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{{html{}{L{I {{head{}{L{I {{title{}{L{IAdministr
ative Decisions - Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia
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side administrative decisions required to be reco
rded.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IATTORNEY GENERAL - Peter
Hickey advice to Speaker Neil Spall, 15 August 2
004{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{INeil:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IT
he short answer is no.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IOne has
to look at the legal requirements incumbent on t
he President in {L{Ithis {L{Isituation. First, u
nder Article 5.18 of the Constitution, "The {L{IP
resident {L{Imust, at the beginning of each sessi
on, and may at other times, give {L{Ithe {L{INati
onal Assembly information concerning the affairs
of the {L{ICommonwealth and {L{Irecommend the mea
sures they consider necessary." The only time th
e {L{IPresident is required to give information i
s at the beginning of the {L{Isession. Kerns' re
quest comes in the middle of a session{z thus, th
e {L{Iprovision of info to the Assembly by the Pr
esident is optional.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ISecond, u
nder Article 4.27(2), "Every public officer must
give any {L{Ievidence {L{Ior produce any document
required by a deputy before the National {L{IAss
embly {L{Iunless the Speaker certifies that produ
ction of the document is {L{Iinjurious to {L{Ithe
public interest or prejudicial to national secur
ity." Kerns is not {L{Ia {L{Ideputy. Because he
is not a deputy, he has no standing to request a
{L{Isubpoena from the Speaker. If a deputy were
to request such a {L{Isubpoena, you {L{Iwould be
obliged to grant it. But these requests come fr
om a Chief {L{IJustice {L{Iwhom I am seriously co
ncerned is overstepping the requirements of {L{Ij
udicial {L{Ineutrality by his active participatio
n in Assembly debates. My advice {L{Ias AG {L{Ii
s to deny the Chief Justice's requests and to adm
onish him concerning {L{Ihis {L{Iimproper partici
pation in political matters.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IR
egards, Peter{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{INeil Spall wrote
:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPeter{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IIn
you opinion, as Attorney-General, are there groun
ds for either of {L{IKens {L{Irequests?{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{INeil{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IKen Kerns wrote
:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMr Speaker,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IIt is only arrogant for the President to assume
that, as President, he can{L{Ideliberately ignor
e questions that will prove his proposals unneces
sary.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{II ask that you subpoena
the President's response to these issues, or impe
ach{L{Ihim for nonfeasance{z I'm pretty sure he'l
l offer his opinion if given the{L{Ilegal alterna
tives.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IKen Kerns{{/body{}{{/ht
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{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I
TITLE: Legal Code Bill 2000{{br{}{L{IAUTHOR: Depu
ty Ken Kerns{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IBe it enacted by
the National Assembly all previously enacted laws
, except those enacted between June 1st and the a
doption of a LCA Modifier Bill, and the following
be enacted in their place:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICY
BERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE I - ADMINISTRA
TION: GENERAL{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 100 SYST
EM OF FEDERAL STATUTES{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.1 C
ODIFICATION All Federal laws are to be compiled i
n the Federal Code, except as otherwise provided
by law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.2 CONTENTS The Com
monwealth website must include the Constitution,
the Federal Code, treaties, legislative acts, exe
cutive orders, and regulations made under a legis
lative act.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.3 ACT NUMBERS
Every legislative act must be numbered according
to the year and order in which it is enacted.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IExample: Act 2005.14 is the fourt
eenth act passed in 2005.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.
4 TITLE NUMBERS The Federal Code is to be arrange
d by subject within nine titles, each composed of
a number or numerically-designated chapters, as
follows:{{br{}{L{ITitle I (100-199) - General{{br
{}{L{ITitle II (200-299) - The Executive Branch{{
br{}{L{ITitle III (300-399) - The Legislative Bra
nch{{br{}{L{ITitle IV (400-499) - The Judicial Br
anch{{br{}{L{ITitle V (500-599) - Federal Agencie
s, Programs and Activities{{br{}{L{ITitle VI (600
-699) - General Statutes{{br{}{L{ITitle VII (700-
799) - Electoral Code{{br{}{L{ITitle VIII (800-89
9) - Finance{{br{}{L{ITitle IX (900-999) - Crimin
al Code{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.5 CHAPTER NUMBERS
Each chapter of the Federal Code is to be numbere
d by a decimal arrangement carried out three deci
mal places.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IExample: Title 2 b
egins with Chapter 200.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.6
SECTION NUMBERS Each section of a chapter of the
Federal Code is to be numbered by a decimal arran
gement carried out to two or three decimal places
. The first decimal place is to represent the sec
tion. The second decimal place is to represent th
e subsection. The third decimal place is to repre
sent a paragraph.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IExample: Cha
pter 152 beings with section 152.1 and potential
subsection 152.11. If the Chapter has more than 9
sections it beings with Section 152.01.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 110 PROVINCIAL GOVERN
MENTS (98-002, 98-006, 98-022, 98-023){{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I110.11 Cyberia's provinces are:{{br{}{L{I
Bava{{br{}{L{IBelar{{br{}{L{ICorliana{{br{}{L{IFe
licia{{br{}{L{IRepublic of Mattimeo{{br{}{L{IMene
t{{br{}{L{IWindsor Islands{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110
.12 Cyberia's federal districts are:{{br{}{L{IFed
eral District of Cyberia{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.1
3 Cyberia's territories are:{{br{}{L{ITerra Novum
{{br{}{L{IFlotsom Island{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.2
Kernsopolis, in the Federal District, is Cyberia
's capital.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.3 Article 7 of
the Constitution applies to provincial governmen
t.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.31 A minister designate
d by executive order has all executive powers and
functions in an unorganised province.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I110.32 The President amy enact legislatio
n in an unorganised province by executive order.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.33 The trial division of th
e Supreme Court has all judicial powers and fucnt
ions in an unorganised province.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I110.34 The previous charter (however designated
) of an unorganised province continues in force s
ubject to Article 7.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.4 Any
citizen of an unorganised province may require t
he minister to convene a provincial convention if
that province has 3 or more citizens. Once conve
ned a provincial convention has power to propose
a new charter or amendments to an existing charte
r to the province's electors. The Electoral Commi
ssioner must administer the referendum to enact t
he charter or amendments.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.
5 The appellate division of the Supreme Court has
power, on the application by the Commonwealth or
any citizen of that province, to make orders ame
nding a provincial charter so that it is consiste
nt with Article 7.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.6 The m
ap of Cyberia is to be determined under Chapter 2
30.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 111 KERNSOPOLIS SE
LF-GOVERNMENT (98-022, 99-007){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
111.1 Kernsopolis, being a federally sanctioned,
independent city under the Virtual Commonwealth o
f Cyberia, shall be entitled to a democratically
elected self government. This self-government sha
ll have the right to pass any law that a province
would be allowed to pass, unless expressly forbi
dden by the Constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I111.
2 The head of the self-government shall be a Mayo
r. Kernsopolis shall elect its Mayor every four m
onths, at the same time as the federal elections.
His duties shall include maintenance of an offic
ial website, preside over the City and appoint lo
cal officials.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I111.3 Kernsopol
is shall be governed by a City Council, with the
Mayor as its presiding officer. The Mayor shall n
ot vote on an issue unless the Council is equally
divided. All citizens of Kernsopolis are members
of the Council and may introduce bills, unless s
pecifically negated by federal law.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I111.4 The City Council shall be entitled to
develop its own rules and procedures.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I111.5 The City Council of Kernsopolis may
by a majority vote at any time may alter this fo
rm of Government, provided it stays within the tr
adition of democracy that Cyberia was founded on.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 120 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I120.2 On any federal holiday wi
thin Cyberia all non-essential federal employees
shall be given a paid day off.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
120.3 Foundation Day shall be celebrated on July
19, to commemorate the founding of Cyberia by Ken
Kerns in 1997. Foundation Day is a federal holid
ay.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 130 THE MALA'ANJE
NATION OF CYBERIA{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I130.1 The in
digenous population of Cyberia, commonly known as
the Mala'anje, are by these articles recognised
as a sovereign nation in free association, bounde
d by the laws and constitution of the Virtual Com
monwealth federal government.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
130.2 The Mala'anje people collectively form the
Mala'anje Nation (provincial code MAN), a single
entity which encompasses eight enclaves across Cy
beria which are governed by the Shofet (council)
in Mala'anje City, Mala Enclave, Felicia.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I130.3 The Mala'anje Nation's enclaves
are dictated by the following map{z{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I130.4 The Mala'anje Nation is comprised of
eight enclaves{z Mala, Jo'nl, Bek'a, Tsan, Tygro
s, Aireby, Lasta and East Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I130.5 The Mala'anje Nation is governed under
the same rules and limitations of a province.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I130.6 Cyberian citizens seeking t
o designate themselves as enclave residents and M
ala'anje natives must register with the governmen
t under the same terms as one registers residency
in a province.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I130.7 Enclaves
located within organised provinces are bound not
only by federal laws and regulations, but by pro
vincial ones as well, superseding Mala'anje autho
rity, except in the Mala Enclave, whose integrity
as a permanent and inviolable home for the Mala'
anje is guaranteed by the federal government.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I130.8 The Mala'anje government or
enclaves may not impede or obstruct the business
, trade, commerce or otherwise free movement of a
ny Cyberians in or out of any part of the commonw
ealth.{{/body{}{{/html{}
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{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I
CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE II - EXECUTI
VE BRANCH{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 200 - GENERAL{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I200.1 EXECUTIVE BRANCH Article 4 of the
Constitution provides for the executive branch.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I200.2 DETAILS Executive orders
provide for more detail with respect to the execu
tive branch.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I200.3 OTHER AGENC
IES Title V provides for federal agencies, progra
ms and activities not created by executive order.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I200.4 EXECUTIVE DECISIONS Any
decision by the President which has legal conseq
uences under the Constitution or the laws is null
and void unless and until it is notified in writ
ing to the National Assembly. Every notification
message must be in clear and unambiguous terms, m
ust have a date of effect, and must carry a subje
ct line which identifies it as a presidential dec
ision.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I200.5 LEGISLATIVE SIGNA
TURE Any decision under Section 200.4 which conta
ins the signature or veto of a bill is null and v
oid unless and until it includes the whole text o
f the bill.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I200.6 GAZETTAL Any
decision under Section 200.4 must be gazetted wi
thin 48 hours.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 210 IMM
IGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IOPEN
CITIZENSHIP{{br{}{L{I210.1 Cyberians may hold dua
l citizenship in other micronations.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I210.2 No-one may be subject to arbitrary e
xile or deprivation of citizenship.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IGRANT OF CITIZENSHIP{{br{}{L{I210.3 Subject
to this section, the National Assembly may, on a
pplication, grant Cyberian citizenship to anyone
who satisfies the President that:{{br{}{L{I210.31
they understand the nature of the application{z{{
br{}{L{I210.33 they are of good character{z{{br{}
{L{I210.34 they have an adequate knowledge of the
rights and duties of Cyberian citizenship{z and{{
br{}{L{I210.35 if granted Cyberian citizenship th
ey will maintain a close and continuing associati
on with Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IDISQUALIFICAT
IONS{{br{}{L{I210.4 The National Assembly must no
t grant Cyberian citizenship to a person:{{br{}{L
{I210.41 while criminal proceedings (including ap
peals) are pending against them{z or while they a
re confined to a prison in Cyberia{z{{br{}{L{I210
.42 if they have been released from imprisonment
on parole while action can be taken against them
by law to serve any of the remainder of that sent
ence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IEFFECTIVE DATE{{br{}{L{I
210.5 A grant of citizenship is effective from th
e date on which it is requested. The president mu
st lay all citizenship requests before the assemb
ly as soon as practicable.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{IDEPORTATION{{br{}{L{I210.61 The president
may deport any noncitizen who is convicted of any
offence for which imprisonment is a penalty or w
ho the president has reasonable cause to believe
is a threat to the peace and dignity of this Comm
onwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.62 The National
Assembly may disallow any deportation within 14 d
ays of its authorization.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.
63 The trial division of the Supreme Court has ju
risdiction to hear and determine appeals against
deportation. The court may stay the deportation u
ntil such time as it makes a final order.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I210.64 You commit a Class A offence i
f you remain in or return to Cyberia in breach of
a deportation order.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICONWAY V
ISAS ACT{{br{}{L{I210.71 The object of this Chapt
er is to authorise visas for certain applicants f
or citizenship who may threaten national security
or present other problems to the Commonwealth.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.72 The National Assembly ma
y issue visas{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.73 A visa al
lows its holder to participate in all the Cyberia
n forums, attend classes at the University, and e
njoy any other benefits a normal citizen can enjo
y except the right to vote, run for higher office
or participate in the Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I210.74 A visa is valid for three months.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I210.75 A visa can be renewed by the N
ational Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.76 The P
resident can suspend a visa. The National Assembl
y has 14 days to disallow the suspension.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I210.81 CITIZENSHIP INVESTIGATION The
President, on receipt of a request for citizenshi
p, must investigate if the applicant{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I210.811 meets the requirements of CFC 210.
3.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.812 has done anything s
eriously prejudicial to the vital interests of th
is Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.82 The Pr
esident must maintain a list of all known Interne
t Protocol (IP) addresses used by persons liable
to deportation under this Chapter and must compar
e the IP address from which the request is made t
o the IP addresses in the list.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I210.83 An applicant must answer any questions a
sked by the President in the course of a citizens
hip investigation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.84 The
President must certify the results of each invest
igation to the National Assembly in sufficient de
tail to enable the assembly to make its own decis
ion on the application.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.85
Anyone who obtains naturalisation by means of fr
aud, false representation, or concealment of a ma
terial fact is guilty of a Class B offence.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.86 Anyone convicted under CFC 2
10.85 may be deprived of their citizenship by an
act of the National Assembly only after a hearing
by the Assembly under which such person is given
adequate opportunity to present evidence to the
Assembly as to why their citizenship should not b
e revoked.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICitizenship Notific
ation{{br{}{L{I210.91 When an applicant is admitt
ed as a citizen, the President must inform:{{br{}
{L{I210.91.1 the Electoral Commissioner,{{br{}{L{I
210.91.2 the province, district or territory wher
e the new citizen chooses to live,{{br{}{L{I210.9
1.3 the party (if any) the new citizen chooses to
join{{br{}{L{I210.92 A citizen who has not chose
n a province or district of residence must be ass
igned to that with the lowest population. If two
or more provinces or districts are tied, the citi
zen must be assigned to that listed first in alph
abetical order.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IREGISTER{{br{}
{L{I210.101 The President must maintain a registe
r showing for each citizen:{{br{}{L{I210.1011 the
ir province and party or independent status{{br{}
{L{I210.1012 the date they became a citizen{z{{br
{}{L{I210.1013 the date (if any) they ceased to b
e a citizen.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.102 The regis
ter is a public document and any citizen, provinc
e or party may apply to the Supreme Court for cor
rections to the register.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IDELE
GATION{{br{}{L{I210.11 The President may delegate
the powers and functions prescribed by this Chap
ter to a Minister by executive order.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I210.12 CFC 700.35 imposes additional duti
es on the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 2
11 - VIVALDIAN DEMOCRACY ACT (99-001){{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IRepealed by Open Citizenship Act 2001.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 220 FORUM POLICIES (98-0
08, 98-014, 98-019, 02-000){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I22
0.1 The forum shall not be flooded with links tha
t could disrupt the free-flow of information in t
his virtual commonwealth. To enforce this princip
le, the following policy shall be applied to all
forums designated as official Cyberian forums.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I220.2 The President is responsib
le for the implementation of this Chapter but may
delegate that responsibility by executive order{z
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I220.3 The President must assi
gn the chief justice or a justice designated by t
he Supreme Court as moderator of the judicial for
um.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I220.4 The president must a
ssign the speaker and the president pro tempore a
s moderators of the legislative forum.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I220.5 Any forum ban or deletion is subjec
t to judicial review on the merits.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I220.6 You commit a Class A offense if you d
elete a message contrary to law or if you deny po
sting rights to any Cyberian citizen contrary to
law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I220.7 Everyone who posts
to the Cyberian Forum thereby makes themself subj
ect to Cyberian law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 2
30 - THE CYBERIAN SIMULATION (98-011){{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I230.1 The president may determine events,
processes and circumstances in the Cyberian simu
lation by actors that are not actual citizens or
persons.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I230.11 The president
may delegate this duty by executive order.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I230.12 All determinations under this
section must be expressed as findings and reporte
d to the National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I23
0.2 Any attempt to determine anything with respec
t to he simulation contrary to this section is a
Class A felony.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I230.21 Any att
empt to determine anything contrary to this secti
on with respect to the simulation is absolutely n
ull and void.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I230.3 The ratio
of actual citizens to virtual citizens is 1:100 0
00.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 240 - ST
ANDARDS IN RECOGNITION{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I240.1 T
he Minister of Foreign Relations or an appointed
Ambassador, under the supervision of the Presiden
t will negotiate all treaties with other micronat
ions and micronational organizations.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I240.2 All treaties must require that sign
atories place links to each other. Links must be
of like size, prominence, style, function and tar
get.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 260 - A
RMED FORCES AND DEFENSE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 1
GOVERNING PRINCIPLES The following principles go
vern national security in this Commonwealth:{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{INational security must reflect the
resolve of Cyberians, as individuals and as a nat
ion, to live as equals, to live in peace and harm
ony, to be free from fear and want and to seek a
better life.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe resolve to li
ve in peace and harmony precludes any Cyberian ci
tizen from participating in armed conflict, natio
nally or internationally, except as provided for
under the Constitution or law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
National security must be pursued in compliance w
ith the law, including international law.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{INational security is subject to the a
uthority of the National Assembly and the Preside
nt.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 2 SECURITY SERVICES 2
60. 21 The security services of the Commonwealth
consist of the Cyberian Defence Force, the provin
cial guards and the federal and provincial police
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 22 The CDF and the prov
incial guards are the only lawful military forces
in the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 23
Other than the security services established unde
r this Chapter, armed groups may be established o
nly by law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 24 The securi
ty services must act, and must teach and require
their members to act, in accordance with the Cons
titution and the law, including customary interna
tional law and international agreements binding o
n the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 25 No
member of any security service may obey a manife
stly illegal order or be punished or prejudiced f
or disobeying a manifestly illegal order.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I260. 26 Neither the security services
, nor any of their members, may, in the performan
ce of their functions prejudice a political party
interest that is legitimate under the Constituti
on{z or further, in a partisan manner, any intere
st of a political party.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260.
3 CDF The CDF must be structured and managed as a
disciplined military force. The object of the CD
F is to defend and protect the Commonwealth, its
territorial integrity and its people in accordanc
e with the Constitution and the principles of int
ernational humanitarian law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2
60. 4 POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY 41 Only the Presid
ent may authorise the deployment of the CDF in co
-operation with the police service{z in defence o
f the Commonwealth{z or in fulfilment of an inter
national obligation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 42 W
hen the CDF is deployed, the President must infor
m the National Assembly, promptly and in appropri
ate detail, of the reasons for the deployment of
the CDF{z any place where the force is being depl
oyed{z the number of people involved{z and the pe
riod for which the force is expected to be deploy
ed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 43 A Minister must be
responsible for defence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260.
