Transgender and Non-Binary Recognition Act 2020
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Act 61
In accordance with the Supreme Directive of the Empire of Adammia, on the authority of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor, the Ruling Council and the House of Citizens, in Parliament assembled, this following Act of Parliament is hereby enacted, with the purpose of setting out appropriate measures by which the Empire may respond to the global climate crisis.
Section 1
- a) At any time, a full or honourary citizen of Adammia may notify the Ministry of Citizenship and Information that they wish to change:
- i. Any part of, or the whole of, their name; and/or
- ii. Their recorded gender.
- b) Upon receipt of a notification under subsection a), the Ministry of Citizenship and Information is required, in a timely manner, to:
- i. Update the main citizen database accordingly;
- ii. Acknowledge to the citizen in question that their request has been processed.
- c) The Ministry of Citizenship and Information shall record the gender of citizens as either:
- i. Male (M)
- ii. Female (F)
- iii. Non-binary (X)
- d) With respect to subsection c), non-binary shall mean all gender identities that are not male or female.
- e) Where a full or honourary citizen does not have any other imperial, noble, chivalric or military style, they shall be addressed by the style of:
- i. Mr., if male;
- ii. Mrs., if female and married;
- iii. Miss., if female and unmarried;
- iv. Ms., if female at the request of the citizen in question;
- v. Mx., if non-binary or otherwise at the request of the citizen in question.
- f) All parts of the Imperial Government, the Imperial Parliament, the Monarchy and the Courts are required to address citizens according to the pronouns and styles that they prefer, as recorded by the Ministry of Citizenship and Information.
- i. A party may not be held liable for violation of subsection f) if they could not reasonably know that the citizen in question had changed their gender identity.
- ii. Where a citizen's gender is not known by a party, gender-neutral pronouns should be used.
- g) Where a non-binary person holds the position equivalent to Knight or Dame in a chivalric order, they shall hold the style of The Honourable, and the title of Honourable Member of the Order.
- h) Where a non-binary person holds the position equivalent to Knight or Dame Commander in a chivalric order, they shall hold the style of The Most Honourable, and the title of Most Honourable Commander of the Order.
- i) Where a non-binary person holds the position of nobility equivalent to Baron or Baroness, they shall hold the style of The Noble, and the title of Baronex.
- j) Where a non-binary person holds the position of nobility equivalent to a Lord Mayor or Lady Mayor, they shall hold the style of The Noble, and the title of Noble Mayor.
- k) Where a non-binary person holds the position of nobility equivalent to Count or Countess, they shall hold the style of The Noble, and the title of Countex.
- l) All prior references to the male or female positions listed in this section throughout prior legislation shall be taken to also refer to the non-binary equivalents created by this section.
Section 2
- a) In passing this Act, the Ruling Council and the House of Citizens formally support the Seventh Amendment to the Supreme Directive, given as Appendix A to this Act, in accordance with Article II Section 2 of the Supreme Directive.
- b) A referendum shall be held on the proposed Seventh Amendment to the Supreme Directive on the same dates as the next general election, in accordance with Article II Section 2 of the Supreme Directive.
- c) In granting Imperial Consent to this Act, the Monarchy does not formally support the Seventh Amendment to the Supreme Directive in accordance with Article II Section 2 of the Supreme Directive, and withholds the right to formally support after the referendum under subsection b) has concluded; this is to ensure that the amendment only comes into effect at the time the Monarch affixes their signature.
- d) All prior references to the male or female positions affected by the Seventh Amendment, if it is enacted, throughout prior legislation shall be taken to also refer to the non-binary equivalents created by the Seventh Amendment.
Passed by the House of Citizens
9 in favour, 4 not present
Passed by the Ruling Council
5 in favour, 4 not present
Signed,
Adamus Primus Imperator
18th August 2020 22:30
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