Kingdom Law - The Crown

The Crown

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

Eligibility for the Crown Tournament

1. Each combatant entering theCrown Tournament, and their consort, must:
   1. Be acceptable to the Committee of SCANZ and Board of SCA Ltd.
   2. Not be disqualified from being an officer of a New Zealand incorporated society under section 47 of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022.
   3. Be acceptable to the Crown.
   4. Be at least 18 years of age on the day of the Crown Tournament.
   5. Be current subscribing members of SCA Ltd or SCANZ at the time of the Crown Tournament.
      1. Membership must be maintained by the winner and their consort throughout their tenure as Royal Heirs and Crown.
      2. Positive confirmation of membership consists of:
         1. a valid membership card,
         2. listing as a current member in the registry database,
         3. or receipt of online membership (as downloaded from the renewal website) plus proof that payment has been made in the form of a receipt for an electronic payment.
   6. Have actively participated in the Kingdom of Lochac for a satisfactory period of time as judged by the Crown of Lochac.
      • For example, the Crown may choose to ask entrants to share what Lochac events they have attended/participated in the 3 to 6 months prior to the tournament.
   7. Be able and willing to swear that should they win, they will attend their Coronation, the following Crown Tournament and the Coronation of their successors, and that they are willing and able to swear fealty to Lochac for the duration of their reign.
   8. Not be the current Sovereign or Consort of Lochac.
   9. Be able and willing, should they win, to obtain and maintain throughout their reign passports and any other necessary travel documents to ensure that they are free to travel to all parts of the kingdom.
2. A person may only be fought for by one combatant in a Crown Tournament. Examples:
   • Person A may fight for Person B and Person B may also fight for Person A.
   • Person A may fight for Person B and Person B may fight for Person C.
   • Person A and Person B may NOT both fight for Person C.

Succession

Failure to attend Coronation

1. Should the Crown Prince and/or Princess, through no fault of their own, be unable to attend their Coronation, such steps as are necessary and acceptable to them and to the Crown shall be taken, that they may be crowned. "Their" is only capitalised when using the full phrase of Their Majesties, for example. It's part of the title.

Sovereign or Consort unable to reign by cause of illness or death

1. If the Crown Prince or Princess becomes seriously ill or dies between the time of the Crown Tournament and their investiture as Crown, the remaining Crown Prince or Princess may reign alone, vested with the full powers of the Crown.

Crown Prince and/or Princess unwilling to reign

1. If the provisions of the previous subsection do not apply and the Crown Prince and/or Princess are unable or unwilling to start their reign, the Council of the Purse shall make preparations for a Crown Tournament which shall be held at the beginning of the Coronation event or, if this date shall have passed, at the earliest date practicable.
2. Entry into this tournament shall be restricted to those fighters and consorts who met the eligibility requirements listed in III.1 to enter the previous Crown Tournament and who remain eligible, except for the victor of the previous Crown Tournament, and their consort who shall both be barred.
3. The Crown retain the right to make their acceptance of eligibility conditional on any further requirements.
4. The winner and consort of this tournament shall be crowned immediately.

Inability to complete reign

1. Should either the Sovereign or Consort become unable or unwilling to complete their reign, the other may continue to reign alone and shall containretain all the power of the Crown.

The Regent

1. Should the Crown become unable or unwilling to complete their reign, the Champion and Lord or Lady of Lochac shall be Regent, and shall have all the powers of the Crown with the exception that the Regents may not change the Laws or give out awards.
2. The Regents may not fight or be fought for in the Crown Lists.Tournament to find the next Crown.

Duties of the Regent Heading not needed

1. If the Crown has abdicated without Heirs, the Regent shall crown the winner and consort of the next Crown Tournament as Sovereign and Consort immediately.
2. If the Crown fails to complete their reign after their Heirs have been chosen, the Regent shall crown the Royal Heirs at the next scheduled Coronation event.

Selecting the Crown

1. The Sovereign is selected by being the winner of Crown Tournament, and the person they were competing for is selected as Consort. Places no limit on what kind of tournament is chosen, though doesn't support champions, so would need amending for that
2. The Crown shall choose the tournament form by which their successors shall be chosen.
3. Combat used for Crown Tournaments must follow the Rules of the Lists, the requirements for arms and armour, and conventions of combat for the Kingdom of Lochac. If combat is used (not specifying what kind), it's according to our kingdom rules (for that combat).
4. The standard list for Lochac Crown Tournaments is a double elimination tournament, but other lists, such as single elimination or round robin may be chosen. Tournaments (of whatever type) are standardly double elimination, but there are other options.
5. Each competitor, by entering Crown Tournament, declares willingness to face all opponents. Makes it not explicit to combat
6. The winner of the Crown Tournament, and their consort, shall be the Royal Heirs and bear the titles of Crown Prince and/or Crown Princess of Lochac.
7. Until their Coronation they shall have only such rights and duties as the Crown assigns to them.
8. The highest-ranked competitor in the Crown Tournament who is not the Crown or Consort shall bear the title of Champion of Lochac and their consort shall be called Lord or Lady of Lochac, for the duration of the reign of the winner of this tournament. Not sure how this would need to be altered for champions, if an option>

Conduct of Combat

The conduct of combat, Rules of the Lists, requirements of arms and armour, and rules concerning the use of horses shall be governed by the Conventions of Combat of the Kingdom of Lochac.

Tournament Form

The Crown shall choose the tournament form by which Their successors shall be chosen.

Standard List

The standard list for Lochac Crown tournaments is a double elimination list conducted in accordance with the guidelines given in the Kingdom Conventions of Combat.The Conventions of combat give no guidelines for double elimination tournaments.

Entry in Crown lists

Candidates for the Crown must be eligible as defined in Article III Section 1. Already covered in eligibility for Crown Tournament

Opponents

Each fighter by entering in the Crown Lists, declares willingness to fight all opponents in the Lists. Moved & made not specific to fighting

Crown Prince and Princess

The winner of the Crown Tournament, and Their consort, shall bear the titles of Crown Prince and/or Crown Princess of Lochac. Until Their Coronation they shall have only such rights and duties as the Crown assigns to them. Moved

Champion and Lord or Lady of Lochac

The highest-ranked fighter in the Crown Tournament who is not the Crown or Consort shall bear the title of Champion of Lochac and their consort shall be called Lord or Lady of Lochac, for the duration of the reign of the winner of this Tournament. Moved & made not specific to fighting

Coronation

King and Queen Extra heading layer not required

1. At their Coronation, the Royal Heirs of Lochac shall assume the titles of King and/or Queen and shall be vested with the full powers of the Crown.

Crown Travel Fund

1. The Crown Travel Fund will reimburse the Crown's travel expenses up to an amount to be specified from time to time by the Council of the Purse.
2. Such reimbursement will be made upon presentation of receipts to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
3. Details of the current policy can be found on the Chancellor of the Exchequer's website. Address?