5 COMMAND OF CDF 260. 51 The President is comman
der-in-chief of the CDF and of the provincial gua
rds when they are called into the service of the
Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 52 Command
of the CDF must be exercised in accordance with t
he directions of the Minister responsible for def
ence, under the authority of the President.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 53 Subject to the authority of
the President and the Minister, the Chief of Def
ence Staff has the operational command of the CDF
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 6 REGULATIONS The Presi
dent may make regulations implementing this Chapt
er, subject to legislative disallowance within 14
days.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260.7 WEAPONS OF MASS D
ESTRUCTION The production, transit and deployment
of weapons of mass destruction (defined as nucle
ar, chemical, biological, and radiological weapon
s) is prohibited in Cyberia as is the development
and testing of such weapons. The deployment of a
delivery system for weapons of mass destruction
or a missile defence system is prohibited in Cybe
ria. Any violation of this prohibition is a Class
A offence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260.72 Nothing in
this section may be construed to prohibit the res
earch, development or production of nuclear, chem
ical, biological or radiological devices or proce
sses for legitimate, civil, domestic purposes.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 270 - WEBSITE CONTENT{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I270.1 The content of any Commonw
ealth website must conform to the Constitution, t
he laws and any lawful directions by the Presiden
t.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I270.2 The content of any Co
mmonwealth website is the property of the Commonw
ealth and the creator abandons any claim to such
content by posting or providing it as content of
a Commonwealth website.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I270.3
'Commonwealth website' means any website maintain
ed by an officer of the Commonwealth acting in th
at capacity and includes the CDF website.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I270.4 This Chapter does not apply to
any legislative, judicial or private website, to
the Commonwealth forums or the CBC blog.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 280 - SOVEREIGNTY ACT OF 2007{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.1 The Treaty of Shirekeep h
as the force of law in Cyberia, conduct and execu
tive decisions inconsistent with the Treaty are i
nvalid, and the obligations imposed by it must be
fulfilled.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.2 The Presiden
t must not, without the prior consent of the Nati
onal Assembly:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.21 revoke a
deportation order against a prescribed individua
l{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.22 fail to enforce a d
eportation order against a prescribed individual{z
or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.23 enter into negotiat
ions by which this Commonwealth would accept cond
itions less favourable than those fixed by the Tr
eaty of Shirekeep.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.3 The P
resident mist not exercise any form of clemency t
owards a prescribed individual except on 28 days
notice and after hearing any objections by citize
ns of this Commonwealth to the proposed exercise
of clemency. This section does not apply during a
ny time when martial law is in force.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I280.4 In this Chapter, 'prescribed indivi
dual' means any person who signed and ratified th
e Treaty of Shirekeep or who is bound by its prov
isions who was not at the date of signature a cit
izen of this Commonwealth, His Imperial Majesty t
he Kaiser of Shireroth or one of His Imperial Maj
esty's officers and subjects. The principle set d
own in Article 6 of the Treaty of Shirekeep appli
es to any prescribed individual for the purposes
of this chapter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 290 -
IMPEACHABLE OFFENCES ACT OF 2007{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I290.1 The following conduct constitutes an im
peachable offence:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.11 a se
rious violation of the Constitution or the law{z{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.12 serious misconduct{z{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.13 inability to perform the f
unctions of office{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.14
failure to perform the functions of office.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.2 When it appears to a court or
another organ of state that an impeachable offen
ce may been committed, they must communicate that
fact to the National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I290.3 The National Assembly may suspend an impe
ached officer from office until the final decisio
n on conviction or acquittal, but the suspension
may neither be renewed nor continued longer than
28 days.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.4 The common law
of impeachment is abrogated in Cyberia.{{/body{}{{
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CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE III - THE LE
GISLATIVE BRANCH{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 300 - GENERAL{{
br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I300.1 Article 4 of the C
onstitution provides for the National Assembly.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I300.2 This Title provide
s for the rules and procedures of the National As
sembly, but these rules are not subject to presid
ential veto.{{br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I300.3 Titl
e VII of the Federal Code provides for legislativ
e elections.{{br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{ICHAPTER 31
0 - Speaker{{br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I310.1 The Nationa
l Assembly must, before proceeding to the despatc
h of any other business, elect a deputy to be the
Speaker of the Assembly, and as often as the off
ice of Speaker becomes vacant the Assembly shall
again elect a member to be the Speaker.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{} {L{I310.2 The Speaker shall cease to
hold office if they cease to be a deputy. They m
ay be removed from office by a vote of the assemb
ly, or may resign office by writing addressed to
the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I310.3 Before or
during any absence of the Speaker, the National
Assembly may elect a deputy to act as speaker dur
ing the absence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I310.4
The Chief Justice must preside at any election fo
r speaker. Nominations must be open for 72 hours
and no longer, the poll must commence immediately
that nominations close, and voting in the poll m
ust be for 72 hours and no longer. The election m
ust be by STV.{{br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I310.5 Th
e National Assembly may also elect a Speaker by u
nanimous consent.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I310.6 The Sp
eaker is not to adjourn the assembly, or do anyth
ing else as presiding officer and servant of the
assembly, without the prior consent of the deputi
es. Any question arising in the assembly is to be
decided by the assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IChap
ter 311 ENACTMENTS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.1 DEFIN
ITIONS 'Bill' means a proposed law and 'item' mea
ns anything else which the assembly can pass.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.2 OPEN DEBATE The complete te
xt of every bill or item (including any proposed
amendments) must be posted to the assembly.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.3 COURTESIES RULE Deputies and
other participants in the assembly must use the t
raditional parliamentary courtesies, titles and f
orms of address in debate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311
.4 RELEVANCE RULE Any post (other than a parliame
ntary question) in the assembly must be relevant
to a bill or item before the assembly. Parliament
ary questions are not debatable. Previous votes o
f the assembly in the current legislative term ar
e not debatable except in terms of a motion for t
heir repeal or consideration of a presidential ve
to.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.5 ALLEGATIONS Allegati
ons of incapacity, negligence, misconduct or impr
oper motives are not debatable except in terms of
a substantive motion allowing a separate and dis
tinct vote on each allegation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
311.6 TIMETABLE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.61 Every b
ill or item must be before the assembly for not l
ess than 7 days before being put to the vote.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.62 Amendments to a bill or it
em must be moved within 7 days of introduction or
have the sponsor's consent.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3
11.63 The assembly must vote upon all amendments
and procedural motions with respect to a bill or
item before voting on final passage.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I311.64 Any deputy may extend the timetable
for a bill by 7 days, but only once in respect o
f any bill.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.65 The assembl
y may reduce or extend the timetable with respect
to a particular bill before it by unanimous cons
ent.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.66 A bill with respec
t to suffrage, elections or proportional represen
tation may not be introduced in the month precedi
ng an election save by unanimous consent.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I311.7 PLAIN ENGLISH Every bill must b
e in plain and clear English which any Cyberian c
an understand.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.8 HOW TO CO
NDUCT A POLL Every poll must continue for 72 hour
s and no longer. Every poll must be set to close
automatically if that is possible. Every poll mus
t include the text of the question, or if that is
not possible, the speaker must add the text of t
he question to a reply message to the notice of t
he poll.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.81 UNANIMOUS CONS
ENT If a deputy or another participant in the Nat
ional Assembly requests unanimous consent to a bi
ll or item and there is no objection within 72 ho
urs it passes without being polled. An objection
may be withdrawn. Any request for unanimous conse
nt must either-{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.811 be sen
t in a message separate to any new motion, bill o
r item{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.812 if the Ass
embly conducts its business using e-mail, be sent
in the same message as the bill or item it relat
es to, with the words "unanimous consent" in the
subject line.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.82 MAJORITY
CONSENT If a number of deputies that exceeds half
of the number of positions in the current Nation
al Assembly consent to a bill or item, and a depu
ty or another participant in the National Assembl
y has moved that it pass by majority consent, it
passes 72 hours after the motion without being po
lled. A deputy introducing a bill or item may ind
icate their consent to it in the same message. If
the Assembly conducts its business using e-mail,
a motion that a bill or item pass by majority co
nsent must be sent in a message separate to any n
ew motion, bill or item. A consent may be withdra
wn.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.9 HOW TO OVERRULE THE
SPEAKER The assembly may overrule a decision of t
he Speaker by simple majority. Once a motion to o
verrule is introduced the ruling in question is s
uspended until the assembly votes on the motion t
o overrule. Debate on a motion to overrule is res
tricted to the legality of the ruling.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I11.10.1 Posting Of Bills{{br{}{L{IThe spe
aker must post every bill or resolution of the ho
use in an assembly blog published for the purpose
, with the full text and a record of the voting,
within 48 hours of being voted by the house. The
same rules with respect to contributions apply to
the assembly blog as to the CBC blog.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I311.10.2 POSTING OF LAWS The president mu
st cause the text of every law (including laws fo
r the amendment of the constitution) to be posted
to the Commonwealth website within 48 hours of f
inal passage.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.11 PARTICIPA
TION Participants in the assembly who are not dep
uties are subject to the rules of procedure in th
e same way as deputies and may be admonished, pun
ished, suspended or expelled for breaches of the
rules or legislative contempts in the same way as
deputies.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I330.1 MERIT There i
s to be a Cyberian honours system administered by
the Order of Cyberia. Any honour must be awarded
for exceptional service, not just holding a part
icular office.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I330.2 ORDER OF
CYBERIA{{br{}{L{I330.21 All Cyberian honours (exc
ept Emeritus President, Friend and Ally of the Cy
berian people, military ranks, academic degrees,l
egislative citations) are to be awarded by the or
der.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I330.22 The grades of memb
ership in the order are:{{br{}{L{ICompanion{{br{}
{L{IOfficer{{br{}{L{IMember{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I33
0.23 The senate of the order is its governing bod
y. The senate is to comprise the President, Deput
y President, Speaker, any Emeritus President and
any Companion of the Order. The President is ex o
fficio the chair of the order.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
330.3 EMERITUS PRESIDENT The National Assembly, o
n the recommendation of the order, may confer the
title of emeritus president on any former presid
ent. The title is hereby conferred on President K
en Kerns and President Jack Santucci.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I330.4 FRIEND AND ALLY OF THE CYBERIAN PEO
PLE The National Assembly may grant the honorary
title of Friend and Ally of the Cyberian People t
o the chief of state of any micronation with whic
h Cyberia has diplomatic relations.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I330.5 CITATIONS The National Assembly may,
by legislative act, issue legislative citations t
o any person for distinguished service to this Co
mmonwealth. A citation must be in appropriate lan
guage and recite the services for which it is awa
rded.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I330.6 REGULATIONS The se
nate of the order may make regulations implementi
ng this chapter, subject to disallowance by the N
ational Assembly within 14 days.{{/body{}{{/html{}
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{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I
CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE IV - THE JUD
ICIAL BRANCH{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 400 COMPOSITION{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.1 Article 6 of the Constituti
on provides for the judicial branch.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I400.2 The Justices other than the Chief Ju
stice have seniority according to the dates of th
eir appointments or, where the appointments of tw
o or more Justices bear the same date, according
to the precedence assigned to them by the Chief J
ustice.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.3 Whenever the Chi
ef Justice is absent from Cyberia or is unable or
unavailable to perform the duties of their offic
e{z or there is a vacancy in the office of Chief
Justice{z the next senior Justice who is in Cyber
ia and is able and willing to do so must perform
the duties, and may exercise the powers, of the C
hief Justice, and is, during any period of absenc
e of the Chief Justice from Cyberia or during a v
acancy in the office of Chief Justice, be designa
ted Acting Chief Justice. If no Justices are avai
lable the Chief Justice may appoint a temporary j
ustice to act as Chief Justice.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I400.4 When 2 or more Justices sit together and
their opinions are equally divided the opinion of
the most senior justice (including the Chief Jus
tice) is to prevail.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.5 The
Chief Justice may assign particular cases or cla
sses of cases to a Justice.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I40
0.6 The President may appoint, subject to legisla
tive confirmation, one or more temporary justices
. A temporary justice must take leave from all ot
her positions when sitting as a judge.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I400.7 The Chief Justice may (with the con
sent of the parties) assign a matter to a tempora
ry justice if no other justice is available.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.8 Subject to the Constitution,
this code and any rules of court, the chief justi
ce may issue directions with respect to practice
before the court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.9 If the
re is no chief justice or associate justice the J
udicial Council may appoint a temporary chief jus
tice from among their number.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
400.10 Every judge must refrain from commenting o
n matters of public controversy or from making st
atements which would debar them from hearing case
s under the rule against bias.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
400.11 Every judge must avoid both actual and app
rehended bias.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.12 These ru
les do not apply to temporary justices except whe
n they are functioning as judges.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I400.13 Sections 4.10 and 4.11 impose addition
al judicial qualifications under Section 613 of t
he Constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.14 the Ju
dicial Council comprises all federal judges, the
chief magistrates (if any) of each province, and
any temporary justices). If there is no temporary
justice who can be assigned to act as chief just
ice, the Judicial Council may refer any matter to
the Court of Justice of the Community. When exer
cising Cyberian domestic jurisdiction under this
Section, the Court of Justice is bound by Cyberia
n law including any precedential decisions of the
Cyberian courts. The President is to negotiate a
n appropriate arrangement with the Community givi
ng effect to this Section.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHA
PTER 410 JUDICIAL PROCEDURE (98-037){{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I410.1 The following procedure shall be use
d in all federal courts:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.1
1 A judge must first hear evidence and argument f
rom all parties before proceeding to determine a
matter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.12 A judge must pu
blish a full statement of reasons for a decision.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.13 Questions of fact must
be decided at first instance by a unanimous jury
of 3 disinterested citizens selected at random.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.14 A judge may not hear and
determine any matter on which they have previous
ly expressed an opinion, other than an opinion ex
pressed in open court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.15
A judge may not favour or prejudice a candidate i
n an election or a question in a referendum.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.16 The Supreme Court must maint
ain a website including a full report of every de
cision of the Court.{{/body{}{{/html{}{L{I
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{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I
CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE V - Federal
Agencies, Programs and Activities{{br{}{L{ICHAPTE
R 500 ADMINISTRATIVE - GENERAL{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
500.1 The purpose of Title V is to provide a comm
on place within the Cyberian Federal Code for all
laws pertaining to the establishment and use of
various governmental organisations that comprise
the Executive Branch, with the exception of the C
abinet.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I500.2 Title V is organ
ised according to the following numerical scheme:
{{br{}{L{IPart I (500-509.999) : Administrative -
General{{br{}{L{IPart II (510-519.999) : CyberCa
re{{br{}{L{IPart III (520-529.999) : CyberRail{{b
r{}{L{IPart IV (530-539.999) : Cyberian Federal U
niversity{{br{}{L{IPart V (540-549.999) : Ken Ker
ns Library{{br{}{L{IPart VI (550-559.999) : Other
Agencies{{br{}{L{IPart VII (560-599.999) : Regul
ations{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I500.3 Governmental orga
nisations based on finances or the economy shall
be placed in Title VIII of the Federal Code.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 510 CYBERCARE - GENERAL{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I510.1 The Cyberian government sha
ll have a responsibility to ensure that Cybercare
is adequately funded such that a high quality of
medical and dental care may be provided to the w
hole population.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I510.2 Part II
of Title V shall be known as CyberCare. It shall
be organised according to the following numerica
l scheme:{{br{}{L{ISection 1 (510-510.999) : Cybe
rCare - General{{br{}{L{ISection 2 (511-511.999)
: CyberCare - Administration{{br{}{L{ISection 3 (
512-512.999) : CyberCare - Billing{{br{}{L{ISecti
on 4 (513-513.999) : CyberCare - Hospitals{{br{}{L
{ISection 5 (514-514.999) : CyberCare - Prescript
ions{{br{}{L{ISection 6 (515-515.999) : CyberCare
- Opt Out Plans{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 511 -
CYBERCARE - ADMINISTRATION (98-024){{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I511.1 The Cyberian Health Service (Cyberca
re) shall be created within the Ministry of the I
nterior.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I511.2 Cybercare shall
be financed purely from federal revenue appropri
ated by the National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
CHAPTER 512 - CYBERCARE - BILLING (98-024){{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I512.1 Medical and dental services sha
ll be charged at a maximum fee per service, regar
dless of cost.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I512.11 This fee
shall be set by the Minister of the Interior.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I512.12 This fee may not exceed t
he value of the federal minimum wage at any time.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I512.2 Any medical or dental p
ractitioner providing services under this Act may
bill the patient, or Cybercare.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I512.21 A patient billed by their practitioner m
ay later claim the maximum fee from Cybercare.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I512.211 A practitioner who bills
their patients may charge more than the maximum
fee for a service.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I512.3 The C
yberian government shall pay in full the college
fees of those medical students who agree to work
for Cybercare for at least four years after they
receive their qualifications.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
CHAPTER 513 - CYBERCARE - HOSPITALS (98-024){{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I513.1 Cybercare shall establish and
operate a system of free public hospitals.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I513.2 Private hospitals shall conti
nue to coexist with the public hospitals.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I513.3 Cybercare shall provide free ho
spital care of all kinds to all Cyberian citizens
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I513.4 The exception shall be
where the Minister of the Interior regards the o
peration asked for as frivolous or wholly necessa
ry.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I513.41 Cosmetic surgery mi
ght fall into such a category.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
513.5 Doctors and hospital staff employed by Cybe
rcare shall not charge for consultations, for vis
its, for medical advice, for operations, or for h
ospital food{z nor may they levy any other charge
s except as set out below.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I513
.6 Cybercare shall ensure that there is at least
one public health centre in every town of more th
an 6,000 residents{z and that every town and ever
y city has at least one public hospital per 150,0
00 residents.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 514 - CY
BERCARE - PRESCRIPTIONS (98024){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I514.1 Drug prescriptions shall be charged at a
maximum price per prescription, regardless of dru
g cost.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I514.11 This price shal
l be set by the Minister of the Interior.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I514.12 This price may not exceed the
value of the federal minimum wage at any time.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I514.2 If someone is unable to ob
tain a doctor's prescription for a drug, then the
full price of the drug is payable, if indeed the
Ministry of the Interior has licensed that drug
for general sale.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I514.3 Any sh
op selling prescription medicines shall sell them
at the price fixed under Section 513.11 to those
people who have a valid doctor's prescription.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I514.4 Cybercare shall reimburse
the shop for any remainder in the cost of the dr
ug.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I514.5 The groups exempt fr
om any and all prescription charges shall be:{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1) hospital patients{z{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I2) those registered with the government a
s unemployed{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3) those under
18{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4) college students{z{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5) those on government pension sc
hemes{z and{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6) those over 65.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 520 CYBERRAIL - GENERAL
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I520.1 The Commonwealth shall
establish Cyberrail, a countrywide railway networ
k to expand the economy and improve the efficienc
y of the market.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I520.2 Part II
I of Title V shall be organised by the following
numerical scheme: Section I (520-520.999) CyberRa
il - General{{br{}{L{ISection II (521-521.999) Cy
berRail - Planning and Construction{{br{}{L{ISect
ion III (522-522.999) CyberRail - Funding{{br{}{L
{ISection IV (523-523.999) CyberRail - Ownership
and Investment{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 521 CYB
ERRAIL - PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION (98-026){{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I521.1 The technology used in this n
ation-wide railway network shall be magnetic levi
tation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I521.2 Stage 1 of the n
etwork shall be the Coastal Line connecting Kerns
opolis - Belar City - Corliana - Bava City - Mene
t City - Lasteria and shall be completed on or be
fore 01 January 2001.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I521.21 T
he existing Felician Provincial Line running Clar
eville - Matthias - Seahaven will be connected to
the Coastal Line by a new line running Seahaven
- Lasteria.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I521.22 The existin
g line linking Clareville to the Windsor Isles by
tunnel will form part of Cyberrail.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I521.23 The terms of purchase shall be agre
ed between the federation and the province of Fel
icia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I521.24 The order of cons
truction of the various lines comprising Stage 1
shall, unless the National Assembly otherwise dir
ects, be determined by the President on the recom
mendation of the Minister of the Interior.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I521.3 Stage 2 of the network will be
a system of conventional branch lines extending i
nto rural districts and shall proceed at such tim
e as the National Assembly may direct.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I521.4 Stage 3 of the network will be cons
truction of the line shown in the Plan at Schedul
e 1 and not covered by Stage 1.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I521.5 The Minister of the Interior shall report
to the National Assembly before 01 June 1999 on
the feasibility and desirability of constructing
a single international port for Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I521.6 Fibre-Optic Communications Networ
k - The Minister of the Interior, in consultation
with the Minister of Defence, shall construct a
fibre-optic cable network capable of carrying dat
a for the proposed submarine defence system along
the route of each tunnel constructed.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I521.7 Transport Hierarchy - It is the int
ent of the National Assembly that the rail system
shall be the primary means of land transport for
both passengers and freight in Cyberia, competin
g forms of land transport shall be required to me
et the actual cost of their operations including
road wear and environmental pollution.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{ICHAPTER 522 CYBERRAIL - FUNDING (98-026){{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.1 The project shall be full
y funded and operated by the Minister of the Inte
rior.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.2 The following sums
are appropriated for the construction of Stage 1
: Stage 1 to be completed by 2001 totalling 1,900
kilometres @ |~98,260,000 divided 2 years. = |~4
9,130,000.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.3 Privatization
of Cyberrail or part thereof shall be considered
after completion of Stage 1, as an alternative C
yberrail may be retained in public ownership and
an annual dividend paid to each Cyberian citizen
on the model of the Alaskan Permanent Fund, but t
he National Assembly final ownership of the syste
m shall be as be decided by law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I522.4 Subject to this Act, fares and freight ch
arges shall be fixed by the Minister of the Inter
ior at a level which reflects the capital and ope
rating costs of Cyberrail, as well as the economi
c, social and environmental impact of other forms
of land transport.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.5 The
stages shall be constructed, in whole or part, by
the private sector under a process of competitiv
e tender.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.51 Each tender s
hall have a deadline fixed by the Minister of the
Interior and blind tenders shall be submitted be
fore the deadline.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.52 The
Minister of the Interior shall make recommendatio
ns to the National Assembly on which tender to ac
cept, but the Assembly is not bound to follow tho
se recommendations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 52
3 CYBERRAIL - OWNERSHIP AND INVESTMENT (98-026){{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.1 The appropriation from se
ction 522.2 of the federal code may be reduced by
the President where a private corporation agrees
to invest in Cyberrail{z the amount of such redu
ction shall be equal to the total of any private
or provincial investment{z the federation and oth
er investors shall own that proportion of the sys
tem funded by their own investment.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I523.2 Private investment shall be by way of
tender.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.21 Each tender sh
all have a deadline fixed by the Minister of the
Interior and blind tenders shall be submitted bef
ore the deadline.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.22 The M
inister of the Interior shall make recommendation
s to the National Assembly on which tender to acc
ept, but the Assembly is not bound to follow thos
e recommendations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.3 There
shall be a Cyberrail Board.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5
23.31 The Cyberrail Board shall comprise director
s appointed by the federation, provincial and pri
vate investors in relation to the amount of their
investment.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.32 The member
s of the Cyberrail Board may be real citizens or
otherwise as the federation and the private inves
tors agree.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.33 For the pur
poses of this section the investment by the Provi
nce of Felicia shall be defined by reference to t
rack constructed by that Province as a fraction o
f the total length of track comprised by the Cybe
rrail system.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 530 CYBE
RIAN UNIVERSITY{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.1 The Comm
onwealth is to operate a Cyberian University as a
n independent agency in terms of Section 5.29 of
the Constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.2 The Bo
ard of Trustees is to have three (3) members appo
inted by the president and subject to legislative
confirmation. The Board must not include more th
an one member of any single political party.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.3 The Board is to elect and rem
ove a Chancellor, subject to presidential approva
l. The Chancellor is to run the day-to-day operat
ions of the University.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.4
The Board is to operate the University as a focal
point for the common, intellectual wealth of our
nation and other interested parties in order to
generate innovative ideas, educate the population
on insightful and diverse topics, and bring to m
icronationalism the academic and authoritative di
scuss of important issues.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530
.5 The Board is to operate an Encyclopaedia of Cy
beria wiki as a repository of information on Cybe
ria and micronationalism. The wiki must be open
to submissions by Cyberian citizens, faculty, and
students.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.5 The Board is
not subject to direction or review by any organ o
f state, other than the Supreme Court.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I530.6 The Board must establish a clear, f
air, and objective admissions policy based foremo
st on merit.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.7 Members of
the faculty and student body must retain absolute
academic freedom.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.8 The B
oard may attract members of the intermicronationa
l community to attend courses, participate in sem
inars and panels, and teach at the University.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.91 The university may not ce
nsor the contributions or comments of any Cyberia
n citizen. All Cyberians and other persons may su
bmit articles and opinion pieces for the encyclop
edia, the only requirements are appropriate langu
age and a reasonable attempt at objectivity.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.92 All members of the academic
community have a responsibility to fulfil their f
unctions and academic roles with competence, inte
grity and to the best of their abilities. They sh
ould perform their academic functions in accordan
ce with ethical and highest scientific standards.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 531 PRE-TERTIARY EDUC
ATION{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.1 The Federal govern
ment must establish schools for the provision of
pre-tertiary education. The distribution, resourc
ing and operations of these schools must demonstr
ate a commitment to quality and equality.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I531.2 Other organizations including n
on-government organizations may establish schools
but they must be licensed and scrutinised. The l
icensing and scrutiny arrangements are establishe
d by this legislation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.3 T
he Cyberian University, with consultation and par
ticipation by other tertiary education institutio
ns, must establish bodies to administer-{{br{}{L{I
531.3.1 Curriculum in federally run schools{{br{}
{L{I531.3.2 Licensing and scrutiny of pre-tertiar
y schools that are not federally run{{br{}{L{I531
.3.3 Procedures for admission to tertiary educati
on{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.4 The Cyberian Universi
ty, with consultation and participation by other
tertiary education institutions, may set up or fu
nd any other body or activity that facilitates pr
e-tertiary education.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.5 Th
ere is no requirement, for the purposes of the Cy
berian simulation, to produce actual documents or
set up actual bodies relating to pre-tertiary ed
ucation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.6 The licensing a
nd scrutiny of schools may involve any aspect of
the school's delivery of service, including admis
sions, curriculum and staff selection.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I531.7. The procedures for tertiary entran
ce as established under this legislation may requ
ire the federal government to fund and operate as
sessment activities.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.8 The
education of the child must be directed to:{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.8.11 The development of the chi
ld's personality, talents and mental and physical
abilities to their fullest potential{z{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I531.8.12 The development of respect for
human rights and fundamental freedoms, and for t
he principles enshrined in the Charter of the Uni
ted Nations{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.8.13 The dev
elopment of respect for the child's parents, his
or her own cultural identity, language and values
, for the national values of the country in which
the child is living, the country from which he o
r she may originate, and for civilizations differ
ent from his or her own{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.
