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Ransenar Royal Decree II

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Organization of Her Majesty's Government
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Palace of Termarth
Subject Government organization
Decreed by Queen Salome I
Regent: Ruadh Aldric
Extent Kingdom of Ransenar
Royal Assent 24.IX.1673 AN
Commencement 24.IX.1673 AN


RD-II, or Ransenari Royal Decree II, is the second royal decree issued by the Queen of Ransenar, in 24.IX.1673 AN. It was issued from the Palace of Termarth in Goldfield, Ransenar.

This Royal Decree provides for the organization of the executive government of the Kingdom of Ransenar.

Background

Countersignature

RD-I was countersigned by the Regent and the Lord High Steward.

Regent and Lord Protector

Transitional Government

Text

WHEREAS it is Our Intention to provide for Our Beloved People a Transitional Government to govern, and secure for them the liberties and responsibilities of Ransenari citizenship and residency established by the Social Contract of the Kingdom of Ransenar, and to provide them with good government, order, prosperity, and security;

LET IT THEREFORE BE KNOWN that We hereby establish the Provisional Government of Ransenar, as provided by the Constitution of the Kingdom of Ransenar;

LET IT THEREFORE BE KNOWN that We provide for the establishment of this Provisional Government as follows:

ARTICLE I. Purpose.

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe the outline for the establishment and organization of Her Majesty's Government, the national administrative agencies, and the scope of functions thereof in order to perform national administrative affairs systematically and efficiently.

ARTICLE II. Establishment, Organization, etc. of Central Administrative Agencies.

1. The establishment and scope of functions of a central administrative agency shall be prescribed by Royal Decrees, Ordinances from the Steward, or Acts of the Ransenari Congress.

2. Except as expressly prescribed by this Act and other Acts, a central administrative agency shall be a:

  • Any Cabinet-level Ministry, or Cabinet-level department or office;
  • The Household of the Queen of Ransenar;
  • Any duly established and sanctioned administrative Department, Secretariat, or Office;
  • Any duly established and sanctioned independent government Agency or Administration, independent government Committee or Commission.

3. The Cabinet-level Ministries, Departments, and Offices shall be as follows:

  • The Executive Office of the Lord High Steward;
  • The Ministry of State;
  • The Ministry of Defense and Security;
  • The Ministry of Ransenari Reunification;
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
  • The Ministry of Breweries and Tourism;
  • The Ministry of Economy and Finance;
  • The Ministry of Transportation and Communications;
  • The Ministry of Public Works and Construction;
  • The Ministry of Culture, Ransenari Identity, and Religion;
  • The Ministry of Social Solidarity and National Welfare;
  • The Ministry of Health and Sanitation;
  • The Ministry of Shirerithian Affairs;
  • The Ministry of Education;
  • The Secretariat of the Queen's Household;
  • The Secretariat of the Post Office;
  • The Department of the Economic Council;
  • The Department of the Infrastructure Council.

4. Each Ministry shall have one Minister and one Vice-Minister; the Ministers shall be appointed as a member of the Cabinet, and the Vice Ministers shall be public officials in political service provided that the Ministry of State, the Ministry of Defense and Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Ransenari Unification, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the Ministry of Public Works and Construction, the Ministry of Culture, Ransenari Identity, and Religion, and the Social Solidarity and National Welfare shall each have two Vice Ministers.

5. The Ministers shall direct and control the heads of local administrative agencies concerning relevant duties.

6. The following are hereby recognized, not limiting the recognition of existing or already recognized government administrative bodies, as duly established and sanctioned administrative Departments, Secretariats, or Offices:

  • The Ransenari Defense Office;
  • The Ransenari Civil Defense Office;
  • The Office of Immigration and Naturalization;
  • The Office of Government Budget and Finance;
  • The Office of Government Procurement;
  • The Office of Defense Procurement;
  • The Department of Goldshirian Unity.

