SO 2017-35 World Factbook Entry Act

WHEREAS the World Factbook Entry of the Union’s region is its face on NationStates;
WHEREAS its contents should therefore be regulated by law;
BE IT ENACTED by the President of the Union, by and with the advice and consent of the Senators of the Union, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

Article 1
The World Factbook Entry (WFE) of the Union’s region on NationStates should include the following items:
1. Any announcements, notifications, or notes deemed by the Founder and/or Prime Minister to be of utmost importance to the Union's welfare;
2. A list of the members serving as Founder, President, Prime Minister, Minister, and Senator, in such classification as is appropriate as per the Constitution;
3. A short greeting sentence;
4. A request to endorse the Prime Minister;
5. Any announcements, notifications, or notes relevant to regional activities or organizations that have been requested by Parliament, an Act of Parliament, or an Executive Order to be displayed on the WFE;
6. Any other announcements, notifications, or notes relevant to regional activities and/or organizations that have been requested by an official of the Union to be displayed on the WFE;

Article 2
As many of the items listed in Article 1 must be displayed on the WFE as is possible considering proper and economical formatting, with the earlier points taking precedence over later points.

Article 3
Both the Founder and the Prime Minister may alter the WFE to let it reflect the most current versions of the items listed in Article 1 as per the provisions of Article 2, but if they are in disagreement, the Founder's decision shall be final.

Article 4
The Founder or Prime Minister may refuse to comply with a request or order by Parliament, Act of Parliament, or Executive Order or by any other official mandating the display of an announcement, notification, or note relevant to regional activities or organizations as per Article 1 Clauses d or e, if the inclusion of such text would infringe on the display of previous items on the list in the said Article.

Article 5
The most current version of the Constitution of the Union must be pinned to the WFE at all times.

Article 6
Any other dispatch containing information relevant to regional activities and/or organizations may be pinned to the WFE by the Founder or the Prime Minister at their full discretion, but they must comply with all requests or orders by Parliament, Act of Parliament, or Executive Order, though not necessarily by another official, mandating that a dispatch containing information relevant to regional activities and/or organizations be pinned to the WFE.

Article 7
This Act may be cited as “[The] World Factbook Entry Act 2017”.

May 1, 2017
The Hon. Abdoa, MP LSM GSM, Speaker of Parliament
The Rt. Hon. Nassau-Windsor, MP LSM, Founder and President

Debate scheduled May 8-10, 2017
Motion to Pass to a Vote made May 8, upheld May 9, discarded May 10
Vote scheduled May 10-12, 2017
Signed May 16, 2017

Status: enacted