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[The Nihilistic view]

The law does not deal in "highly discouraged". Something is either illegal or legal. Leave various moral points of view out of it.

[Atlanticatia]

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State Revenue Administration Act

Author: Sen. Sebastián Luc Morales (Atlanticatia | DemLeft)
Sponsors: James Andrew Stuart (Arkanzia | DemLeft), Eugenia Malgrave (Malgrave | DemLeft), Nicolas Thoraval (Kralta | LibDems), Regina Marino (Arkolon | LDP)
An act to provide for the administration and collection of State revenue.

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Definitions

tax year - the fiscal year for which entities and individuals report and file taxes.

Purposes

• To set a framework for the collection of tax revenues.
• To set a framework for administration of tax collection and tax fraud investigation.
• To establish a system of national tax numbers.
• To set a framework for distribution of tax credits and tax refunds.

§ 1 - State Tax Office

a) The State Tax Office (STO) shall be established as an executive department of the Ministry of Finance.
b) The STO shall collect taxes from individuals, businesses, and other entities.
c) The STO shall handle all administration of revenue collection.
d) The STO shall handle all distribution of tax credits and refunds.
e) To administer revenue collection and tax credit payments, STO shall create a State Tax Number (STN) for every Calaverdean worker, taxpayer, and business.
f) The STO shall have funds appropriated to it to hire employees to administer the STO and to hire executives to manage the STO.
g) The STO shall investigate tax fraud and avoidance, in accordance with the Justice Ministry.

§ 2 - State Tax Number

a) All registered businesses, paid employees, contractors, and workers, and any other individuals or entities that receive income (both earned and unearned) must have a State Tax Number.
b) All legal residents and registered businesses who have the right to work or be in business, respectively, are entitled to a State Tax Number.
c) The State Tax Office shall create an STN for all of the aforementioned groups in §2-a.
d) Groups mentioned in §2-a must get an STN from the State Tax Office in order to be employed, open for business, and earning income.
e) Employers must have an STN for any person they pay wages or salaries to in order to employ them.
f) The formula for creating the STNs shall be developed by the State Tax Office, and must be a random string of numbers.

§ 3 - Tax Collection from Individual Employees

a) People employed by a firm, not as a contractor, shall have personal income and social taxes deducted from their wages or salaries by their employer, via a "Pay As You Earn" (PAYE) system.

i.) Individuals shall be automatically enrolled in the PAYE system.

b) Individuals shall also have the right to pay their tax liability in a lump-sum at the end of the year.
c) The STO shall devise a framework for administering this system.

§ 3 - Tax Collection from other Income-Earning Individuals

a) Individuals who earn income, not as employees of a firm, must pay applicable taxes by filing an annual tax return with the STO.
b) Individuals shall have the right to pay tax on a quarterly basis or annual basis.
c) The STO shall devise a framework for administering this system.

§ 4 - Tax Collection From Private Entities

a) Private entities, such as businesses, must pay applicable taxes by filing an annual tax return with the STO.
b) The STO shall devise a framework for administering this system.

§ 5 - The Tax Year

a) The 'tax year' shall run from the 1st of January to the 31st December.
b) Tax returns must be filed with the STO by the 15th of April.

Putting this here, anyone want to sponsor, comment, etc?

Anyone else? Need one more sponsor.

[Argentarino]

^I'll sponsor.

[Atlanticatia]

^I'll sponsor.

Thanks.

[Lykens]

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State Revenue Administration Act

Author: Sen. Sebastián Luc Morales (Atlanticatia | DemLeft)
Sponsors: James Andrew Stuart (Arkanzia | DemLeft), Eugenia Malgrave (Malgrave | DemLeft), Nicolas Thoraval (Kralta | LibDems), Regina Marino (Arkolon | LDP)
An act to provide for the administration and collection of State revenue.

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Definitions

tax year - the fiscal year for which entities and individuals report and file taxes.

Purposes

• To set a framework for the collection of tax revenues.
• To set a framework for administration of tax collection and tax fraud investigation.
• To establish a system of national tax numbers.
• To set a framework for distribution of tax credits and tax refunds.

§ 1 - State Tax Office

a) The State Tax Office (STO) shall be established as an executive department of the Ministry of Finance.
b) The STO shall collect taxes from individuals, businesses, and other entities.
c) The STO shall handle all administration of revenue collection.
d) The STO shall handle all distribution of tax credits and refunds.
e) To administer revenue collection and tax credit payments, STO shall create a State Tax Number (STN) for every Calaverdean worker, taxpayer, and business.
f) The STO shall have funds appropriated to it to hire employees to administer the STO and to hire executives to manage the STO.
g) The STO shall investigate tax fraud and avoidance, in accordance with the Justice Ministry.

§ 2 - State Tax Number

a) All registered businesses, paid employees, contractors, and workers, and any other individuals or entities that receive income (both earned and unearned) must have a State Tax Number.
b) All legal residents and registered businesses who have the right to work or be in business, respectively, are entitled to a State Tax Number.
c) The State Tax Office shall create an STN for all of the aforementioned groups in §2-a.
d) Groups mentioned in §2-a must get an STN from the State Tax Office in order to be employed, open for business, and earning income.
e) Employers must have an STN for any person they pay wages or salaries to in order to employ them.
f) The formula for creating the STNs shall be developed by the State Tax Office, and must be a random string of numbers.

§ 3 - Tax Collection from Individual Employees

a) People employed by a firm, not as a contractor, shall have personal income and social taxes deducted from their wages or salaries by their employer, via a "Pay As You Earn" (PAYE) system.

i.) Individuals shall be automatically enrolled in the PAYE system.

b) Individuals shall also have the right to pay their tax liability in a lump-sum at the end of the year.
c) The STO shall devise a framework for administering this system.

