Summary
The Act of Law and Order Formatting establishes how acts of law, Royal Orders and Territorial Orders should be formatted, as well as the provisions in place for restriction and publication.
Details
Date enacted:
Current version:
Approved by:
31st March 2024
12th May 2024
Aaron I
Act of Law
Section 1 – Establishment
| A | An act of law should be a legal code that should be publicly followed wherever applicable within the State’s territory, or within the operations of public bodies. |
| B | A Royal Order should be a legal code that should be enforced and followed by the Government and public bodies within its defined period of enactment. |
| C | A Territorial Order should be a legal code that should be enforced and followed by the Government and public bodies within its defined period of enactment, where within the claim of the Territory that enacted the Territorial Order. |
Section 2 – Terminology
| A | All acts of law, Royal Orders and Territorial Orders should be subject to a ‘Glossary of Terminology’ that is maintained and applicable across all acts of law, Royal Orders and Territorial Orders in order to define the meaning and usage of terminology. |
| B | New terminology may be added to the Glossary of Terminology within proposals, Royal Orders and Territorial Orders where they do not conflict with existing definitions. |
| C | Amendments to terminology may be made to the Glossary of Terminology where included within proposed amendments or Royal Orders. This should be done after consideration of how removal of terminology may affect other acts of law, Royal Orders and Territorial Orders. |
| D | Amendments to terminology may be made to the Glossary of Terminology where included within proposed amendments or Royal Orders. This should be done after consideration of how the removal of terminology may affect other acts of law, Royal Orders and Territorial Orders. |
Section 3 – Formatting of Acts of Law
| A | Acts of law should include a non-numbered section titled ‘Summary’ that should appropriately define the function of the act of law. |
| B | Acts of law should be segmented into sections, with each section containing parts of the act of law that relate to each other. |
| C | Sections should be segmented into parts, with each part containing a sentence or multiple sentences that reach a similar conclusion. |
Section 4 – Royal Orders
| A | Royal Orders should include a non-numbered section titled ‘Summary’ that should appropriately define the function of the Royal Orders. |
| B | Royal Orders should include an enactment period that defines the timeframe in which the Royal Order is enacted. The enactment period should specifically define the start date and time of enactment in addition to the end date and time of enactment. |
| C | Royal Orders should be segmented into sections, with each section containing parts of the act of law that relate to each other. |
| D | Sections should be segmented into parts, with each part containing a sentence or multiple sentences that reach a similar conclusion. |
Section 5 – Territorial Orders
| A | Territorial Orders should include a non-numbered section titled ‘Summary’ that should appropriately define the function of the Territorial Orders. |
| B | Territorial Orders should include an enactment period that defines the timeframe in which the Territorial Orders is enacted. The enactment period should specifically define the start date and time of enactment in addition to the end date and time of enactment. |
| C | Territorial Orders should be segmented into sections, with each section containing parts of the act of law that relate to each other. |
| D | Sections should be segmented into parts, with each part containing a sentence or multiple sentences that reach a similar conclusion. |
Section 6 – National security
| A | Restrictions may be implemented on acts of law, Royal Orders and Territorial Orders where the public release of the contents of an act of law, Royal Order or Territorial Order may threaten the national security or stability of the State. Restricted acts of law, Royal Orders or Territorial Orders are subject to national security law. |
| B | Restrictions on an act of law, Royal Order or Territorial Order may be released where the public release of the contents of an act of law, Royal Order or Territorial Order no longer threatens the national security or stability of the state. |
| C | Restricted acts of law, Royal Orders or Territorial Orders are subject to national security law and should contain a maintained ‘access list’ that should include the names of all individuals that are permitted to access the restricted act of law, Royal Order or Territorial Order. The access list itself is not to be restricted. |
Section 7 – Publication
| A | Each act of law, Royal Order and Territorial Order should be given an appropriate title that begins with ‘Act of’, ‘Royal Order of’ or ‘Territorial Order of’, ending with the year that it was first enacted in brackets. Titles should be unique and short whilst being appropriate for the act of law, Royal Order or Territorial Order. |
| B | Each enacted act of law, Royal Order and Territorial Order should be published by the Government in a publicly accessible manner, except in the case of restricted acts of law, Royal Orders and Territorial Orders, where only the summary and access list should be published. |
| C | Enacted restricted acts of law, Royal Orders and Territorial Orders should be published in a manner that is accessible to individuals listed on the access list of the restricted act of law, Royal Order or Territorial Order. |
| D | Enacted intergovernmental agreements, and other agreements where the Government is a signatory on behalf of the State, may be published by the Government. |