8.14 The preparation of the child for responsible
life in a free society, in the spirit of underst
anding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes, and
friendship among all peoples, ethnic, national an
d religious groups and persons of indigenous orig
in{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.8.15 The development
of respect for the natural environment.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I531.9 All schools must observe and upho
ld the rights of the child as defined by the Conv
ention on the Rights of the Child.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{ICHAPTER 540 - KEN KERNS LIBRARY (99-011){{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I540.1 The National Assembly hereby
appropriates 20 million Cy for the construction o
f the Kerns Library in Kernsopolis.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I540.2 The Kerns Library shall be charged wi
th the responsibility of collecting and maintaini
ng any official documents, personal belongings, m
emoirs, or speeches of President Ken Kerns in con
junction with the personal wishes of President Ke
n Kerns.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I540.3 The Kerns Libra
ry shall be administered by the Minister of the I
nterior.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I540.4 The Kerns Libra
ry budget will be submitted to the National Assem
bly by the Minister of the Treasury in cooperatio
n with the Minister of the Interior.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I540.5 The Kerns Library shall be open to t
he public free of charge.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAP
TER 550 - PATENT OFFICE (98-015, 98-021){{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I550.1 A patent office is hereby establi
shed in Cyberia for the purpose of preserving int
ellectual property rights.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I550
.2 Patents may be submitted for technological, ph
armaceutical advances and inventions by the entit
y or individual who will hold the patent.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I550.21 Descriptions of the technology
, pharmaceutical advances or inventions, which re
quire patent protection, are to be submitted by t
he potential patent holder.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I55
0.3 Patents are to be submitted to the Head of th
e Patent Office together with a |~600 registratio
n fee.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I550.31 After due consid
eration and review, the Head of the Patent Office
will grant the patent which will remain effectiv
e for a period of five years.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
550.4 Suspected patent infringements are to be re
ported to the Attorney-General for review and pos
sible litigation. Should the Attorney-General con
clude sufficient evidence exists for a possible c
ivil case, he/she may demand resolution by arbitr
ation. If criminal acts are involved in the poten
tial infringement, the Attorney-General may file
criminal charges against the infringer.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I550.5 The Federal Government of Cyberia
reserves the right to use any or all patents fil
ed for military weapons and/or equipment without
liability and payment of royalties.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{ICHAPTER 551 - NATIONAL MUSEUM (98-038){{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I551.1 Cyberia shall have a museum o
f national history, and a museum of art, both in
Kernsopolis.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I551.2 The Chamber
of Deputies appropriates 48,500,000 Cy for the c
onstruction of a Museum of National History in Ke
rnsopolis. 551.21 The Minister of the Interior sh
all oversee the construction.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
551.22 The Museum of National History shall be ru
n jointly by the Minister of the Interior and by
a museum curator appointed by the Minister of the
Interior. An annual maintenance request shall be
submitted to the Chamber of Deputies by the Mini
ster of the Interior as well as any additional fu
nds requests.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I551.23 The Museu
m of National History shall have the power to cha
rge a nominal fee for services rendered which sha
ll be set by the museum curator with the permissi
on of the Minister of the Interior.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I551.3 The Chamber of Deputies appropriates
65,000,000 Cy for the construction of a Cyberian
Museum of Art in Kernsopolis.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
551.31 The Minister of the Interior shall oversee
the construction.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I551.32 The
Cyberian Museum of Art shall be run jointly by th
e Minister of the Interior and by a museum curato
r appointed by the Minister of the Interior. An a
nnual maintenance request shall be submitted to t
he Chamber of Deputies by the Minister of the Int
erior as well as any additional funds requests.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I551.33 The Cyberian Museum of A
rt shall have the power to charge a nominal fee f
or services rendered which shall be set by the mu
seum curator with the permission of the Minister
of the Interior.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 552 -
CYBERIA ENERGY AUTHORITY (99-003){{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I552.1 The Cyberian Energy Authority is hereby
created for the purpose of operating the Cyberia
n network of hydro-electric dams throughout the C
ommonwealth of Cyberia to provide the lowest poss
ible market rate for electricity to the citizens
of Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I552.2 The Cyberian
Energy Authority shall be jointly administered b
y the Minister of the Interior and the Commission
er of the Cyberian Energy Authority who shall be
appointed by the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I55
2.3 The Commissioner of the Cyberian Energy Autho
rity shall submit all budget requests of the Cybe
rian Energy Authority to the Minister of the Inte
rior including any and all rate changes. The Mini
ster of the Interior shall have the authority to
approve or reject rate increases set by the Commi
ssioner of the Cyberian Energy Authority.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I552.4 Operations and Maintenance{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I552.41 The Cyberian Energy Authorit
y is required to balance its budget.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I552.42 Operations and Maintenance are the
sole responsibility of the Commissioner of the Cy
berian Energy Authority.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I552.4
3 The Cyberian Energy Authority is required to ch
arge the lowest possible market rate provided tha
t such a rate provides enough revenue to operate
a balanced budget.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I552.44 The
operations and maintenance of the Cyberian Energy
Authority may not intrude on private property ri
ghts unless expressly permitted under federal or
provincial law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 554 -
GEOGRAPHICAL MAPPING AGENCY (99-014){{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I554.1 There shall be created within the Mi
nistry of the Interior, the Geographical Mapping
Agency (GMA).{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I554.2 It shall b
e administered by the Minister of the Interior, o
r a designated representative upon the consent of
the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I554.3 The GMA
shall be responsible for creating, collecting, an
d upon request, distributing maps to the Commonwe
alth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I554.4 All maps created,
collected, and registered with the GMA shall be c
onsidered a legal document, and shall be the only
authorised maps for governmental use.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I554.5 Maps that are created by agencies,
organisations, or persons not associated with the
GMA, may be submitted for review in becoming a G
MA certified map.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 555
- SOCIAL SECURITY (00-001) 555.1 The object of th
is Act is to establish a system of pensions for r
etired, disabled and unemployed Cyberians which g
uarantees a minimum income to all and allows a co
ntribution-linked extra pension.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I555.2 The Bank of Cyberia must create and manag
e a Social Security Fund.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I555.
3 The Commonwealth must pay into the Fund all sur
plus revenue from the operations of Cyebrrail and
annual appropriations by the National Assembly.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I555.4 The level of annual payme
nts to each of the target groups is fixed by the
following schedule and the Bank of Cyberia is her
eby authorised to adjust Schedule 1 on an annual
basis for inflation:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1) Retire
d Pension - |~15 000{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2) Disabl
ed Pension - |~15 000{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3) Tempo
rary Unemployed Pension - |~10 000{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I555.5 The age of retirement is 60 for men and
women.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I555.6 The Social Secur
ity Fund may make regulations, subject to disallo
wance within 14 days by either house of the Natio
nal Assembly, prescribing:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1)
a reasonable work test for unemployed people{z{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2) a reasonable eligibility test
for disabled people{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3) a re
asonable asset test for retired people{z and{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I4) a system of part payments for pa
rtially disabled or underemployed people.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I555.7 Everyone receiving a full or pa
rt payment under this Act is eligible for Cyberca
re rebates.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I555.8 The Bank is
hereby directed to report to the National Assembl
y on the feasibility of maternity pensions and me
asures to ensure the welfare of children.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 556 - ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE ACT
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.1 In order to promote eco
nomic enterprise and economic growth in the Commo
nwealth of Cyberia, there shall be created an Eco
nomic Enterprise Agency within the Department of
the Treasury.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.2 The Econom
ic Enterprise Agency shall be headed by a Commiss
ioner of the Economic Enterprise Agency.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I556.3 The Economic Enterprise Agency sh
all guarantee business loans to private individua
ls, partnerships or corporations that wish to obt
ain capital and/or assets for the purposes of exp
anding existing businesses provided that total lo
ans for any single private individual, partnershi
p or corporation does not exceed 20,000,000 Cy. T
he Economic Enterprise Agency shall also guarante
e business loans to private individuals, partners
hips or corporations that wish to obtain capital
and/or assets for the purposes of creating new bu
siness enterprises provided that loans for any si
ngle private individual, partnership or corporati
ons does not exceed 50,000,000 Cy.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I556.4 Application for a loan guarantee by the
Economic Enterprise Agency shall be open to all
private individuals, partnerships and corporation
s provided the following conditions are met:{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.41 The business enterprise for
which a loan guarantee is to be made does not dis
criminate against any person based upon gender, r
eligion or lack thereof, political affiliation, c
reed, handicap or disability, sexual orientation,
or any other form of discrimation specifically b
arred of any government agency.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I556.42 That the primary objective of any busine
ss enterprise is not religious in nature.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I556.43 That the total net worth of an
y individual, partnership or corporation applying
for a loan guarnatee does not exceed 250,000,000
Cy.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.44 That any individua
l, partnership or corporation has not defaulted o
n any previous loan guarantee made by the Economi
c Enterprise Agency or any other loan guarantee m
ade by an agency or Department of the Virtual Com
monwealth of Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.45 A
t least 1 part-time (defined as at least 20 hours
of work per week) employee is hired as a result
of any loan guarantee.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.46
Any other condition set by the Commissioner of th
e Economic Enterprise Agency or by the National A
ssembly or both.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.5 The Nat
ional Assembly hereby appropriates an original 25
0,000,000 Cy for the creation of the Economic Ent
erprise Agency and guarantees an initial 250,000,
000 Cy worth of loan guarantees.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I557.1 The Commonwealth is to operate a Cyberian
Broadcasting Cooperative as an independent agenc
y in terms of Section 5.29 of the Constitution.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.2 The Commission is to have
a board of 3 members appointed by the president
and subject to legislative confirmation. The boar
d must not include more than one member of any si
ngle political party.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.3 Th
e board is to elect and remove the editor-in-chie
f, subject to presidential approval.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I557.4 The Commission is to operate a blog
covering events in Cyberia and other micronations
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.5 The Commission is not
subject to direction or review by any organ of st
ate, other than the Supreme Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I557.6 Anyone may (subject to this Chapter) co
ntribute news and opinion posts.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I557.61 News posts must be written in appropriat
e language with a reasonable attempt at objectivi
ty and one or more hyperlinks to the reported eve
nt. The author of a news post must test the accur
acy of information from all sources, give subject
s of news stories an opportunity to respond to al
legations of wrongdoing and identify sources when
ever feasible.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.62 Opinion
posts must be marked as such and carry a signatur
e by which the contributor can be easily identifi
ed. Opinion posts may not be edited unless they a
re defamatory or otherwise contrary to law.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.63 Comments to both news and op
inion posts may not be deleted or edited, except
where the posting is contrary to Section 557.7.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.7 Section 557.6 does not in
clude a noncitizen whose presence within this Com
monwealth is unlawful or to anyone serving a term
of imprisonment.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.8 The CB
C must not, whether directly or indirectly, in an
y manner give support to, or oppose, any party or
candidate participating in an election, or any o
f the issues in contention between parties or can
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{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I
CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE VI{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 620 CIVIL RIGHTS - GENERAL (98-
033){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I620.1 No employer, public
or private, may discriminate against an{L{Iemplo
yee, prospective employee, patron, or client on a
ny of the{L{Ifollowing grounds:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I1) ethnic origin, ethnic group or colour,{{br{}
{L{I2) gender,{{br{}{L{I3) sexual orientation,{{b
r{}{L{I4) membership in a political or religious
organization, union, or{L{Isocial club,{{br{}{L{I
5) non-native birth, or{{br{}{L{I6) disability.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I620.2 Organizations whose prima
ry purpose is religion and ministers of{L{Ireligi
on shall be exempted from grounds (3) and (4) if
such{L{Iorganizations object to behavior defined
by their religious{L{Iconvictions.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I620.3 No portion of this act shall be interpr
eted to imply preferential{L{Itreatment or specia
l priveleges to any group or individual and shall
{L{Ionly be interpretted to imply equality before
the law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I620.4 Those alleging
discrimination under clause 1 may take their cas
e{L{Ito a court. An employer found guilty of brea
ching these laws shall be{L{Iliable to a fine, no
t to exceed 500,000 CY per case proven.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I620.5 Any federal employee found in vio
lation of this act is subject to{L{Idismissal and
any elected official found in violation of this
act is{L{Isubject to impeachment by the Chamber o
f Deputies and removal from{L{Ioffice.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 621 CYBERIANS WITH DISA
BILITIES ACT (99-015){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.1 To
protect Cyberian citizens from discrimination ba
sed on{L{Idisability, Chapter 621 of the Cyberian
Federal Code shall be devoted{L{Ito anti-discrim
ination policies.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.2 For th
e purposes of this Act, the following definitions
shall{L{Iapply:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.21 Disabl
ed Individual. An individual is disabled if he or
she{L{Imeets at least any one of the following t
ests:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1) He or she has a physi
cal or mental impairment that substantially{L{Ili
mits one or more of his/her major life activities
{z{{br{}{L{I2) He or she has a record of such an
impairment{z{{br{}{L{I3) He or she is regarded as
having such an impairment.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I62
1.22 Reasonable Accomodation. A reasonable accomm
odation is one that{L{Ican be made without causin
g undue hardship to an employer or{L{Iindividual.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.23 Undue Hardship. An und
ue hardship is defined as a serious{L{Ifinancial
hardship incurred in making an accommodation for
disabled{L{Ipersons.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.24 Qu
alified Disabled Individual. A qualified disabled
individual{L{Iis one who, with or without reason
able accommodation, is capable of{L{Iperforming t
he work involved in an employment position.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.3 Employment{{br{}{L{IAll publi
c and private businesses shall provide reasonable
{L{Iaccommodations to protect the rights of indiv
iduals with disabilities{L{Iin all aspects of emp
loyment. Possible changes may include (but are no
t{L{Ilimited to) restructuring jobs, altering the
layout of workstations, or{L{Imodifying equipmen
t. Employment aspects may include the application
{L{Iprocess, hiring, wages, benefits and all othe
r aspects of employment.{L{IMedical examinations
shall not be used to screen out disabled{L{Iappli
cants or employees and, if administered as a cond
ition of{L{Iemployment, shall be administered to
all applicants.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.4 Public S
ervices{{br{}{L{IPublic services, which include f
ederal, provincial and local government{L{Iinstru
mentalities, the National Cyberrail Corporation,
and other{L{Icommuter authorities, shall not deny
services to people with{L{Idisabilites or partic
ipation in programs or activities which are{L{Iav
ailable to people without disabilities. In additi
on, public{L{Itransportation systems, such as pub
lic transit busses, shall be{L{Iaccessible to ind
ividuals with disabilities.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I62
1.5 Public Accomodations{{br{}{L{IPublic accommod
ations shall include facilities such as restauran
ts,{L{Ihotels, grocery stores, retail stores, etc
., as well as privately owned{L{Itransportation s
ystems. All new construction of, and modification
s to,{L{Ipublic accommodations shall be accessibl
e to individuals with{L{Idisabilities. For existi
ng facilities, barriers to service shall be{L{Ire
moved if readily achievable.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6
21.6 Telecommunications{{br{}{L{ITelecommunicatio
ns companies offering telephone service to the ge
neral{L{Ipublic shall provide telephone relay ser
vice to individuals who use{L{Itelecommunications
devices for the deaf (TTYs) or similar devices.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.7 Housing{{br{}{L{IAll new
housing construction projects shall include at le
ast ten{L{Ipercent (10%) units that are accessibl
e to disabled individuals.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621
.8 Tax Incentives{{br{}{L{IIndividuals or busines
ses that make modifications to their physical{L{I
plants to make them accessible to disabled indivi
duals shall be allowed{L{Ito claim the cost of su
ch modifications as a deduction on their federal{L
{Itaxes.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.9 Enforcement{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(1) The provisions of Titles I-V
of this Act shall be enforceable{L{Ithrough civil
actions filed either by the government or affect
ed{L{Idisabled individuals for monetary relief, i
njunctive relief, or both. A{L{Ilimit of |~50,000
applies to monetary awards to individuals.{{br{}
{L{I(2) It shall be a felony punishable by impris
onment for up to one year{L{Iand/or a fine of up
to |~100,000 to either (a) coerce or threaten or
(b){L{Iretaliate against disabled persons or thos
e attempting to aid people{L{Iwith disabilities i
n asserting their rights under this Act.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 622 FREEDOM OF CHOICE
ACT (99-006){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I622.1 The federa
l government shall make no law prohibiting the us
e of{L{Itobacco, alcohol, cannibas, hashish and o
ther forms of these{L{Isubstances.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I622.2 The federal government shall not impris
on, fine, deprive civil{L{Irights or prosecute an
y person for the possession, sale, purchase, or{L
{Iusage of tobacco, alcohol, cannibas, hashish an
d other forms of these{L{Isubstances.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I622.3 The federal government shall not re
gulate or impede the usage of{L{Itobacco, alcohol
, cannibas, hashish and other forms of these subs
tances{L{Iby consenting adults over the age of 18
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I622.4 No portion of this act
shall be interpretted to apply to any{L{Ientity
or government agency besides the federal governme
nt. No{L{Iprovinicial legislation or initiative o
r referendum shall be affected{L{Iby this legisla
tion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 630 WO
RKER'S RIGHTS (98-027){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I630.1 N
o worker in Cyberia shall earn a minimum wage of
less than |~8.5{L{Iper hour.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6
30.2 Workers shall be classified as hourly or sal
aried employees.{L{IHourly employees will be paid
by the hour while salaried workers may be{L{Iund
er contract with the employer and collecting e.g.
sales commissions.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I630.3 No h
ourly worker shall be required to work more than
38 hours a{L{Iweek. If overtime is requested by t
he employer the hourly worker shall{L{Ihave the o
ption of being paid overtime equal to 150 percent
of their{L{Iregular pay or using the time-off as
compensation. The number of hours{L{Icompensated
will be computed at 150 percent of the employee'
s actual{L{Iovertime hours.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I63
0.4 An employer must provide to an employee who w
orks less than 38{L{Ihours a week the same fringe
benefits as those provided to a full-time{L{Iemp
loyee, calculated on a pro rata basis.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I630.5 The Minister of the Interior will b
e responsible for any and all{L{Iworker-employer
relations in Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I630.6 Th
e Minister of the Interior will work with the Min
ister of the{L{ITreasury and based on recommendat
ions of the Finance Committee will{L{Imake recomm
endations to the National Assembly for an increas
e to the{L{Iminimum wage.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I630.
7 No employee may be fired without proper cause.
If the employee is a member of a union the employ
er must first negotiate with the union. The follo
wing reasons are not proper cause:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I1. Union membership or participation in union
activities,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Seeking office
as, or acting or having acted in the capacity of
, a workers' representative,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3
. The filing of a complaint or the participation
in proceedings against an employe involving alleg
ed violation of laws or regulations or recourse t
o competent administrative authorities,{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I4. Race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual
orientation, marital status, family responsibilit
ies, pregnancy, religion, political opinion or so
cial origin,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. Disability unl
ess the disability prevents the employee from per
forming the essential functions of the job with o
r without reasonable accommodation,{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I6. Absence from work during maternity leave
,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7. Temporary absence from wo
rk because of illness or injury.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 631 LABOR UNIONS (98-027){{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I631.1 No worker in Cyberia shall
be deprived of the right to enter into a pact wit
h other workers. All employers shall recognize th
at pacts exists between its workers. This pact is
called a labor union. A labor union may initiate
actions against a company that refuses to negoti
ate for a collective bargaining contract. Members
hip in a union is voluntary.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6
31.2 This pact shall be allowed to collectively b
argain with the{L{Iworkers' employers to improve
condition in the workplace including{L{Iwages and
cost of living adjustments. Each labor union sha
ll negotiated{L{Ia contract for a specific period
of time to cover the workers and{L{Iemployer. If
negotiations can not be completed prior to expir
ation of{L{Ithe contract, federal mediators may b
e called in to attempt to resolve{L{Ithe differen
ces. workers have the right to strike against an
employer{L{Iupon expiration of the contract and w
hen the employer refuses to{L{Inegotiate in good
faith and if federal mediators can not resolve th
e{L{Idispute. Prior to striking the labor union s
hall be permitted to seek a{L{ICourt injunction p
reventing the hiring of replacements.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I631.3 Companies shall be prohibited from
creating their own labor unions, although Unions
may be formed to work within the company. Individ
ual employees may at any time join a union.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I631.4 Labor Unions are recognized b
y the Cyberian government if 3 real{L{Icitizens,
2 of which must not have a government position, r
egister the{L{Iunion with the President. Any and
all documents used by the union,{L{Iincluding pos
ts on the forum, must be endorsed by all real cit
izens{L{Iregistered in the union, or it shall not
be considered a document by{L{Isaid labor union.
Labor Unions may have their own page on the Cybe
rian{L{Iwebsite devoted to links to their homepag
es.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I633.1 Cyberia's
virtual location is on the world of Giess, as sim
ulated by membership in the Geographical Standard
s Organisation, GSO.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I633.2 Cyb
eria's timezone is GMT+6 and all transactions, fo
rums and eGroups must be set to that time.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I633.3 Cyberia has the geography, clim
ate, weather, fauna and flora (including the salt
y dog and the skunk ape) appropriate to its locat
ion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 641 GRO
GHAN ANTI-TRUST ACT (99-012){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6
41.1 This act shall be known as the Groghan Antit
rust Act of 1999.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I641.2 The pu
rpose of this act is to put an end to anti-compet
itive{L{Ibusiness practices.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6
41.3 Regulations{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I641.31 No cit
izen may serve on the board of directors of two c
ompanies{L{Ior worker cooperatives in the same in
dustry.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I641.32 It is illegal f
or one company or worker cooperative to charge{L{I
different buyers different prices for the same pr
oduct, or when the{L{Iprice differences are not r
elated to cost differences. This rule only{L{Iapp
lies when the difference in prices has the effect
of substantially{L{Ilessening competition.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I641.33 No corporation or worker coo
perative may aquire the stock of a{L{Icompetitor
if the aquisition substantially reduces competiti
on.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I641.34 Tying contracts, wh
ich are arrangements whereby the sale of one{L{Ip
roduct depends on the purchase of some other prod
uct or producs, are{L{Iillegal.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I641.4 The Ministry of Justice is charged with p
rosecuting all{L{Iviolations of this act{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 642 DEFAMATION ACT 19
99{{br{}{L{I642.1 This Act may be cited as the De
famation Act 1999.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IObject{{br{}
{L{I642.2 The object of this Act is to ensure fre
e and full debate on political questions in Cyber
ia while preserving to everyone their right to pe
rsonal honour and reputation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
Constitutional Rights{{br{}{L{I642.3.1 This Act m
ust not be read to reduce any rights guaranteed b
y the Constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I642.3.2 Th
is Act does not apply to private communications w
ithin Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IProcedure{{br{}
{L{I642.4. A cause of action under this Act may b
e pursued by issuing a statement of claim out of
a court of competent jurisdiction and not otherwi
se.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IDefamation{{br{}{L{I642.5.
