed.

SCHEDULE II: Amendments to the GFSE Act (2014)

(1) Section (2) shall be replaced with:
“(2) The Grand Chancellor, with the advice and consent of the Speaker of the Regional Assembly, may, by Order, alter or correct grammatical, formatting and spelling errors in passed legislation without requiring to pass an amendment act.”

(2) Section (4) and (5) shall be replaced with:
“(4) A correction may be publicly submitted to the Grand Chancellor by any member of the Regional Assembly.

(5) The Grand Chancellor is required to present a draft Order to the Regional Assembly forty-eight (48) hours prior to the Order taking effect.”

(3) In section (7), the words: ‘, the Criminal Code (2013) and the Roleplay Rules (2017)’ shall be added to the end of the sentence.

(4) Sections (8)-(12) shall be replaced with:
“(8) Any member of the Regional Assembly may dispute an alteration or correction if they feel that the change is:
(a) Substantive enough in that it affects the interpretation of the legislation; or
(b) itself stylistically or linguistically incorrect.

(9) For a member to dispute an alteration or correction, they must submit a motion in the same topic as the draft Order. The Motion shall then be immediately voted on by the Assembly. ”

(10) Should the motion pass, then the Order shall be withdrawn and the Grand Chancellor shall be prohibited from reissuing an identical or highly similar Order. Should the motion fail, the Grand Chancellor may bring the Order into force.

(11) The Lord Chief Justice shall determine whether an Order is identical or highly similar. Should they consider it identical or highly similar, or if, following an Order coming into force, they believe an Order fulfils a criteria in section (8), they may issue a Judicial Order to block the legislation.

(12) Judicial Orders may be contested by the Grand Chancellor, or overturned by an Act of the Assembly.”

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Forum Changes (Suspension of Previous Legislative Provisions) Act (2017)

An act to suspend provisions in certain Acts of the Regional Assembly to allow for an easy, legal transition onto the new forums, and for connected purposes.

BE IT ENACTED by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, exercising powers under section (4) of the State of Emergency Order (2017), and with the advice and consent of the Council of Nobility, as follows:

(1) Where in any law conditions arise requiring members to have a minimum number of posts or have been a member for a minimum duration period, then these conditions shall not apply to members who, on the previous forum, met the criteria.

(2) Section (1) shall apply for a period of six months.

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Factbooks and Maps / TIOwiki Help
« on: August 30, 2017, 04:06:29 PM »
TIOwiki HELP

Are you a bit lost with the wonders of TIOwiki? Then not to worry, just use this thread to ask questions (no matter how stupid they be) and another member will try their best to answer them.

It's also worthwhile looking at the next two topics:
What's this? - a general guide for using TIOwiki and its features
TIOwiki templates - templates for inboxes for various things

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Laws of the Land / Forum Changes Act (2017)
« on: August 29, 2017, 07:10:03 PM »
Forum Changes Act (2017)

An act to bring into legal effect change to the forum software, and for connected purposes.

BE IT ENACTED by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, exercising powers under section (4) of the State of Emergency Order (2017), and with the advice and consent of the Council of Nobility, as follows:

Forum

(1) The official forum of the Independent Order shall cease to be Zetaboards.

(2) The Most Honourable Marquess CGJ shall be appointed to serve as web host and shall be primarily responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the server.

(3) The web host shall also be responsible for creating backups of the forum, and supplying these, on a weekly basis, to the other administrators.

Legislative Arrangements

(4) All laws previously enacted shall remain in force.

(5) There shall be a 90 day grace period whereby the Grand Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, or any other individual authorised by the Grand Chancellor may post previously enacted laws in the ‘Laws of the Land’ forum.

(6) Should an Act not be salvageable, the Grand Chancellor may, by Order:
(a) Enact an equivalent Act;
(b) Repeal the Act; or
(c) Should the Act have no direct effect on the activities of the Independent Order, provide a summary of the Act.

Terms of Service

(7) The Zetaboards Terms of Service Act (2014) shall remain in force on an interim basis, and shall maintain its existing position in law.

(8) The Grand Chancellor may, by Order, amend the Zetaboards Terms of Service Act (2014), including its long and short titles, a single time to bring the forum in line with a new Terms of Service.

Amendments

(9) The Grand Chancellor may, by Order, amend sections 1 and 2.

