Federal Law

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The Federal Law is the law for the entire nation Lovia. Subjects such as (inter)national transport, foreign affairs, healthcare, education, culture, language, sports, agriculture, fishery, industry, finance, economy and justice are discribed in this law.

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[edit] Article 1 - Charity Fund Act

Article 1 - Charity Fund Act^[1]
1. Each year in December the Department of Finance shall donate one percent of its gross profits to the Federal Charity Fund. The extend of the contribution shall be discussed in the First Chamber and voted in the Second Chamber.
2. If the proposed amount of the contribution is accepted by the Second Chamber, the Federal Charity Fund receives the funds. The Federal Charity Fund proposes a charitable trust to be granted the funds. If the Secretary of Finance accepts the proposition, the funds shall be transferred into the account of this aforesaid charitable trust.
3. In the event of serious disasters in Lovia or other parts in the world, extra financial support can be granted. The Chairman of the Federal Charity Fund and the Secretary of Finance determine the amount of this supplementary aid.
4. Any Lovian Citizen, company or organization is entitled to donate to the Federal Charity Fund. The financial support will be spent on positive means only.

[edit] Article 2 - National Parks and Monuments Act

Article 2 - National Parks and Monuments Act^[2]
1. The National Park Service is a governmental organization under the Department of Energy and Environment.
  1. National parks are natural or geological areas, usually, but not always declared and owned by the federal government, protected from most human development and pollution. A National Park can simply be designated after a request from the Service and after the owner's acceptance.
  2. A National Park is controlled, managed and protected by the National Park Service. The Chairman of the NPS is chosen by the Secretary of Energy and Environment. Park rangers are people charged with protecting and preserving the National Parks. Every person working in a National Park (except for strictly commercial goals) is a park ranger.
  3. National Park rules are set up by the NPS itself or the parks can use their own and more often relevant rules.
  4. Park rangers can arrest people in case of serious violations for less than 10 hours. The police can take over if the violation needs to be punished or trialled.
2. The National Monument Service is a governmental organization under the Department of Culture, Heritage and Education.
  1. National Monuments are buildings, structures, bridges, statues or other monuments which are very important for Lovia, as a tourist attraction and/or as historical evidence. These buildings have to belong to the federal government.
  2. A National Monument is controlled, managed and protected by the National Monument Service. The Chairman of the NMS is chosen by the Secretary of Culture, Heritage and Education.

[edit] Article 3 - Patriot Act (repealed)

Article 3 - Patriot Act^[3]
1. According to the Patriot Act, the Department of Finance foresees financial support for companies and organizations using patriotic terms or symbols in their name or logo.
2. Possible words or symbols are:
  - The use of these words in the name: Lovia (or shorter forms Lovi and Lov) or pine.
  - The use of these images in the logo: pine trees, a field divided in a navy blue and red part, the Lovian flag itself or other combinations of the national colors.
  - The use of these words in the slogan: Lovia, Lovely Lovia or the Promised Land.
3. Combinations of these symbols or words will not be additionally supported.
4. In case these words or symbols are used in a negative way, the Department will -understandably- not support these companies or organizations in any way.
5. The Department of Finance will create a list of the supported companies and will provide support by making publicity on its own pages. Also, the Department will put a template on the pages of the supported companies and organizations, making clear the Department supports this company or organization.

[edit] Article 4 - Laborers Act

Article 4 - Laborers Act^[4]
1. Standards on dangerous, unhealthy or unpleasant institutions:
  1. Dangerous, unhealthy or unpleasant institutions are economical activities that endanger the laborer or his health. These include mines and institutions that use explosives.
  2. All work, done by volunteers that are paid for their work, that endangers the laborer or his health should be considered a dangerous, unhealthy or unpleasant institution.
  3. All dangerous, unhealthy or unpleasant institutions fall under the Laborers act.
2. General instructions on the hygiene and the safety and health of the laborer:
  1. All institutions defined by the first article, should take precautions concerning the hygiene of the work environment. If this is neglected, article three defines consequences.
  2. All institutions defined by the first article, should take precautions concerning the safety and health of the laborer. If this is neglected, the third article defines consequences.
3. Fining of institutions in summary offence:
  1. All institutions that neglected one of the prescriptions in the second article can be brought before State Court by any Lovian citizen or employee of that institution.
  2. The institution can be fined if proven to be in summary offence against the second article. This fine is to be declared by the State Court.
4. Premium for laborers that are the victim of the neglecting of the second article:
  1. All victims of the neglecting of the second article should bring their employer(s) before the State Court. If not, any chance on a premium is lost.
  2. All victims of the neglecting of the second article should be given a premium by there employer(s), if the employer is proven to be in summary offence against the second article. This premium is to be declared by the State Court.