§ 3 - Tax Collection from other Income-Earning Individuals

a) Individuals who earn income, not as employees of a firm, must pay applicable taxes by filing an annual tax return with the STO.
b) Individuals shall have the right to pay tax on a quarterly basis or annual basis.
c) The STO shall devise a framework for administering this system.

§ 4 - Tax Collection From Private Entities

a) Private entities, such as businesses, must pay applicable taxes by filing an annual tax return with the STO.
b) The STO shall devise a framework for administering this system.

§ 5 - The Tax Year

a) The 'tax year' shall run from the 1st of January to the 31st December.
b) Tax returns must be filed with the STO by the 15th of April.

Putting this here, anyone want to sponsor, comment, etc?

Anyone else? Need one more sponsor.

I thought I sponsored already, Kennith Diaz.

[Heraklea-]

I as well.

Don't worry, if they are burning a flag they can still be jailed for disorderly conduct.

Good. Sponsors now that it's edited? I think I need five to submit it to the queue.

I still object on the grounds that we should first hold a design contest. If that flag design is favored by such a contests, I will sponsor and vote for such an act.

[Atlanticatia]

Thanks!

[Ikania]

I as well.

Good. Sponsors now that it's edited? I think I need five to submit it to the queue.

I still object on the grounds that we should first hold a design contest. If that flag design is favored by such a contests, I will sponsor and vote for such an act.

If the admins want to do that, they can, but until then this is perfectly fine and unless another bill is proposed, it can be assumed that nobody has any objections until it is either countered by another proposal or defeated in voting.

[Ikania]

The law does not deal in "highly discouraged". Something is either illegal or legal. Leave various moral points of view out of it.

I've seen many laws worldwide that do, why the exception here? The same section which says that makes flag burners subject to disorderly conduct charges, hence why it would be discouraged.

[Maklohi Vai]

I as well.

I still object on the grounds that we should first hold a design contest. If that flag design is favored by such a contests, I will sponsor and vote for such an act.

If the admins want to do that, they can, but until then this is perfectly fine and unless another bill is proposed, it can be assumed that nobody has any objections until it is either countered by another proposal or defeated in voting.

This bill can go through, yes, but you can also motion for a vote on flags in the lobby, and we could hold an OOC vote there.

[Ikania]

If the admins want to do that, they can, but until then this is perfectly fine and unless another bill is proposed, it can be assumed that nobody has any objections until it is either countered by another proposal or defeated in voting.

This bill can go through, yes, but you can also motion for a vote on flags in the lobby, and we could hold an OOC vote there.

I'll let a voice of opposition do that. If people don't like it, it won't pass anyway.

[Sebastianbourg]

Alright, here's my first draft of the Calaverdean Flag Act. Section II is more or less plagiarized from the Canadian Rules for Flying the flag, so if anyone could help me edit it in a way that makes it more original would be greatly appreciated. Obviously this features my version of the flag, which is why I expect it to face heavy opposition. Any sponsors?

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The Calaverdean Flag Act
| Author: Simon Almagro, LDP |
| Sponsors: Gloria Salinas DeGroot (FCP), Drago Dragomere (CP)|

An act to establish a flag that represents Calaverdean unity, as well as giving guidelines on its use.

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Preamble

The government of Calaverde,

NOTICING that the nation has no official flag,

WISHING to create a sense of unity and national pride in the country,

AS WELL AS wanting to create a banner under which all Calaverdeans can live,

INTENDING to create a fair and appealing flag with regards to our heritage and culture,

HEREBY PROCLAIMS that the national flag of Calaverde shall be as follows:

Aritcle I: The Flag

1. The flag shall be three horizontal stripes in the order of blue, white, blue from top to bottom. In the center of the middle stripe shall be four green stars in a row.

2. The blue represents the sea; that which surrounds our nation.

3. The white represents a hope for everlasting peace, prosperity and stability for all Calaverdeans.

4. The four stars represent the four founding nations of our country, in no particular order; Spain, the Netherlands, Britain and France.

5. The green in the stars represents the lush forests and tropical jungles that embody Calaverde.

Article II: Usage guidelines

1. Section II is created as a guideline for the purpose of defining how to fly the flag and display it when done by the government; section II shall have no effect on civilian flags or standards.

2. The National Flag of Calaverde shall be displayed only in a manner befitting this important national symbol; it shall not be subjected to indignity or displayed in a position inferior to any other flag or ensign. The National Flag always takes precedence over all other national flags when flown in Calaverde. The National Flag of Calaverde should always be flown on its own mast - flag protocol dictating that it is improper to fly two or more flags on the same mast.

3. The National Flag is flown at all federal government buildings, airports and military bases within and outside Calaverde. The flag may be flown by night as well as by day.

4. When a period of mourning occurs, either for the government or a close ally, the Calaverdean flag is permitted and encourage to be flown at half mast in honor of the dead by any government building.

Article III: Defacing the flag and vandalism

1. It is illegal for any government building to fly a defaced or vandalized Calaverdean flag unless unaware of the defamation.

2. It is legal, though highly discouraged for any citizen to publicly burn, step upon or otherwise intentionally insult the flag for the purpose of protest or otherwise, unless done in necessity (e.g. being used to keep a fire going when other sources have run out).

3. Any citizen found burning, stomping on or otherwise defacing the flag in public while disrupting the peace and security of others are subject to counts of disorderly conduct.

I suggest we open a separate thread for a flag contest. Would the admins approve of that?

[Heraklea-]

Alright, here's my first draft of the Calaverdean Flag Act. Section II is more or less plagiarized from the Canadian Rules for Flying the flag, so if anyone could help me edit it in a way that makes it more original would be greatly appreciated. Obviously this features my version of the flag, which is why I expect it to face heavy opposition. Any sponsors?

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The Calaverdean Flag Act
| Author: Simon Almagro, LDP |
| Sponsors: Gloria Salinas DeGroot (FCP), Drago Dragomere (CP)|

An act to establish a flag that represents Calaverdean unity, as well as giving guidelines on its use.

