Constitutional Amendment Act (2016) (Gotzborg)

Constitutional Amendment Act (2016)

Chamber of Deputies
Long title	An Act to amend various articles of the Constitution of Gotzborg.
Number	ST 27/001
Introduced by	Liam Sinclair
Extent	Kingdom of Gotzborg
Dates
Royal Assent	24 June 2016
Other legislation
Related legislation	Constitution Act

Whereas it is important for the governance of the Royal Kingdom that there be redundancy in the Constitution to allow for the Royal Assent of laws in His Royal Majesty’s absence; and,

And whereas the current provisions of the Constitution may cause laws passed by the Chamber of Deputies to expire before Article 8 provisions regarding the exercise of Royal Prerogatives become effectual in His Royal Majesty’s absence;

Be it decreed by His Royal Majesty, King August Charles II, by and with the advice and consent of the Government and Peoples of Gotzborg, in this Chamber of Deputies here assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Preliminary

Short Title

1. This Act may be cited as the Constitutional Amendment Act (2016).

Commencement

2. This Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by Royal Decree.

Constitutional Amendments

Period of Absence Qualified

3. Article 8 of the Constitution Act shall be amended to include the following as subsection (ii): “Where the King attends the Royal Kingdom and makes less than 3 posts per month on the community forums, he shall be considered absent for the purpose of calculating the aforementioned ninety-day period. Where the King makes 3 or more posts per month, the commencement of the ninety-day period shall be the date of his last post.”

Greater Certainty of Crown Council Authority

4. Article 13 of the Constitution Act shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: “Until the Chamber of Deputies has assembled and made provisions for the government during the absence of the King, the Crown Council shall be responsible for the administration of the Realm and the execution of the King’s authority in accordance with the Constitution.”

No Expiry without Royal Assent

5. Article 27 of the Constitution Act shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: “A Bill passed by the Chamber of Deputies shall become law upon passage, subject to confirmation by Royal Assent at a later date. If the law does not receive Royal Assent within a period of 180 days after it was finally passed, it shall be returned to the Chamber of Deputies for a further vote pursuant to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies. If the law then receives two-thirds-plus-one support from the voting Deputies, it shall be enacted without qualification, as though it has received Royal Assent.”

Provisional Laws – Chamber of Deputies must not meet minimum quorum

6. Article 28 of the Constitution Act shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: “In an emergency, the King may, when the Chamber of Deputies cannot assemble or meet a minimum quorum of three (3) Deputies, issue provisional laws, provided that such laws shall not be at variance with the Constitution Act. Any such law shall, on assembling the Chamber of Deputies or when the aforementioned quorum is met, be submitted to the Chamber of Deputies for approval or rejection."