Standard Date & Time Act

The Magisterium Laws of the East Pacific The Concordat and Laws of The East Pacific
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Current as of 2023-12-15T13:00:00Z

SECTION I. CITATION

…1.1. This Act shall be known and cited as the “Standard Date Time Act”.

SECTION II. DEFINITIONS

…2.1. For the purposes of this Act, “TEP Forums” shall be “https://forum.theeastpacific.com”.

SECTION III. OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD

…3.1. The official timezone for the East Pacific shall be Universal Coordinated Time, also known by the abbreviation UTC.

…3.2. The official date format for the East Pacific shall be the “Discourse standard”, defined as YYYY-MM-DD
…3.2.1. YYYY-MM-DD is comprised of the following: a). YYYY is defined as the Year; ie 2023. b). MM is defined as the Month; ie 02. c). DD is defined as the Day; ie 07.

…3.3. All date-timestamps posted on the TEP Forums used to define legal deadlines must use the Discourse-native “date” code functionality.
…3.3.1. Examples of compliant date-time codes are displayed in Appendix A.

SECTION IV. EXEMPTIONS

…4.1. The provisions of this Act do not preclude or prevent the usage of any other timezone or date-time measurement system for non-official purposes.

Appendix A. Example of Compliant Date & Time Codes

  • Individual date & time: [date=2023-02-07 time=11:30:00 format="LLLL z" timezone="UTC"]
  • Date & time range: [date-range from=2023-01-07T11:30:00 to=2023-01-07T11:30:00 format="LLLL z" timezone="UTC"]
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Notice of Enactment

The Standard Date & Time Act was enacted by the 56th Magisterium on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 3:18 PM UTC due to Delegate sign-off.

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Original Act

BE IT ENACTED BY THE MAGISTERIUM OF THE EAST PACIFIC

SECTION I. CITATION & DEFINITIONS

  1. This Act shall be known and cited as “The Standard Date Time Act”.
  2. For the purposes of this Act, “TEP Forums” is outlined as “The East Pacific’s official forum” in The Regional Services and Securty Act.

SECTION II. OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD

  1. The official timezone for the East Pacific shall be Universal Coordinated Time, also known by the abbreviation UTC.

  2. The official date format for the East Pacific shall be the “Discourse standard”, defined as YYYY-MM-DD

    1. YYYY-MM-DD is comprised of the following:

      a). YYYY is defined as the Year; ie 2023.

      b). MM is defined as the Month; ie 02.

      c). DD is defined as the Day; ie 07.

  3. All date-timestamps posted on the TEP Forums used to define legal deadlines must use the Discourse-native “date” code functionality.

    1. Examples of compliant date-time codes are displayed in Appendix A.

SECTION III. EXEMPTIONS

  1. The provisions of this Act do not preclude or prevent the usage of any other timezone or date-time measurement system for non-official purposes.

SECTION IV. ENACTMENT

  1. Upon enactment of this Act, the Standard Time Act shall be repealed in it’s entirety.

Appendix A - Example of Compliant Date & Time Codes

  • Individual date & time: [date=2023-02-07 time=11:30:00 format="LLLL z" timezone="UTC"]
  • Date & time range: [date-range from=2023-01-07T11:30:00 to=2023-01-07T11:30:00 format="LLLL z" timezone="UTC"]
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Notice of Amendment

The Standard Date & Time Act was amended by the 59th Magisterium on 2023-10-18T02:38:00Z following Delegate sign-off.

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Notice of Amendment

OB-2023-55 | Formatting Amendments Omnibus Passed

The Standard Date & Time Act was amended by the 59th Magisterium on 2023-12-16T07:36:00Z following Delegate sign-off.

Reformatted Act

Standard Date Time Act

SECTION I. CITATION

…1.1. This Act shall be known and cited as the “Standard Date Time Act”.

SECTION II. DEFINITIONS

…2.2. For the purposes of this Act, “TEP Forums” shall be “https://forum.theeastpacific.com”.

SECTION III. OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD

…3.1. The official timezone for the East Pacific shall be Universal Coordinated Time, also known by the abbreviation UTC.

…3.2. The official date format for the East Pacific shall be the “Discourse standard”, defined as YYYY-MM-DD
…3.2.1. YYYY-MM-DD is comprised of the following:a). YYYY is defined as the Year; ie 2023.b). MM is defined as the Month; ie 02.c). DD is defined as the Day; ie 07.

…3.3. All date-timestamps posted on the TEP Forums used to define legal deadlines must use the Discourse-native “date” code functionality.
…3.1. Examples of compliant date-time codes are displayed in Appendix A.

SECTION IV. EXEMPTIONS

…4.1. The provisions of this Act do not preclude or prevent the usage of any other timezone or date-time measurement system for non-official purposes.

Appendix A. Example of Compliant Date & Time Codes

  • Individual date & time: [date=2023-02-07 time=11:30:00 format="LLLL z" timezone="UTC"]
  • Date & time range: [date-range from=2023-01-07T11:30:00 to=2023-01-07T11:30:00 format="LLLL z" timezone="UTC"]

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Notice of Amendment

Concordat Article B, Section 10 | Provost Discretionary Edit

Pursuant to the powers granted to the Office of the Provost by Article B, Section 10 of the Concordat, I have made the following discretionary edits to this Act on this day 2023-12-17T11:45:00Z