[I've honestly forgotten what version this is.]
This version splits regulations into two classes: "active" and
"passive". Passive regulations are exactly what we have now - a document
control system, effectively, with Rules incorporating their terms by
reference (e.g. Administrative Regulations will be passive, since the
Rule is enabling without the need for a body of law). "Active"
regulations are ones that actually have effects of their own (like
Emergency Regulations are intended to) and thus need to be in bodies of law.
Title: Regulatory Instruments v2
Author: Jason
Coauthors: Aris, nch
Adoption index: 3.0
{
[The purpose of this proposal is to expand bodies of law to encompass
regulations, bringing them under the rules and protections of that
system. However, this also means that regulations will now always be
taking effect, allowing them to potentially do some damage, so please
vet this proposal carefully.]
Amend Rule 2493 to by replacing the first paragraph with:
{
A regulation is an textual entity defined as such by this rule, and
under the authority of an person, known as its Promulgator. A regulation
must be authorized by a rule (its parent rule) in order to exist. It has
only the effect that rule explicitly gives it.
Each regulation is either active or passive, and is passive unless
explicitly specified by a rule. An active regulation is an enduring
instrument. Unless otherwise specified, the active regulations of each
parent rule comprise a single body of law. The scope of a body of law
formed from regulations is wholly limited to the scope defined by its
parent rule.
}
[The default of all regulations from a single parent rule being a single
body of law was selected as the least bad default, when compared to each
regulation being in its own body of law or with all regulations being in
a single body of law. The sentence about the scope is probably not
necessary, but is there for maximum clarity.]
Amend Rule 2614 by replacing the second paragraph with the following:
{
Emergency Regulations are active regulations defined by this rule, all
of which comprise a single body of law. The Prime Minister is the
promulgator for Emergency Regulations and CAN, in an emergency message
and with 3 Agoran consent, enact, amend, or repeal Emergency
Regulations, provided that the intent to do so was also contained in an
emergency message.
}
[The scope of Emergency Regulations is intended to be defined by the
list with a "CAN" that immediately follows the changed paragraph.]
}
--
Jason Cobb
