Council Resolution No. 2 of 2026
Sponsor: The Prince of August
A resolution for an ACT OF STATE to provide for the form and manner of the construction and codification of laws.
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A resolution for an ACT OF STATE to provide for the form and manner of the construction and codification of laws.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CROWN-IN-COUNCIL:
Sec. 1.001. This act may be cited as the "Construction and Codification Act".
Sec. 1.002. All legislation providing for an act of state must be by resolution of substantially similar form to this act that is introduced by a member of the Council of State by motion during a session thereof, debated by a quorum of members, and adopted by majority vote or unanimous consent of those members, subject to applicable law. A resolution that is rejected by a quorum of members of the Council of State is null and void.
Sec. 1.003. A resolution furnished under this act must contain, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) A unique identifier.
(b) A title expressing the object of and the changes proposed by the resolution.
(c) An enacting clause of the form "BE IT ENACTED BY THE CROWN-IN-COUNCIL:".
(d) An enabling clause of the form "BY AND UNDER THE GREAT SEAL OF THE REALM, SO ENACTED THIS [DD] DAY OF [MM], [YYYY].", such that the bracketed text is replaced, respectively, with the long-form day, month, and year of the date upon which the Crown-in-Council granted assent to the resolution.
Sec. 1.004. A resolution furnished under this act for the purpose of amending any section or sections of a law must reprint the object section or sections at length, in which insertions must be marked by boldface text and deletions must be marked by strikethrough text.
Sec. 1.005. A resolution furnished under this act and adopted under this act must be enrolled, printed, and presented to the Crown-in-Council not more than 24 hours after adoption, which shall receive and review the resolution and grant assent, at which time the resolution shall be considered enacted, or refuse assent, at which time the resolution shall be considered null and void.
Sec. 1.006. (1) The Constitution and all laws shall be recorded in the Eniarku Compiled Laws. As used in this act, "law" means any of the following:
(a) An act of state.
(b) Orders-in-council.
(c) Letters patent.
(d) A sovereign proclamation.
(2) The Constitution shall be codified in the Eniarku Compiled Laws before Title 1.
(3) Acts of state shall be codified in the Eniarku Compiled Laws such that the first digit of a section identifier corresponds to one of the following titles:
(a) Title 1 – General Provisions
(b) Title 2 – The Public Welfare and Security
(c) Title 3 – The Crown and Royal House
(d) Title 4 – National Honours and Nobility
(e) Title 5 – The Council of State
(f) Title 6 – National Symbols
(g) Title 7 – The Realm
(h) Title 8 – Commerce and Trade
(i) Title 9 – Domestic Affairs
(j) Title 10 – Foreign Affairs
(4) Orders-in-council, letters patent, and sovereign proclamations shall be codified in the Eniarku Compiled Laws under the title that most closely corresponds to the subject matter of the instrument. Such instruments shall be codified in the Eniarku Compiled Laws using the unique identifier assigned to them by the issuing entity of the state.