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Preamble

The government of Calaverde,

NOTICING that the nation has no official flag,

WISHING to create a sense of unity and national pride in the country,

AS WELL AS wanting to create a banner under which all Calaverdeans can live,

INTENDING to create a fair and appealing flag with regards to our heritage and culture,

HEREBY PROCLAIMS that the national flag of Calaverde shall be as follows:

Aritcle I: The Flag

1. The flag shall be three horizontal stripes in the order of blue, white, blue from top to bottom. In the center of the middle stripe shall be four green stars in a row.

2. The blue represents the sea; that which surrounds our nation.

3. The white represents a hope for everlasting peace, prosperity and stability for all Calaverdeans.

4. The four stars represent the four founding nations of our country, in no particular order; Spain, the Netherlands, Britain and France.

5. The green in the stars represents the lush forests and tropical jungles that embody Calaverde.

Article II: Usage guidelines

1. Section II is created as a guideline for the purpose of defining how to fly the flag and display it when done by the government; section II shall have no effect on civilian flags or standards.

2. The National Flag of Calaverde shall be displayed only in a manner befitting this important national symbol; it shall not be subjected to indignity or displayed in a position inferior to any other flag or ensign. The National Flag always takes precedence over all other national flags when flown in Calaverde. The National Flag of Calaverde should always be flown on its own mast - flag protocol dictating that it is improper to fly two or more flags on the same mast.

3. The National Flag is flown at all federal government buildings, airports and military bases within and outside Calaverde. The flag may be flown by night as well as by day.

4. When a period of mourning occurs, either for the government or a close ally, the Calaverdean flag is permitted and encourage to be flown at half mast in honor of the dead by any government building.

Article III: Defacing the flag and vandalism

1. It is illegal for any government building to fly a defaced or vandalized Calaverdean flag unless unaware of the defamation.

2. It is legal, though highly discouraged for any citizen to publicly burn, step upon or otherwise intentionally insult the flag for the purpose of protest or otherwise, unless done in necessity (e.g. being used to keep a fire going when other sources have run out).

3. Any citizen found burning, stomping on or otherwise defacing the flag in public while disrupting the peace and security of others are subject to counts of disorderly conduct.

I suggest we open a separate thread for a flag contest. Would the admins approve of that?

I made a motion for that in the lobby.

[The Nihilistic view]

The law does not deal in "highly discouraged". Something is either illegal or legal. Leave various moral points of view out of it.

I've seen many laws worldwide that do, why the exception here? The same section which says that makes flag burners subject to disorderly conduct charges, hence why it would be discouraged.

It's a needless section. Just not have it entirely, you don't need to qualify a right that already currently exists in this case.

[Ikania]

I've seen many laws worldwide that do, why the exception here? The same section which says that makes flag burners subject to disorderly conduct charges, hence why it would be discouraged.

It's a needless section. Just not have it entirely, you don't need to qualify a right that already currently exists in this case.

Fine, it's done.

[Estva]

The Calaverde Defence Act

Author: Senator Léon Suero (Estva - LDP)
Sponsors: Senator Sebastian van Oldenbarnevelt (Sebastianbourg - LDP), Senator Cristobal Araullo (Argentarino - LDP) Senator Drago Dragomere (Dragomerian Islands - CP), Senator Kennith Diaz (Lykens - LDP)

Section 1 - Establishment:
1. This act shall hereby establish the Calaverde Armed Forces (CAF), with the goal of defending the nation and pursuing the collective security of its citizens using lethal force if necessary. In addition the CAF shall participate in humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, for the betterment of humanity as a whole.
2. The CAF shall be comprised of three branches. The Calaverde National Army (CNA), the Calaverde National Navy (CNN), and the Calaverde National Air force (CNAF).
3. Each branch shall have a Chief of Staff, appointed by the Minister of Defence, who shall be the highest ranking officer of said branch.
4. The three Chiefs of Staff shall convene and make decisions regarding the military as a whole. As a group they shall be known as the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
5. Each Chief of Staff may be removed from office by the President.
6. The President of Calaverde shall be the Commander-in-chief of the CAF. Any order by the President shall overrule orders by a subordinate, so long as the order is within the President's legal powers.
7. The Minister of Defence shall have the same legal power of the President over the CAF, with the exception of overruling the President's orders.
8. Courts dealing with military matters and its laws shall be named the Calaverde Military Court System, and shall be an arm of the judiciary.
9. Funding shall be determined by the Calaverde legislature.
Section 2 - Membership:
1. All Calaverde citizens at or above the age of 18 may petition to join the CAF.
2. Physical and educational requirements may apply to different positions, as well as generally required physical and educational requirements for basic enlistment.
3. These requirements are to be decided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
4. The time period of enlistment obligation shall be decided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
5. These are subject to change by Calaverde legislation.
Section 3 - Limitations:
1. The CAF shall not be used for policing, with the exception of military installations or national emergency.
2. The CAF is not authorized to use lethal force on Calaverde citizens unless they are a) aiding an invading nation, b) aiding or otherwise taking violent part in a rebellion, c) actively taking part in a crime or fleeing from military police officers attempting to arrest them, on a military installation and/or d) attacking members or property of the CAF.
3. The CAF shall be subject to any international treaties or laws regarding human rights Calaverde has ratified.

Need one more sponsor so I can get the MoD going.

