Kingdom Law - The Law

The Law

Kingdom Law needs to be updated to account for changes to SCANZ's constitution

Precedence of the Law

1. The order of precedence of the Law shall be as defined in Definitions 1.16

Source of the Law

Word of the Crown

1. The Word of the Crown is Law, subject to the governing documents of the SCA and the modern laws of jurisdictions in which the kingdom is situated.

Proclamations

1. Proclamations of the Crown come into effect from the moment they are spoken, and are binding on all subjects of the kingdom with knowledge of the terms of the proclamation to the extent of that knowledge, during the reign of the Crown who made the proclamation. However, they do not change or rescind existing laws unless proclaimed and published as provided below.

Changes to the Law

Proposed Laws

1. Proposed Laws are any changes or additions proposed for these Laws.
2. The Crown must present all proposed Laws to the Kingdom Seneschal.
3. The Kingdom Seneschal will provide advice in a timely manner, and seek the approval of any proposed Law changes from the Board of SCA Ltd and Committee of SCANZ within 60 days.
4. Once the Kingdom Seneschal has provided confirmation of approval, the Crown may act to proclaim and publish the law change.

Proclamation and publication of Law changes

1. Changes to these Laws shall be announced by the Crown at an official event and shall take effect immediately as Word of the Crown, and become permanent when published and included in Pegasus.
2. In written announcements, all changes must be presented as changes, additions or deletions to specific articles or sections.
3. When announced in court, only the fact of the changes need be announced, provided the changes themselves have been published on the announcement email list prior to the event, or are available at the event for attendees to read.

Publication

1. The current Laws shall be maintained on the website of the Kingdom Seneschal and their location shall be published on the home page of the kingdom website and in each issue of Pegasus.
2. Documents describing announced changes to Laws shall be maintained and accessible on the Kingdom Seneschal's website for at least ten years after their original publication.

Combat

1. The rules and conventions concerning the martial activities of the Kingdom of Lochac are maintained and published by the office of the Earl Marshal.