Great Reform Act 2019

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Ruling Council of the Empire of Adammia

Act 53

Great Reform Act 2019

In accordance with the Supreme Directive of the Empire of Adammia, on the authority of the Ruling Council and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor, this following Act of Council is hereby enacted, with the purpose of significantly reforming the Empire's constitutional arrangements, in particular with relation to the creation of a bicameral legislature.

Section 1

  • a) In granting Imperial Consent to this Act of Council, His Imperial Majesty the Emperor agrees to propose an amendment to the Supreme Directive, as outlined in Appendix B to this Act.
  • b) A referendum on whether to adopt the proposed amendment shall be held on Saturday the 27th of April 2019.
  • c) Should the referendum specified in the above subsection b) reject the constitutional amendment, the rest of this Act shall be considered null and void.
  • d) Should the referendum specified in the above subsection b) approve the constitutional amendment, the amendment and the remaining sections of this Act shall come into effect on Monday the 1st of July 2019. Officeholders whose means of appointment are changed by the amendment or by any other part of this Act shall remain in office in an acting capacity until such a time that their successor is appointed.

Section 2

  • a) Emergency Appropriations may be cancelled by either the Ruling Council or the House of Citizens.
  • b) All general references to Acts of Council throughout all previous Acts and Decrees shall be amended to Acts of Parliament.
  • c) The House of Citizens shall have the right to view and to alter the classification level of any classified information.
  • d) A state of emergency may be declared by either the Monarch or the Prime Minister; they may be cancelled by them, or by a joint resolution of the Ruling Council and the House of Citizens.

Tabled by His Imperial Majesty Emperor Adam I PASSED | Aye: 7 | No: 0 | Abstain: 1

Signed,
Adamus Primus Imperator

6th April 2019 18:51
VI.IV.MMXIX

Appendix B