(10) Should sections 1 and 2 be amended, then the Grand Chancellor may further exercise the powers conferred under section (8) one additional time.

(11) No Order made under the provisions of this Act shall require the advice or consent of the Regional Assembly.

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Forum Administration / Bugs and stuff
« on: August 29, 2017, 04:15:22 PM »
Use this topic to report bugs and feature issues.

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Office of the Chancellory / Welcome to our new home
« on: August 29, 2017, 03:55:15 PM »
Fellow Orderians,

Once again we'd like to thank you for your patience, support and understanding over the past couple of days. Being locked out of the forum has obviously been challenging for all of us, knowing the many hundreds of hours and thousands of words we have each invested into the site.

Achkaerin, Beatrice, Dave and myself have been working extensively over the past few days to find a suitable and proper solution to the issues we have faced. We'd like to thank Hobbes, Guy, Fratt, Lak [etc etc] for their support and help during this period.

We have decided to move to a new forum - hosted by myself but ensuring that regular backups are made so that, should I go rogue, we will not lose our posts, topics and members. We will also be changing forum software, from Zetaboards to SimpleMachines. This is a widely-used free software with a wide-range of themes and modifications, which we will endeavour to implement in the coming weeks, months and years.

We understand that there will be a learning curve, but it will not be steep. Yes, there are differences. But there is plenty of guidance available online, and we will be releasing our own advice later. In the long-term we are sure you'll come to appreciate and enjoy using the forum as much as you did before the storm.

We have yet to reach a decision on the NationStates page - it is our aim to have our access to it restored, but if this is not possible then we have a backup in place. More information will be released when appropriate.

Once again we'd like to thank you for your patience, and hope that the Independent Order has many years left in her.

Signed,

Beatrice
CGJ
DaveIronside
Achkaerin

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Laws of the Land / Criminal Code (2013)
« on: August 28, 2017, 09:51:11 PM »
Criminal Code (2013)

An Act to specify and defined crimes and to impose punishments therefore, for the maintenance of peace, order and democratic Government within the Independent Order.

Short Title

(1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code (2013).

High Crimes

Treason
(2) Anyone who knowingly:

(i) levies, attempts to levy, incites others to levy, or attempts to incite others to levy war against The Independent Order;

(ii) seizes, attempts to seize, incites others to seize, or attempts to incite others to seize a position in any fashion other than a lawful election or appointment; or

(iii) uses, attempts to use, incites others to use, or attempts to incite others to use the powers of any position not gained by a lawful election or appointment.

is guilty of the offense of Treason under this law and liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban.

Sedition
(3) Anyone who knowingly:

(i) aids, attempts to aid, incites others to aid, or attempts to incite others to aid enemies of The Independent Order in a time of war;

(ii) rebels, incites, or attempts to incite rebellion against The Independent Order civilian government or the chain of command of the The Independent Order Armed Forces from within The Independent Order or outside of it;

is guilty of the offense of Sedition under this law and liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban.
Crashing, Spamming, Phishing, Hacking

(4) Any citizen, resident, or member of The Independent Order who knowingly crashes, spams, phishes, or hacks any off-site property belonging any NationStates region, or attempts to do so, with the intent to damage or destroy the off-site property is guilty of the offense of Offsite Terrorism and is liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban.

Felonies

Threatening Conduct
(6) Anyone who knowingly uses intimidation, threats, blackmail, or other similar threatening measures to cause damage to anther's sense of security, freedom of choice, sense of dignity, or in any other way threatens a member of the The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Threatening Conduct under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Unlawful Representation
(7) Anyone who knowingly represents, attempts to represent, or purports to represent The Independent Order in an official capacity while abroad in a domestic or foreign environment without proper legal authorization is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Representation under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Abuse of Administrative Powers
(8) Anyone who knowingly:

(i) deletes or edits a post or topic without authorization or just cause;

(ii) deletes or edits a forum account, or the information contained within, without authorization or just cause;

(iii) alters or attempts to alter moderator or administrator logs;

(iv) accesses a member account other than their own without express permission;

(v) uses or attempts to use administrative or moderative powers to assist an act of treason;