[edit] Article 5 - Federal Police Act

Article 5 - Federal Police Act^[5]
1. To ensure the people's safety the Federal Police is erected under the Federal Police Act, supported by Congress and the Department of Welfare.
2. The Federal Police is charged with the following duties:
  1. Safety matters transgressing state borders.
  2. International safety matters.
  3. Safety matters which local safety authorities find themselfs unable to handle.
  4. Safety matters of major national importance.
3. The Federal Police has delegations in all states and is always prepared to help local authorities.
4. The Federal Police is headed by the Federal Police Commissioner, appointed by the Secretary of Welfare.
5. The Federal Police is able to set up special units for crime prevention, investigation, training, traffic and many other special tasks.

[edit] Article 6 - Local Police Act

Article 6 - Local Police Act^[6]
1. To ensure the people's safety every Lovian state is obliged to erect a local safety authority, under the Local Police Act, supported by Congress and the Department of Welfare.
2. Every Lovian state is obliged to erect a local police system and is free to choose which system to apply. Several options are available:
  1. State Police, a safety authority working within the state boundaries and handling all issues within that state. This authority is managed by the state government.
  2. City and Town Police, several safety authorities working within their city or town and handling all issues within and in the surroundings of that location. These authorities are managed by local governments.
  3. A combination of these two system. Every town and city has its own Town or City Police, handling all issues within that location, and one State Police, administering local authorities and handling all issues outside towns and cities or issues that concern multiple locations. In that case, local governments manage the Town and City Police, while state government manages the State Police.
3. Whenever issues transgress state borders the local safety authorities are obliged to hand over the case to the Federal Police. Cooperation whenever asked is required and withholding information on that case is strictly forbidden.
4. The local police authority is headed by the local Police Chief, appointed by the State Governor.

[edit] Article 7 - Town and City Act

Article 7 - Town and City Act^[7]
1. All Lovian separate settlements are classified into two denominational groups: towns and cities.
2. A town is a separate minor location, governed by a Mayor.
  1. A town can be:
    - an area of the size of a neighborhood.
    - an area of the size of a neighborhood, including the adjacent neighborhoods. In this case the town's center is seen as the town itself, and not as a separate neighborhood of the town.
    - an area including several neighborhoods.
  2. A town has at least one full size neighborhood, the town itself.
  3. The maximum number of neighborhoods within a town, including the town's center, is four.
3. A city is a separate major location, governed by a Mayor.
  1. A city is invariably a group of neighborhoods.
  2. A city has at least five neighborhoods.
  3. There is no maximum to the number of neighborhoods within a city.
4. A town can turn into a city whenever the number of finished and usable neighborhoods, including the town's center, is five or more.
5. A city can turn into a town whenever the number of neighborhoods is lowered to four or less.

[edit] Article 8 - Hamlet Act

Article 8 - Hamlet Act^[8]
1. Hamlets are Lovian place comparables to neighborhoods and are treated as a part of a town or city.
2. Hamlets are managed by a Chairman and are under control of a town or city's Mayor.
3. Places are hamlets if:
  1. The population is at least 100 and maximum 1000. If larger they are considered a town.
  2. The size
    - is smaller than the normal area of a neighborhood,
    - is equal to a normal neighborhood area, but is mostly occupied by natural or agrarian lots.
  3. The number of administrative, commercial and industrial occupations can be considered low; or the hamlet is focused on a certain function that is not an intensive industry, such as holiday or film business.

