Constitutional Settlement Act of 1627

Constitutional Settlement Act 1627

An Act to establish the Constitutional Settlement of the Kingdom of Constancia

Be it enacted by the Kings’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the People's Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Article 1 - The Role of the King

Section 1) The King shall be the Head of State of the Kingdom of Constancia and the Kingdom of Constancia only except with the consent of the Constancian Parliament

Section 2) The King shall, upon the Advice of His Government, excercise the Executive power

Section 3) The King shall with the consent of the Constancian Parliament appoint His Government Ministers and dismiss them on His will

Section 4) The King shall be of age when he has completed his eighteenth year. The same provision shall apply for the Heir to the Throne

Section 5) The King shall act on behalf of the Realm in international affairs, but, except with the consent of the Constancian Parliament, the King shall not undertake any act whereby the territory of the Realm shall be increased or reduced, nor sgall he enter into any obligation which for fulfilment requires the concurrence of the Constancian Parliament or which is otherwise of major importance; nor shall the King, except with the consent of the Constancian Parliament, terminate any international treaty entered into with the consent of the Constancian Parliament

Section 6) The King may cause Bills and other measures to be introduced in the Constancian

Section 7) The King shall declare a Bill of the Constancial Parliament as An Act of the Constancial Parliament taking effect in the Law upon receipt of Royal Assent

Section 8) In an emergency the King may, when the Constancian Parliament cannot assemble, issue provisional laws, provided that they shall not be at variance with the Constitutional Act, and that they shall always, immediately on the assembling of the Constancian Parliament, be submitted to it for approval or rejection

Section 9) The King shall have the prerogative of mercy and of granting amnesty. The King may grant Ministers a pardon for sentences passed upon them by the High Court of the Realm, subject to the consent of the Constancian Parliament

Section 10) The King may at any time issue writs for a new election, with the effect that the existing seats shall be vacated upon a new election, except that writs for an election shall not be issued after the appointment of a new Government until the First Minister of State has appeared before the Constancian Parliament

Article 2 - The Constancian Parliament

Section 1) The Constancian Parliament shall be the supreme democratically elected legislative body of the Kingdom of Constancia

Section 2) The Constancian Parliament shall consist of 60 members democratically elected by the People

Section 3) The members of the Constancian Parliament shall be elected by general and direct ballot

Section 4) The members of the Constancian Parliament shall be elected for a period of three years

Section 5) On approval of his election each new member shall make a solemn declaration of loyalty to the Constitutional Settlement Act 1463

Section 6) The Constancian Parliament shall be inviolable. Any person who attacks its security or freedom, or any person who issues or obeys any command aimed thereat, shall be deemed guilty of high treason

Section 7) At the first meeting in the sessional year the King shall read a King's Speech prepared by His Majesty's Government which outlines His Majesty's Government's policies for the coming session

Section 8) Any member of the Constancian Parliament shall be entitled to introduce Bills and other measures

Section 9) The Constancian Parliament shall lay down its own rules of procedure, including rules governing its conduct of business and the maintenance of order

Section 10) The Constancian Parliament shall advice the King via a Motion of (no) Confidence for the appointment or dissmisal of His majesty's Government

Article 3 - The High Court of the Realm

Section 1) The High Court of the Realm shall try such actions as may be brought by the King or the Constancian Parliament against Ministers and Others

Section 2) With the consent of the Constancian Parliament, the King may also cause other persons to be tried before the High Court of the Realm for crimes which he may deem to be particularly dangerous to the State

Section 3) The administration of justice shall always remain independent of executive authority. Rules to this effect shall be laid down by statute

Article 4 - Freedom of the Citizens

Section 1) Citizens shall, by right, be free, enjoy liberty and not be limited from performing lawful actions

Section 2) Citizens shall, without previous permission, be free to form associations for any lawful purpose

Section 3) Citizens shall, without previous permission, be at liberty to assemble unarmed. The police shall be entitled to be present at public meetings. Open-air meetings may be prohibited when it is feared that they may constitute a danger to the public peace

Article 5 - Repeal, Extent, Commencement and Short Title

Section 1) This Act extends to the whole of the Kingdom of Constancia

Section 2) This Act shall be amendable by the consent of the Constancian Parliament and the People and enacted by the Kings’s most Excellent Majesty

Section 3) This Act comes into force upon receipt of Royal Assent

Section 4) This Act may be cited as the Constitutional Settlement Act 1463.