[Heraklea-]

The Calaverde Defence Act

Author: Senator Léon Suero (Estva - LDP)
Sponsors: Senator Sebastian van Oldenbarnevelt (Sebastianbourg - LDP), Senator Cristobal Araullo (Argentarino - LDP) Senator Drago Dragomere (Dragomerian Islands - CP), Senator Kennith Diaz (Lykens - LDP)

Section 1 - Establishment:
1. This act shall hereby establish the Calaverde Armed Forces (CAF), with the goal of defending the nation and pursuing the collective security of its citizens using lethal force if necessary. In addition the CAF shall participate in humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, for the betterment of humanity as a whole.
2. The CAF shall be comprised of three branches. The Calaverde National Army (CNA), the Calaverde National Navy (CNN), and the Calaverde National Air force (CNAF).
3. Each branch shall have a Chief of Staff, appointed by the Minister of Defence, who shall be the highest ranking officer of said branch.
4. The three Chiefs of Staff shall convene and make decisions regarding the military as a whole. As a group they shall be known as the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
5. Each Chief of Staff may be removed from office by the President.
6. The President of Calaverde shall be the Commander-in-chief of the CAF. Any order by the President shall overrule orders by a subordinate, so long as the order is within the President's legal powers.
7. The Minister of Defence shall have the same legal power of the President over the CAF, with the exception of overruling the President's orders.
8. Courts dealing with military matters and its laws shall be named the Calaverde Military Court System, and shall be an arm of the judiciary.
9. Funding shall be determined by the Calaverde legislature.
Section 2 - Membership:
1. All Calaverde citizens at or above the age of 18 may petition to join the CAF.
2. Physical and educational requirements may apply to different positions, as well as generally required physical and educational requirements for basic enlistment.
3. These requirements are to be decided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
4. The time period of enlistment obligation shall be decided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
5. These are subject to change by Calaverde legislation.
Section 3 - Limitations:
1. The CAF shall not be used for policing, with the exception of military installations or national emergency.
2. The CAF is not authorized to use lethal force on Calaverde citizens unless they are a) aiding an invading nation, b) aiding or otherwise taking violent part in a rebellion, c) actively taking part in a crime or fleeing from military police officers attempting to arrest them, on a military installation and/or d) attacking members or property of the CAF.
3. The CAF shall be subject to any international treaties or laws regarding human rights Calaverde has ratified.

Need one more sponsor so I can get the MoD going.

Sure, throw me on. I want to see more but I think this is a start.

[Estva]

Need one more sponsor so I can get the MoD going.

Sure, throw me on. I want to see more but I think this is a start.

Thank you. After the basic framework is laid out I will be submitting more Defence bills.

[Battlion]

Sponsors etc

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Marriage & Civil Partnerships Act

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Author: Senator Euàn Welder (DL)
Sponsors: Senator Simon Almagro (LDP), Senator Cristobal Araullo (LDP), Senator Carlos Gomez (LDP)

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An act of the Senate to make provision for the Marriage or Civil Partnerships between two consenting individuals, to make further provisions as to the persons who may solemnise Marriage and as to Marriage Procedure and the places where a Non-Religious Marriage may be solemnised, to make provisions for any legal impediments to a Marriage or Civil Partnership, to set provisions for offences in relation to this Act.

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Section I - Minimum Age for Marriage & Civil Partnerships

(1) No Person domiciled in Calaverde may marry before they attain the age of sixteen
(2) No Person domiciled in Calaverde may enter a Civil Partnership before they attain the age of sixteen

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Section II - Marriage/Partnership of Related Persons

(1) Subject to subsections (1A) and (1B) below, a marriage/partnership between two parties related to them in a degree specified in Section 1 of Schedule 1 of this Act, or between two parties related to them in a degree specified in Section 2 of Schedule 1 of this Act shall be void if solemnised-

(a) in Calaverde; or
(b) at a time when either party is domiciled in Calaverde
(1A) Subsection (1) above does not apply to a marriage/civil partnership between two parties related to them in a degree specified in Subsection 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act, or between two parties related to them in a degree specified in Subsection 2 of the Schedule, if-

(a) both parties have attained the age of 21 at the time of the marriage/partnership; and
(b) the younger party has not at any time before attaining the age of 18 lived in the same household as the other party and been treated by the other party as a child of his family.
(1B) Subsection (1) above does not apply to a marriage between two parties related to them in a degree specified in Subsection 2B of Schedule 1 to this Act, or between a woman and any man related to her in a degree specified in Subsection 2B of that paragraph, if both parties to the marriage have attained the age of 21 and the marriage is solemnized-
(a) in the case of a party marrying the mother of a former wife of theirs, after the death of both the former wife/husband/partner and the former wife’s/husband's/partners father;
(b) in the case of a party marrying a former wife of their son, after the death of both their son and their son’s mother;
(c) in the case of a party marrying the father of a former husband of theirs, after the death of both the former husband and the former husband’s mother;
(d) in the case of a party marrying a former husband of their daughter, after the death of both their daughter and their daughter’s father
(2) For the purposes of this section a degree of relationship exists-
(a) in the case of a degree specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act, whether it is of the full blood or the half blood
(3) Where a person is related to another person in a degree not specified in Schedule 1 to this Act that degree of relationship shall not bar a valid marriage between them; but this subsection is without prejudice to -

(a) the effect which a degree of relationship not so specified may have under the provisions of a system of law in a case where such provisions apply as the law of the place of celebration of a marriage or as the law of a person’s domicile; or
(b) any rule of law that a marriage may not be contracted between persons either of whom is married to a third person.
(4) All provisions of this act regarding the "degree of relationship" set out in Schedule 1 shall also be applicable to those with adoptive families.

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Section III - Notice of Intention to Marry/enter a Civil Partnership

(1) Each of the parties to a Marriage/Civil Partnership intended to be solemnised in Calaverde shall submit to a district registrar a notice, in a prescribed form of an intention to marry/enter a partnership accompanied by a prescribed fee, their birth certificate and -

(a) if he has previously been married and the marriage has been dissolved, a copy of the decree of divorce, dissolution or annulment;
(b) in the case of a widow or widower, the death certificate of the former spouse;
(c)where he is related to the other party in a degree specified in Section 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act, a declaration in the prescribed form stating-

(i) the degree of relationship; and
(ii) that the younger party has not at any time before attaining the age of 18 lived in the same household as the other party and been treated by the other party as a child of their family.
(2) If a party is unable to submit his birth certificate or any document referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) above, he may in lieu thereof make a declaration stating that for reasons specified in that declaration it is impracticable for them to submit that certificate or document; and he shall provide the district registrar with such-

(a)information in respect of the matters to which such certificate or document would have related; and
(b) documentary evidence in support of that information,
(3) If any document submitted under subsection (1) above is written in a language other than the recognised language(s) of Calaverde, the party submitting it shall attach to that document a translation of it in a recognised language of Calaverde certified by the translator as a correct translation.

