Regional Services and Security Act

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Notice of Enactment

The Regional Services and Security Act was enacted by the 56th Magisterium on 2023-02-06T00:06:00Z due to Delegate sign-off.

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Original Act

BE IT ENACTED BY THE MAGISTERIUM OF THE EAST PACIFIC

SECTION I. CITATION

1. This act shall be known and cited as the “Regional Services and Security Act”.

SECTION II. REGIONAL SERVICES

1. Any platform utilized for communication by The East Pacific as a whole or by any of its communities, alongside those used by citizens to primarily discuss topics regarding The East Pacific in some manner, shall be recognized as a “Regional Service”.

2. The East Pacific’s official forum shall be “forum.theeastpacific.com”.

3. Jurisdiction shall be defined as any area where the East Pacific can expect the Concordat, subsequent laws, and decisions of the Conclave to be enforced.

   1. It is recommended for all Regional Services to cooperate with the government in enforcing the Concordat, laws, and Conclave decisions.

   2. This shall not preclude the government from duly punishing a Citizen who has violated Eastern Pacifican law outside the jurisdiction of the East Pacific.

SECTION III. ENTRY AND RESIDENCE

1. The Praesidium and the Delegate can each deny entry or residence to any nation it deems a significant risk to the East Pacific.

   1. This power may not be exercised against Citizens who present a significant risk by committing an indictable offense or being suspected of such.

   2. The Praesidium may overrule any Delegate exercise or refusal of this power following the Standing Orders of the Viziers. If no procedure exists, this overrule shall be done by a 2/3 majority vote of all Viziers.

2. Citizens banned or ejected from the East Pacific without having been sentenced by the Conclave to ejection or banishment have the right to seek appeal before the Conclave.

SECTION IV. PUBLIC ORDER

1. The Delegate shall uphold public order in all NationStates on-site regional affairs - primarily by being the primary enforcer of all laws related to Regional Message Board conduct.

2. The Delegate can publish any additional rules of RMB conduct by an official decree posted on the official forum (“Executive Order”), so long as they do not contravene statutory law. Violation of said rules shall be punishable by suppression of the offending post.

3. The Delegate shall be primarily responsible for executing any on-site ban as requested by the Administration.

4. The Delegate shall enforce Nationstates’s site rules. Any Citizen who violates the on-site rules of NationStates shall be committing a summary offense with a maximum punishment of indefinite banishment.

SECTION V. LAWFUL CONDUCT

1. All Citizens of the East Pacific are required to follow the laws of the East Pacific in all reasonable circumstances.

2. All Citizens shall report evidence of criminal acts to the relevant regional authorities.

3. Not respecting any provision of this Act or any other statutory obligation imposed by law shall be an indictable offense, punishable by up to a permanent ban, insofar no other punishments have been determined by law.

SECTION VI. ENACTMENT

1. Upon enactment of this Act, the Criminal Code shall be repealed in its entirety.