7. The following are hereby recognized, not limiting the recognition of existing or already recognized government administrative bodies, duly established and sanctioned independent government Agency or Administration, independent government Committee or Commission:

  • The Ransenari Elections Commission;
  • The Bank of Ransenar;
  • The Ransenari Development Bank;
  • The Ransenari Import-Export Bank;
  • The Ransenari Infrastructure Bank;
  • The National Defense Research Agency;
  • The Environmental Protection Commission;
  • The Human Rights Commission;
  • The Independent Ombudsman;
  • The Independent People's Legal Aid;
  • The National Health Research and Development Agency.

8. Administrative agencies may delegate some duties to subsidiary bodies or subordinate administrative agencies, or entrust or delegate them to other administrative agencies, local governments, or subsidiary bodies or subordinate administrative agencies thereof, as prescribed by statutes. In such cases, if particularly necessary, agencies or bodies delegated or entrusted with part of such duties may re-delegate part of delegated or entrusted duties to their subsidiary bodies or subordinate administrative agencies, as prescribed by statutes.

ARTICLE III. Establishment of Special Local Administrative Agencies.

1. If the performance of duties so requires, each central administrative agency may have local administrative agencies under its jurisdiction as prescribed by Royal Decrees, Ordinances from the Steward, or Acts of the Ransenari Congress.

2. here a local administrative agency under this Article deems that performance of duties after consolidating its duties with those of a central administrative agency is efficient in view of the relevance of duties or regional characteristics, it may perform combined duties, as prescribed by Royal Decrees, Ordinances from the Steward, or Acts of the Ransenari Congress.

3. Pursuant to Royal Decrees, Ordinances from the Steward, or Acts of the Ransenari Congress, administrative agencies may establish test and research institutes, education and training institutes, cultural institutes, medical institutes, factories, consultative bodies, etc. if necessary for duties.

4. Where needs arise to perform part of duties independently, an administrative agency may establish a representative administrative agency, such as an administrative committee, etc.

ARTICLE IV. Statutory Authority of Heads of Administrative Agencies.

1. The head of each administrative agency shall take overall charge of relevant duties, and direct and supervise public officials associated with his or her administrative agency.

2. The subsidiary bodies of each administrative agency shall assist the head, Vice Minister, Vice Secretary, or Vice Administrator of the agency, administer relevant duties and direct and supervise subordinate public officials.

3. In cases falling under this Article, he or she may directly direct the head of the subordinate agency associated with his or her agency in formulating important policies.

4. The head of a Cabinet-level Ministry, Department, Office, or Agency may request the Lord High Steward to coordinate the duties of other administrative agencies related to his or her duties if necessary for the efficient fulfillment of his or her duties.

5. The kinds and prescribed number of public officials to be assigned to each administrative agency, positions to be filled by public officials in high or senior executive service, prescribed number of public officials in high or senior executive service, standards, and procedures for assigning public officials, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Royal Decree or Ordinance from the Steward provided that the case of assigning public officials in political service to each administrative agency shall be prescribed to them by the law. In cases falling under this section, if managing the prescribed number of public officials by combining those of two or more administrative agencies is deemed efficient in consideration of the nature of duties, consolidated management may be allowed.

6. If an administrative agency or affiliated agency is to be established or the prescribed number of public officials is to be increased or decreased, budgetary measures shall be taken in accordingly.

ARTICLE V. The Lord High Steward.

1. The Lord High Steward as the head of the Government shall direct and supervise the heads of all central administrative agencies, as prescribed by statutes.

2. If the Lord High Steward deems any order or disposition issued by a Cabinet-level Minister or officer, or the head of a central administrative agency unlawful or unjust, he or she may suspend or cancel it.

3. The Lord High Steward is the Chairperson of the Cabinet of the Kingdom of Ransenar shall call and chair the meetings of the Cabinet.

4. Where the Chairperson is unable to perform any of his or her official duties due to any extenuating circumstance, the Minister of State, who is the Vice Chairperson, shall perform such duties on behalf of the Chairperson; where both the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson are unable to perform the official duties of the Chairperson due to any extenuating circumstance, the Minister of Defense and Security shall perform such duties on behalf of the Chairperson.

5. The members of the Cabinet shall be public officials in political service and may submit items for deliberation and discussion to the Chairperson and request the Chairperson to call a meeting of the Cabinet.

6. Matters necessary for the operation of the Cabinet shall be prescribed by Royal Decree or Ordinance of the Lord High Steward.