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Section IV - List of Intended Marriages/Civil Partnerships

(1) On receipt of a marriage notice or a partnership notice in respect of a party to an intended marriage, the district registrar shall forthwith enter such particulars, extracted from such notice, as may be prescribed, together with the date of receipt by him of such notice or certificate, in a book supplied to him for that purpose by the Registrar General.

(2) The district registrar shall, in relation to each intended marriage/civil partnership in respect of which he has received a marriage notice/partnership notice and as soon as practicable after such receipt, make an entry giving the names of the parties to, and the proposed date of, that marriage in a list which he shall display in a conspicuous place at the registration office; and such entry shall remain so displayed until the said date has elapsed.

(3) Any person claiming that he may have reason to submit an objection to an intended marriage/civil partnership to a party to such marriage/civil partnership, may, free of charge and at any time when the registration office is open for public business, inspect any entry relating to the marriage/civil partnership in the notice book.

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Section V - Objections to Marriage/Civil Partnerships

(1) Any person may at any time before the solemnisation of a marriage in Calaverde submit an objection in writing thereto to the district registrar.
(2) Where the district registrar receives an objection in accordance with subsection (1) above he shall -

(a) in any case where he is satisfied that the objection relates to no more than a misdescription or inaccuracy in the marriage notice or Partnership Notice, notify the parties to the marriage of the nature of the objection and make such enquiries into the matter mentioned in it as he thinks fit; and thereafter he shall, subject to the approval of the Registrar General, make any necessary correction to any document relating to the marriage/civil partnership;
(b) in any other case -

(i) forthwith notify the Registrar General of the objection;
(ii) pending consideration of the objection by the Registrar General, suspend the completion or issue of the Marriage/Partnership Schedule in respect of the marriage/partnership;
(iii) If possible notify the celebrant of the objection and advise him not to solemnise the marriage pending the said consideration.
(3) Subject to subsection (3A) below, if the Registrar General is satisfied, on consideration of an objection of which he has received notification under subsection (2)(b)(i) above, that -

(a) there is a legal impediment to the marriage/civil partnership, they shall direct the district registrar to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the marriage/civil partnership does not take place and shall notify, or direct the district registrar to notify, the parties to the intended marriage/civil partnership accordingly;
(b) there is no legal impediment to the marriage/civil partnership, he shall inform the district registrar to that effect.
(4) For the purposes of this section and section 6 of this Act, there is a legal impediment to a marriage where -

(a) that marriage/civil partnership would be void by virtue of section 2(1) of this Act;
(b) one of the parties is, or both are, already married;
(c) one or both of the parties will be under the age of 16 on the date of solemnisation of the intended marriage;
(d) one or both of the parties is or are incapable of understanding the nature of a marriage ceremony or of consenting to marriage;
(e) one or both of the parties is, or are, not domiciled in Calaverde
(5) A person who has submitted an objection in accordance with subsection (1) above may at any time withdraw it if the Registrar General has no objection to the withdrawal

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Section VI - Marriage/Civil Partnership outside of Calaverde where a party resides in Calaverde

(1) Where a person residing in Calaverde is a party to a marriage intended to be solemnised in any country, territory or place outside Calaverde, and, for the purpose of complying with the law in force in that country, territory or place, is required to obtain from a competent authority in Calaverde, a signed statement in respect of their legal capacity to marry, they may submit, in the form and with the fee and documents specified in section 3(1) (a), (b) and (c), if applicable, of this Act, notice of intention to marry/enter a partnership to the district registrar for the district in which he resides (the said registrar being in this section referred to as the “appropriate registrar”) as if it were intended that the marriage/civil partnership should be solemnised in that district, and sections 3(2) and (3) of this Act shall apply accordingly.

(2) The appropriate registrar shall, if satisfied (after consultation, if the appropriate registrar considers it necessary, with the Registrar General) that a person who has by virtue of subsection (1) above submitted a marriage notice to him is not subject to any legal incapacity which would prevent his marrying/partnership, issue to that person a signed statement in the prescribed form that he is not known to be subject to any such incapacity

(3) Any person may, at any time before a certificate is issued under subsection (2) above, submit to the appropriate registrar an objection in writing to such issue; and the objection shall be taken into account by the appropriate registrar in deciding whether, in respect of the person to whom the certificate would be issued, he is satisfied as mentioned in the said subsection (2).

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Section VII - Persons who may solemnise a Marriage/Civil Partnership

(1) A marriage/civil partnership may be solemnised by and only by a person who is—

(a) a minister, clergyman, pastor, or priest of a religious body prescribed by regulations made by the Government of Calaverde, or who, not being one of the foregoing, is recognised by a religious body so prescribed as entitled to solemnise marriages on its behalf; or

(b) a authorised registrar or district registrar as set out by this act

(c) the registrar general in Calaverde

(d) commanding officers of the Armed Forces or other officers in granted permission by the registrar general

(e) a qualified judge of Calaverde law

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Section IX - Authorised places of Marriage/Civil Partnerships

(1) The Government of Calaverde may by regulations make provision for the approval of places in which civil marriages/civil partnerships may be solemnised.
(2) The Government of Calaverde shall approve places of worship as determined by a religious body as a place where religious marriages may be solemnised.
(3) Regulations under subsection (1) above may in particular include provision as to -