(vi) commits other actions unbecoming of an administrator or moderator; or

(vii) edits The Independent Order law without proper authorization and documentation

is guilty of the offense of Abuse of Administrative Powers under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Harassment
(9) Anyone who knowingly cyber-stalks, harasses, or otherwise bothers a member of The Independent Order in a way that makes them feel vulnerable, insecure, or intimidated is guilty of the offense of Harassment under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Identity Theft
(10) Anyone who knowingly impersonates or attempts to impersonate another member of The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Identity Theft under this law, and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Unlawful Interference with Recruitment or Welcoming
(11) Anyone who knowingly interferes with or attempts to interfere with recruitment or welcoming efforts by acting in any manner including but not limited to the following:

(i) sending unauthorized recruitment or welcoming telegrams, or authorized telegrams with unauthorized edits;

(ii) falsely asserting to have sent any amount of recruitment or welcoming telegrams

is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Interference with Recruitment or Welcoming under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Deceiving the Public
(12) Anyone who knowingly:

(i) provides members with misleading or deceitful information in order to favor one's self; or,

(ii) provides members with misleading or deceitful information to attempt to obtain through deceit or deliberate silence or omission more than one account with citizenship in The Independent Order

is guilty of the offense of Deceiving the Public and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Release of Classified Information
(13) Anyone who knowingly releases or distributes classified information that is deemed protected or confidential in relevant legislation, by any manner of communication(s), to a party who is not authorized to view such information, is guilty of the offence of Release of Classified Information, and is liable to punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Defamation
(14) Anyone who knowingly provides member(s) with any allegation about a person or entity, by any manner of communication(s) to a third party, that is untrue and has the potential to injure the reputation of said entity or person shall be guilty of the offence of Defamation, and is liable to punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Unauthorized Military Activity
(15)Anyone who knowingly participates in military activity in the name of the Independent Order without the direct authorization of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Independent Order, or the subordinates authorized by them to authorize such action, is guilty of the offense of Unauthorized Military Activity and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Contempt of Court
(16) Anyone who knowingly:

(i) shows repeated disregard for the proper procedures of the Court;

(ii) purposefully disrupts, derails, or otherwise knowingly disturbs the order within the Court;

(iii) fails to follow the orders of the Presiding Judge within the Court;

(iv) provides false information to the Court; or

(v) fails to follow a court order or sentence

is guilty of the offense of Contempt of Court and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Repeated Misdemeanors
(17) Anyone who knowingly commits multiple or frequent misdemeanors is guilty of the offense of Repeated Misdemeanors under this law and is liable to having their offenses upgraded to a Felony by the Justice presiding over such a case and punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Unlawful Use of a Proxy
(18) Any citizen who uses a proxy, defined as a website, program, or server which allows said citizen to change or conceal their Internet Protocol Address to view the forums of The Independent Order, is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Use of a Proxy and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a three (3) month ban.

Misdemeanors

Obscenity
(19) Anyone who knowingly uses, in excess, obscene, offensive, profane or derogatory language or implications towards another member of The Independent Order, on the The Independent Order forums or RMB, or as a representative, authorized or unauthorized, of The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Obscenity and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.

Maintaining an Obscene Profile
(20) Anyone who knowingly uses or has an avatar, information or images displayed in a signature, or any other user-created profile information that can be deemed offensive, obscene, or inappropriate, towards any user or specific group of users is guilty of the offense of Maintaining an Obscene Profile and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.

Unlawful Spamming
(21) Anyone who knowingly spams (hereby defined as "posting in an irrelevant, useless, nonconstructive or incoherent manner") or posts out of turn or out of context, in an official governmental area or discussion is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Spamming and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.

Maintaining an Excessive Signature
(22) Anyone who knowingly has a signature incorporating such pictures excessive in quantity or size or otherwise using text or information that is considered to be in excessive length or font size is guilty of the offense of Maintaining an Excessive Signature and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.

Illegal Campaigning
(23) Any person, political party, action committee or other political group who knowingly violates the provisions of the Elections and Referenda Campaigns Act (2016) or the Political Party Registration and Regulations Act (2017) shall be guilty of Illegal Campaigning under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a 48 hour ban for a first offence, up to 5 months for any subsequent offences and a suspension from office for a period not exceeding 12 months. The Court may at their discretion hold the individual or the group responsible for the offence.

Definitions

(24) Crashing: any action which could cause a forum to go out of service or lose information, including: the deletion of posts, the deletion of the forum, spamming, or any other act of this kind.