[edit] Article 9 - Tobacco Regulations Act

Article 9 - Tobacco Regulations Act^[9]
1. The term "tobacco" is used for an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. Under "using tobacco" the Lovian government understands: smoking tobacco in the form of cigarettes or cigars, using it in smoking pipes and water pipes, or consuming it in the form of snuff tobacco or chewing tobacco.
2. The use of tobacco is forbidden by the Tobacco Regulations Act of the Federal Law, supported by Congress:
  1. In all governmental buildings, including federal properties, state properties and properties of the city, town, neighborhood, or hamlet.
  2. For all persons aged under 18 years.
  3. In the close environment of persons aged under 12 years.
  4. In the close environment of persons aged older than 12 years and under 18 years, unless permission is given by the minor.
3. The use of tobacco is discouraged by the Congress, in all public places, especially those where people consume food and beverages, meaning there is no strict prohibition on the use.
4. Every Lovian person, company, or organization who owns or manages a building, room, or public place has the right to prohibit the use of tobacco within that space, supported by Local Police authorities in case of disobedience.

[edit] Article 10 - Primary Education Act

Article 10 - Primary Education Act^[10]
1. Primary education is the educating of children in a school or privately, by qualified teachers, in order to provide them with the apt knowledge and skills to go to secondary education.
2. Primary education is provided in primary or elementary schools, unless the child is taught privately.
  1. Primary schools can be operated privately, that is by an individual or an organization, or publicly, that is by a neighborhood, hamlet, town, city, state or by the federal state.
  2. Primary schools have to appoint teachers that are qualified to teach the subjects they are asked to teach.
    1. All primary school teachers must have obtained a high school or academic qualification.
  3. Primary schools that are operated privately can turn down pupils only in special cases, these being the unability to provide education to a pupil with a particular problem, or if a pupil has proven to be unable to behave according to school regulations. In no other cases, pupils shall be denied access.
3. Primary schools provide general and basic education to a child.
  1. These subjects should be taught at least three hours per week, during the six years of primary education:
    - English language, including reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
    - Arts, crafts and music.
  2. These subjects should be taught at least two hours per week, during the six years of primary education:
    - Mathematics.
    - Everyday Life, including introductions to relations, food, health, etc.
    - Physical education.
  3. These subjects should be taught at least one hour per week, during the six years of primary education:
    - History of Lovia and the world.
    - Geography of Lovia and the world.
    - Science, including introductions to the natural sciences and basic applications.
    - Languages of the world, including introductions to Spanish, French, Dutch, Limburgish, Romanian and the Lovian dialects.
    - Computer class.
  4. Primary schools are free to choose to provide more classes of any of these subjects, or to provide other subjects considered valuable, in order to provide twenty-two hours of class, every week of the schoolyear.
  5. There shall be no doctrinal classes in primary schools.
    1. In a course called 'Religions of the world', children may be taught about religions. If the school wishes to teach this subject, all major religions should be brought to attention, as well as a non-religious attitude.
    2. Primary schools and their teachers may not try to convince children of a certain religious point of view, nor can they make any pupil exercise a religious act if not wanted by the pupil and/or the parents.
4. These rules apply for the arrangement of the timetable:
  1. A break of at least 10 minutes is compulsory between every two hours; more often is allowed.
  2. There shall be no classes on Sunday.
  3. There shall be no classes between 7 PM and 7 AM.
  4. There must be a lunch break every day, of at least an hour, between noon and 2 PM.
5. Private education, by a qualified teacher, can be provided. In this case, the same rules apply.
6. Every child residing in Lovia has to receive six years of primary education, beginning in the schoolyear during which the child will reach the age of 6 years.
  1. Only if a qualified psychologist and the pupil's teacher find it appropriate for the pupil to skip a schoolyear and continue education with older pupils, and if the parents agree on this, the pupil may skip a schoolyear.
  2. Every pupil has to receive primary education until the schoolyear during which the pupil will reach the age of 12, except in the case mentioned above.
7. Primary schools that do not provide the kind of education described in this article, the Secretary of Education or the Royal Educational Aims Council can decide to shut down the school until the service provided do qualify. In the meanwhile the Department of Culture, Heritage and Education must provide education to the pupils of that school.
  1. The Royal Educational Aims Council is a council under the Department of Culture, Heritage and Education, consisting of five educational specialists who decide on the secondary education curriculum, and who can close a school if it does not qualify.
    1. Each of these five institutions and people select one member of the council: the Secretary of Culture, Heritage and Education, the Prime Minister, the ruling monarch, the Rector of the Blackburn University as representative of the higher educational system, and the Secretary of Welfare as the pupil's and student's welfare watchdog.