(a) the kinds of place in respect of which approvals may be granted;
(b) the procedure to be followed in relation to applications for approval;
(c) the considerations to be taken into account by a local communities in determining whether to approve any places;
(d) the duration and renewal of approvals;
(e) the conditions that shall or may be imposed on granting or renewing an approval
(f) the determination and charging of fees in respect of-

(i) applications for the approval of places;
(ii) the renewal of approvals; and
(iii) the attendance by authorised registrars at places approved under the regulations;
(g) the circumstances in which it would be appropriate to revoke or suspend an approval or vary any of the conditions imposed in relation to an approval;
(h) the notification to the Registrar General of all approvals granted, renewed, revoked, suspended or varied;
(i) the notification to the district registrar for the district in which a place approved under the regulations is situated of all approvals relating to such a place which are granted, renewed, revoked, suspended or varied;
(j) the keeping by the Registrar General, district registrars of registers of places approved under the regulations; and
(k) the issue by the Registrar General of guidance supplementing the provision made by the regulations.

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Section X - Registration of a Marriage/Civil Partnership

(1) Immediately after the solemnisation of the marriage/civil partnership a "Certificate of Recognition" shall be signed by the parties involved in the marriage/civil partnership, by two witnesses present thereat and by the authorised registrar who solemnised it.
(2) A copy of the "Certificate of Recognition" shall be kept for public records and filed by the authorised registrar, an additional copy shall be bestowed to the parties of the marriage/civil partnership.

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Section XI - Validity of registered Marriages and Civil Partnerships

(1) Subject to this act, where the particulars of a marriage/civil partnership where the particulars of any marriage at the ceremony in respect of which both parties were present are entered in a register of marriages/civil partnerships by or at the behest of an authorised, or district, registrar, the validity of that marriage shall not be questioned, in any legal proceedings whatsoever, on the ground of failure to comply with a requirement or restriction imposed by, under or by virtue of this Act.

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Section XII - Offences

(1) Any person who -

(a)falsifies or forges any Marriage Schedule, certificate or declaration issued or made, or purporting to be issued or made, under this Act;
(b) knowingly uses, or gives or sends to any person as genuine, any false or forged signed statement, declaration or other document issued or made, or purporting to be issued or made, or required, under this Act;
(c) not being an approved celebrant or an authorised registrar, conducts a marriage/civil partnership ceremony in such a way as to lead the parties to the marriage/civil partnership to believe that he is solemnising a valid marriage/civil partnership.
(d) being an authorised registrar, solemnises a marriage without both parties to the marriage being present,
(e) solemnises a marriage/civil ceremony in contravention to any section of this act
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

(i) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both;
(ii) on summary conviction, to a fine (to be set by the Government of Calaverde) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both

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Section XIII - Clarification

(1) A Marriage/Civil Partnership that meets the provisions of this act shall be considered as legitimate in the eyes of the law.
(2) Parties being of the Same-Sex is not a legal impediment to a Marriage or Civil Partnership taking place as set out in Section V of this Act.
(3) Civil Partnerships shall be available to couples of all genders and recognised as an alternative to Marriage.

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Schedule I - Degrees of Relationship

(1) The following relationships shall be considered as "relationships by consanguinity" -

Mother; Father; Daughter; Son;Father’s mother ;Father’s father ;Mother’s mother ;Mother’s father ;Son’s daughter ;Son’s son ;Daughter’s daughter ;Daughter’s son ;Sister ;Brother ;Father’s sister ;Father’s brother ;Mother’s sister ;Mother’s brother ;Brother’s daughter ;Brother’s son ;Sister’s daughter ;Sister’s son ;Father’s father’s mother ;Father’s father’s father ;Father’s mother’s mother ;Father’s mother’s father ;Mother’s father’s mother ;Mother’s father’s father ;Mother’s mother’s mother ;Mother’s mother’s father ;Son’s son’s daughter ;Son’s son’s son ;Son’s daughter’s daughter ;Son’s daughter’s son ;Daughter’s son’s daughter ;Daughter’s son’s son ;Daughter’s daughter’s daughter; Daughter’s daughter’s son.
(2) The following relationships shall be considered as "relationships by affinity" as relevant in Section 2 (1A) -

Daughter of former wife ; Son of former husband ; Former wife of father ;Former husband of mother ;Former wife of father’s father ;Former husband of father’s mother ;Former wife of father’s father ;Former husband of father’s mother ;Former wife of mother’s father ;Former husband of mother’s mother ;Daughter of son of former wife ;Son of son of former husband ;Daughter of daughter of former wife ;Son of daughter of former husband.
(2A) The following relationships shall be considered as "relationships by affinity" as relevant in Section 2 (1B) -

Mother of former wife ;Father of former husband ;Former wife of son ;Former husband of daughter.

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[Ikania]

Sponsored because you don't discriminate.

[Argentarino]

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Marriage & Civil Partnerships Act

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Author: Senator Euàn Welder (DL)
Sponsors:

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An act of the Senate to make provision for the Marriage or Civil Partnerships between two consenting individuals, to make further provisions as to the persons who may solemnise Marriage and as to Marriage Procedure and the places where a Non-Religious Marriage may be solemnised, to make provisions for any legal impediments to a Marriage or Civil Partnership, to set provisions for offences in relation to this Act.