1 Defamation means the making of a public stateme
nt which has the effect of attacking the personal
honour or reputation of another Cyberian.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I642.5.2 The statement must exhibit ei
ther:{{br{}{L{I642.5.2.1 malice: or{{br{}{L{I642.
5.2.2 reckless disregard for the truth.{{br{}{L{I
642.5.3 The rule in Sullivan v New York Times rem
ains in force.{{br{}{L{I642.5.4 The trial of an a
ction for defamation must be before a jury.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IRemedies{{br{}{L{I642.6 The remedie
s for defamation are all or any of:{{br{}{L{I642.
6.1 compensatory damages{z{{br{}{L{I642.6.2 punit
ive damages{z or{{br{}{L{I642.6.3 an apology in t
erms ordered by the Court.{{br{}{L{I642.6.4 The r
ule of common law distinguishing libel and slande
r is abolished.{{br{}{L{I642.6.5 The rule in Hust
ler Magazine Corporation v Jerry Falwell remains
in force.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ILimitation{{br{}{L{I
642.7 A cause of action for defamation ceases 3 m
onths after the making of the defamtory statement
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ILiability{{br{}{L{I642.8 Lia
bility for defamation attaches to the author, edi
tor and publisher of the statement.{{/body{}{{/ht
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CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE VII - GENERA
L STATUTES{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 700 ELECTORAL CODE{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.01 SCOPE This Code applies t
o every election held in the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I700.021 ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER The El
ectoral Commissioner has any functions or powers
vested by the Constitution or this Code.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I700.022 The Judicial Council must desig
nate a person to serve as Electoral Commissioner
when there is no Electoral Commissioner during th
e 35 days before an election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
700.023 The Electoral Commissioner must not, whet
her directly or indirectly, in any manner give su
pport to, or oppose, any party or candidate parti
cipating in an election, or any of the issues in
contention between parties or candidates.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I700.024 The Electoral Commissioner mu
st not serve as Deputy President or Acting Presid
ent.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.024.1 If the Electora
l Commissioner if serving as a Cabinet member, he
must recuse himself from any non-public cabinet
meetings or discussions within twenty-one days of
an election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.024.2 Once t
he Population of Cyberia reaches fifty (50) votin
g citizens, the Electoral Commissioner may not se
rve (formally or informally) as a member of the C
abinet or the presidential staff.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I700.03 ELECTORAL REGISTER The Electoral Commi
ssioner must maintain a Yahoo (or equivalent) mai
ling list for election registration.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I700.031 The Electoral Commissioner must en
sure that no entry on the register is contrary to
law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.032 Any elector or p
olitical party may object to any entry in the reg
ister on the grounds that it is contrary to law.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.033 Each elector must ensur
e that their email address and details are curren
t.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.034 The Electoral Commi
ssioner must not send a ballot to anyone who is n
ot eligible to vote or to any email address which
is not included on the register.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I700.035 Every new citizen has the right to be
informed, within 7 days of commencement of their
citizenship act, of the need to register by subs
cribing to the Yahoo (or equivalent) mailing list
for election registration.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I70
0.04 TIMETABLE The Electoral Commissioner must ob
serve the following timetable in conducting an el
ection.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.041 Notice of regi
stration 3 weeks before election day{z{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I700.042 notice of election 2 weeks before
election day{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.043 day of
nomination 1 week before election day{z{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I700.044 General elections must be held
on the second Saturday in January, April, July an
d October in every year.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.0
5 NOTIFICATION The Electoral Commissioner must no
tify each election by post in the Commonwealth Fo
rum. The notification must include:{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I700.051 the timetable for the election{z{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.052 an email address at whic
h the Electoral Commissioner can be reached{z{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.053 the qualifications for ea
ch office{z and{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.054 the el
ectors qualified to vote for each office.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I700.06 NOMINATIONS Any elector or pol
itical party may (by notice directed to the Elect
oral Commissioner) nominate one or more candidate
s or a ticket to any office.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7
00.062 A citizen may be a candidate for more than
one office at any election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7
00.063 If the number of candidates in any electio
n is not greater the number of seats the election
must proceed in order to allow the people the op
tion of electing a write-in candidate.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I700.08 DEMOCHOICE The Electoral Commissio
ner must use the automated polling system at http
://www.demochoice.org/dcsetup.php (if available)
to conduct elections (including referendums and i
nitiatives) under this code.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7
00.081 LISTING OF CANDIDATES When preparing a Dem
ochoice poll the Electoral Commissioner must incl
ude the name, party and ticket position (if any)
of each citizen qualified for the office but must
exclude-{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.0811 any citizen
(such as a judge or electoral commissioner) who
is ineligible for elected office.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I700.0812 in presidential elections, any citiz
en who who has not nominated for the office or ha
s been nominated without their consent.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I700.08121 If there are not at least 2 (
two) announced candidates running, then all eligi
ble candidates shall be listed except those who s
pecifically notify the electoral commissioner of
their desire to be excluded from the ballot.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.082 PRESIDENTIAL MAJORITY If at
any stage of a Demochoice count for President, t
here are only two remaining candidates who each h
ave the same number of votes, the Demochoice rand
om determination must be ignored and the EC must
conduct a runoff election between the two candida
tes on the next Saturday after the election. If b
oth candidates receive the same number of votes a
t the runoff election, the Demochoice random dete
rmination is to prevail.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1
0 MANUAL ELECTIONS This section applies if and on
ly if the Demochoice script becomes unavailable o
r impracticable.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.101 SECRE
T BALLOT The Electoral Commissioner must preserve
the secrecy of the ballot. Ballots which are pub
lished or provided to an expert tabulator must be
numbered uniquely but otherwise stripped of iden
tification and the Electoral Commissioner must se
nd a copy of their ballot (indicating the unique
number) to each elector who votes.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I700.103 ADOPTED LAW A manual election must be
conducted, mutatis mutandis, according to Part 2
of Schedule 6 to the Constitution Act 1902 of Ne
w South Wales. The schedule is available at http:
//www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ca19
02188/sch6.html{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.104 MANUAL
QUOTA The quota for a manual election under this
code must be calculated by dividing the total nu
mber of first preference votes for all candidates
by 1 more than the number of vacancies to be fil
led and by increasing the result to the next high
est whole number.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.105 WRIT
E-IN VOTES Write-in votes are permissible. A writ
e-in vote for a candidate already elected or excl
uded must be counted according to the next availa
ble preference.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.106 EXPERT
TABULATORS If the Electoral Commissioner has no
experience of counting an STV election, then the
Commissioner may call on the assistance of an exp
ert tabulator to count the election.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I700.1061 An expert tabulator may be given
access to the ballots for an election and may cou
nt the election, but any decision or action by an
expert tabulator (other than a purely technical
one) must have the consent of the Electoral Commi
ssioner.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.107 MANUAL VOTING
Each ballot must give the elector an option of v
oting for a ticket or for individual candidates.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1071 An elector may vote by
writing on their ballot the name of the candidat
e they wish to elect, and may in addition add the
names of other candidates in order from highest
to lowest.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1072 If an elec
tor votes for a ticket their ballot must be treat
ed in all respects as if they had voted the order
of preferences fixed in the ticket.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I700.1073 In interpreting a vote the Electo
ral Commissioner must be guided by the clear inte
ntion of the elector.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.111
DECLARATION The Electoral Commissioner must, as s
oon as practicable after the voting deadline, dec
lare the result of each election. The declaration
must include for each election:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I700.1111 the number of electors who voted{z{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1112 the primary vote for eac
h candidate{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1113 the tot
al vote for each candidate at any stage of the co
unt{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1114 a list of voter
s for each election showing the names of everyone
who received a ballot, cast a vote or sent in an
excuse for not voting{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1
115 and the order of election of the successful c
andidates.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.112 The declara
tion must be gazetted.{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.12 OFFENC
ES Chapters 950-953 provide for electoral offence
s.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.13 JUDICIAL REVIEW Judi
cial review by the Supreme Court is a review on t
he merits without undue regard to matters of form
or technicalities.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.131 Th
e Court is not required to nullify an election un
less it is satisfied that there were acts or omis
sions by someone which changed the result of the
election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.132 The Court mu
st, if it nullifies an election or refuses to ove
rturn a nullification by the Electoral Commission
er, make orders calling a new election as soon as
practicable.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.14 CASUAL VA
CANCIES Vacancies in the National Assembly and th
e Congress of the Community must be filled by app
ointment. The party which nominated the outgoing
deputy or delegate must appoint the successor to
a partisan vacancy. The president must appoint a
successor to an independent vacancy.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I700.15 SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS If a candida
te is elected as president and deputy at the same
time, their seat in the National Assembly must b
e treated as a legislative vacancy.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I700.16 DECLINED ELECTIONS If a candidate is
elected and declines to accept the office, that
office must be treated as a casual vacancy.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.17 PRIMARY ELECTIONS Primary el
ections may be held before any general election a
s jointly determined by the party and by the Elec
toral Commissioner.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.171 El
ection day must be decided by the party.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I700.172 The party must give its members
a reasonable time to nominate for a primary elec
tion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.173 Only party membe
rs who are electors may vote in that party's prim
ary election. The party itself may decide if elec
tors who are party members can be candidates.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.174 The party must provide th
e Electoral Commissioner with a list of members a
nd candidates at least 3 days before election day
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.175 The election must be
administered by the Electoral Commissioner as ag
reed between the party and the Electoral Commissi
oner.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.176 Subject to this
section, the rules for general elections apply to
primary elections.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.177 Pr
imary elections are not regular general elections
for the purposes of the Nonvoters Clause of the
Constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.18 UNIFORM D
IVISOR The uniform divisor for calculating the nu
mber of deputies is that number which, when divid
ed into the number of electors results in an odd
number closest to the result of dividing the numb
er of electors by 3.{{/body{}{{/html{}
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CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE VIII - FINAN
CES{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 800 ADMINISTRATIVE RULES - G
eneral{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I800.1 Title VIII of the
Federal Statutes shall be reserved for all laws
pertaining to finance, particularly where it conc
erns running the government. The Tax Code printed
within Title VIII shall be the basis for revenue
estimates for the national budget{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I800.2 Title VIII shall be organised by the fo
llowing numerical scheme:{{br{}{L{IPart I (800-80
9.99) - Administrative Rules{{br{}{L{IPart II (81
0-819.99) - Governmental Organisations - Oversigh
t of the Economy{{br{}{L{IPart III (820-829.99) -
Tax Code and related laws{{br{}{L{IPart IV (830-
899.99) - Authorisations{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I808.3
0 Government Salaries{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I808.31 T
he Bank Commissioner must pay every officer of th
e Commonwealth |~1000 per month of service.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I808.32 The Bank Commissioner must p
rorate salaries for time in service under one who
le month.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I808.33 Deputy Presid
ent, Speaker, and non-serving Temporary Justice a
re not paid positions.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I808.34
When a citizen serves in more than one office, th
e Bank Commissioner must pay them |~250 per month
for service in each additional office.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I808.35 An amendment to this chapter mus
t not take effect until a new National Assembly i
s seated.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.1 ESTABLISHMENT
The President must establish the Reserve Bank of
Cyberia as a close corporation owned by the Commo
nwealth{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.2 REALISTIC ACCOUN
TING The Bank must receive deposits and make loan
s in a realistic manner. No deposit greater than
CYD 10 000 may be accepted without evidence of ac
tual economic activity in Cyberia such as the pos
ting of web pages or the receipt of salaries. The
Bank must operate a database showing all deposit
s and permitting prompt recording of transactions
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.3 SOURCES OF INCOME For
simulation purposes all income in Cyberia must fl
ow from contractual payments or meet the realisti
c activity test. The President may fix levels of
payment for public activity such as forum posts o
r contributions to the forum community chest by r
egulation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.4 MANAGEMENT Th
e Bank is to be managed by a Commissioner appoint
ed by the President subject to confirmation by th
e National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.5 PUB
LIC ACCOUNTS The public accounts of the Commonwea
lth and its political subdivisions must be held w
ith the Bank.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.6 LICENSING
The President may license other banks to operate
within Cyberia subject to them observing Cyberian
law and meeting the same conditions as the Bank.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.7 INVESTMENT The Bank may
purchase shares or otherwise invest in Cyberian
enterprises and institutions.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
810.8 COST OF LIVING The account of each real cit
izen must be reduced by the cost of living each m
onth. The President may fix the cost of living in
Cyberia by regulation under this Act.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I810.9 GRANDFATHER CLAUSE Virtual enterpri
ses with a long history in Cyberia may be recogni
sed by the Bank before 01 january 2003. Virtual e
nterprises may retain their existing revenues and
holdings but all future revenue must come from c
ontractual payments or meet the real activity tes
t.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.10 DORMANT ENTERPRISES
Any virtual enterprise not recognised before the
cutoff date is deemed to have been dissolved on t
hat date.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.11 REGULATIONS T
he President may make regulations implementing th
is Act subject to disallowance within 14 days by
the National Assembly.{{/body{}{{/html{}{L{I
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CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE IX - CRIMINA
L CODE{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 900 - ADMINISTRATIVE{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I900.1 Title IX should be known as t
he Criminal Code. All statutes within Title IX sh
all be related to criminal law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I900.2 Title IX shall be organized according to
the following numerical scheme:{{br{}{L{IPart I (
910-919.999) - Criminal Procedure{{br{}{L{IPart I
I (920-929.999) - Criminal Jurisdiction{{br{}{L{I
Part III (930-939.999) - Criminal Responsibility{{
br{}{L{IPart IV (940-949.999) - Offenses Against
the Commonwealth{{br{}{L{IPart V (950-959.999) -
Offenses Against Democracy{{br{}{L{IPart VI (960-
969.999) - Offenses Against Public Order{{br{}{L{I
Part VII (970-999.999) - General Offenses{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I901.1 Denial of Rights{{br{}{L{IYou c
ommit this Class B offense if you (as a public of
ficial in any tier of government) deny to any Cyb
erian citizen rights guaranteed by Article 3 of t
he constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 910 -
Criminal Procedure : Fugitives (99-015, 99-017){{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I910.1 Anyone who fails to respo
nd to a warrant of apprehension by entering an ap
pearance before the issuing court within 14 days
of being notified of the warrant is deemed to hav
e resigned their citizenship.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
910.2 Anyone deemed to have resigned under sectio
n 1 may not be readmitted as a citizen unless and
until they answer the charges pending against th
em.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I910.3 The period of 14 day
s under Section 1 is extended for anyone who sati
sfies the issuing court that they were unable to
answer the warrant or were unaware of the warrant
while the inability or lack of knowledge continu
ed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 911 - Criminal Pro
cedure : Sentencing (99-102, 99-013){{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{ICHAPTER 911 - Criminal Procedure : Sentenc
ing (99-102, 99-013){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I911.1 The
penalty for a Class A offence is imprisonment fo
r life.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I911.2 The penalty for
a Class B offence is imprisonment for 6 months.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I911.3 The penalty for a Class C
offence is imprisonment for 3 months.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I911.4 The penalty for a Class D offence i
s imprisonment for 1 month.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I91
1.5 The sentence on conviction of an offence may
include in addition to or in substitution for a t
erm of imprisonment, a fine equal to the income r
eceivable by the offender during that term.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I911.6 Anyone convicted of a Class A
offence under this Code or of any offnce under C
hapter 5 is disqualified from voting in any elect
ion held in Cyberia for 7 years.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{ICHAPTER 940 OFFENCES AGAINST THE COMMONWEALTH (
98-007, 98-034, 99-013){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.1
TREASON{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class A offence
if, being subject to the jurisdiction of the Comm
onwealth, you levy war against the same or adhere
to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort wi
thin the Commonwealth or elsewhere.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I940.2 MISPRISION OF TREASON{{br{}{L{IYou co
mmit this Class A offence if, being subject to th
e jurisdiction to the Commonwealth and having kno
wledge of the commission of any treason against t
hem, you conceal and do not, as soon as may be, d
isclose and make known the same to the President
or to some judge of the Commonwealth, or to the g
overnor or to some judge or justice of a particul
ar Province.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.3 REBELLION O
R INSURRECTION{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class A o
ffence if you incite, set on foot, assist, or eng
age in any rebellion or insurrection against the
authority of the Commonwealth or the laws thereof
, or give aid or comfort thereto.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I940.4 SABOTAGE{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class
A offence if you{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.4.1 know
ingly and without the consent or knowledge of the
authorised officer offer or accept any login, pa
ssword or account giving you control of the Commo
nwealth forum, website or any official email grou
p{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.4.2 knowingly retain a
ny such login, password or account after leaving
office{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.4.3 knowingly bre
ach the terms of use of any web hosting or forum
service with respect to any Commonwealth forum, w
ebsite or official email group.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I940.5 SEDITION{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class B
offence if you, in any Province or Territory, or
in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the
Commonwealth, attempt to overthrow, put down, or
to destroy by force the Government of the Commonw
ealth, or to levy war against the same, or to opp
ose by force the authority thereof, or by force t
o prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any
law of the Commonwealth, or by force to seize, ta
ke, or possess any property of the Commonwealth c
ontrary to the authority thereof.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I940.6 ACTIVITIES AFFECTING ARMED FORCES DURIN
G WAR{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class B offence if
, when the Commonwealth is at war, you wilfully m
ake or convey false reports or false statements w
ith intent to interfere with the operation or suc
cess of the defence forces of the Commonwealth or
to promote the success of its enemies{z or you,
when the Commonwealth is at war, wilfully cause o
r attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, m
utiny, or refusal of duty, in the defence forces
of the Commonwealth, or wilfully obstruct the rec
ruiting or enlistment service of the Commonwealth
, to the injury of the service or the Commonwealt
h, or attempt to do so.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.7
RECRUITING FOR SERVICE AGAINST COMMONWEALTH{{br{}
{L{IYou commit this Class C offence if you recrui
t within the Commonwealth, or in any place subjec
t to the jurisdiction thereof, to engage in armed
hostility against the same{z or open, a recruiti
ng station for the enlistment of recruits to serv
e in any manner in armed hostility against the Co
mmonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.8 You commit a
Class A offence if you issue or obey any order c
ontrary to Chapter 260.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.9
You commit a Class A offence if you establish an
armed group contrary to Chapter 260.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I940.10 You commit a Class B offence if you
issue or obey any call for the CDF or any of its
officers or members to disobey a lawful order.{{
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MOCRACY - DEFINITIONS (99-017){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
950.1 'Election' means any election held under la
w to fill any office or place of a public charact
er and any referendum{z and includes any election
by either house of the National Assembly{z{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I950.2 'Elector' means anyone entitl
ed to vote at an election{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I95
0.3 'Presiding officer' means the Electoral Commi
ssioner, an expert tabulator or anyone appointed
to assist the Electoral Commissioner in relation
to the election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 951 I
LLEGAL PRACTICES (99-017){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951.
