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 the governing documents of the SCA.Definitions 1.19

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. Kingdom Law must be consistent with all of the governing documents above it - it should be approved by the Board and Committee as it's officer policy - the Crown being an officer of SCANZ
3. The Kingdom Seneschal is required to provide advice to the Crown within 60 days of receiving the proposed Law.
4. Once the Kingdom 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. There's no time limit on this, it needs the approvals from the Committee or it doesn't happen.