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Section I - Minimum Age for Marriage & Civil Partnerships

(1) No Person domiciled in Calaverde may marry before they attain the age of sixteen
(2) No Person domiciled in Calaverde may enter a Civil Partnership before they attain the age of sixteen

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Section II - Marriage/Partnership of Related Persons

(1) Subject to subsections (1A) and (1B) below, a marriage/partnership between two parties related to them in a degree specified in Section 1 of Schedule 1 of this Act, or between two parties related to them in a degree specified in Section 2 of Schedule 1 of this Act shall be void if solemnised-

(a) in Calaverde; or
(b) at a time when either party is domiciled in Calaverde
(1A) Subsection (1) above does not apply to a marriage/civil partnership between two parties related to them in a degree specified in Subsection 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act, or between two parties related to them in a degree specified in Subsection 2 of the Schedule, if-

(a) both parties have attained the age of 21 at the time of the marriage/partnership; and
(b) the younger party has not at any time before attaining the age of 18 lived in the same household as the other party and been treated by the other party as a child of his family.
(1B) Subsection (1) above does not apply to a marriage between two parties related to them in a degree specified in Subsection 2B of Schedule 1 to this Act, or between a woman and any man related to her in a degree specified in Subsection 2B of that paragraph, if both parties to the marriage have attained the age of 21 and the marriage is solemnized-
(a) in the case of a party marrying the mother of a former wife of theirs, after the death of both the former wife/husband/partner and the former wife’s/husband's/partners father;
(b) in the case of a party marrying a former wife of their son, after the death of both their son and their son’s mother;
(c) in the case of a party marrying the father of a former husband of theirs, after the death of both the former husband and the former husband’s mother;
(d) in the case of a party marrying a former husband of their daughter, after the death of both their daughter and their daughter’s father
(2) For the purposes of this section a degree of relationship exists-
(a) in the case of a degree specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act, whether it is of the full blood or the half blood
(3) Where a person is related to another person in a degree not specified in Schedule 1 to this Act that degree of relationship shall not bar a valid marriage between them; but this subsection is without prejudice to -

(a) the effect which a degree of relationship not so specified may have under the provisions of a system of law in a case where such provisions apply as the law of the place of celebration of a marriage or as the law of a person’s domicile; or
(b) any rule of law that a marriage may not be contracted between persons either of whom is married to a third person.
(4) All provisions of this act regarding the "degree of relationship" set out in Schedule 1 shall also be applicable to those with adoptive families.

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Section III - Notice of Intention to Marry/enter a Civil Partnership

(1) Each of the parties to a Marriage/Civil Partnership intended to be solemnised in Calaverde shall submit to a district registrar a notice, in a prescribed form of an intention to marry/enter a partnership accompanied by a prescribed fee, their birth certificate and -

(a) if he has previously been married and the marriage has been dissolved, a copy of the decree of divorce, dissolution or annulment;
(b) in the case of a widow or widower, the death certificate of the former spouse;
(c)where he is related to the other party in a degree specified in Section 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act, a declaration in the prescribed form stating-

(i) the degree of relationship; and
(ii) that the younger party has not at any time before attaining the age of 18 lived in the same household as the other party and been treated by the other party as a child of their family.
(2) If a party is unable to submit his birth certificate or any document referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) above, he may in lieu thereof make a declaration stating that for reasons specified in that declaration it is impracticable for them to submit that certificate or document; and he shall provide the district registrar with such-

(a)information in respect of the matters to which such certificate or document would have related; and
(b) documentary evidence in support of that information,
(3) If any document submitted under subsection (1) above is written in a language other than the recognised language(s) of Calaverde, the party submitting it shall attach to that document a translation of it in a recognised language of Calaverde certified by the translator as a correct translation.

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Section IV - List of Intended Marriages/Civil Partnerships

(1) On receipt of a marriage notice or a partnership notice in respect of a party to an intended marriage, the district registrar shall forthwith enter such particulars, extracted from such notice, as may be prescribed, together with the date of receipt by him of such notice or certificate, in a book supplied to him for that purpose by the Registrar General.

(2) The district registrar shall, in relation to each intended marriage/civil partnership in respect of which he has received a marriage notice/partnership notice and as soon as practicable after such receipt, make an entry giving the names of the parties to, and the proposed date of, that marriage in a list which he shall display in a conspicuous place at the registration office; and such entry shall remain so displayed until the said date has elapsed.

(3) Any person claiming that he may have reason to submit an objection to an intended marriage/civil partnership to a party to such marriage/civil partnership, may, free of charge and at any time when the registration office is open for public business, inspect any entry relating to the marriage/civil partnership in the notice book.

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Section V - Objections to Marriage/Civil Partnerships

(1) Any person may at any time before the solemnisation of a marriage in Calaverde submit an objection in writing thereto to the district registrar.
(2) Where the district registrar receives an objection in accordance with subsection (1) above he shall -

(a) in any case where he is satisfied that the objection relates to no more than a misdescription or inaccuracy in the marriage notice or Partnership Notice, notify the parties to the marriage of the nature of the objection and make such enquiries into the matter mentioned in it as he thinks fit; and thereafter he shall, subject to the approval of the Registrar General, make any necessary correction to any document relating to the marriage/civil partnership;
(b) in any other case -

(i) forthwith notify the Registrar General of the objection;
(ii) pending consideration of the objection by the Registrar General, suspend the completion or issue of the Marriage/Partnership Schedule in respect of the marriage/partnership;
(iii) If possible notify the celebrant of the objection and advise him not to solemnise the marriage pending the said consideration.
(3) Subject to subsection (3A) below, if the Registrar General is satisfied, on consideration of an objection of which he has received notification under subsection (2)(b)(i) above, that -

(a) there is a legal impediment to the marriage/civil partnership, they shall direct the district registrar to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the marriage/civil partnership does not take place and shall notify, or direct the district registrar to notify, the parties to the intended marriage/civil partnership accordingly;
(b) there is no legal impediment to the marriage/civil partnership, he shall inform the district registrar to that effect.
(4) For the purposes of this section and section 6 of this Act, there is a legal impediment to a marriage where -

(a) that marriage/civil partnership would be void by virtue of section 2(1) of this Act;
(b) one of the parties is, or both are, already married;
(c) one or both of the parties will be under the age of 16 on the date of solemnisation of the intended marriage;
(d) one or both of the parties is or are incapable of understanding the nature of a marriage ceremony or of consenting to marriage;
(e) one or both of the parties is, or are, not domiciled in Calaverde
(5) A person who has submitted an objection in accordance with subsection (1) above may at any time withdraw it if the Registrar General has no objection to the withdrawal

