Armed Forces Act 1582

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Armed Forces Act 1582

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Armed Forces Act 1582


An Act authorizing the Prince to raise, equip and maintain armed forces




Section 1 - Authorization

1. The Legislature authorizes the Prince to raise, equip and maintain armed forces for the defence of Elwynn and the promotion of peace.

2. The armed forces shall be known by the name of the Union Defence Force.

3. The Legislature invests in the Prince the full powers pertaining to a commander in chief. The Prince may delegate these powers to the Supreme Commander of the Union Defence Force.

Section 2 - Recruitment

The act of joining the armed forces of the Realm shall in times of peace always be fully voluntary.

Section 3 - Limitations

1. The Legislature reaffirms its constitutional right to declare war and authorise the deployment of armed forces abroad.

2. The Prince may not declare war and can only deploy forces abroad prior to authorisation in the event of the State of Elwynn being significantly imperilled by an impending and or imminent attack for the purpose of safeguarding the Realm.

3. In the event of authorising a unilateral deployment of forces, any such deployment must be referred by the Prince to the Legislature within forty-eight (48) hours of the authorisation being given.

4. The Legislature may impeach the Prince if, by a majority vote, it feels he has acted without justifiable cause. The Offence shall be that of 'Usurpation of Authority and the Waging of Warfare Contrary to Law. The Prince, if impeached, shall, in addition to suffering loss of Office, be prohibited from holding public office for thirty ASC Years and be referred to the Court of Star Chamber for investigation and trial.

Section 4 - Citation

This Act may be cited as the Armed Forces Act.

Done at Eliria, 19 November 2011, amended on 3 Hyre of Nomeziooqu 1604
Previous reading:
The Senate of Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu,

Noting with concern moves in neighbouring Ashkenatza determined to close the legation of the Court of the Prince in Kolmenitzkiy,

Regretting the change of rhetoric from Ashkenatzi officials in regards to the Elwynnese, Amokolian and Hurmu union from being expressions of friendship, trust and good neighbourliness to being expressions of sheer paranoia, a trait not usually associated with friends;

Alarmed by the destabilization of the Benacian continent, particularly in Batavia, with deployment of troops from Stormark and possibly Ashkenatza and Shireroth into Batavian heartland, prompting a civil war that will have, as all wars have, disastrous outcomes;

Recalling the Instrument of Government on Territorial Integrity and Mutual Respect of Borders (13 November 2011) and the Instrument of Government on Relations with Batavia and the Conflicting Fractions in Batavia (15 November 2011);

Recalling the Trans-Elwynn Accords with the Republic of Ashkenatza (ratified 12 January 2011), the Act on Amokolia (24 January 2011), and the settlement on the territorial claims of the Republic of Ashkenatza on Amokolian territory;

While at all times emphasizing the inviolable sovereignty of Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu; and

Acting under the second section of the seventh article of the Consensus,

Adopts:

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRINCE TO RAISE, EQUIP AND MAINTAIN ARMED FORCES

Section 1 - Authorization

1. The Senate authorizes the Prince to raise, equip and maintain armed forces in Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu for the defence of the Union and the promotion of peace.

2. The Senate invests in the Prince the full powers pertaining to a commander in chief.

Section 2 - Recruitment

The act of nationals joining the armed forces of the Realm shall in times of peace always be fully voluntary.

Section 3 - Limitations

The Senate reaffirms its constitutional right to declare war and authorise the deployment of armed forces abroad. It shall be an offence for the Executive Branch to seek to usurp this function.

Done at Eliria, 19 November 2011.
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