(25) Off-site property: Any forums, websites or Wiki pages owned or maintained by a Nationstates nation, organization or region.

(26) Spamming: Any action undertaken by non-region nationals to waste space on forums or to cause forums to crash. This includes any attempts to force a DOS error on forums and any attempts to flood the RMB of a region which is not your normal abode.

(27) Phishing: Any attempts to gain forum controls or passwords by deception, especially by posing as administrators or moderators.

(28) Hacking: Trying to gain access or accessing illegally a forum moderation or administrative controls by trying to use code or by trying to force entry into another account.

(29) Knowingly: With a reasonable expectation of deliberate intent.

Statute of Limitations

(30) A charge of an alleged High Crime must be submitted to the Court within 365 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.

(31) A charge of an alleged Felony must be submitted to the Court within 180 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.

(32) A charge of an alleged Misdemeanor must be submitted to the Court within 30 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.

Miscellaneous

(33) The format and layout of this law shall be used as a template for all future laws.

(34) The provisions of this Act shall not apply or extend to cases where a member has breached the ZetaBoards Terms of Service or Terms of Use, as otherwise defined by law.

(35) The provisions of this Act shall not apply or extend to cases where a member has breached the Discord Inc. Terms of Service, as otherwise defined by law.

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Laws of the Land / Constitution of the Independent Order
« on: August 28, 2017, 08:40:35 PM »
Constitution of the Independent Order

Forum Administrators - There are currently three forum administrators, Beatrice, CGJ and Achkaerin, their responsibilities are:
a) Maintaining and updating the forum
b) Addressing forum issues encountered by members of the forum.
c) Notifying the membership of the region of issues of concern administration wise.

The Chancellery - this comprises the Grand Chancellor, currently Beatrice and the Vice Chancellor, currently CGJ, their responsibilities are:
a) Ensuring the safety and stability of The Independent Order;
b) Conducting Nationstates inter regional diplomacy.
c) Appointing office holders where required;
d) Removing office holders where there exists reasonable grounds to do so:
e) Administering the official chatroom of the region, the NationStates region, and any other official off-forum locations;
f) Advising office holders where requested;
g) Maintaining and updating the Criminal Code and Discord Code of Conduct (with the consultation of the Lord Chief Justice).
h) Investigating complaints concerning the Lord Chief Justice.
i) Inducting (and removing when inactive) members of the Order of the Pen upon instruction of the Order.
 
The Roleplay Managers - There are three Roleplay Managers in simple terms this group generally manages the roleplay rules and assists new members they have the following responsibilities:
a) Welcoming newcomers in the region
b) Mentoring newcomers
c) Recruiting new members
d) Amending the Roleplay Rules, (all amendments require a unanimous vote and the consultation of the Roleplay Moderator and where needed the consultation of the cartographer)
e) Maintenance of a Roleplay Guide designed to assist and inform the players of the region of aspects of the Regional roleplay.

Roleplay Moderator -The Roleplay Moderator is the person responsible for ensuring the roleplay rules are followed they have the following responsibilities:
a) Welcoming newcomers in the region
b) Mentoring newcomers in the region
c) Recruiting new members
d) Managing NPCs
e) Enforcing the Roleplay rules
f) Settling disputes between players
g) Managing the RP canon
h) Taking measures in regards to players that are not complying with the Roleplay rules
i) Making realism rulings.
j) Creating and managing regular RP events (delegating where necessary)
k) Granting RP rewards (with consultation where necessary)

- Any decision to change a historic event in the RP Canon shall require a public consultation to take place, to ensure that players have the chance to raise awareness of issues.  A decision to remove a current event or current post from the RP Canon shall require an announcement on the forum with reasoning.

- Decisions regarding the actions of an NPC shall require the consultation of three players who may not necessarily be the roleplay managers, the Roleplay Moderator shall abide by the majority view. Consulted players are expected to act considerate of the NPC’s history, policies, relationships etc

- Decisions regarding the creation, enlarging, reducing, relocating and dissolving of NPC’s and other map decisions shall require consultation with the cartographer.

