SO 2017-30 Maritime and Aerial National Sovereignty Act Voting

WHEREAS in the context of regional roleplay, following the enactment of SO 2017-20 (“Revised Regional Roleplay Act 2017”), conflicts between Union nations have become much more possible;
WHEREAS it is therefore the obligation of the Union to impose such international law as will clearly define the extent and limits of Union nations’ national sovereignty;
THANKING Sirius Knight LSM for bring this idea back up on the RMB when the law around Regional Map was being developed: "Once the map is ready, we'll need it " (February 5, 2017, The Parliamentary Union of Nations RMB);
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:-

Part I: Definitions
Article 1
The following terms are defined for the purpose of use in this Act and in contexts relating to role-play and national sovereignty:
1) A Union nation’s “sovereign land” is the land claimed by a Union nation;
2) A Union nation’s “Low tide mark” or “LTM” is the position of a nation's coastline when the water is at it's lowest point;
3) A Union nation’s “sovereign waters” are bodies of water, both inland and oceanic, located within 200 nautical miles from a nation's LTM. Where bodies of water lie within 200 nautical miles from more than one Union nation’s LTM, they are considered the sovereign waters exclusively of the nation whose LTM is closest to the body of water in question;
4) A Union nation’s “sovereign airspace” as the space above a nation's sovereign land and sovereign waters, within 50 kilometers of sea level.

Part II: General Provisions
Article 2
Every Union nation has sovereign rights and legal ownership over their sovereign land, sovereign waters, and sovereign airspace.

Article 3
Every Union nation has exclusive rights to the resources present on their own sovereign land, within or beneath their sovereign waters, or within their sovereign airspace.

Article 4
Every Union nation is free to regulate, direct, or restrict vehicles, planes, or ships within their sovereign land, sovereign waters, and sovereign airspace.

Article 5
Every Union nation is free to use force to enforce the above mentioned regulations and restrictions.

Article 6
Union nations that violate another Union nation's sovereign land, sovereign waters, or sovereign airspace are liable for any damages done to the other Union nation’s property and/or persons.

Part III: In memoriam
Article 7
This Act is dedicated to Merish Isles, Senator from December 2015 to February 2016, and MoD from January to February 2016, who introduced the original version of this bill: the first such one aimed at regulating to a certain extent regional roleplay. One of the most active Union nations in early in-character roleplay, they CTEd on February 17, 2016.

Part IV: Citation
Article 8
This Act may be cited as “[The] Maritime and Aerial National Sovereignty Act 2017”.

April 17, 2017
The Hon. Abdoa, MP (Speaker p.t.) LSM GSM
The Rt. Hon. Libertarian Democracy, MP MoD LSM GSM

Debate scheduled April 27-29, 2017
Motion to Pass to a Vote made April 27, supported April 29
Vote scheduled April 29-30

The vote will be open until midnight on Sunday April 30, 2017, on west coast time.

Hashkin votes in favor of this bill

LibDem votes in favor.

Nassau-Windsor votes in favour of this Bill.

Thomolia votes in favor of this bill.

Abdoa votes in favor.

Aralunya votes in favor of this bill

The vote is closed and the results are as follows:

Voting: 6
Absent: 4
Majority: 5

In favor: 6
In opposition: 0
In abstention: 0

The bill has PASSED and is sent to the President for assent or veto.

NASSAU-WINDSOR, LSM, of the Parliamentary Union of Nations and of all Our other Realms and Territories President.

TO Our trusty and well-beloved Members of Parliament and to other Members of Our Region whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

FORASMUCH as in Our said Parliament this Act of Parliament has been agreed upon by you Our trusty and well-beloved Members of the 9th Session of Parliament, in accordance with the provisions of the Law, and have presented it to Us for Our Presidential Assent;

THE short title of which reads as follows: “Maritime and Aerial National Sovereignty Act”;

BUT the said Act is not of force and effect in the law without Our Presidential Assent, noting also that Our Presidential Desk is the accustomed place for giving Our Presidential Assent to such Acts as have been agreed upon by you said Members of Parliament;

WE have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made and have signed them and by them do give Our Presidential Assent to the said Act;

WILLING that the said Act shall be of the same strength, force and effect as if We had been personally present in the Voting Chamber of Parliament and had there publicly and in the presence of you all assented to the same;

COMMANDING that these Our Presents do hereby declare this Our Presidential Assent endorse the said Act in Our name as is requisite and to record these our Letters Patent and the said Act in manner accustomed;

AND FINALLY WE do declare that after this Our Presidential Assent given and declared as is aforesaid then and immediately the said Act shall be taken and accepted as good and perfect Act of Parliament and be put in due execution accordingly.

IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.
WITNESS Ourself at Our Presidential Desk the first day of May in the year of two-thousand and seventeen.


The Right Honourable Nassau-Windsor LSM
President of the Parliamentary Union of Nations
Member of Parliament
King-of-Arms