Post by Richard I on Mar 16, 2015 12:37:37 GMT
THIS ACT HAS BEEN PASSED BY DECREE OF THE LORD SPIRITUAL OF MERCIA, HIS LORDSHIP RICHARD I, LORD OF CLYRO, HEIR TO THE WÜRTIGE THRONE.
This Act:
Will establish the four Ministries covering the fields of Culture & Sport, Foreign Affairs & Media, Internal Affairs & Defence, and Charity & Commerce. This Act will also structure the First Minister’s Cabinet around these four Ministries.
1: The Cabinet, as stated in the Amended 6th December 2014 Partisan Democracy Act, may consist of between three and five people, chosen by the elected First Minister and the Lords of Mercia. At least two of these Cabinet members must represent the four Ministries of Culture & Sport, Foreign Affairs & Media Relations, Internal Affairs & Defence, and Charity & Commerce. In addition, a single representative of the Mercian Christian Church Synod, chosen by the Synod, completes the Cabinet.
2: Cabinet members must be chosen from the Political Party that won the First Minister election, the Political Party that gained the most seats in the Parliamentary Election, and from the Mercian Parliament House’s Crossbench.
3: A Cabinet member may represent no more than two Ministries.
4: A Cabinet member representing the Ministry of Culture & Sport must defend and expand upon the existing Mercian cultures, including both the national culture and the subcultures that exist in the Archduchy of Loringia, the Region of Clyro, and in the Mercian Concessions, Colonies, Crown lands and Condominiums. The representative member must also facilitate and represent state-sponsored sporting events within the Kingdoms & Lands Represented in the Council of the Diarchal Crowns of the Disciples.
5: A Cabinet member representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Media Relations must represent Mercian national interests, including the interests of both the Lords of Mercia and the Mercian Parliament House, abroad and overseas, to all nations that the Mercian state comes into contact with. The representative member must also liaise with state-owned and privately-owned media companies run by Mercian citizens for domestic and international use on behalf of the Mercian government.
6: A Cabinet member representing the Ministry of Internal Affairs & Defence must organise, legislate and liaise with the Clyran Constabulary Office and any other organisations related to it, including deciding rankings, titles and hierarchies within the Office.The representative member must also organise, legislate and liaise with the Clyran Defence Office and any other organisations related to it, including deciding rankings, titles and hierarchies, and also ensuring that Mercian armed forces are not used in offensive capacities without the blessing of the Lords of Mercia.
7: A Cabinet member representing the Ministry of Charity & Commerce is responsible for the maintenance of a healthy, altruistic ethic in Mercian government and society. The representative member must also be the ultimate arbiter of Mercian economic policy, regulation and company law after the Lords of Mercia and the First Minister.
This Act:
Will establish the four Ministries covering the fields of Culture & Sport, Foreign Affairs & Media, Internal Affairs & Defence, and Charity & Commerce. This Act will also structure the First Minister’s Cabinet around these four Ministries.
1: The Cabinet, as stated in the Amended 6th December 2014 Partisan Democracy Act, may consist of between three and five people, chosen by the elected First Minister and the Lords of Mercia. At least two of these Cabinet members must represent the four Ministries of Culture & Sport, Foreign Affairs & Media Relations, Internal Affairs & Defence, and Charity & Commerce. In addition, a single representative of the Mercian Christian Church Synod, chosen by the Synod, completes the Cabinet.
2: Cabinet members must be chosen from the Political Party that won the First Minister election, the Political Party that gained the most seats in the Parliamentary Election, and from the Mercian Parliament House’s Crossbench.
3: A Cabinet member may represent no more than two Ministries.
4: A Cabinet member representing the Ministry of Culture & Sport must defend and expand upon the existing Mercian cultures, including both the national culture and the subcultures that exist in the Archduchy of Loringia, the Region of Clyro, and in the Mercian Concessions, Colonies, Crown lands and Condominiums. The representative member must also facilitate and represent state-sponsored sporting events within the Kingdoms & Lands Represented in the Council of the Diarchal Crowns of the Disciples.
5: A Cabinet member representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Media Relations must represent Mercian national interests, including the interests of both the Lords of Mercia and the Mercian Parliament House, abroad and overseas, to all nations that the Mercian state comes into contact with. The representative member must also liaise with state-owned and privately-owned media companies run by Mercian citizens for domestic and international use on behalf of the Mercian government.
6: A Cabinet member representing the Ministry of Internal Affairs & Defence must organise, legislate and liaise with the Clyran Constabulary Office and any other organisations related to it, including deciding rankings, titles and hierarchies within the Office.The representative member must also organise, legislate and liaise with the Clyran Defence Office and any other organisations related to it, including deciding rankings, titles and hierarchies, and also ensuring that Mercian armed forces are not used in offensive capacities without the blessing of the Lords of Mercia.
7: A Cabinet member representing the Ministry of Charity & Commerce is responsible for the maintenance of a healthy, altruistic ethic in Mercian government and society. The representative member must also be the ultimate arbiter of Mercian economic policy, regulation and company law after the Lords of Mercia and the First Minister.