07-12-2007, 09:17 PM
An Act to more effectually constitute the Hanoverian state.
BE IT ENACTED by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1: THE EXECUTIVE
a. The executive power of the Kingdom shall be vested in the King, acting with the advice of a Prime Minister appointed by him to serve for a term of four months, and any number of subsequent terms.
b. The King shall be obliged to accept the nomination of Parliament for the Prime Minister, unless he believes that doing so would be gravely detrimental to the safety and well-being of the Kingdom.
c. The Prime Minister shall be responsible to the people and Parliament for the King's actions; all royal decisions must bear the Prime Minister's countersignature to hold legal force.
d. If two-thirds of Parliament declare their lack of confidence in the Prime Minister, the King shall be obliged to dismiss him, provided that Parliament has nominated a new Prime Minister.
e. The King may appoint Ministers to exercise parts of his executive power, based on the nominations of the Prime Minister. Ministers may only exercise those powers specifically stated in the documents appointing them, and shall do so independently of the King, in their own name.
f. The Privy Council shall advise the King on foreign affairs and the security of the Kingdom, and on any other matter with the Prime Minister's consent. No person shall be a Privy Counsellor by virtue of another office.
SECTION 2: THE PARLIAMENT
a. The legislative power of the Kingdom shall be vested in Parliament, acting with the King's consent. In times of emergency the King may exercise legislative power independent of Parliament; laws made by the King may be subsequently repealed by Parliament.
b. Parliament shall consist of all Hanoverian subjects, except the Members of the Royal Family, sitting together in a single chamber, operating under such rules as it may appoint.
c. Parliament shall sit continually, with such recesses as it may appoint. In times of emergency, the King may temporarily suspend Parliament and legislate as allowed by Subsection A of this Section.
d. The Lord Chancellor shall preside over the Parliament in accordance with the rules enacted by it; the Lord Chancellor may not serve as Prime Minister unless Parliament has been suspended.
e. Acts of Parliament shall be superior in force to all other laws and decrees, whether of the King or of his Ministers. Any such laws and decrees shall be devoid of legal force insofar as they disagree with Acts of Parliament.
SECTION 3: JUDICATURE
a. The judicial power of the Kingdom shall be vested in the King, exercising it in the Court of the King's Bench. The King shall preside in the Court until such a time as he appoints any number of Justices to judge trials in his name.
b. No person may serve as a Justice in the Court of the King's Bench, or as a judge in any other judicial body, unless he pledges to remain independent of politics, and surrenders his right to vote in Parliament.
c. The Lord Chancellor shall advise the King on the appointment of judicial officials, and the general administration of the judiciary. He shall not serve as a judge in any court unless he complies with Subsection B of this Section.
SECTION 4: GENERAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
a. Immediately upon the passage of this Act, the Lord Chancellor shall conduct an election in Parliament to nominate the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister, once appointed, shall serve until January 1st, 2007.
b. Immediately upon the passage of this Act, the King shall conduct a thorough review of the laws and statutes of the Kingdom in consultation with the Prime Minister and the Lord Chancellor, and thereafter indicate by a message to Parliament which documents he believes have become defunct due to the constitutional changes subsequent to the Congress of Bergen.
c. This Act may be cited as The Constitution Act 2006.
d. This Act shall enter into force upon receiving the Royal Assent.
BE IT ENACTED by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1: THE EXECUTIVE
a. The executive power of the Kingdom shall be vested in the King, acting with the advice of a Prime Minister appointed by him to serve for a term of four months, and any number of subsequent terms.
b. The King shall be obliged to accept the nomination of Parliament for the Prime Minister, unless he believes that doing so would be gravely detrimental to the safety and well-being of the Kingdom.
c. The Prime Minister shall be responsible to the people and Parliament for the King's actions; all royal decisions must bear the Prime Minister's countersignature to hold legal force.
d. If two-thirds of Parliament declare their lack of confidence in the Prime Minister, the King shall be obliged to dismiss him, provided that Parliament has nominated a new Prime Minister.
e. The King may appoint Ministers to exercise parts of his executive power, based on the nominations of the Prime Minister. Ministers may only exercise those powers specifically stated in the documents appointing them, and shall do so independently of the King, in their own name.
f. The Privy Council shall advise the King on foreign affairs and the security of the Kingdom, and on any other matter with the Prime Minister's consent. No person shall be a Privy Counsellor by virtue of another office.
SECTION 2: THE PARLIAMENT
a. The legislative power of the Kingdom shall be vested in Parliament, acting with the King's consent. In times of emergency the King may exercise legislative power independent of Parliament; laws made by the King may be subsequently repealed by Parliament.
b. Parliament shall consist of all Hanoverian subjects, except the Members of the Royal Family, sitting together in a single chamber, operating under such rules as it may appoint.
c. Parliament shall sit continually, with such recesses as it may appoint. In times of emergency, the King may temporarily suspend Parliament and legislate as allowed by Subsection A of this Section.
d. The Lord Chancellor shall preside over the Parliament in accordance with the rules enacted by it; the Lord Chancellor may not serve as Prime Minister unless Parliament has been suspended.
e. Acts of Parliament shall be superior in force to all other laws and decrees, whether of the King or of his Ministers. Any such laws and decrees shall be devoid of legal force insofar as they disagree with Acts of Parliament.
SECTION 3: JUDICATURE
a. The judicial power of the Kingdom shall be vested in the King, exercising it in the Court of the King's Bench. The King shall preside in the Court until such a time as he appoints any number of Justices to judge trials in his name.
b. No person may serve as a Justice in the Court of the King's Bench, or as a judge in any other judicial body, unless he pledges to remain independent of politics, and surrenders his right to vote in Parliament.
c. The Lord Chancellor shall advise the King on the appointment of judicial officials, and the general administration of the judiciary. He shall not serve as a judge in any court unless he complies with Subsection B of this Section.
SECTION 4: GENERAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
a. Immediately upon the passage of this Act, the Lord Chancellor shall conduct an election in Parliament to nominate the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister, once appointed, shall serve until January 1st, 2007.
b. Immediately upon the passage of this Act, the King shall conduct a thorough review of the laws and statutes of the Kingdom in consultation with the Prime Minister and the Lord Chancellor, and thereafter indicate by a message to Parliament which documents he believes have become defunct due to the constitutional changes subsequent to the Congress of Bergen.
c. This Act may be cited as The Constitution Act 2006.
d. This Act shall enter into force upon receiving the Royal Assent.