1 You commit this Class D offence if you:{{br{}{L
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ting at an election, and knowing you are so prohi
bited, you votes at the election{z or{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I951.3 procure anyone who is, and who you
know is, prohibited from voting at an election to
vote at the election{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951
.4 before or during an election, and for the purp
ose of promoting or procuring the choice of any c
andidate at the election, knowingly publish a fal
se statement of the withdrawal of another candida
te at the election{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951.5
before or during an election, and for the purpose
of affecting the return of a candidate at the el
ection, knowingly publish a false statement of fa
ct respecting the personal character or conduct o
f the candidate{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951.6 bei
ng a candidate at an election, withdraw from bein
g a candidate in consideration of a payment or pr
omise of payment{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951.7 be
ing a candidate or the agent of a candidate at an
election, corruptly procure any other person to
withdraw from being a candidate at the election i
n consideration of any payment or promise of paym
ent.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951.8 knowingly provide m
oney for any payment which is contrary to this Ch
apter or for replacing any money which has been e
xpended in any such payment{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I951.9 print, publish, or post any message with
respect to an election which does not include the
name and email address of the author.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{ICHAPTER 952 OTHER OFFENCES (99-017){{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.1 Impersonation{{br{}{L{IYou co
mmit this Class A offence if you vote or attempt
to vote in, or register or attempt to register, t
he name of another person at an election, whether
the name is that of a person living or dead or o
f a fictitious person.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.2 D
ouble voting{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class A off
ence if you vote or attempt to vote more than onc
e at an election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.3 Briber
y{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class C offence if you
give, confer or procure, or promise or offer to
give or confer or to procure or attempt to procur
e, to, upon or for any person any property or ben
efit of any kind on account of anything already d
one or omitted to be done, or to be afterwards do
ne or omitted to be done{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.3
1 by an elector at an election in the capacity of
an elector or in order to induce any person to e
ndeavour to procure the return of any person at a
n election, or the vote of any elector at an elec
tion{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.32 being an elector
, ask, receive or obtain, or agree or attempt to
receive or obtain, any property or benefit of any
kind for himself or any other person on account
of anything already done or omitted to be done, o
r to be afterwards done or omitted to be done, by
them at an election in the capacity of an electo
r{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.33 ask, receive or obt
ain, or agree or attempt to receive or obtain, an
y property or benefit of any kind for himself or
any other person on account of a promise made by
them or any other person to endeavour to procure
the return of any person at an election, or the v
ote of any person at an election{z or{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I952.34 advance or pay any money to or for
the benefit of any other person with the intent
that such money shall be applied for any of the p
urposes mentioned in this ection, or in discharge
or repayment of money wholly or in part applied
for any such purpose.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.4 Fa
lse answers to questions at elections{{br{}{L{IYo
u commit this Class A offence if you:{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I952.41 wilfully make a false answer to an
y question which is lawfully put to you by the pr
esiding officer, and which you are required by la
w to answer{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.42 being
lawfully required to make a declaration before vo
ting, you wilfully make a false declaration.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.5 Breach of secrecy{{br{}{L{IYo
u commit this Class A offence if you:{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I952.51 while a presiding officer, attempt
to ascertain or discover, or aids in ascertainin
g or discovering, how anyone votes, except in the
case of a person voting openly{z or{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I952.52 as a presiding officer obtained kno
wledge or the means of knowledge of how someone h
as voted, disclose or aid in disclosing such know
ledge otherwise than in answer to a question put
in the course of proceedings before some court of
competent jurisdiction is guilty of a Class A of
fence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.6 False claims{{br{}
{L{IYou commit this Class D offence if you:{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.61 make in a claim to be enroll
ed as an elector any statement which you know is
false in any material particular{z or{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I952.62 make, orally or in writing, to a c
ourt of competent jurisdiction a statement relati
ng to the qualification of anyone as an elector w
hich you know, false in any material particular.{{
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9-017){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I953.1 Proseuction{{br{}
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rimes committed under chapters 950-952 of the fed
eral statutes.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 954 CRI
MES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I954.1 JUDICIAL CORRUPTION You commit
this Class A offence if, as a judge, you solicit
or accept a bribe or other improper reward, on ac
count of anything already done or omitted or offe
red to be done or omitted in your judicial capaci
ty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I954.2 PERJURY You commit t
his Class B offence if, in any judicial proceedin
g or for the purposes of instituting a judicial p
roceeding, you knowingly give evidence which is f
alse in a material particular.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
954.3 CORRUPTION OR INTIMIDATION OF WITNESSES You
commit this Class B offence if you:{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I954.31 threaten, intimidate, restrain, or
impede a person called or to be called as a witne
ss in a judicial proceeding{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I954.32 give or offer a benefit of any kind to s
uch a person as an inducement to perjury.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I954.4 JUDICIAL BRIBERY You commit thi
s Class B offence if you give, promise or offer a
bribe or other improper reward to a judge in ord
er to procure an act of judicial corruption.{{br{}
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mit a Class C Offence if you hide someone who has
committed a crime, help their escape, destroy ev
idence concerning the crime, or in other like way
s impede its discovery or prosecution.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I954.6 ATTEMPTING TO PERVERT JUSTICE You c
ommit this Class C offence if you attempt, in any
way not specially defined in this Act, to obstru
ct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of jus
tice in relation to any judicial proceeding.{{br{}
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have inherent power to protect the integrity of t
heir proceedings by punishing contempts, includin
g the power to punish contempts in the face of th
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aw apply to contempt of court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
CHAPTER 955 CRIMES AGAINST THE ECONOMY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955.1 THEFT You comm
it this Class B offence if you unlawfully take wh
at belongs to another with intent to acquire it,
and the taking involves loss.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
955.11 The theft is a Class C offence, if the cou
rt, taking account of the value of what is stolen
and other circumstances of the crime, holds it p
etty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955.12 The theft is a Cl
ass A offence if the court, taking into account w
hether the unlawful appropriation took place afte
r intrusion into a dwelling, whether it concerned
the appropriation of property borne by a person,
whether the accused was equipped with a weapon,
explosive or similar aid, or whether the act was
otherwise of an especially dangerous or ruthless
nature, concerned property of considerable value
or entailed a keenly felt loss, holds it gross.{{
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ass B Offence if you by deception induce someone
to commit or omit to commit some act which involv
es gain for the accused and loss for the deceived
or someone represented by the latter. You also c
ommit this Class B offence if you, by delivering
incorrect or incomplete information, or by making
alterations to a programme or recording or by ot
her means, unlawfully affects the result of aut o
matic data processing or any other similar automa
tic process so that gain accrues to the offender
and loss is entailed by any other person.{{br{}{L
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if the court, taking account of the extent of th
e loss and other circumstances of the fraud, hold
s it petty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955.22 The fraud i
s a Class A offence if the court, taking account
of whether the offender abused public trust or em
ployed a false document or misleading bookkeeping
, or whether the fraud otherwise was of a particu
larly dangerous nature, involved a substantial va
lue or resulted in a keenly felt loss.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I955.3 EXTORTION You commit this Class B o
! ffence if you by unlawful coercion induce someo
ne to do or not do something which involves gain
for the offender and loss for the coerced person
or someone represented by the latter.{{br{}{L{I{{
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if the court, taking account of the extent of th
e loss and other circumstances of the fraud, hold
s it petty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955.32 The extorti
on is a Class A offence if the court, taking acco
unt of whether the offender abused public trust o
r employed a false document or misleading bookkee
ping, or whether the fraud otherwise was of a par
ticularly dangerous nature, involved a substantia
l value or resulted in a keenly felt loss, holds
it gross.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955.4 FORGERY You co
mmit this Class C offence if you make or utter a
false document representing any amount of the cur
rency of the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955
.5 CORRUPT CONDUCT You commit this Class A offenc
e if, as an officer of the Commonwealth or of the
Reserve Bank of Cyberia, assist any person to co
mmit a theft or fraud upon the Commonwealth. You
can be convicted of this offence despite the fail
ure to prosecute or convict any other person.{{/b
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.1 RIGHT TO VOTE Everyone who is a citizen for th
e 28 days before election day has the right to vo
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erson may vote who has been convicted of treason
and not yet been pardoned or who is serving a sen
tence of imprisonment or who is a criminal fugiti
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termined to be of unsound mind unless the disabil
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ransferable vote.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.5 SECRET B
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1.6.1 The Electoral Commissioner must be independ
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law, and they must be impartial and must exercis
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National Assembly, and must report on their acti
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{L{I1.6.5 The Electoral Commissioner must -{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.6.5.1 assist the President in adm
inistering the census and be kept{{br{}{L{Iinform
ed by the President of all census information{z{{
br{}{L{I1.6.5.2 conduct federal, provincial and l
ocal elections{z{{br{}{L{I1.6.5.3 ensure that tho
se elections are free and fair{z and{{br{}{L{I1.6
.5.4 declare the results of those elections withi
n a period that must be as short as reasonably po
ssible.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.6.6 The actions of t
he Electoral Commissioner are subject to judicial
review by the Supreme Court{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1
.6.7 The Electoral Commissioner is subject to imp
eachment, in addition the Supreme Court may suspe
nd the Electoral Commissioner for proven misbehav
iour on the application of the National Assembly,
the President, or the head of any political part
y.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.6.8 In this Constitution
'elector' means a citizen who is eligible to vote
and has registered as an elector.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I1.7 ELECTION CHALLENGES The procedure for det
ermining election contests must include a right o
f appeal to the courts.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.8 GE
NERAL ELECTIONS General elections must be held on
the first Saturday in January, April, July and O
ctober in every year, but the month and day may b
e changed by law. Voting must continue for 48 hou
rs and no longer.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.9 NONVOTER
S Every elector who does not vote in a regular ge
neral election must show reasonable cause for not
voting to the Electoral Commissioner within 21 d
ays or forfeit their citizenship by operation of
law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.10 SPECIAL ELECTION A s
pecial election may be called by the President or
by the National Assembly. The President and the
National Assembly must face election within 21 da
ys when a special election is called. The term of
office of a candidate elected at a special elect
ion is the remainder of the unexpired term and co
mmences on Election Day.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArtic
le 2 Direct Democracy{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.1 INIT
IATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL The Cyberian people
may propose and enact laws by the initiative, an
d approve or reject acts of the National Assembly
by the referendum. The Cyberian people may also
remove their elected representatives by the recal
l.{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.2 APPLICATION An init
iative or referendum is proposed by an applicatio
n containing the bill to be initiated or the act
to be referred. The application must be signed by
not less than 3 electors as sponsors, and must b
e filed with the Electoral Commissioner, who must
if it is in proper form so certify. Denial of ce
rtification is to be subject to judicial review.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.3 PETITION After certificatio
n of the application, a petition containing a sum
mary of the subject matter must be prepared by th
e Electoral Commissioner for circulation by the s
ponsors. If signed by electors, equal in number t
o 20 per cent of those who voted in the preceding
federal election and resident in at least half o
f the Provinces and Territories of the Commonweal
th, it may be filed with the Electoral Commission
er.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.4 INITIATIVE ELECTION An
initiative petition may be filed at any time. Th
e Electoral Commissioner must prepare a ballot ti
tle and proposition summarising the proposed law,
and must place them on the ballot for the first
federal election held more than 21 days after the
filing. If, before the election, substantially t
he same measure has been enacted, the petition is
void.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.5 REFERENDUM ELECTION
A referendum petition may be filed only within 1
4 days after the act was passed. The Electoral Co
mmissioner must prepare a ballot title and propos
ition summarising the act and must place them on
the ballot for the first federal election held mo
re than 21 after days the filing.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I2.6 ENACTMENT If a majority of the votes cast
on the proposition favour its adoption and that
majority is equal to at least 60% of the number w
ho voted in the preceding federal election, the i
nitiated measure is enacted, otherwise it is reje
cted.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.6.1 The Electoral Comm
issioner must certify the election returns.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.6.2 An initiated law becomes effe
ctive 7 days after certification, is not subject
to veto, and may not be repealed by the National
Assembly within 6 months of its effective date. I
t may be amended at any time.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
2.6.3 An act rejected by referendum is void 7 day
s after certification.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.6.4 A
dditional procedures for the initiative and refer
endum may be prescribed by the electoral code.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.7 RESTRICTIONS.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I2.7.1 The initiative must not be used to dedi
cate revenues, make or repeal appropriations, cre
ate courts, define the jurisdiction of courts or
prescribe their rules, or enact local or special
legislation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.7.2 The referen
dum must not be applied to dedications of revenue
, to appropriations, to local or special legislat
ion, or to laws necessary for the immediate prese
rvation of the public peace, health, or safety.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.8 RECALL Recall is the power
of the electors to require a special election for
the National Assembly or the President.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I2.8.1 Recall is initiated by delivering
to the Electoral Commissioner a petition allegin
g reason for recall. Sufficiency of reason is not
reviewable. Proponents have 10 days to file sign
ed petitions.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.8.2 A petition
to recall a President must be signed by electors
equal in number to 25% percent of the the electo
rs.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.8.3 A referendum to dete
rmine whether to hold a special election must hap
pen not less than 20 days nor more than 30 days a
fter the date of certification that the petition
has sufficient signatures.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.8
.4 If a majority of all the electors vote on the
question is to recall, the special election must
be held not less than 20 days nor more than 30 da
ys after the date of certification that the recal
l has passed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.8.5 The govern
or of an organised province may be recalled in th
e same manner as the president on the petition of
25% of the electors in that province.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I2.9 REFERENDUM ON LEGISLATION Any bill re
jected by the National Assembly may be submitted
to referendum by the President, either in its ori
ginal form or with such amendments which were con
sidered by the National Assembly as the President
may direct. If any bill is vetoed and the veto i
s sustained, it may be submitted to referendum by
a majority of all the members of the National As
sembly. Bills submitted to referendum must be vot
ed on at the next general election occurring at l
east 21 days after action is taken to submit them
, unless the National Assembly provides for their
submission at an earlier date.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IArticle 3 Charter of Rights{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
3.1 EQUALITY Everyone is equal before the law. An
y discrimination based on any ground such as sex,
race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic f
eatures, language, religion or belief, political
or any other opinion, membership of a national mi
nority, property, birth, disability, age or sexua
l orientation is prohibited. 3.2 HABEAS CORPUS Th
e Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall no
t be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion
or Invasion the public safety may require it.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.3 CONSENSUAL ACTS No adult per
son may be prohibited by law from engaging in con
sensual acts with other adults unless they physic
ally harm the person or property of nonconsenting
others.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.4 CORPORATE STATUS
No provision of this Constitution guaranteeing th
e individual rights and liberties of citizens of
Cyberia shall be construed to apply to any other
than natural persons. Corporations and other arti
ficial, legal entities are specifically excluded
from such Constitutional protections except that
the electronic and print media and political orga
nisations shall be guaranteed the right to freedo
m of speech and of expression and churches and ot
her religious organisations shall be guaranteed t
he right to freedom of religion. Other than in th
e case of these two, specific exceptions, corpora
tions shall be considered creatures of the law an
d shall be subject to whatever regulations or res
trictions the legislative body issuing their char
ters shall deem appropriate to promote the public
good.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.5 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSI
ON AND ASSEMBLY The government shall make no law
abridging or restricting freedom of speech, expre
ssion or assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.6 FREEDOM
OF RELIGION The government shall make no law res
pecting any establishment or belief of religion,
including any law favouring or disfavouring relig
ion in any manner. The government shall make no l
aw prohibiting the free, non governmental exercis
e of religion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.7 RIGHT TO BE
AR ARMS The government shall make no law abridgin
g the rights of adult citizens of sound mind and
lawful character to lawfully own and bear arms, r
equiring citizens to quarter soldiers, or restric
ting the rights of citizens to petition the gover
nment for redress of grievances.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{ISEARCHES AND SEIZURES 3.8 Everyone has the righ
t to be secure in their persons, houses and other
property, papers, and effects, against unreasona
ble searches and seizures. No warrants may issue,
but upon probable cause, supported by oath or af
firmation, and particularly describing the place
to be searched, and the persons or things to be s
eized.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.9 DUE PROCESS All per
sons shall be guaranteed due process of law in al
l criminal and administrative procedures. No pers
on shall be compelled to incriminate him or herse
lf in any criminal or administrative proceeding.
The government shall not restrict the right to ow
n private property and shall not take the propert
y of any person without offering just compensatio
n therefore.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IRIGHT TO JUSTICE{{
br{}{L{I3.9.1 Everyone has the right to the obser
vance of the principles of natural justice by any
court or other public authority which has power
to determinate their rights, obligations, or inte
rests according to law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.9.2
Everyone whose rights, obligations, or interests
according to law have been affected by a determin
ation of any court or other public authority has
the right to apply, in accordance with law, for j
udicial review of that determination.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I3.9.3 Everyone has the right to bring or
defend civil proceedings against the Commonwealth
, and to have those proceedings heard according t
o law in the same way as civil proceedings betwee
n individuals.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.9.4 PRESUMPTI
ON OF INNOCENCE Everyone charged with a criminal
offence has the right to be presumed innocent unt
il proven guilty according to law in a public tri
al at which they have all the guarantees necessar
y for their defence{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.10 TRIAL
BY JURY Any person accused of crimes shall be gu
aranteed a speedy and fair trial by a jury of his
/her peers, information of the nature and cause o
f the accusation, the right to confront his/her a
ccusers in a court of law and the right to presen
t a defence with the effective assistance of coun
sel. In suits at common law, where the value in c
ontroversy shall exceed 1000 Cyberian lira, the r
ight of trial by jury must be preserved, and no f
act tried by a jury may be otherwise re-examined
in any court in Cyberia, than according to the ru
les of the common law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.11 CR
IMINAL PUNISHMENT Excessive bail and fines shall
not be imposed and there shall be an absolute pro
hibition on cruel and unusual punishments, includ
ing, but not limited to, the death penalty.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.12 FREEDOM OF REPRODUCTION The ri
ght of a woman to obtain an abortion shall not be
abridged by the government nor shall the governm
ent make any law abridging the right to marry or
procreate or to utilise methods of contraception.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.13 FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY Nei
ther slavery nor involuntary servitude (the excep
tion being punishment for a crime committed) shal
l exist in Cyberia. No person shall be forced or
drafted into serving in the armed forces of Cyber
ia or any Province against his/her own will.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.14 FREEDOM OF POLITICAL CHOICES E
very citizen is free to make political choices, w
hich includes the right:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.14.
1 to form a political party or register as an ind
ependent{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.14.2 to participa
te in the activities of, or recruit members for,
a political party{z and{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.14.3
to campaign for a political party or cause.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.15 SUBSIDIARITY All powers not de
legated to the Commonwealth by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the Provinces, shall be r
eserved to the Provinces, or to the people.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.16 APPLICATION OF RIGHTS The righ
ts guaranteed by this constitution apply to all t
iers of government in this Commonwealth. The Nati
onal Assembly may enforce this article by appropr
iate legislation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.17 TREASON
. Treason against the Commonwealth consists only
in levying war against it, or in adhering to its
enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person m
ay be convicted of treason, unless on the testimo
ny of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on
confession in open court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.18
SEDITION Sedition against the Commonwealth consi
sts only in attempting by force to overthrow or d
estroy the Government of the Commonwealth, or to
levy war against the same, or to oppose by force
the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hi
nder, or delay the execution of any law of the Co
mmonwealth, or by force to seize, take, or posses
s any property of the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I3.19 PROHIBITED GOVERNMENTAL ACTION. No bil
l of attainder or ex post facto law may be passed
. No law impairing the obligation of contracts, a
nd no law making any irrevocable grant of special
privileges or immunities may be passed. No convi
ction may work corruption of blood or forfeiture
of estate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IRIGHT TO THE INTEGR
ITY OF THE PERSON 3.20 Everyone has the right to
respect for their physical and mental integrity.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.21 In the fields of medicine
and biology, the following must be respected in p
articular:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I- the free and info
rmed consent of the person concerned, according t
o the procedures laid down by law,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I- the prohibition of eugenic practices, in pa
rticular those aiming at the selection of persons
,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I- the prohibition on making
the human body and its parts as such a source of
financial gain,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I- the prohibit
ion of the reproductive cloning of human beings.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3.22 RIGHT TO KNOW No person ma
y be deprived of the right to examine documents o
r to observe the deliberations of all organs of s
tate of this Commonwealth and its political subdi
visions, except in cases in which the demand of i
ndividual privacy or national security clearly ex
ceeds the merits of public disclosure.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IArticle 4 Legislative Branch{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I4.1 LEGISLATIVE POWER The legislative powe
r of the Commonwealth is delegated to the Nationa
l Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.2 EXTENT OF LEGI
SLATIVE POWER The National Assembly may make laws
:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.2.1 to lay and collect tax
es, duties, imposts, and excises, but all duties,
imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout
Cyberia{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.2.2 to pay the de
bts and provide for the common defence and genera
l welfare of Cyberia{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.2.3 t
o borrow money on the credit of Cyberia{z{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I4.2.4 to regulate commerce{z{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I4.2.5 to establish uniform rules of nat
uralisation, marriage, and bankruptcies{z.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I4.2.6 to regulate the value of and is
sue the Cyberian currency{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.
2.7 to provide for the punishment of counterfeiti
ng the securities and currency of Cyberia{z{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.2.8 to promote the progress of sc
ience and useful arts{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.2.9
to define and punish piracy{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
4.2.10 to declare war and peace, grant Letters of
Marque and Reprisal, and make rules concerning t
he acquisition of new territories and waters{z{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.2.11 to make rules regarding t
he raising, supporting, and governing of armed se
rvices{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.2.12 to charter the
creation of inferior federal courts or to vest f
ederal jurisdiction in provincial courts{z{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I4.2.13 to provide for the government
of the Federal District of Cyberia{z{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I4.2.14 to grant citizenship to those who a
pply for it{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.2.15 and to ma
ke all laws which shall be necessary and proper f
or carrying into execution the foregoing powers.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.4 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY The Natio
nal Assembly consists of deputies elected by the
people of the Commonwealth, voting as a single el
ectorate. The number of deputies must be determin
ed by dividing the number of electors on the day
the election is called by 3, unless a different q
uota is provided by law{z the effective date of s
uch a law is always the next legislative election
after the law is passed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.5
MEMBERS' QUALIFICATIONS Deputies must be Cyberian
citizens.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.6 ELECTION AND TE
RMS Deputies must be elected by the people of the
Commonwealth. Their terms begin on the day of th
eir election unless otherwise provided by law. Th
e legislative term is 3 months.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I4.7 VACANCIES A vacancy in the National Assembl
y must be filled for the unexpired term as provid
ed by law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.8 QUALIFICATIONS
Every elector who is not a judge is eligible to t
he National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.9 IMMU
NITIES No civil or criminal proceedings may be in
stituted against a deputy for words spoken before
, or written in a report to, the National Assembl
y or a committee thereof or by reason of any matt
er or thing submitted by a deputy by petition, bi
ll, resolution, motion or otherwise.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{IAny act or omission which obstructs or imp
edes the National Assembly in the performance of
its functions, or which obstructs or impedes any
deputy or officer of the assembly in the discharg
e of their duties or affronts the dignity of the
assembly, or which tends either directly or indir
ectly to produce such a result is a legislative c
ontempt.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IWhere a legislative c
ontempt is an offence under the criminal law, the
exercise by the National Assembly of the power t
o punish for contempt does not bar the institutio
n of proceedings under the criminal law.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I4.10 COMMITTEES The National Assembly m
ay establish committees necessary for the conduct
of its business, including committees to ascerta
in facts and make recommendations to the assembly
on a subject within the scope of legislative con
trol.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.11 RULES The National
Assembly must make rules of procedure by legislat
ive act or otherwise, but the rules are not subje
ct to veto by the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4
.12 OFFICERS The assembly must elect and its offi
cers. The speaker (including anyone acting as spe
aker) must be a deputy. The assembly may remove a
ny of its officers.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.13 EXPUL
SIONS The assembly may expel a deputy by supermaj
ority, and must keep a journal of its proceedings
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.14 QUORUM A majority of th
e deputies is a quorum to do business, but a smal
ler number may adjourn from day to day and may co
mpel attendance of absent deputies.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I4.15 FORFEITURE A deputy who fails to vote
or post on any question before the National Assem
bly for 28 days forfeits their seat by operation
of law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.16 FORM OF BILLS Eve
ry bill must be confined to one subject unless it
is an appropriation bill or one codifying, revis
ing, or rearranging existing laws. Bills for appr
opriations must be confined to appropriations. Th
e subject of each bill must be expressed in the t
itle. The enacting clause must be: "Be it enacted
by the National Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Cyberia."{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.17 PASSAGE OF BILL
S The National Assembly may establish the procedu
re for enactment of bills into law. No bill may b
ecome law without an affirmative vote of a majori
ty of deputies. The ayes and nays on final passag
e must be entered in the journal.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I4.171 SUPERMAJORITY A bill or resolution whic
h requires a supermajority must, on its final pas
sage, receive the affirmative votes of more than
half of all the deputies{z and the affirmative vo
tes of at least two-thirds of those voting (abste
ntions not being counted).{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.1
8 VETO The President may veto bills passed by the
National Assembly. They may, by veto, strike or
reduce items in appropriation bills. They must re
turn any vetoed bill, with a statement of objecti
ons, to the house of origin.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4
.19 ACTION UPON VETO Upon receipt of a veto messa
ge, the National Assembly must reconsider passage
of the vetoed bill or item. Vetoed bills become
law by a supermajority of the combined members of
the National Assembly. The vote on reconsiderati
on of a vetoed bill must be entered on the journa
l.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.20 BILLS NOT SIGNED A bil
l becomes law if the President neither signs nor
vetoes it within 14 days after its delivery to hi
m.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.21 EFFECTIVE DATE Laws pa
ssed by the National Assembly become effective se
ven days after enactment. The National Assembly m
ay, by supermajority, provide for another effecti
ve date.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.22 IMPEACHMENT All
officers of the Commonwealth are subject to impea
chment by the National Assembly. The motion for i
mpeachment must list fully the basis for the proc
eeding. Trial on impeachment must be conducted by
the National Assembly. A supreme court justice d
esignated by the court must preside at the trial.
