47RZ08 - The Great Reform (No. 1: Interior Ministry) Bill

BE IT ENACTED by the Ziu of Talossa that:

1. Title D, Section 2.3 of El Lexhátx shall be replaced in its entirety by the following text:

2.3 The Interior Minister, who shall combine the roles of Defence and Immigration Minister as set forth in Organic Law XII.4 and XII.5, and shall head the following Bureaus. The Minister may appoint Deputy Ministers to be in charge of each Büreu, and the Civil Service Commission may appoint Permanent Secretaries to each Büreu, to work under the direction of the Minister and any Deputy Ministries.
a) El Büreu dels Afáes inphätseschti (Bureau of Home Affairs) which shall be responsible for the order and well-being of the homeland and its environs. This Bureau shall provide a public presence in or near the Greater Talossan Area, shall assist in the organization of Living Cosâs, shall provide governmental assistance to the organizers of an annual TalossaFest celebration, and to all citizens making the Haxh, and shall take care to guide the Seneschal and other ministers in ever maintaining the connection and bond of Talossans worldwide to their homeland.

b) The Büreu dels Afáes Cestoureschti (Bureau of Cestour Affairs), led by the 'Piaçatéir Naziunál' and assisted by bureaucrats known as C'huescours (or "Binkies"), who shall see to it that the interests of Cestours within the homeland receive the proper attention of the government.

c) El Büreu dal Zefençù (Ministry of Defence), which shall marshal and provide the Invincible Moral Support of the nation to the good and right side of any international conflict, as determined by the government, conveying to the combatants our proud "we would stand with you, but it's safer to stand behind you" stance.

c) i) No action of the Minister or the Bureau of Defence shall infringe on the King's organic role as Leader of the Armed Forces.

d) El Büreu dàl inmigraziun (the Bureau of Immigration), which shall be responsible for the execution of the nation's laws appertaining to immigration of new citizens into the realm. This Ministry shall work closely with the Chancery and its Bureau of the Census to ensure that all incoming citizens are properly processed through immigration as provided by law.

2.3.1. The Interior Minister shall also be the liaison between the Kingdom Government and the provincial governments.2. Title D, Sections 2.4, 2.11 and 2.12 are
deleted** in their entirety.

3. Title D, Section 5 shall be replaced in its entirety by the following:For all purposes of protocol, seniority, and precedence, the cabinet ministries shall be ordered as follows: Prime Ministry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Stuff, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Justice.
4. Prime Dictate 47PD01 is hereby repealed.


5. All references in this Lexhátx to the Minister, Ministry or Deputy Minister of Immigration, Defence or Home Affairs shall be replaced by references to the Interior Ministry. For convenience, a list of reference to these follows:

Laws of the Lexhatx, where "Minister/Ministry of Defence" is referred to:

A.9.8.
A.17.4.
D.2.4.
D.5.
F.11.17.
G.3.3.
I.1.
I.1.1.6 to I.1.1.10.
I.1.2.4.
I.3. and I.5. and I.6. and I.7. and I.8.2. and I.8.3. and I.10 and I.11.

Mention of the Ministry of Home Affairs is made in:

D.2.3.
D.5.

Mention of the Immigration Ministry is made in
A.9.4.
A.16.1.
D.2.11.
D.5.
E.1. to E.7., also E.7.13., E.10.7., E.11., E.11.1., (E.11.2. as "Deputy Minister of Immigration"), and E.11.3.