SO 2017-80 Military Service Award Act *VOTING*

Military Service Award Act 2017

An Act to constitute and regulate a Medal as mentioned in Article 13 of the Regional Honours act, which is to be awarded for military services to Our Region, as well as Our allies.

NOTING that Article III, Section C, Subsection 5 of Our Constitution provides orders for the President and the Minister of War to perform military initiatives to preserve the peace of the Region and aid our allies;

BELIEVING that those who do actively and voluntarily participate in one or more of these processes, should be honoured;

BE IT ENACTED by Us, by and with the advice and consent of Parliament, and by the authority of the same, as follows:--

Article 1
A Medal, as mentioned in Article 13 point 1. Of the Regional Honours Act is hereby created. It shall be named the “Military Service Award” which may also be abbreviated to “MSA”.

Article 2
The MSA can be awarded by the President and on the President’s behalf by the Minister of War. Neither the President nor the Minister of War may award themselves with the honour, they may, however, award each other.

Article 3
1 The MSA can be awarded to those Members of Our Region, who have contributed to any  military activity of Our Region, as well as to the preparations for any such activities, or to similar activities conducted by one or more of Our Allies.
2 Members of Our Region who do meet the criteria set out in point 1. of this Article, do not necessarily have to continue to be a (voluntary) Member of Our Armed Services, they must remain, however, a Member within Our Region.

Article 4
The third and fourth grade of this Medal may also be awarded to Members of Our Allies, who have contributed in a particular way to the defence of Our Region. The Minister of War may not award these persons on behalf of the President.

Article 5
The MSA shall have four grades, here given in descending order:
I. Knight Companion
II. Commander;
III. Officer;
IV. Member.

Article 6
The recipients of the MSA in the first grade may use and enjoy the prefix of “Sir” when they are males and “Dame” when they are females; they may also use and enjoy the post-nominal letters of “KCMS”. The recipients of the MSA in the second grade may use and enjoy the post-nominal letters of “CMS”. The recipients of the MSA in the third grade may use and enjoy the post-nominal letters of “OMS”. The recipients of the MSA in the fourth grade may use and enjoy the post-nominal letters of “MSA”. The post-nominal letters in this Article shall have precedence over all other post-nominal letters.

Article 7
Knights Companion and Commanders are only to be created by promotion within the Medal.

Article 8
The King-at-Arms in Ordinary shall hold a register for all recipients of the MSA.

Article 9
The King-at-Arms in Ordinary shall protect the bearing of any insignia or prefixes and post-nominal letters.

Article 10
Unlawful bearing as set out in Article 9 of this Act, is classified as a misdemeanor under point 1), Section D, Article V of Senate Order 2017-14 On judicial rights and procedures, and shall be punishable accordingly. Alongside the authorities in that Act may prosecute the King-at-Arms in Ordinary.

Article 11
Upon conviction of any non-Misdemeanor Criminal Offenses, the recipient shall, by virtue thereof, lose its membership of the MSA. The King-at-Arms in Ordinary shall update the register as mentioned in Article 8 of this Act accordingly, by omitting that recipient’s name. Former recipients lose all their privileges gained by their membership of this Honour.

Article 12
The MSA shall have insignia, to be regulated by the President through an Executive Order.

Article 13
This Act may be cited as “[The] Military Service Award Act 2017”.

Wednesday 22 November 2017
The Rt. Hon. Nassau-Windsor MP LSM, President of the Union
The Rt. Hon. Aralunya MP LSM, Minister without Portfolio
The Hon. Saint Artica and the Nordic Kingdoms MP
The Rt. Hon. Minister of Jurisprudence Libertarian Democracy, RO MP LSM GSM

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Vote Scheduled 11 - 14 December 2017

LibDem votes in favor.

The Empire votes in favour of this bill

Abdoa votes in favor.

Hashkin votes in favor

Aralunya votes in favor.

The vote is closed and the results are as follows:

Voting: 5 (Senators Libertarian Democracy, UnitedTerran, Abdoa, Hashkin, Aralunya)
Absent: 4 (Senators Lhistonia, Nassau-Windsor, Saint Artica and the Nordic Kingdoms, <vacant>)
Majority: 5 votes in favor required to pass

In favor: 5 (Senators Libertarian Democracy, UnitedTerran, Abdoa, Hashkin, Aralunya)
In opposition: 0
In abstention: 0

The bill is PASSED and 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 Bill has been agreed upon by you Our trusty and well-beloved Members of Parliament, in accordance with the provisions of the Law, and have presented it to Us for Our Presidential Assent;

THE title of which reads as follows: “Military Service Award Act 2017”;

BUT the said Bill 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 Bills 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 twenty-second day of November 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-at-Arms in Ordinary