Kingdom Law - Change log

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Kingdom Law was due for a bit of an update due to the changes needed to comply with changes to SCANZ's constitution. We have made typographical updates for proper nouns, added or removed commas where needed, corrected names of organisations. Numbering updated to decimal. Paragraphs have been broken into individual referancable rules.More substantial changes are noted below.

Definitions

I.2 Lochac

Was
...In this document, "kingdom" or "the kingdom" shall be understood to mean Lochac.
Now 1.2.2
In this document, "kingdom" or "the kingdom" shall also be understood to mean the Kingdom of Lochac unless clearly noted otherwise.
Functional change
None, clarification only

I.4 Corpora

Was
Corpora means the Corpora of the SCA US, one of the governing documents of the SCA US.
Now
Corpora means the Corpora of the SCA Inc., one of the governing documents of SCA Inc. It contains the policies governing historical re-creation within the SCA.
Functional change
None
Reason for change
Explains the importance of Corpora

I.5 Member

Was
A member is a subscribing member of the SCA Ltd or SCANZ or a formally affiliated organisation.
Now
A member is a subscribing member of SCA Ltd or SCANZ, an event member, or a member of a formally affiliated organisation.
Functional change
None
Reason for change
We have more types of people that we recognise as members. We have specified which type of membership is needed where relevant.

I.6 Seneschal

Was
Unless specifically stated otherwise Seneschal means the Lochac Kingdom Seneschal.
Now
Removed, subsequent rules renumbered
Functional change
None, we have specified whether we mean the Kingdom Seneschal or group seneschal as needed throughout Kingdom Law

I.7 Registrar

Was
Registrar means the registrar of SCA Ltd or of SCANZ as applicable.
Now
Removed. Subsequent rule renumbered
Functional change
None.
Reason for change
The term did not appear anywhere else in Kingdom Law

I.8 (now 1.6) Pegasus

Was
Pegasus is the official newsletter of Lochac, SCA Ltd and SCANZ is Pegasus.
Added
In this document, "the kingdom newsletter" shall be understood to mean Pegasus.
Functional change
None
Reason for change
We variously refer interchangeably to Pegasus and the kingdom newsletter throughout.

I.10 Mail

Was
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the term mail includes email and postal mail.
Now
Removed. Subsequent rules renumbered
Functional change
None
Reason for change
The term did not appear anywhere else in Kingdom Law.

I.11 (now 1.8) Official event

Was
An official event means an SCA event as defined in the Corpora of the SCA US.
Now
An official event means an SCA event as defined in Corpora.
Functional change
None
Reason for change
Corpora is ours too - It contains the policies governing historical re-creation within the SCA.

I.12 (now 1.9) Steward

Was
Steward means the member of the SCA who is the person responsible for an official event.
Now
Steward means the subscribing member of the SCA who is the person responsible for an official event.
Functional change
None, stewards already have to be subscribing members.
Reason for change
Specifying type of membership.

I.13 (now 1.10) Sovereign

Was
Sovereign means the contestant of Crown tournament who fought and won, and was subsequently crowned as King or Queen.
Now
Sovereign means the contestant of Crown Tournament who won, and was subsequently crowned as King or Queen.
Functional change
Allows for non-combat tournament formats in the future.
Reason for change
More tournament formats may become available.

I.16 (now 1.13) Royal titles

Added 1.13.2 Crown Prince/Crown Princess
The titles "Crown Prince" or "Crown Princess" are reserved for the Royal Heirs.
Functional change
None
Reason for change
Reservation of these titles wasn't documented here.

I.19 (now 1.16) Governing documents of the SCA

Updated references to SCA Inc. throughout

Was
2. The Constitution of the SCA Ltd and/or the Rules of SCANZ, as applicable.
Now
2. The constitutions of SCA Ltd and/or SCANZ, as applicable.
Functional change
None
Reason for change
SCANZ now has a constitution, rather than rules of incorporation.
Was
5. The Corpora of the SCA US.
Now
5. Corpora
Functional change
None
Reason for change
Corpora is ours too - It contains the policies governing historical re-creation within the SCA.
Was
8. Governing documents or written policies of Kingdom Officers, approved by the Crown and Kingdom Seneschal.
Now
8. Governing documents or written policies of Kingdom Officers, approved by the Crown and Kingdom Seneschal, and Board of SCA Ltd and Committee of SCANZ.
Functional change
Officer handbooks need to be approved by the Board and Committee, as they are ultimately responsible for our activities.
Reason for change
Our Board and Committee members need to have approved any risk that they maybe shouldering liability for. Some of our activities may have insurance implications.

The Law

II.1 Precedence of the Law

Was
The Order of Precedence of the Law shall be as defined in the governing documents of the SCA.
Now
The order of precedence of the Law shall be as defined in Definitions 1.16
Functional change
We define our precedence of documents slightly differently than Corpora due to our need for Board/Committee approvals for officer handbooks.

II.3 Changes to the Law

II.3.i (now 2.3.1) Proposed Laws

Was
Proposed laws are any changes or additions proposed for these Laws. The Crown must present all proposed laws to the Seneschal. The Seneschal is required to provide advice to the Crown within 60 days of receiving the proposed law. Once the Seneschal has provided advice to the Crown on the proposed law or the 60 days has expired, the Crown may act to proclaim and publish the law change.
Now
  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.
Functional change
Kingdom Law changes must be approved by the Board of SCA Ltd and Committee of SCANZ before they can come into effect.
Reason for change
Kingdom Law must be consistent with all of the governing documents above it - it must be approved by the Board and Committee as it is officer policy - the Crown being an officer of SCANZ.

II.3.ii (now 2.3.2) Proclamation and publication of Law changes

Was
Changes to these Laws shall be announced by the Crown at an official event and shall take effect immediately.
Now
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.
Functional change
Kingdom Law changes become permanent when published and an announcement of the change is published in Pegasus
Reason for change
Clarifies that Law changes only have the authority of the Word of the Crown until they are properly published and included in Pegasus.
Was
...In order for the changes to have permanent effect, the Kingdom Seneschal shall publish them as follows within the specified periods from the date of the official announcement:
  • within one month, as a distinct document on the Kingdom website which contains only the changes, and also by incorporation into the current Laws document
  • within one month, via a notification to the announcement email list of the Kingdom which references the above-mentioned changes document on the Kingdom website
  • within three months, a copy of the changes in Pegasus
Pending publication as described above, a Law change officially announced by the Crown may be presumed to continue in effect for up to three months of Their Successor’s reign, unless altered by a new Law change.
Laws changes not correctly published within the timeframes described above are automatically rescinded.
Now
Removed
Functional change
Law changes only have the authority of the Word of the Crown until they are properly published and included in Pegasus.
Reason for change
These rules conflicted with the requirements of Corpora IV.F.2 - "Law must be kept current, and all changes thereto must be proclaimed at a Society event and published in the kingdom newsletter. No provision of law shall be in effect, nor shall the subjects of a realm be responsible for such provision, until such proclamation and publication have taken place. "

II.4 (now 2.4) Publication

Was
The current Laws shall be maintained on the Kingdom website by the Kingdom Seneschal and their location shall be published on the home page of the Kingdom website and in each issue of Pegasus.
Documents describing announced changes to Laws shall be maintained and accessible on the Kingdom website for at least ten years after their original publication.
Now
  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.
Functional change
None
Reason for change
The current laws (and change logs) are maintained on sensechal.lochac.sca.org, not lochac.sca.org
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