[edit] Article 11 - Secondary Education Act

Article 11 - Secondary Education Act^[11]
1. Secondary education is the educating of adolescents in a school or privately, by qualified teachers, in order to provide them with the apt knowledge and skills to lead a life in a modern society and in order to be able to continue studying at college or university.
2. Secondary education is provided in high schools or secondary schools, unless the adolescent is taught privately.
  1. Secondary schools can be operated privately, that is by an individual or an organization, or publicly, that is by a neighborhood, hamlet, town, city, state or by the federal state.
  2. Secondary schools have to appoint teachers that are qualified to teach the subjects they are asked to teach.
    1. All secondary school teachers must have obtained an academic qualification.
  3. Secondary schools that are operated privately can turn down pupils only in special cases, these being the unability to provide education to a student with a particular problem, or if a student has proven to be unable to behave according to school regulations. In no other cases, students shall be denied access.
3. Secondary schools can provide different sorts of education, these being:
  - Secondary Theoretical Program: General, theoretical education, aiming to provide the student the knowledge and skills to enroll college or university.
  - Secondary Technical Program: General, technical education, aiming to provide the student the knowledge and skills to enroll college or university, to be ready to lead a private business, and to perform technical work.
  - Secondary Professional Program: General, professional education, aiming to provide the studetn the practical knowledge and skills to enroll college or a professional school and to be ready to have a specific, technical profession.
  1. The subjects that should be taught, are chosen by the Secretary of Education and Royal Education Aims Council, and have to be in accordance with the different programs and the general aims.
  2. Secondary schools are free to choose to provide more classes of any of these subjects, or to provide other subjects considered valuable, in order to provide twenty-two hours of class, every week of the schoolyear.
  3. Doctrinal classes may be provided in secondary schools by the school itself, if wished.
    1. There shall be no more than one hour of doctrinal class per week.
    2. The content of doctrinal classes, in which the teacher teaches a particular religious or political world view, can be chosen by the school and teacher.
      1. There shall be no doctrinal classes about extremist views; that is: no far-right, far-left, extremist Islam, extremist Christianity, fascist, violent or extreme nationalist views can be taught. If needed, the Royal Educational Aims Council and the Secretary of Culture, Heritage and Education can dismiss a doctrinal course.
    3. A student is allowed not to follow a doctrinal course provided by a secondary school, if he or she doesn't want to take this course. In order to skip these classes, the student has to notify the school direction and stay on school property during the courses.
    4. A course called 'Religions of the world', or any course similar to it, is not considered a doctrinal course.
    5. No tests and exams shall be taken for these courses.
4. These rules apply for the arrangement of the timetable:
  1. A break of at least 10 minutes is compulsory between every two hours; more often is allowed.
  2. There shall be no classes on Sunday.
  3. There shall be no classes between 7 PM and 7 AM.
  4. There must be a lunch break every day, of at least an hour, between noon and 2 PM.
5. Private education, by a qualified teacher, can be provided. In this case, the same rules apply.
6. Every child residing in Lovia has to receive six years of secondary education, beginning in the schoolyear after which the adolescent has finished his primary education succesfully.
  1. Only if a qualified psychologist and the student's teacher find it appropriate for the student to skip a schoolyear and continue education with older students, and if the parents agree on this, the student may skip a schoolyear.
7. Secondary schools that do not provide the kind of education described in this article, the Secretary of Culture, Heritage and Education or the Royal Educational Aims Council can decide to shut down the school until the service provided do qualify. In the meanwhile the Department of Culture, Heritage and Education must provide education to the student of that school.