A supermajority of deputies is required for a ju
dgment of impeachment. The judgment may not exten
d beyond removal from office, but does not preven
t proceedings in the courts on the same or relate
d charges.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.23 CONSTITUTIONAL
ITY AND SEVERABILITY The Supreme Court has origin
al, final and conclusive jurisdiction to determin
e the constitutionality of a law made by the Nati
onal Assembly, and every such law is, to the exte
nt of its inconsistency with this Constitution an
d not otherwise, void and of no effect.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I4.24 PUBLIC RECORDS All proceedings of
the National Assembly are a matter of public reco
rd.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.25 CLOSED MEETINGS There
must be no closed meetings unless deemed necessa
ry by a supermajority of the National Assembly fo
r matters of national security.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I4.26 LEGISLATIVE PARTICIPATION Any citizen (inc
luding the President, the Chief Justice, the othe
r judges, and any member of the Cabinet who is no
t a member of the National Assembly) may attend,
may speak in the Assembly, and may introduce bill
s, but may not vote.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4.27 WITN
ESSES (1) Every person (other than a public offic
er) summoned to give evidence or to produce any d
ocument before the National Assembly or its commi
ttees is entitled, in respect of their evidence,
or the production of such document, to the same p
rivileges as if they were appearing before a cour
t.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(2) Every public officer mu
st give any evidence or produce any document requ
ired by a deputy before the National Assembly unl
ess the Speaker certifies that production of the
document is injurious to the public interest or p
rejudicial to national security.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I(3) An answer to a question in the National Ass
embly is not admissible in evidence against them
in any civil or criminal proceedings out of the a
ssembly, save proceedings for perjury or legislat
ive contempt brought under the criminal law.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 5 - Executive Branch{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I5.1. EXECUTIVE POWER. The executive p
ower of the Commonwealth is delegated to the Pres
ident.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.2. PRESIDENTIAL QUALI
FICATIONS. Everyone who voted in the 2 regular ge
neral elections preceding a presidential election
is eligible to the Presidency.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I5.3. ELECTION. The President must be elected by
the Cyberian people.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.4 TERM
OF OFFICE The presidential term is two terms of
the National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.5. LI
MIT ON TENURE. purposely left blank{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I5.6. DUAL OFFICE HOLDING. The President may
not hold any other office or position of profit
under the Commonwealth or its political subdivisi
ons.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.7. VACANCY If the presi
dency becomes vacant there must be a special elec
tion within 28 days.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.10 ACTI
NG PRESIDENT When the President is absent from Cy
beria or otherwise unable to fulfil the duties of
President, or during a vacancy in the office of
President, the order of temporary succession as a
cting president is:{{br{}{L{I5.101 The Deputy Pre
sident.{{br{}{L{IA Minister designated by the Pre
sident.{{br{}{L{IA Minister designated by the Cab
inet.{{br{}{L{IThe Speaker, until the National As
sembly designates one of its other members.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.102 An Acting President has the r
esponsibilities, powers and functions of the Pres
ident.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.11 DEPUTY PRESIDENT T
he President must appoint the Deputy President, s
ubject to legislative confirmation. The Deputy Pr
esident must head a department and otherwise assi
st the President in the execution of the function
s of government.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.12 CABINET
The Cabinet consists of the President, as head of
the Cabinet,{L{Ia Deputy President and Ministers
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.122 The President appoints
the Deputy President and Ministers, assigns{L{It
heir powers and functions by executive order, and
may dismiss them.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.123 When
a presidential election is held, the Cabinet, the
Deputy{L{IPresident, and any Ministers remain co
mpetent to function until the person{L{Ielected P
resident assumes office.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.13.
ABSENCE. If for a period of 14 days, the Preside
nt has been continuously absent from office or un
able to discharge the office by reason of mental
or physical disability, the office must be deemed
vacant.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.14. JURISDICTION Th
e Supreme Court has original, exclusive and final
jurisdiction to determine any question concernin
g the qualifications, election, absence or disabi
lity of the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.15. C
OMPENSATION. The compensation of the President mu
st be prescribed by law and must not be diminishe
d during their term of office, unless by general
law applying to all salaried officers of the Comm
onwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.16. PRESIDENT'S AU
THORITY. The President is responsible for the fai
thful execution of the law and may, by appropriat
e court action or proceeding brought in the name
of the Commonwealth, enforce compliance with any
constitutional or legislative mandate, or restrai
n violation of any constitutional or legislative
power, duty, or right by any officer, department,
or agency of the Commonwealth or any of its poli
tical subdivisions. This authority must not be co
nstrued to authorise any action or proceeding aga
inst the National{{br{}{L{IAssembly.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I5.17 CONVENING NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. Whenever
the President considers it in the public interes
t, they may convene the National Assembly.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I5.18. MESSAGES TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
The President must, at the beginning of each sess
ion, and may at other times, give the National As
sembly information concerning the affairs of the
Commonwealth and recommend the measures they cons
ider necessary.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.19. MILITARY
AUTHORITY. The President is commander-in-chief o
f the armed forces of the Commonwealth and may ca
ll out these forces to execute the laws, suppress
or prevent insurrection or lawless violence, or
repel invasion. The President, as provided by law
, must appoint all general and flag officers of t
he armed forces of the Commonwealth, subject to c
onfirmation by a majority of the members of the N
ational Assembly in joint session. He must appoin
t and commission all other officers.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I5.20 EXECUTIVE BUDGET The President must s
ubmit a proposed budget to the National Assembly
before the first day of January each year. The bu
dget of the previous year (adjusted for inflation
and changes in the population of the Commonwealt
h) continues in force until the budget for the cu
rrent year is enacted.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.21 MA
RTIAL LAW. The President may proclaim martial law
when the public safety requires it in case of re
bellion or actual or imminent invasion. Martial l
aw must not continue for longer than 7 days witho
ut the approval of an absolute majority of the me
mbers of the National Assembly in joint session.
Each measure taken in terms of a proclamation of
martial law must be immediately reported to the N
ational Assembly and is subject to legislative di
sallowance within 7 days.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.22
VIRTUAL AUTHORITY The President is webmaster-in-
chief of the Commonwealth and must maintain the w
ebsite of the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.
23 FOREIGN RELATIONS The relations of the Commonw
ealth with foreign powers are determined by the P
resident. Treaties concluded with foreign microna
tions must, however, be approved by a supermajori
ty of the National Assembly if they contain provi
sions which conflict with the Constitution or the
laws. Decisions concerning war and peace must be
made by the President with the consent of a supe
rmajority of the National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I5.24 EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. Subject to procedu
re prescribed by law, the President may grant par
dons, commutations, and reprieves, and may suspen
d and remit fines and forfeitures. This power mus
t not extend to impeachment. A parole system must
be provided by law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.25 EXEC
UTIVE BRANCH. All executive and administrative of
fices, departments, and agencies of the Commonwea
lth and their respective functions, powers, and d
uties must be allocated by law among and within n
ot more than twelve principal departments, so as
to group them as far as practicable according to
major purposes. Regulatory, quasi judicial, and t
emporary agencies may be established by law and n
eed not be allocated within a principal departmen
t. This section does not apply to members of the
presidential staff.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.26 REORG
ANIZATION. The President may make changes in the
organization of the executive branch or in the as
signment of functions among its units. Where thes
e changes require the force of law, they must be
set forth in executive orders. The National Assem
bly has 14 days to disallow these executive order
s.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.27 SUPERVISION. Each prin
cipal department is under the supervision of the
President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.28 APPOINTMENTS.
The head of each principal department must be a s
ingle minister unless otherwise provided by law a
nd must be appointed by the President, subject to
confirmation by a majority of deputies, and must
serve at the pleasure of the President. Judges,
ambassadors and other officers of the Commonwealt
h are appointed by the President subject to confi
rmation by a majority of the Senate. Members of t
he presidential staff are appointed by the Presid
ent alone. All officers appointed under this sect
ion must be citizens of the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I5.29 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. When a b
oard or commission is at the head of a principal
department or a regulatory or quasi-judicial agen
cy, its members must be are appointed in the same
manner as the Ministers and may be removed as pr
ovided by law. They must be citizens of the Commo
nwealth. The board or commission may appoint a pr
incipal executive officer when authorised by law,
but the appointment must be subject to the appro
val of the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.30 TEM
PORARY APPOINTMENTS. The President may make a tem
porary appointment to an office subject to legisl
ative confirmation when the officer is absent fro
m Cyberia or otherwise unable to fulfil their dut
ies, or during a vacancy in the office. A tempora
ry appointment must be identified as such and its
duration must be specified in the instrument of
appointment. A temporary appointment to an office
which is subject to presidential dismissal may b
e terminated by the President. Any temporary appo
intment may be terminated by the National Assembl
y.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 6 - Judic
ial Branch{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6.1 JUDICIAL POWER
AND JURISDICTION. The judicial power of the Commo
nwealth is vested in a supreme court and the cour
ts established by the National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I6.2 SUPREME COURT. The Supreme Court is
a court of record and the highest court in the n
ation. It consists of the chief justice and 2 ass
ociate justices. The number of associate justices
may be increased by law. Each justice is a membe
r of both the trial division and the appellate di
vision, except that sessions of the trial divisio
n must be held by one justice. No justice may sit
with the appellate division in a case they heard
in the trial division. At least 2 justices must
hear and decide appeals. Decision is by a majorit
y of those sitting.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6.3 NOMINA
TION AND APPOINTMENT. The president must fill any
judicial vacancy subject to confirmation by the
National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6.4 APPROVA
L OR REJECTION. Each judge is, in the manner prov
ided by law, subject to approval or rejection on
a nonpartisan ballot at the first general electio
n held more than 3 months after their appointment
. Thereafter, each judge is subject to approval o
r rejection in a like manner at the first general
election in every third year.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
6.5 VACANCY. The office of any judge becomes vaca
nt 15 days after the election at which they are r
ejected by a majority of those voting on the ques
tion, or for which they do not nominate to to suc
ceed themself.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6.6 RULES The S
upreme Court shall promulgate their own rules, su
bject to disallowance within 14 days by the Natio
nal Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6.7 APPELLATE JU
RISDICTION The appellate division of the Supreme
Court may review cases heard in the federal court
s, and cases heard in provincial courts if they r
equire interpretation of this Constitution, feder
al law, or a treaty. If a provincial constitution
permits or if a province does not maintain indep
endent courts of justice, the appellate division
of the Supreme Court may review other cases on ap
peal from the highest provincial court.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I6.8 SUPERVISORY JURISDICTION When a cas
e in a provincial or local court involves a subst
antial question requiring the interpretation of t
he Constitution, federal law, or a treaty, on app
lication of a party or on its own motion the cour
t must certify the question to the appellate divi
sion of the Supreme Court. The appellate division
of the Supreme Court may decide the case or rema
nd it for further proceedings.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
6.9 ORIGINAL JURISDICTION The trial division of t
he Supreme Court has original and exclusive juris
diction in cases affecting officials of foreign g
overnments, disputes between provinces or between
provinces and the Commonwealth, admiralty and ma
ritime cases, treason and sedition against the Co
mmonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6.10 CONCURRENT JU
RISDICTION The federal courts, including the tria
l division of the Supreme Court, have concurrent
original jurisdiction in cases arising under this
Constitution{z federal law or treaties{z under t
erritorial laws{z and in disputes between a provi
nce and a citizen of another province, between ci
tizens of different provinces, and between a prov
ince or citizen, and a foreign state, citizen, or
subject.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6.11 ASSIGNMENT OF C
ONCURRENT JURISDICTION Concurrent jurisdiction ma
y be vested in any federal or provincial court by
law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6.12 COMMON LAW The Comm
onwealth of Cyberia is a common law nation and al
l common law doctrines and precedents from Great
Britain, the United States, and Australia shall h
ave full force of law and precedent in all Courts
in Cyberia unless specifically abrogated by stat
ute or court decisions.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAll de
cisions of the United States Supreme Court relati
ng to those portions of the United States Constit
ution incorporated by reference into the Cyberian
Constitution shall have full force of law and pr
ecedent in all Courts in Cyberia unless specifica
lly abrogated by statute or Supreme Court decisio
n.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6.13 JUDICIAL QUALIFICATION
S Judges must be citizens of the Commonwealth, le
arned in the law, and possess any additional qual
ifications prescribed by law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
6.14 COMPENSATION. Judges must receive compensati
on as prescribed by law. Compensation of judges m
ust not be diminished during their terms of offic
e, unless by general law applying to all salaried
officers of the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
6.15 RESTRICTIONS. Judges while holding office ma
y not practice law, hold office in a political pa
rty, or hold any other office or position of prof
it under the Commonwealth or its political subdiv
isions without the consent of the National Assemb
ly. Any judge filing for another elective public
office forfeits their judicial position.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I6.16 COURT ADMINISTRATION. The chief ju
stice is the administrative head of all federal c
ourts and may assign judges from one court or div
ision thereof to another for temporary service.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6.17 ACTING JUDGES The National
Assembly may provide that acting judges may be a
ppointed to hold any courts the judge of which is
unable or unwilling to attend or sit, or to hear
any cause in which the judge may be disqualified
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6.18 WRITS AND PROCESS All w
rits and other process must run in the name of th
e Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia and bear test a
nd be signed by the respective judges. Indictment
s must conclude, 'against the peace and dignity o
f the Commonwealth.'{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IINTERPRET
ATION 6.19.1 When interpreting any provision of t
his Constitution or a legislative act, and when d
eveloping the common law or customary law, every
court, tribunal or forum must promote the purpose
and objects of the Charter of Rights.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I16.19.2 When interpreting any provision o
f this Constitution or a legislative act, every c
ourt, tribunal or forum must prefer a constructio
n that promotes the purpose or object underlying
the provision (whether that purpose or object is
expressly stated or not) to a construction that w
ould not promote that purpose or object.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IArticle 7 Provincial Government{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I701 OBJECT. The object of this articl
e is to provide for maximum provincial self-gover
nment with a minimum of provincial government uni
ts.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I702 PROVINCIAL POWERS. A p
rovince may exercise all legislative powers not p
rohibited by this Constitution or federal law or
by charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I703 PROVINCES. The
entire Commonwealth (except for the Federal Dist
rict of Cyberia) must be divided into provinces,
organised or unorganised. To be classed as an org
anised province, a province must comprise at leas
t 3 Cyberian electors, a current website and an a
ctive government. Methods by which provinces may
be organised, merged, or dissolved must be prescr
ibed by federal law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I704 LEGIS
LATURE. The legislature of each organised provinc
e must comprise all electors in that province.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I705 EXECUTIVE The governor of ea
ch organised province must be elected by and from
the electors in that province, must be subject t
o impeachment and recall and the term of office f
or governor must not be longer than 6 months alth
ough re-election is permitted.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
706 JUDICIARY The courts of each organised provin
ce must comprise independent magistrates.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I707 UNORGANISED PROVINCES. The Nation
al Assembly must provide for the performance of s
ervices it deems necessary or advisable in unorga
nised Provinces, allowing for maximum provincial
participation and responsibility. It may exercise
any power or function in an unorganised province
which the legislature may exercise in an organis
ed province.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I708 CHARTERS. The
electors in any province may adopt, amend, or re
peal a charter in a manner provided by federal la
w.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I709 AGREEMENTS{z TRANSFER O
F POWERS. Agreements, including those for co-oper
ative or joint administration of any functions or
powers, may be made by any provincial government
with any other provincial government or the Comm
onwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I710 PROVINCIAL FORCE
S A Province must not, without the consent of the
National Assembly, raise or maintain a defence f
orce. The president may assume command of any pro
vincial defence or police force in terms of a dec
laration of martial law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I711 C
ONFLICT OF LAWS When a provincial charter, law or
agreement is inconsistent with this Constitution
or federal law, the latter must prevail, and the
former is, to the extent of the inconsistency, i
nvalid. The federal law must be within the legisl
ative power of the Commonwealth to prevail.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I712 IMMUNITIES No federal deputy or
officer is subject to criminal proceedings in an
y provincial court without the consent of the Nat
ional Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 8 Gene
ral{{br{}{L{I801 SUPREMACY OF CONSTITUTION This C
onstitution is the supreme law of Cyberia{z law o
r conduct inconsistent with it is invalid, and th
e obligations imposed by it must be fulfilled.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I802 AMENDMENTS. The National Ass
embly may propose amendments to this constitution
by supermajority. The electoral commissioner mus
t prepare a ballot title and proposition summaris
ing each proposed amendment, and must place them
on the ballot for the next general election.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I803 CALL BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. The
National Assembly may call constitutional convent
ions by supermajority.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I804 CAL
L BY REFERENDUM. If a constitutional convention i
s not held during any 2 years, the electoral comm
issioner must place on the ballot for the next ge
neral election the question: "Shall there be a Co
nstitutional Convention?" If a majority of the vo
tes cast on the question are in the negative, the
question need not be placed on the ballot until
the end of the next 2 years.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I8
05 CALL BY INITIATIVE A referendum for a constitu
tional convention may be called by the initiative
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I806 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIO
N If a majority of the votes cast on the question
are in the affirmative and not less than 60% of
the number of electors, the convention must meet
forthwith. Every citizen (including the president
and the judges) who is qualified to vote is a me
mber of the convention unless they choose not to
participate. The electoral commissioner must issu
e the call for the convention.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
807 POWERS. Constitutional conventions have plena
ry power to amend or revise the constitution, sub
ject only to ratification by the people. Constitu
tional conventions elect their own president and
determine their own procedures. Any amendment or
revision requires, on final passage, a majority o
f all the members of the convention.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I808 RATIFICATION An amendment or revision
requires a majority of the People. The popular vo
te must not be less than 60% of the number of ele
ctors. Unless otherwise provided in the amendment
, it becomes effective 14 days after the declarat
ion of the result by the electoral commissioner o
r (if the decision of the commissioner is appeale
d) the Supreme Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I809 LIMI
TATIONS The republican form of government is not
subject to amendment. A bill of attainder may not
be passed in the form of a constitutional amendm
ent nor may the charter of rights be suspended wi
th respect to any citizen or group of citizens.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810 FIRST CONVENTION The first
constitutional convention must meet on 1 June 200
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{ITreaties{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ITreaty Of Amity Bet
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grees to enter into peaceful relations with one a
nother and refrain from any hostile action, eithe
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either of the nations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticl
e 5{{br{}{L{IEach party agrees to allow an embass
y of the opposite to be opened on their website.{{
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cle 7{{br{}{L{IEach party shall post this treaty
on their national websites.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAr
ticle 8{{br{}{L{IThis treaty shall be the basis o
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and The Kingdom of Babkha{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArti
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a and the Kingdom of Babkha, by mutual consent an
d without coercion, enter into this treaty.{{br{}
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e another and refrain from any hostile action, ei
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eliberate breach of this treaty shall render it i
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thout coercion, enter into this treaty.{{br{}{L{I
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either of the nations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle
5{{br{}{L{IEach party agrees to allow an embassy
of the opposite to be opened on their website.{{
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Article 7{{br{}{L{IEach party shall post this tre
aty on their national websites.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IArticle 8{{br{}{L{IThis treaty shall be the bas
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d may be amended with the consent of both parties
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erate breach of this treaty shall render it inval
id.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ITreaty of Recogn
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of Cyberia and the Republic of Barac{eatilde{zo{{
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Commonwealth of Cyberia and the Republic of Barac
{eatilde{zo, by mutual consent and without coerci
on, enter into this treaty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAr
ticle 2{{br{}{L{IEach party recognises the sovere
ignty, virtual territory, and the legitimacy of t
he rulers and government of the other.{{br{}{L{I{{
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nter into peaceful relations with one another and
refrain from any hostile action, either overt or
covert.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 4{{br{}{L{IEa
ch party agrees to share intelligence regarding h
ostile actions of a third party against either of
the nations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 5{{br{}{L
{IEach party agrees to allow an embassy of the op
posite to be opened on their website. This provis
ion shall not become operative until such time as
both parties operate an official website. In the
interim, each party shall add the other to its E
Z Boards webring in lieu of exchanging embassies.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 6{{br{}{L{IEach party
will support the other in gaining admission to m
icronational organisations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAr
ticle 7{{br{}{L{IEach party shall post this treat
y on their national websites.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
Article 8{{br{}{L{IThis treaty shall be the basis
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may be amended with the consent of both parties.{{
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te breach of this treaty shall render it invalid.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ITreaty Of Amity Bet
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ndependent Region of Mayo{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArti
cle 1{{br{}{L{IThe Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberi
a and the Independent Region of Mayo, by mutual c
onsent and without coercion, enter into this trea
ty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 2{{br{}{L{IEach pa
rty recognises the sovereignty, territory, and th
e legitimacy of the rulers and government of the
other.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 3{{br{}{L{IEach
party agrees to enter into peaceful relations wi
th one another and refrain from any hostile actio
n, either overt or covert.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArt
icle 4{{br{}{L{IEach party agrees to share intell
igence regarding hostile actions of a third party
against either of the nations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IArticle 5{{br{}{L{IEach party agrees to allow a
n embassy of the opposite to be opened on their w
ebsite.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 6{{br{}{L{IEac
h party will support the other in gaining admissi
on to micronational organisations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 7{{br{}{L{IEach party shall post this
treaty on their national websites.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IArticle 8{{br{}{L{IThis treaty shall be the
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s and may be amended with the consent of both par
ties.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 9{{br{}{L{IAny d
eliberate breach of this treaty shall render it i
nvalid.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHARTER OF T
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{I{{br{}{L{IIN THE NAME OF THEIR PEOPLES, THE STA
TES REPRESENTED AT THE RASPUR CONFERENCE, BABKHA,
2004,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMaintaining that as mic
ronations, their goal and desire is not merely to
simulate a nation and a state but to themselves
attain the attributes and characteristics of nati
onhood and statehood outside of any sovereign ter
ritory,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IConscious of the diffi
culty faced in striving to achieve these goals an
d desires, and of the parallel struggles of each
other,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IConvinced that mutual a
id and cooperation, the foundation of internation
al standards and a united representative voice to
the outside world will protect and further these
goals and aims,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IResolved to a
bide by this Charter in the spirit of a brotherho
od and community of micronations,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IHave agreed upon the following{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{ICHARTER OF THE RASPUR MICRONATIONAL COMMUNITY
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPART ONE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IC
HAPTER I - NATURE AND PRINCIPLES{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IArticle 1{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe states represe
nted at the Raspur Conference, Babkha, 2003 estab
lish by this Charter an organisation to promote t
heir solidarity, mutual aid and cooperation, and
to defend their sovereignty and independence.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Raspur Micronational Communit
y has no powers other than those conferred upon i
t by this Charter, none of whose provisions autho
rize it to intervene in matters that are within t
he internal jurisdiction of the Member States.{{b
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Raspur Micronational Community, in accordance wi
th the spirit of micronationalism and this Charte
r, shall uphold the following principles, which s
hall be held above any other part of this Charter
:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ia) That micronations are not
separate from the world of fact, and should be o
rdered and operated in a manner that reflects thi
s reality{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ib) That internatio
nal order between micronational states is necessa
ry to promote the growth and coherence of the mic
ronational phenomenon{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ic) Tha
t this international order is based on good will
between micronations, and consists of respect for
the personality, sovereignty and independence of