7. The Executive Office of the Lord High Steward shall be established to assist the Lord High Steward in performing his or her official duties.

8. The Executive Office of the Lord High Steward shall have a Chief of Staff who is a public official in political service.

9. The National Security Office shall be established to assist the Lord High Steward in performing his or her official duties concerning national security.

10. The National Security Office shall have one Chief who is a public official in political service.

11. The Internal Security Service shall be established to take charge of the security of the Lord High Steward and other government officials requiring protection as provided by the law.

12. The Internal Security Service shall be headed by a public official in political service.

13. The organization and scope of functions of the Internal Security Service and other necessary matters shall be prescribed separately.

14. The National Intelligence Service shall be established under the Lord High Steward to take charge of duties concerning information, maintenance of peace and order, and criminal investigations concerning national security.

15. The organization and scope of functions of the National Intelligence Service and other necessary matters shall be prescribed separately.

16. Office for Government Policy Coordination shall be established under the Lord High Steward to assist him or her in administrative direction and supervision, coordination of policies, management of social risks and conflicts, evaluation of governmental duties, and regulatory reform.

17. The Office for Government Policy Coordination shall have a Secretary of State for Government Policy Coordination, who is a public official in political service.

18. The Office for Government Policy Coordination shall have two Vice Secretaries, who are public officials in political service.

19. The Ministry of Personnel Management shall be established under the jurisdiction of the Lord High Steward to take charge of affairs concerning personnel, ethics, services, and pensions of public officials.

20. The Minister of Personnel Management shall have one Minister, who shall be a Cabinet-level Minister, and one Vice-Minister; a public official in political service shall be appointed as the Minister and a public official in general service belonging to the Ransenari Civil Service shall be appointed as the Vice Minister.

21. In order to expertly administer the review of Bills, draft statutes, draft treaties, draft Royal Decrees and Ordinances of the Lord High Steward, and draft Ministerial Ordinances to be submitted to the Cabinet and other duties concerning legislation, the Office of Government Legislation shall be established under the Lord High Steward.

22. The Office of Government Legislation shall have a Secretary and a Vice Secretary; the Secretary shall be a public official in political service and the Vice Secretary shall be appointed from among public officials in general service belonging to the Ransenari Civil Service.

ARTICLE VI. Categories of Public Officials.

1. The public officials of Her Majesty's Government (referred to as "public officials") shall be classified as either public officials in career service or public officials in non-career service.

2. “Public officials in career service" means public officials appointed based on their performance and general qualifications, whose status is guaranteed, and who are expected to spend their entire lives (referring to a specified period where public officials are appointed for such period of service) as public officials, and such officials shall be classified as follows:

  • Public officials in general service: Public officials in charge of technical or research affairs, or general administration;
  • Public officials in special service: Judges, public prosecutors, foreign service officials, police officers, fire officers, public educational officials, members of armed forces, military service officials, research officers of the courts of Ransenar, employees of the National Intelligence Service, and public officials in charge of affairs in special fields, as designated by other Acts as public officials in special service;

3. "Public officials in non-career service" means public officials, other than those in career service, and such public officials shall be classified as follows:

  • Public officials in political service:
  • Public officials appointed by election, or whose appointment requires approval from the National Assembly;
  • Public officials in charge of affairs regarding sophisticated policy decision-making or of assisting such affairs in political service;

4. The Minister of Personnel Management shall establish standards for capabilities and qualifications that public officials who belong to the Senior Civil Service Corps are required to possess, and such standards may be used to evaluate persons who desire to be appointed to a position in the Senior Civil Service Corps and to manage personnel affairs including new appointments and promotions.

5. Matters concerning the specific scope of personnel management referred to in this Article, details of capabilities and qualifications referred to in in this Article, scope of persons subject to the evaluation, methods to perform the evaluation, practical use of the evaluation outcomes, etc. shall be prescribed by Royal Decree or Ordinance from the Lord High Steward.

Given at Termarth Palace this 24th day of the IXth month of the year 1673 AN.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

See Also

Preceded by:
RD-I 		Royal Decrees of the Kingdom of Ransenar
Series 1 		Succeeded by
RD-III
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