Ministries Act

Ministries Act
Jurisdiction	Taijitu
Enacted by	Senate of Taijitu
Introduced	July 6, 2010
Vote	July 28, 2010
Signed	August 2, 2010
Amended	June 13, 2011, April 16, 2012
Repealed	June 20, 2014
Full text of the Ministries Act
History

The Ministries Act is a Taijituan law which requires the existence of certain ministries of the Cabinet. Its implementation is largely detailed by Executive Policies.

History

The law passed the Senate on July 28, 2010, and was signed into law by the delegate on August 2. It was later amended on June 13, 2011.

Delegate Dyr Nasad declared the separation of the Ministry of Defense into the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Peace, under the process described in this law. (link) This was however superseded by changes to this Act.

It was repealed as part of the Reform Bill of June 2014.

Text

This Act will define the powers and responsibilities of Executive ministries.

1. The Ministry of Regional Security will protect the region's secrets, evaluate threats to our allies and friends, and seek to discover violations of Taijitu Law by Taijitu citizens.
   1. The Minister may have a Deputy Minister.
   2. Other assistants to the Minister will be titled Agents.
2. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will manage the citizenship rolls, register corporations, rent space in The City, and assist the Ministry of Regional Security in its investigations.
   1. The Minister may have a Deputy Minister.
   2. Other assistants to the Minister will be titled Clerks.
   3. An application for citizenship must be approved or denied within seven days of filing.
   4. Whenever an application for citizenship is denied, the official denying the application will immediately post a thread in the Senate Chambers naming the resident nation and the reason for denial.
3. The Ministry of External Affairs will handle Taijitu's relations with other regions.
   1. The Minister may have a Deputy Minister.
   2. Other assistants to the Minister will be titled Ambassadors.
4. The Ministry of Justice will train and certify attorneys at law, and will provide for the prosecution and defence of criminals.
   1. The Minister may have a Deputy Minister.
5. The Ministry of Recruitment will manage the recruitment of Taijitu.
   1. The Minister may have a Deputy Minister.
   2. Other assistants to the Minister will be titled Recruiters.
6. The Ministry of Community will be charged with welcoming and guiding new members of the region.
   1. The Minister may have a Deputy Minister.
   2. Other assistants to the Minister will be titled Teachers.
7. The Ministry of Defence will organize and command the Taijitu Army.
   1. The Taijitu Army will, as its primary objective, be committed to the defense and liberation of regions everywhere, but may also engage in other actions if deemed necessary.
   2. There will be a Chain of Command in the Taijitu Army under the Delegate and Minister of Defence.
   3. Any member of the Taijitu Army with a higher rank than another is empowered to issue orders to them, but are responsible to their superiors to issuing correct orders.
   4. The ranks in the Taijitu Army, in descending order, will be:
      1. General
      2. Colonel
      3. Lieutenant
      4. Sergeant
      5. Corporal
      6. Private
   5. The Delegate may not be in the Taijitu Army.
8. The Delegate may choose to establish or disestablish the Ministries whose powers and responsibilities are defined in this Act.
   1. Should the Delegate establish a Ministry whose powers and responsibilities are not defined in this Act, those powers and responsibilities shall be made known to the Senate within one day of the Ministry's establishment.
   2. A single Minister may be in charger of multiple Ministries.
   3. The Senate shall have the maximum time alloted in its Internal Procedures in which to amend this Act to recognize the new Ministry, and to define its powers and responsibilities. Should this Act not be amended within that time, or should the Senate resolve before that time not to amend this Act, the Ministry shall be automatically disestablished.