micronational states, and the faithful fulfilmen
t of obligations derived from treaties and other
sources of international law{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
d) That every micronational state has the right t
o choose, without external interference, its poli
tical, economic, and social system and to organiz
e itself in the way best suited to it, and has th
e duty to abstain from intervening in the affairs
of another micronational state{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{Ie) That the Member States condemn vandalism a
nd aggressive or retaliatory action in the name o
f a micronation, or under the auspices of a micro
national state, and that controversies arising be
tween Member States shall be settled by peaceful
procedures{z and{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{If) That the M
ember States have a duty to refrain from any acti
on that may result in bringing micronationalism o
r the Community into disrepute.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{ICHAPTER II - MEMBERSHIP{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArti
cle 3{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThose micronational stat
es assembled at the Raspur Conference, Babkha, 20
03 who ratify this Charter are the founding Membe
r States of the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArt
icle 4{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAny new entity that ari
ses from the union of several Member States and t
hat, as such, ratifies this Charter, shall become
a Member of the Community. The entry of the new
political entity into the Community shall result
in the loss of membership of each one of the micr
onational states constituting it.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 5{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMicronational st
ates shall be permitted to ratify this Charter an
d become new Member States with the approval of t
he majority of Member States, acting on the advic
e of the Membership Commissioner.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 6{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMember States ma
y be suspended from the Community if they should
fail to adhere to this Charter and the principles
laid down in Article 2, by a majority vote of th
e Member States acting on the advice of the Membe
rship Commissioner. Suspension may be lifted by a
majority vote of the Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{b
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{{br{}{L{IArticle 7{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMember Sta
tes shall have a duty to provide all possible aid
to Member States whose rights or structural inte
grity are threatened or damaged by attack from ex
ternal forces, but no Member State shall retaliat
e with the use of force. Other methods of rebuke
towards aggressive external forces, such as sanct
ions, shall be administered by the Community as a
whole and not by individual Member States.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 8{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMember
States shall freely share amongst each other any
information pertaining to threats to a Member St
ate's national security.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPT
ER IV - INTEGRATION{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 9{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The Community shall establis
h a common economic framework for those Member St
ates which wish to adopt the framework. The commo
n economic framework shall be governed by a Proto
col to this Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Co
mmunity shall constitute an area of freedom, secu
rity and justice with respect for fundamental rig
hts, taking into account the different legal trad
itions and systems of the Member States.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I3. The Community shall endeavour to ens
ure a high level of security by measures to preve
nt and combat crime and terrorism and by measures
for coordination and cooperation between courts,
police and other competent authorities, as well
as by the mutual recognition of judgments in crim
inal matters and, if necessary, the harmonisation
of criminal laws.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. The Comm
unity shall facilitate access to justice, in part
icular by the principle of mutual recognition of
judicial and extrajudicial decisions in civil mat
ters.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6. The Congress shall, b
y legislation on the proposal of the Council, est
ablish an Economic, Social and Cultural Council t
o assist the organs of the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I7. The Community shall by way of The Econ
omic, Social and Cultural Council, have the right
to authorize a common arena for joint efforts on
Economic, Social and Cultural issues.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IArticle 10{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMember Stat
es pledge to pursue an integrated international e
conomic system that will allow the peoples of the
Member States to trade amongst each other withou
t technical limitations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArtic
le 11{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMember States shall not
impose any tax on the import and export of goods
and services between each other.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I(i) The control of an individual member state's
currency and economic systems shall be the sole
power of that member state.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPA
RT TWO{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER V - THE COUNCIL
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 12{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
The Council{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The Council sha
ll consist of the Heads of State or Government of
the Member States, or their duly accredited repr
esentatives.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Council sh
all be the supreme organ of the Community.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Council shall be a continuous
body.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. The number of votes e
xercisable in the Council by each Member State is
the square root (rounded to the nearest whole nu
mber) of the number of citizens of that State.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. The Council shall take its de
cisions by consensus or, failing which, by 62% of
the votes exercisable.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6. Mem
bers States who hold 62% of the votes exercisable
shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Counci
l.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7. The Council shall adopt
its own Rules of Procedure.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAr
ticle 13{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPowers and Functions
of the Council{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The function
s of the Council shall be to:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
(a) determine the common policies of the Communit
y{z{{br{}{L{I(b) receive, consider and take decis
ions on reports and recommendations from the othe
r organs of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(c) consider
requests for Membership of the Community{z{{br{}
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r{}{L{I(e) monitor the implementation of policies
and decisions of the Community as well ensure co
mpliance by all Member States{z{{br{}{L{I(f) adop
t the budget of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(g) dire
ct the management of conflicts, war and other eme
rgency situations and the restoration of peace{z{{
br{}{L{I(h) propose the appointment or removal of
the judges of the Court of Justice to the Congre
ss{z{{br{}{L{I(g) perform any other function pres
cribed by this Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticl
e 14{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Presidency of the Cou
ncil shall be held in turn by each Member State i
n the Council for a term of one month in the orde
r decided by the Council acting unanimously. No M
ember State may hold the presidency more than onc
e in any 12 months when the number of Member Stat
es is equal to or greater than 12.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 15{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IActivity taking
place within the Council shall not be immediatel
y available to the public. The Council shall make
public transcripts of all debates within a perio
d of eight weeks from the date of the debate.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(i) The Council shall not include
any information deemed by the Council to be of a
sensitive nature in any transcripts released to
the public.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER VI - THE C
ONGRESS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 16{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IThe Congress{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The Co
ngress shall consist of delegates elected by the
peoples of the Community according to the nationa
l laws and practices in each Member State.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Congress shall be the legislat
ive and deliberative organ of the Community.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Congress shall be a continuo
us body.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. The number of dele
gates to be elected to the Congress by each Membe
r State is the square root (rounded to the neares
t whole number) of the number of citizens of that
State.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. The term of a deleg
ate shall run concurrently with the term of the n
ational parliament or other deliberative organ of
their Member State.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6. The Co
ngress shall take its decisions by consensus or,
failing which, by absolute majority of the delega
tes.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7. An absolute majority o
f the delegates shall form a quorum at any meetin
g of the Congress.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I8. The Cong
ress shall, jointly with the Council, enact statu
tes, and approve the budget of the Community, as
well as exercising functions of political control
and consultation as laid down in this Charter.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I9. Citizens of the Community wh
o are nationals of more than one Member State may
vote only once and may be counted only once in d
etermining votes in the Council and the Congress.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I10. The Congress shall elect
its President and its officers from among its mem
bers.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11. The Congress shall a
dopt its own Rules of Procedure.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I12. The Congress, on the proposal of the Counci
l, may by statute establish a common election dat
e and legislative term for the Congress.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER VII - THE COURT OF JUSTICE{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 17{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe C
ourt of Justice{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ia) A Court of
Justice of the Community shall be established{z{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ib) The statute, composition and
functions of the Court of Justice shall be defin
ed in a protocol to this Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{Ic) The Court shall have jurisdiction over all
disputes and applications referred to it in acco
rdance with this Charter and the Protocol which r
elate to:{{br{}{L{I(c.a) the interpretation and a
pplication of the Charter{z{{br{}{L{I(c.b) the in
terpretation, application or validity of Communit
y treaties and all subsidiary legal instruments a
dopted within the framework of the Community{z{{b
r{}{L{I(c.c) any question of intermicronational l
aw{z{{br{}{L{I(c.d) all acts, decisions, regulati
ons and directives of the organs of the Community
{z{{br{}{L{I(c.e) all matters specifically provid
ed for in any other agreements that Member States
may conclude among themselves or with the Commun
ity and which confer jurisdiction on the Court{z{{
br{}{L{I(c.f) the existence of any fact which, if
established, would constitute a breach of an obl
igation owed to a Member State or to the Communit
y{z{{br{}{L{I(c.g) the nature or extent of the re
paration to be made for the breach of an obligati
on.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER VIII - RAMIC COMMI
SSIONS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 18{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{ITo carry out the work of applying the prin
ciples of this Charter, described in Article 2 ab
ove, the Community shall maintain the following C
ommissions, in addition to any others that shall
be created by Directive of the Congress:{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{Ia) The Membership Commission, which sha
ll undergo those duties prescribed to it througho
ut this Charter, and shall also act as an interme
diary between Member States and the Council and C
ongress of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ib)
The Information Commission, which shall conduct r
eports on the request of the Council or Congress
of the Community, compile and publish data relati
ng to micronationalism, and promote a continued i
mprovement in micronational information technolog
ies, specifically web design{z and{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{Ic) The Monetary Commission, which shall conti
nually assess the economies of Member States and
produce a table of recommended exchange rates bet
ween all currencies within the Community, and pro
mote the integration of economic systems between
Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 19{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Commissions shall be awarded a
budget by the Council, or by Directive of the Con
gress. Commissioners, to administer each Commissi
on, shall be appointed by majority vote of the Me
mber States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPART THREE{{br{}{L
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NTS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 20{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IAdmission to Membership{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.
Any micronation may, at any time after the entry
into force of this Charter, notify the Council o
f its intention to accede to this Charter and to
be admitted as a member of the Community.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I2. Admission shall be decided by the
Council. The Council shall communicate the decisi
on to the State concerned.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArt
icle 21{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ISuspension{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IGovernments which come to power through u
nconstitutional means, as determined by the Court
of Justice on the application of the Council or
the Congress, shall not be allowed to participate
in the activities of the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{IArticle 22{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IImposition o
f Sanctions{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. No Member State
may be subjected to sanctions under this Article
unless the Court of Justice, on the application
of the Council or the Congress, determines that t
he Member State is in violation of this Charter.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Council shall determine
the appropriate sanctions to be imposed on any Me
mber State found to be in violation of this Chart
er under subsection 1. Sanctions may include deni
al of the right to speak at meetings, to vote, to
present candidates for any position or post with
in the Community or to benefit from any activity
or commitments of the Community or recommendation
of expulsion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Congress
, on the proposal of the Council, may expel a Mem
ber State from the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
Article 23{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICessation of Member
ship{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. Any State which desire
s to renounce its membership shall forward a writ
ten notification to the Council, who shall inform
Member States thereof. At the end of one month f
rom the date of such notification, if not withdra
wn, the Charter shall cease to apply with respect
to the renouncing State, which shall thereby cea
se to belong to the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
2. During the period of one month referred to in
paragraph 1 of this Article, any Member State wis
hing to withdraw from the Community shall comply
with the provisions of this Charter and shall be
bound to discharge its obligations under this Cha
rter up to the date of its withdrawal.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IArticle 24{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAmendment a
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e may submit proposals for the amendment or revis
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als for amendment or revision shall be submitted
to the the Council who shall transmit same to Mem
ber States within one month of receipt thereof.{{
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n of Member States, in accordance with the provis
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br{}{L{I4. Amendments or revisions shall be adopt
ed by the Congress by consensus or, failing which
, by a 75% majority and submitted for ratificatio
n by all Member States in accordance with their r
espective constitutional procedures. They shall e
nter into force one month after the deposit of th
e instruments of ratification with the Council by
a two-thirds majority of the Member States.{{br{}
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{IThe present Charter shall be ratified by the si
gnatory states in accordance with their respectiv
e constitutional processes.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ITh
e ratifications shall be deposited with the Gover
nment of the Kingdom of Babkha, which shall notif
y all the signatory states of each deposit as wel
l as the Council when it has been appointed.{{br{}
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force upon the deposit of ratifications by two o
r more micronations. A schedule of the ratificati
ons deposited shall thereupon be drawn up by the
Government of the Kingdom of Babkha which shall c
ommunicate copies thereof to all the signatory st
ates.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe states signatory to
the present Charter which ratify it after it has
come into force will become original Member State
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their respective ratifications.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
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atified in the same manner as the Charter but sha
ll apply only to the ratifying states. A non-Memb
er State may accede to a protocol without accedin
g to the Community. A Member State may withdraw f
rom a Protocol in the same manner as they can wit
hdraw from the Community as a whole.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ITHE TREATY OF SHIREKEEP RATIFICA
TION ACT 2004{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The President
is authorised to ratify the Treaty of Shirekeep,
subject to a reservation that Cyberia does not r
ecognise the title 'emperor' as used by the Emper
or Jacobus as anything more than a personal title
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Ratification of the treat
y does not alter the rule of Cyberian law that th
ere is not, and has never been, a throne in Cyber
ia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. Subject to this Act, Sc
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{IANXIOUS to promote peace and stability through
abiding respect for justice and the rule or law a
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{L{I{{br{}{L{ICONVINCED that the settlement of di
fferences or disputes between their countries sho
uld be regulated by rational, effective and suffi
ciently flexible procedures, avoiding negative at
titudes which might endanger or hinder co-operati
on{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IBELIEVING in the need for
co-operation with all peace-loving micronations
in the furtherance of peace, stability and harmon
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to a Treaty of Resolution as follows:{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IArticle 1{{br{}{L{IThe purpose of this Tr
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esolution among their peoples which would contrib
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fundamental principles :{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ia. Mu
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identity of all micronations{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
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ubversion or coercion{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ic. Non
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her{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Id. Settlement of differe
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any manner or form participate in any activity wh
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se disputes on matters directly affecting them sh
ould arise, especially disputes likely to disturb
peace and harmony, they shall refrain from the t
hreat or use of force and shall at all times sett
le such disputes among themselves through friendl
y negotiations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 5{{br{}
{L{IThe Emperor Jacobus hereby renounces any alle
ged claim he may hold or have at any time made ag
ainst any or all of the Solomonic Empire of Atter
a, the Kingdom of Morovia, and the Virtual Common
wealth of Cyberia. These mentioned micronations a
re sovereign powers with their own law and territ
ory to which the emperor holds no claim or preten
ce of control or rights there to.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 6{{br{}{L{IThe preceding renunciation
by the Emperor Jacobus includes any claims asser
ted by way of subjects, committee of national sal
vation, alter egos, past/present/future logins an
d the real individual who operates the said subje
cts, alter egos, past/present/future logins.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 7{{br{}{L{IThe preceding re
nunciation by the Emperor Jacobus includes any hi
storic or current geographical names used by or i
n Cyberia. or which are capable of being confused
with such names.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 8{{b
r{}{L{IImmediately this treaty enters into force
the Emperor Jacobus shall{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. F
ormally acknowledge the existence and legitimacy
of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Abandon the con
cept of the "Restored Commonwealth of Cyberia" sp
ecifically, as well as the claim to Emperorship o
ver said entity.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. Turn over
the passwords and usernames for the RCC website (
www.geocities.com/cyberiancommonwealth) as well a
s the associated EZBoard forum to James Conway, P
resident of Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 9
{{br{}{L{IThe Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia and
the Emperor Jacobus hereby exchange full and com
plete apologies for anything offensive posted in
the course of the dispute between them. Both High
Contracting Parties avow that they will not hara
ss each others citizens or subjects in micronatio
nal fora or make unprovoked personal attacks on e
ach other's citizens and subjects.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 10{{br{}{L{IThe Virtual Commonwealth
of Cyberia undertakes to use its best efforts to
ensure that all Cyberian personally observe the p
receding article.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 11{{
br{}{L{IThe Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia under
takes not to oppose or impede the continuing exis
tence of those lands and jurisdictions held by th
e Emperor Jacobus which are not subject to the re
nunciation article of this treaty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 12{{br{}{L{IThe Virtual Commonwealth
of Cyberia undertakes to refrain from harassing
or in any other way hindering the activities of a
ny and all micronations which either the Emperor
Jacobus or the Grand Technarch Tim Dunkin may be
involved.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 13{{br{}{L{I
The Virtuasl Commonwealth of Cyberia and the Emep
ror Jacobus avow that they will not prosecute any
citizen or subject of the other party for any co
nduct on or before 1 December 2004.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IArticle 14{{br{}{L{IThe Imperial Republic o
f Shireroth undertakes to ensure due observance o
f this treaty by the Emperor Jacobus at and from
any grant of protected or other associated status
to the lands and jurisdictions of the Emperor Ja
cobus which are not subject to the renunciation a
rticle of this treaty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle
15{{br{}{L{IThis Treaty of Shirekeep shall be si
gned by the Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia, the
Emperor Jacobus and the Imperial Republic of Shir
eroth. It shall be ratified in accordance with th
e constitutional procedures of each signatory Sta
te. Instruments of ratification shall be deposite
d with His Majesty the Kaiser.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
Article 16{{br{}{L{IThis Treaty shall enter into
force on the date of the deposit of the third ins
trument of ratification with His Majesty the Kais
er.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPROTOC
OL OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE Community{{br{}
{L{IThe Member States of the Community:{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IConsidering that the Charter establishe
d the Court of Justice of the Community{z{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{IFirmly convinced that the attainment
of the objectives of the Community requires the e
stablishment of the Court of Justice of the Commu
nity{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IHAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER I{{br{}{L{IArticle 1{{
br{}{L{IDEFINITIONS{{br{}{L{IIn this Protocol unl
ess otherwise specifically stated:{{br{}{L{I"Char
ter" means the Constitutive Charter of the Commun
ity{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"Council " means the Cou
ncil of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"Court
" means the Court of Justice of the Community{z{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"ECOSOCC" means the Economic, S
ocial and Cultural Council of the Community{z{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"Magistrate" means a magistrate o
f the Court{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"Member State" m
eans a Member State of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I"Presidency" means the Presidency of the
Council{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"State Party" means
a Member State that has ratified or acceded to th
is Protocol and any other States which ratifies o
r accedes to the protocol{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"C
ommunity" means the Community established by the
Charter{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 2{{br{}{L{IE
STABLISHMENT OF THE COURT{{br{}{L{I1. The Court e
stablished by the Charter shall function in accor
dance with the provisions of the Charter and this
Protocol.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Court shall
be the judicial organ of the Community.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IArticle 3{{br{}{L{ICOMPOSITION{{br{}{L{I
1. The Court shall consist of 5 Magistrates who a
re nationals of States Parties.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I2. The Council may, when it deems it necessary,
review the number of Magistrates.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I3. The Magistrates shall be assisted by the n
ecessary staff for the smooth functioning of the
Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. No two Magistrates s
hall be shall be nominees of the same State Party
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. In the Court as a whole,
the representation of the principal legal traditi
ons of the Community shall be assured.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{ICHAPTER II{{br{}{L{IArticle 4{{br{}{L{IQU
ALIFICATIONS{{br{}{L{IThe Court shall be composed
of impartial and independent Magistrates elected
from among persons of high moral character, who
possess the necessary qualifications required in
their respective countries for appointment to the
highest judicial offices, or are jurists of reco
gnised competence in international law.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IArticle 5{{br{}{L{ISUBMISSION OF CANDID
ATES{{br{}{L{IUpon entry into force of this Proto
col, the Presidency shall request each State Part
y to submit in writing within 14 days of such a r
equest, its nomination for the office of a Magist
rate of the Court. Each State Party may nominate
only 1 candidate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 6{{b
r{}{L{ILIST OF CANDIDATES{{br{}{L{IThe Presidency
shall prepare a list of the candidates nominated
, in alphabetical order and transmit it to the Me
mber States at least 14 days prior to the ordinar
y session of the Council at which the Magistrates
are to be elected.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 8{{
br{}{L{ITENURE OF OFFICE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(1) T
he Magistrates shall be elected for a period of 2
years and may be re-elected consecutively only o
nce. A Magistrate elected to replace another Judg
e whose term of office has not expired shall hold
office for the remainder of the predecessor's te
rm.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(2) Magistrates who are e
lected to a partial or unexpired term of less tha
n fifteen months may run for a third term.{{br{}{L
{I(3) The five first Magistrates elected to the c
ourt shall have the following initial terms after
which they shall be elected every 2 years: 2 sha
ll have a term of six months, 1 shall have a term
of 1 year, 1 shall have a term of 18 months, and
1 shall have a term of 2 years so that every six
months a seat is up for election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 9{{br{}{L{IOATH OF OFFICE{{br{}{L{I1.
Before taking up his or her duties each Magistra
te shall in open court take the following oath:{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I"I ....... Do solemnly swear (o
r affirm or declare) that I shall faithfully exer
cise the duties of my office as Magistrate of the
Court of Justice of the Community impartially an
d conscientiously, without fear or favour, affect
ion or ill will and that I will preserve the secr
ecy of the deliberations of the Court."{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I2. The oath of office shall be administ
ered by the Presidency or their duly authorised r
epresentative.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 10{{br{}
{L{ICHIEF MAGISTRATE{{br{}{L{IThe Court shall ele
ct its Chief Magistrate for a period of 1 year. T
he Chief Magistrate may be re -elected once. The
method of election of the Chief Magistrate and th
e and their functions shall be set out in the Rul
es of Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 11{{br{}{L
{IRESIGNATION, SUSPENSION AND REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
{{br{}{L{IA Magistrate may resign his or her posi
tion in writing addressed to the Chief Magistrate
for transmission to the Presidency.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{IArticle 12{{br{}{L{IVACANCIES{{br{}{L{IIn
the case of death or resignation of a Magistrate,
the Chief Magistrate shall immediately inform th
e Presidency in writing, who shall declare the se
at vacant. The same procedure and consideration f
or the election of a Judge shall also be followed
in filling vacancies.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle
13{{br{}{L{IINDEPENDENCE{{br{}{L{IThe independen
ce of the Magistrates shall be fully ensured in a
ccordance with international law. No Magistrate m
ay participate in the decision of any case in whi
ch he or she has previously taken part as agent,
counsel or advocate for one of the parties, or as
a member of a national or international court, o
r commission of inquiry, or in any other capacity
. Any doubt on this point shall be settled by dec
ision of the Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 14
{{br{}{L{IPRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES{{br{}{L{IThe
Magistrates shall enjoy, from the time of their e
lection and throughout their term of office, the
full privileges and immunities extended to diplom
atic agents in accordance with international law.