The Cartographer - the Cartographer is the person responsible for the RP world map they have the following responsibilities:
a) To maintain and update the RP Map (by removing inactive nations and adding new ones)
b) Making proposals in respect of the map to the Roleplay Manager or Roleplay Moderator

The Lord Chief Justice - The Lord Chief Justice is the person who ensures that the forum rules are being followed as well as other responsibilities in respect of accountability, they are responsible for:
a) Advising the Office Holders when asked;
b) Ensuring all Actions by office holders are made in compliance, and are themselves compliant with the Criminal Code and Roleplay Rules;
c) Investigating complaints originating outside the Regional Roleplay and determining a reasonable action.
d) Investigating where it is suspected that any member or institution of the government has acted in error, as defined by law;
e) Hearing appeals from players on matters regarding Regional Roleplay.
f) Enforcing the Criminal Code and Discord Code of Conduct.
g) Overseeing, by majority vote, the election of a new Grand Chancellor should it be required (Removal of the previous Grand Chancellor shall require reasonable grounds).

- Should the Lord Chief Justice determine that a body (office holder) has acted in error, they may issue an Order to remedy the matter.

Discord Mods - there are four Discord Mods they are responsible for:
a) Monitoring the regional discord
b) Enforcing the discord code of conduct.

- Those with Discord Moderation powers operate a three strike system, strike one is a first warning, strike two is a final warning, strike three is a mute. Continuing beyond strike three can see longer mutes, server kicks and server bans employed depending on the nature of the issue.

Order of the Pen - this is a non authority role, it is available to all players and is granted for Roleplay contribution, it is formally awarded by the Grand Chancellor on the instruction of existing members of this order.

Miscellaneous

- This document and the Criminal Code (2013) shall extend fully to all parts Independent Order, including the forum, NationStates region, official chatroom and any official off-forum locations. Additionally the Forum Terms of Service shall be considered part of this document, as defined by law;

- If any individual holding an office that requires a forum presence fails to log in to the forum for a period of fourteen days without posting a Leave of Absence they shall be deemed as having vacated their position. Vacancies, including those arising from resignation, shall be filled:
a) Where a deputy or vice exists, by said deputy or vice; or
b) Where no such deputy or vice exists, or if the deputy or vice has also gone inactive, by the usual procedures specified in this document.

- To remove an office holder for a violation of the forum rules shall require first the establishment that such a violation occurred, as per the procedures of this document, and then a confidence vote of the office holder lasting for two (2) days, the process is overseen by the Lord Chief Justice (or Grand Chancellor should the Lord Chief Justice be the subject of the matter). A confidence vote not concerning a forum rule violation may be held at any time and overseen by the same. No office holder who has been the subject of an unsuccessful confidence vote shall face another one for six months, without the leave of the Grand Chancellor (or Lord Chief Justice if the Grand Chancellor be the office holder).

- for the purposes of this document reasonable grounds to remove an office holder shall include but not limited to - violation of the criminal code, violation of the discord code of conduct or inactivity.

- Any member may submit a proposal to amend this document by posting of the proposal in the Conference Hall forum, the proposal shall be debated for no less than seven (7) days and be followed by a two (2) day vote.


Explanatory Note (Not Part of the Constitution) this new Constitution retains much of the framework of the previous Constitution but in a more user friendly format, most powers and responsibilities remain as they did previously the Grand Chancellor in an oversight position, the Roleplay Moderator (formerly Roleplay Magistrate) enforcing the Role Play Rules and the Lord Chief Justice enforcing forum rules under the Criminal Code. Noted changes include the introduction of the Roleplay Manager Office as a body to on behalf of the membership to manage the Role Play Rules and welcoming new players to the region, the defining of a Discord Mod position to monitor the region's Discord server and the renaming of the regions nobility to the Order of the Pen, a self growing group of members recognised for their contributions to the region's role play.

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Map / The Regional Map
« on: August 28, 2017, 01:19:14 AM »
3rd March 2024

Notes

There are approximately 700 territories on the map. Numbers per color go from 1-99, and then change color. The seven colors shown are Red (R), Purple (P), White (W), Green (G), Orange (O), Yellow (Y) and Blue (B). Territories, when unnamed, should be referred to as by the first letter of their color (listed) and then by their number; so the 22nd territory in red should be R22.

The landmass depicted are considered to be continents bound entirely by ocean. Therefore, the sea routes on the edges of the map bound by;
G22-B19,
B26-G69,
G68-R99,
P57-P68,
P74-R1,
R2-W62,
Are all considered connected by open ocean, should a sea craft choose to travel all the way around that distance.

Base map

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