[edit] Information on the laws

↑ The idea of the Charity Funds came from citizen Lars Washington. A first version of the act was written by King Dimitri I. Afterwards Lars Washington edited the proposal in the First Chamber. The law proposal passed the Second Chamber with an absolute majority.
↑ The text was written by King Dimitri I. Little changes were made and the proposal was finally accepted with an absolute majority on February 17, 2008.
↑ The Patriot Act's text was written by Arthur Jefferson and stayed unchanged. It was accepted in the Second Chamber on February 17, 2008. This act is not to be confused with the United States PATRIOT Act. For more information on that act: Wikipedia. The Patriot Act was repealed November 16, 2009, by the First Provisional Congress.
↑ This proposal was written by Prime Minister Yuri Medvedev and slightly adjusted in the First Chamber. It was officially accepted on March 31, 2008.
↑ This proposal was written by Arthur Jefferson, together with the Local Police Act. It was written on March 20, 2008 and officially accepted in Second Chamber April 4. The text didn't change much in the First Chamber.
↑ This proposal was written by Arthur Jefferson, together with the Federal Police Act. It was written on March 20, 2008 and officially accepted in Second Chamber April 4. The Local Police Act underwent some changes in First Chamber, mostly concerning authority matters in the proposal.
↑ The Town and City Act was proposed in First Chamber April 12 by HRH King Dimitri I of Lovia. It passed both First and Second Chamber without troubles and was officially accepted April 27, 2008 with an unanimous majority.
↑ The Hamlet Act was originally proposed by Pierlot McCrooke as the Hamlet and Village Act the 23th of May. After it was partly rewritten by McCrooke and King Dimitri I, it was transferred to the Second Chamber May 27, 2008. It was supported by all nine Congressmen, a record breaking score. The act was officially accepted May 29.
↑ A smoking ban discussion in Congress was opened July 2, 2008, by King Dimitri I of Lovia. The 22nd of July a bill was proposed to the Congress. Voting ended August 12th, unanimously agreeing on the bill.
↑ The Primary Education Act was written and proposed by King Dimitri I of Lovia on the 12th of November, 2009. This bill and the Secondary Education Act were unanimously accepted by all Provisional Congressmen and voting citizens. The act was officially accepted November 16.
↑ The Secondary Education Act was written and proposed by King Dimitri I of Lovia on the 12th of November, 2009. This bill and the Primary Education Act were unanimously accepted by all Provisional Congressmen and voting citizens. The act was officially accepted November 16.

[edit] See also

	Lovia Congress
	Capitol - Congress - Constitution - Departments - Federal Elections - Federal Law - First Chamber (Forum) - Inauguration Day - Library of Congress - Member of the Congress - National Archives - Second Chamber (Forum)

[0] The idea of the Charity Funds came from citizen Lars Washington. A first version of the act was written by King Dimitri I. Afterwards Lars Washington edited the proposal in the First Chamber. The law proposal passed the Second Chamber with an absolute majority.

[1] The text was written by King Dimitri I. Little changes were made and the proposal was finally accepted with an absolute majority on February 17, 2008.

[2] The Patriot Act's text was written by Arthur Jefferson and stayed unchanged. It was accepted in the Second Chamber on February 17, 2008. This act is not to be confused with the United States PATRIOT Act. For more information on that act: Wikipedia. The Patriot Act was repealed November 16, 2009, by the First Provisional Congress.

[3] This proposal was written by Prime Minister Yuri Medvedev and slightly adjusted in the First Chamber. It was officially accepted on March 31, 2008.

[4] This proposal was written by Arthur Jefferson, together with the Local Police Act. It was written on March 20, 2008 and officially accepted in Second Chamber April 4. The text didn't change much in the First Chamber.

[5] This proposal was written by Arthur Jefferson, together with the Federal Police Act. It was written on March 20, 2008 and officially accepted in Second Chamber April 4. The Local Police Act underwent some changes in First Chamber, mostly concerning authority matters in the proposal.

[6] The Town and City Act was proposed in First Chamber April 12 by HRH King Dimitri I of Lovia. It passed both First and Second Chamber without troubles and was officially accepted April 27, 2008 with an unanimous majority.

[7] The Hamlet Act was originally proposed by Pierlot McCrooke as the Hamlet and Village Act the 23th of May. After it was partly rewritten by McCrooke and King Dimitri I, it was transferred to the Second Chamber May 27, 2008. It was supported by all nine Congressmen, a record breaking score. The act was officially accepted May 29.

[8] A smoking ban discussion in Congress was opened July 2, 2008, by King Dimitri I of Lovia. The 22nd of July a bill was proposed to the Congress. Voting ended August 12th, unanimously agreeing on the bill.

[9] The Primary Education Act was written and proposed by King Dimitri I of Lovia on the 12th of November, 2009. This bill and the Secondary Education Act were unanimously accepted by all Provisional Congressmen and voting citizens. The act was officially accepted November 16.

[10] The Secondary Education Act was written and proposed by King Dimitri I of Lovia on the 12th of November, 2009. This bill and the Primary Education Act were unanimously accepted by all Provisional Congressmen and voting citizens. The act was officially accepted November 16.

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