The Magistrates shall be immune from legal proce
edings for any act or omission committed in the d
ischarge of their judicial functions. The Magistr
ates shall continue, after they have ceased to ho
ld office, to enjoy immunity in respect of Charte
rs performed by them when engaged in their offici
al capacity.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 15{{br{}{L
{IINCOMPATIBILITY{{br{}{L{IThe position of a Magi
strate is incompatible with any activity that mig
ht interfere with the independence or impartialit
y of such a judge or the demands of the office, a
s determined in the Rules of Court. Any doubt on
this point shall be settled by the Court.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 16{{br{}{L{IELIGIBI
LITY TO SUBMIT CASES{{br{}{L{I1. The following ar
e entitled to submit cases to the Court:{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I(a) States Parties to this Protocol{z{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(b) The Council, the Congress a
nd other organs of the Community authorised by th
e Council{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(d) Third Parties
under conditions to be determined by the Council
and with the consent of the State Party concerned
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The conditions under whic
h the Court shall be open to third parties shall,
subject to the special provisions contained in t
reaties in force, be laid down by the Council, bu
t in no case shall such conditions place the part
ies in a position of inequality before the Court.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Court shall have no ju
risdiction to deal with a dispute involving a Mem
ber State that has not ratified this Protocol.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 17{{br{}{L{ICOMPETENCE/J
URISDICTION{{br{}{L{IArticle 17 of the Charter de
fines the jurisdiction of the Court. The Council
may confer on the Court power to assume jurisdict
ion over any dispute other than those referred to
in this Article.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER III{{
br{}{L{IArticle 18{{br{}{L{ISOURCES OF LAW{{br{}{L
{I1. The Court, whose function is to decide in ac
cordance with international law such disputes, as
are submitted to it, shall have regard to:{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I(a) The Charter{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I(b) International treaties whether general or p
articular, establishing rules expressly recognise
d by the contesting states{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(
c) International custom, as evidence of a general
practice accepted as law{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(d
) The general principles of law recognised univer
sally or by States Parties{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(
e) Judicial decisions and the writings of the mos
t highly qualified jurists of various nations as
well as the regulations, directives and decisions
of the Community as subsidiary means for the det
ermination of the rules of law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I2. This provision shall not prejudice the power
of the Court to decide a case ex aequo et bono,
if the parties, agree thereto.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
CHAPTER IV{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 19{{br{}{L{I
SUBMISSION OF A DISPUTE{{br{}{L{I1. Disputes shal
l be submitted to the Court by a written applicat
ion. The subject of the dispute, the applicable l
aw and basis of the jurisdiction shall be indicat
ed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Court shall forthwi
th give notice of the application to all concerne
d parties.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Court shall
also notify all Member States, the Presidency and
any third parties entitled to appear before the
Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 20{{br{}{L{IPRO
VISIONAL MEASURES{{br{}{L{I1. The Court shall hav
e the power, on its own motion or on application
by the parties, to indicate, if it considers that
circumstances so require any provisional measure
s which ought to be taken to preserve the respect
ive rights of the parties.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.
Pending the final decision, notice of the provisi
onal measures shall forthwith be given to the par
ties and to the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArt
icle 21{{br{}{L{IREPRESENTATION OF PARTIES{{br{}{L
{IThe parties may be represented before the Court
by counsel. The counsel and advocates of the par
ties before the Court shall enjoy the privileges
and immunities necessary to the independent exerc
ise of their duties.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 2
2{{br{}{L{IPROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT{{br{}{L{I1.
The procedure before the Court shall be defined
by the Rules of Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle
23{{br{}{L{ISERVICE OF NOTICE{{br{}{L{I1. For th
e service of all notices upon persons other than
parties, counsel, counsel and advocates, the Cour
t shall apply direct to the government of the Sta
te upon whose territory the notice has to be serv
ed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The same provision shal
l apply whenever steps are to be taken to procure
evidence locally in the territory of the State c
oncerned.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 24{{br{}{L{I
PUBLIC HEARING{{br{}{L{IThe hearing in Court shal
l be public, unless the Court, on its own motion
or upon application by the parties, decides that
the public not be admitted.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAr
ticle 25{{br{}{L{IRECORD OF PROCEEDINGS{{br{}{L{I
1. A record of proceedings shall be made at each
hearing and shall be signed by the presiding Magi
strate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Such a record shall
be kept by the Court and shall be the authentic
record of the case.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 26
{{br{}{L{IREGULATION OF PROCEEDINGS{{br{}{L{IThe
Court shall have the power to regulate its own pr
oceedings. It shall have the power to make orders
for the conduct of the case before it. It shall
decide the form and time in which each party must
conclude its arguments, and make all arrangement
s connected with the taking of evidence.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IArticle 27{{br{}{L{IPRODUCTION OF DOCUM
ENTS{{br{}{L{IThe Court may, before the hearing b
egins, call upon the counsel to produce any relev
ant document or to supply any relevant explanatio
n. Formal note shall be taken of any refusal to p
roduce documents or supply an explanation request
ed by it.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 28{{br{}{L{I
ENQUIRIES{{br{}{L{IThe Court may, at any time, en
trust any individual, body, bureau, commission, o
r other organisation that it may select, and acce
pted by the parties to the dispute, with the task
of carrying out an enquiry or giving an expert o
pinion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 29{{br{}{L{IRE
FUSAL OF EVIDENCE{{br{}{L{IAfter the Court has re
ceived the proofs and evidence within the time sp
ecified for the purpose, it may, unless it decide
s that the interests of justice so require, refus
e to accept any further oral or written evidence
that any party may desire to present.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IArticle 30{{br{}{L{IDEFAULT JUDGEMENTS{{b
r{}{L{I1. Whenever one of the parties does not ap
pear before the Court, or fails to defend the cas
e against it, the other party may call upon the C
ourt to give its judgement.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.
The Court must before doing so, satisfy itself,
not only that it has jurisdiction in accordance w
ith the Charter and Protocol, but also that the c
laim is well founded in fact and in law and that
the other party had due notice.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I3. An objection by the party concerned may be l
odged against the judgement within 30 days of it
being notified of the default judgement. The obje
ction shall not have the effect of staying the en
forcement of the judgement by default{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IArticle 31{{br{}{L{ICONSIDERATION OF THE
JUDGEMENT{{br{}{L{I1. When, subject to the contro
l of the Court, the counsel and advocates have co
mpleted their submissions of the case, the Chief
Magistrate shall declare the hearing closed.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Court shall adjourn to consi
der its judgement.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The deli
berations of the Court shall take place in privat
e and shall remain secret at all times.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IArticle 32{{br{}{L{IMAJORITY NECESSARY
FOR DECISION{{br{}{L{I1. All questions shall be d
ecided by a majority of the Judges present.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. In the event of an equality of v
otes, the presiding Judge shall have a casting vo
te.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 33{{br{}{L{IJUDGEM
ENT{{br{}{L{I1. The judgement shall state the rea
sons on which it is based.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2.
The judgement shall state the names of Magistrate
s who have taken part in the decision.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I3. The judgement shall be signed by all t
he Magistrates and certified by the Chief Magistr
ate. It shall be posted in open session, due noti
ce having been given to the counsel.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I4. Subject to this Protocol, the judgement
shall be final.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 34{{b
r{}{L{ISEPARATE OR DISSENTING OPINION{{br{}{L{IIf
the judgement does not represent in whole or in
part the unanimous opinion of the Magistrates, an
y Magistrate shall be entitled to deliver a separ
ate or dissenting opinion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArt
icle 35{{br{}{L{IBINDING FORCE OF JUDGEMENTS{{br{}
{L{IThe judgements of the Court shall be binding
on the parties and in respect of that particular
case.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 36{{br{}{L{IDECI
SIONS ON INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE Ch
arter{{br{}{L{I1. Decisions of the Court on the i
nterpretation and application of the Charter shal
l be binding on Member States and organs of the C
ommunity notwithstanding the provisions of Articl
e 37 of this Protocol.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. When
ever questions of interpretation of the Charter a
rise in a case in which States other than those c
oncerned have expressed an interest, the Court sh
all notify all such States and organs of the Comm
unity forthwith.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. Every Memb
er State and organ of the Community so notified h
as the right to intervene in the proceedings.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 37{{br{}{L{IINT
ERPRETATION OF OTHER TREATIES{{br{}{L{I1. Wheneve
r the question of interpretation of a treaty aris
es in a case in which States other than those con
cerned have expressed an interest, the Court shal
l notify all such States and organs of the Commun
ity forthwith.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Every State
Party and organ of the Community so notified has
the right to intervene in the proceedings and the
interpretation given by the judgement will be eq
ually binding upon it.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle
38{{br{}{L{IINTERPRETATION OF A JUDGEMENT{{br{}{L
{IIn the event of any dispute as to the meaning o
r scope of the judgement, the Court shall constru
e it upon the request of any of the parties.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 39{{br{}{L{IREVISION{{br{}{L
{I1. An application for revision of a judgement m
ay be made only when it is based upon discovery o
f a new charter of such nature as to be a decisiv
e factor, which charter was, when the judgement w
as given, unknown to the Court and also to the pa
rty claiming revision, provided that such ignoran
ce was not due to negligence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
2. The proceedings for revision shall be opened b
y a ruling of the Court expressly recording the e
xistence of the new charter, recognising that it
has such a character as to lay the case open to r
evision, and declaring the revision admissible on
this ground.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Court may
require prior compliance with the terms of the j
udgement before it admits proceedings in revision
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. The application for revis
ion shall be made within six (6) weeks of the dis
covery of the new charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5.
No application may be made after the lapse of two
(2 years from the date of the judgement.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 40{{br{}{L{IINTERVENTION{{br{}
{L{I1. Any Member State that has an interest of a
legal nature, which may be affected by the decis
ion in the case, may submit a request to the Cour
t to be permitted to intervene.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I2. The Court shall decide upon the request.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 41{{br{}{L{ICOSTS{{br{}{L
{IUnless otherwise decided by the Court, each par
ty shall bear its own costs.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IA
rticle 42{{br{}{L{IADVISORY OPINION{{br{}{L{I1. T
he Court may give an advisory opinion on any lega
l question at the request of the Council, the Con
gress, the ECOSOCC, or such other organs of the C
ommunity as may be authorised by the Council.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. A request for an advisory opin
ion under paragraph 1 of this Article shall be in
writing and shall contain an exact statement of
the question upon which the opinion is required a
nd shall be accompanied by all relevant documents
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER V{{br{}{L{IArticle 4
3{{br{}{L{IPROCEDURE FOR AMENDMENTS{{br{}{L{I1. T
his Protocol may be amended if a State Party make
s a written request to that effect to the Preside
ncy.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Proposals for amendmen
t shall be submitted to the Presidency who shall
transmit same to Member States within thirty day
s of receipt thereof.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The C
ouncil and the Congress may adopt the draft amend
ment after the Court has given its opinion on the
amendment.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle
44{{br{}{L{IPOWER OF THE COURT TO PROPOSE AMENDME
NTS{{br{}{L{IThe Court shall have the power to pr
opose such amendments to this Protocol as it may
deem necessary to the Council through written com
munication to the Presidency for consideration in
conformity with this Protocol.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{ICHAPTER VI{{br{}{L{IArticle 45{{br{}{L{ISEAT AN
D SEAL OF THE COURT{{br{}{L{IThe seat of the Cour
t shall be determined by the Council from among S
tates Parties. However, the Court may sit in any
other Member State if circumstances warrant and w
ith the consent of the Member State concerned. Th
e seat of the Court may be changed by the Council
after due consultations with the Court.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IArticle 46{{br{}{L{IOFFICIAL LANGUAGES
OF THE COURT{{br{}{L{IThe official and working la
nguages of the Court shall be those of the Commun
ity.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER VIII{{br{}{L{IArt
icle 47{{br{}{L{IEXECUTION OF JUDGEMENT{{br{}{L{I
The State Parties shall comply with the judgement
in any dispute to which they are parties within
the time stipulated by the Court and shall guaran
tee its execution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 48{{
br{}{L{INON-COMPLIANCE WITH JUDGEMENT{{br{}{L{IWh
ere a party has failed to comply with a judgement
, the Court may, upon application by either party
, refer the matter to the Council, which may deci
de upon measures to be taken to give effect to th
e judgement. The Council may impose sanctions as
provided by the Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArtic
le 49{{br{}{L{IREPORT TO THE Council{{br{}{L{IThe
Court shall submit to each ordinary session of t
he Council, a report on its work during the previ
ous year. The report shall specify, in particular
, the cases in which a State has not complied wit
h the Court's judgement.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPT
ER IX{{br{}{L{IArticle 50{{br{}{L{IBUDGET{{br{}{L
{IThe Court shall submit its draft annual budget
to the Council through the Executive Council. The
budget of the Court shall be borne by the Member
States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER X{{br{}{L{IAr
ticle 51{{br{}{L{IRULES OF COURT{{br{}{L{IThe Cou
rt shall frame rules for carrying out its functio
ns and generally for giving effect to this Protoc
ol. In particular, it shall lay down rules of pro
cedure in conformity with this Protocol.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IArticle 52{{br{}{L{ISIGNATURE, RATIFICA
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{I2. The instruments of ratification shall be dep
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its entry into force shall deposit the instrument
of accession with the Chairperson of the Commiss
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INTO FORCE{{br{}{L{IThis Protocol shall enter in
to force immediately on the deposit of the instru
ments of ratification by 2 Member States.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ITreaty Of Amity Between the
Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia {e the Imperial
Republic of Shireroth{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle
1{{br{}{L{IThe Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia an
d the Imperial Republic of Shireroth, by mutual c
onsent and without coercion, enter into this trea
ty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 2{{br{}{L{IEach pa
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{L{IEach party agrees to enter into peaceful rela
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le action, either overt or covert.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
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d party against either of the nations.{{br{}{L{I{{
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llow an embassy of the opposite to be opened on t
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{{br{}{L{IArticle 7{{br{}{L{IEach party shall pos
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th parties.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 9{{br{}{L{I
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it invalid.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ISoverei
gnty Treaty{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe High Contracti
ng Parties:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{INoting the violati
on of the Treaty of Shirekeep by the person Jacob
us:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IRecalling that the person
Jacobus has repeatedly unlawfully asserted sovere
ignty at various times over the Kingdom of Morovi
a, the Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia, the Solom
onic Empire of Attera and other sovereign microna
tions:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IFinding that the person
Jacobus has frequently used multiple and fraudul
ent logins to create the illusion of popular supp
ort:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAvowing that each microna
tion is the common property of the people of that
micronation{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAvowing that th
e form of government of each micronation may only
be altered according to the respective constitut
ional processes of the High Contracting Parties{{
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{}{L{I1. The High Contracting Parties shall, cons
istent with their domestic constitutions and laws
, take such legislative, administrative and judic
ial measures as are necessary to permanently excl
ude the person jacobus from their territories and
citizenship.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Any action ca
rried out by the person Jacobus in any of the Hig
h Contracting Parties is hereby declared absolute
ly null and void and the High Contracting Parties
agree not to recognise any alleged regime headed
by the person Jacobus or to give him any aid or
comfort.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. Any attack (by wha
tever means) conducted by the person jacobus agai
nst any of the High Contracting Parties shall be
treated as an attack on all of the High Contracti
ng Parties.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. The provisions
of this Treaty and the measures required by Artic
le 1 shall apply to any login operated by the per
son Jacobus despite any claim that they are separ
ate persons or enjoy sovereign immunity.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I5. The High Contracting Parties agree t
o exchange any and all intelligence they may hold
concerning the person Jacobus.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I7. Each High Contracting Party shall designate
an officer of at least ministerial rank. These of
ficers shall consult together as necessary to co-
ordinate action under this treaty and may recomme
nd further actions to the High Contracting Partie
s.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I8. This Treaty enters into
force on ratification by any two parties.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ITreaty Of Mutual Recognitio
n and Friendship Between The Virtual Commonwealth
of Cyberia {e The Royal Kingdom of Gotzborg{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 1{{br{}{L{IThe Virtual Comm
onwealth of Cyberia and the Royal Kingdom of Gotz
borg, by mutual consent and without coercion, ent
er into this treaty in the spirit of friendship a
nd cooperation, formalizing their committment to
place their relations on a closer and more solid
foundation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 2{{br{}{L{I
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hall respect the diplomatic envoys of each other,
their diplomatic correspondence and their office
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ty shall post this treaty on their national websi
tes.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 7{{br{}{L{IThis t
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between the parties and may be amended with the c
onsent of both parties.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticl
e 8{{br{}{L{IEither party may withdraw from this
treaty provided that seven days written notice is
provided. Written notice is defined as a post on
the forums of both nations by the withdrawing He
ad of State, ratified by whatever legislative pro
cedures are necessary. Any deliberate breach of t
his treaty shall render it invalid immediately.{{
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en The Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia {e The Rep
ublic of Talamthom{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Republi
c of Talamthom and Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberi
a, by mutual consent and without coercion, enter
into this treaty{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IUNDERSTANDI
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rritory, and the legitimacy of the rulers and gov
ernment of the other{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAGREEIN
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er and refrain from any hostile action, either ov
ert or covert{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICOMMITTING to
share intelligence regarding hostile actions of a
third party against either of the nations{z{{br{}
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site nation to be opened on their website and ezb
oard ring link added{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPROMISI
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ing admission to micronational organisations when
the situation arises{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICONFIR
MING that each party shall post this treaty publi
cly on their respective national legislative webs
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ty shall be the basis of diplomatic relations bet
ween the parties and may be amended with the cons
ent of both parties{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IACCEPTIN
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render it invalid{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IDECLARE t
hat, with the signatures of both nations heads of
state, this treaty of amity and understanding is
formally accepted and may be seen as the start o
f greater closeness in relations between them.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ITreaty of Recognition
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{IArticle 1{{br{}{L{IThe Virtual Commonwealth of
Cyberia and the Grand Commonwealth, by mutual con
sent and without coercion, enter into this treaty
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y recognises the sovereignty, virtual territory,
and legitimacy of the rulers and government of th
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ch party agrees to enter into peaceful relations
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ion towards each other, either overt or covert.{{
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grees to share intelligence regarding hostile act
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ns.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 5{{br{}{L{IEach pa
rty agrees to allow an embassy of the opposite to
be opened on their website.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IA
rticle 6{{br{}{L{IEach party will support the oth
er in gaining admission to intermicronational org
anisations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 7{{br{}{L{I
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al websites.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 8{{br{}{L
{IThis treaty shall be the basis of diplomatic re
lations between the parties and may be amended wi
th the consent of both parties.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IArticle 9{{br{}{L{IAny deliberate breach of thi
s treaty shall render it invalid.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{ITreaty Of Amity Between The Virtual
Commonwealth of Cyberia {e The Zatriarchate of M
atbaa{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 1{{br{}{L{IThe V
irtual Commonwealth of Cyberia and the Zatriarcha
te of Matbaa, by mutual consent and without coerc
ion, enter into this treaty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IA
rticle 2{{br{}{L{IEach party recognises the sover
eignty, territory, and the legitimacy of the rule
rs and government of the other.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IArticle 3{{br{}{L{IEach party agrees to enter i
nto peaceful relations with one another and refra
in from any hostile action, either overt or cover
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ty agrees that they shall not condone hostile act
ions of a third party against either of the natio
ns, and to share intelligence concerning such act
ions when possible.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 5{{
br{}{L{IEach party agrees to allow an embassy of
the opposite to be opened on their website.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 6{{br{}{L{IEach party will
support the other in gaining admission to microna
tional organisations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle
7{{br{}{L{IEach party shall post this treaty on t
heir national websites.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticl
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t.{{/b{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{b
r{}{L{IVarious Acts{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICFC00002 T
emporary Judges Act 2000{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. Th
is Act may be cited as the Temporary Judges Act 2
000.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.1 In this Act 'member o
f the Cyberian Bar' means anyone who has appeared
as counsel before the Supreme Court of this Comm
onwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The President may
, with the approval of the Senate, appoint any me
mber of the Cyberian Bar as a temporary judge of
the Supreme Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. A tempor
ary judge serves only until the expiry of this Ac
t or the appointment of a permanent judge, whiche
ver first happens.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. A tempor
ary judge is subject to impeachment.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I5. This Act commences immediately and expi
res on 1 June 2000.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
CFC0003 Jubilee Act 2000{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IWHERE
AS, Many developing nations are in debt, and spen
d a large portion of their budgets on debt repaym
ent, thereby preventing much needed funds for int
ernal appropriation{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IBe it re
solved, that the following be agreed to:{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I1 Upon passage, the Minister of the Tre
asury of Cyberia shall forgive any and all debt i
ncurred by{{br{}{L{Iother nations that spend 20%
or more of their budget on debt repayment in the
Cyberian Treasury.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1 Any futur
e extra-national loan to a foreign state shall re
quire the express authorisation of the majority o
f the National Assembly{z no loan nor money may b
e unilaterally set aside by the Minister of the T
reasury or any other Executive Officer for the pu
rposes of disbursement to a foreign state.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICFC00004 Community Investme
nt Tax Credit Act 2000{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IBe it e
nacted by the National Assembly of the Commonweal
th of Cyberia:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1 Any taxpayer
or community development agency who holds a{{br{}
{L{Icommunity investment shall receive a 25% tax
credit on said investment if --{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I1.1 substantially all of such investment is use
d by the community development agency to make imp
rovements on existing housing for low-income resi
dents, or to construct new housing for this purpo
se,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.2 substantially all of s
uch investment is used by the community developme
nt agency to make{{br{}{L{Ilow-income business or
commercial investments,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1.3 s
ubstantially all of such investment is used by th
e community development agency to provide job{{br
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come communities.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{INa
tional Symbology Act 2004{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IBe i
t enacted by the National Assembly of the Commonw
ealth of Cyberia, that a National Symbol and a Na
tional Anthem be selected {e adopted. It is propo
sed that:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The National Asse
mbly establish a nationwide competition to create
a National Symbol (Arms) {e a National Anthem fo
r the Commonwealth. The rules of the competition
shall be:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(a) The competition
shall last for a period not exceeding 1 month fro
m the establishment of the commitee.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I(b) The entries for the National Symbol ma
y be of an original design or of an existing desi
gn with a minimum of 2 points of difference.{{br{}
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them may be an original composition or an existin
g composition providing the it is not in use with
another micro- or macronation{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
(d) The National Assembly will select 3 symbols {e
3 anthems to be put forward for a National Refer
endum.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(e) The competition sha
ll be open to all citizens of the Commonwealth. E
ach citizen may enter one (1) design for a Nation
al Symbol {e one (1) composition for for a Nation
al Anthem.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The winning Symb
ol {e Anthem shall be commended to the National A
ssembly by the Sponsor in the form of an Adoption
Bill.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The duration of the
competition shall be through 10 May, 2004.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICitizenship Validation Act
2004{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IBe it enacted by the Nati
onal Assembly:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. Anyone who w
as granted citizenship after commencement of the
Open Citizenship Act 2000, is declared to have be
en a citizen despite any failure to take the oath
or affirmation prescribed by that Act or any Act
which amended or replaced that Act. This Act doe
s not operate to restore the citizenship of any p
erson removed from the electoral roll by reason o
f failure to vote.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. This Act
commences upon signature by the President.{{br{}
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{L{I{{br{}{L{IBe it enacted by the National Assem
bly{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The former Republic of
Terra Novum is annexed to the Commonwealth.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Terra Novum is to form a territo
ry under federal administration. The President ma
y set up a territorial administration by executiv
e order.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The president may
transfer Terra Novum to the jurisdiction of the p
roposed Raspur Intermicronational Community if Cy
beria ratifies the charter of the proposed commun
ity, subject to reversion on 1 months' notice if
so demanded by Cyberia.{{/body{}{{/html{}