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Section VI - Marriage/Civil Partnership outside of Calaverde where a party resides in Calaverde

(1) Where a person residing in Calaverde is a party to a marriage intended to be solemnised in any country, territory or place outside Calaverde, and, for the purpose of complying with the law in force in that country, territory or place, is required to obtain from a competent authority in Calaverde, a signed statement in respect of their legal capacity to marry, they may submit, in the form and with the fee and documents specified in section 3(1) (a), (b) and (c), if applicable, of this Act, notice of intention to marry/enter a partnership to the district registrar for the district in which he resides (the said registrar being in this section referred to as the “appropriate registrar”) as if it were intended that the marriage/civil partnership should be solemnised in that district, and sections 3(2) and (3) of this Act shall apply accordingly.

(2) The appropriate registrar shall, if satisfied (after consultation, if the appropriate registrar considers it necessary, with the Registrar General) that a person who has by virtue of subsection (1) above submitted a marriage notice to him is not subject to any legal incapacity which would prevent his marrying/partnership, issue to that person a signed statement in the prescribed form that he is not known to be subject to any such incapacity

(3) Any person may, at any time before a certificate is issued under subsection (2) above, submit to the appropriate registrar an objection in writing to such issue; and the objection shall be taken into account by the appropriate registrar in deciding whether, in respect of the person to whom the certificate would be issued, he is satisfied as mentioned in the said subsection (2).

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Section VII - Persons who may solemnise a Marriage/Civil Partnership

(1) A marriage/civil partnership may be solemnised by and only by a person who is—

(a) a minister, clergyman, pastor, or priest of a religious body prescribed by regulations made by the Government of Calaverde, or who, not being one of the foregoing, is recognised by a religious body so prescribed as entitled to solemnise marriages on its behalf; or

(b) a authorised registrar or district registrar as set out by this act

(c) the registrar general in Calaverde

(d) commanding officers of the Armed Forces or other officers in granted permission by the registrar general

(e) a qualified judge of Calaverde law

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Section IX - Authorised places of Marriage/Civil Partnerships

(1) The Government of Calaverde may by regulations make provision for the approval of places in which civil marriages/civil partnerships may be solemnised.
(2) The Government of Calaverde shall approve places of worship as determined by a religious body as a place where religious marriages may be solemnised.
(3) Regulations under subsection (1) above may in particular include provision as to -

(a) the kinds of place in respect of which approvals may be granted;
(b) the procedure to be followed in relation to applications for approval;
(c) the considerations to be taken into account by a local communities in determining whether to approve any places;
(d) the duration and renewal of approvals;
(e) the conditions that shall or may be imposed on granting or renewing an approval
(f) the determination and charging of fees in respect of-

(i) applications for the approval of places;
(ii) the renewal of approvals; and
(iii) the attendance by authorised registrars at places approved under the regulations;
(g) the circumstances in which it would be appropriate to revoke or suspend an approval or vary any of the conditions imposed in relation to an approval;
(h) the notification to the Registrar General of all approvals granted, renewed, revoked, suspended or varied;
(i) the notification to the district registrar for the district in which a place approved under the regulations is situated of all approvals relating to such a place which are granted, renewed, revoked, suspended or varied;
(j) the keeping by the Registrar General, district registrars of registers of places approved under the regulations; and
(k) the issue by the Registrar General of guidance supplementing the provision made by the regulations.

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Section X - Registration of a Marriage/Civil Partnership

(1) Immediately after the solemnisation of the marriage/civil partnership a "Certificate of Recognition" shall be signed by the parties involved in the marriage/civil partnership, by two witnesses present thereat and by the authorised registrar who solemnised it.
(2) A copy of the "Certificate of Recognition" shall be kept for public records and filed by the authorised registrar, an additional copy shall be bestowed to the parties of the marriage/civil partnership.

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Section XI - Validity of registered Marriages and Civil Partnerships

(1) Subject to this act, where the particulars of a marriage/civil partnership where the particulars of any marriage at the ceremony in respect of which both parties were present are entered in a register of marriages/civil partnerships by or at the behest of an authorised, or district, registrar, the validity of that marriage shall not be questioned, in any legal proceedings whatsoever, on the ground of failure to comply with a requirement or restriction imposed by, under or by virtue of this Act.

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Section XII - Offences

(1) Any person who -

(a)falsifies or forges any Marriage Schedule, certificate or declaration issued or made, or purporting to be issued or made, under this Act;
(b) knowingly uses, or gives or sends to any person as genuine, any false or forged signed statement, declaration or other document issued or made, or purporting to be issued or made, or required, under this Act;
(c) not being an approved celebrant or an authorised registrar, conducts a marriage/civil partnership ceremony in such a way as to lead the parties to the marriage/civil partnership to believe that he is solemnising a valid marriage/civil partnership.
(d) being an authorised registrar, solemnises a marriage without both parties to the marriage being present,
(e) solemnises a marriage/civil ceremony in contravention to any section of this act
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

(i) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both;
(ii) on summary conviction, to a fine (to be set by the Government of Calaverde) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both

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Section XIII - Clarification

(1) A Marriage/Civil Partnership that meets the provisions of this act shall be considered as legitimate in the eyes of the law.
(2) Parties being of the Same-Sex is not a legal impediment to a Marriage or Civil Partnership taking place as set out in Section V of this Act.
(3) Civil Partnerships shall be available to couples of all genders and recognised as an alternative to Marriage.

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Schedule I - Degrees of Relationship

(1) The following relationships shall be considered as "relationships by consanguinity" -

Mother; Father; Daughter; Son;Father’s mother ;Father’s father ;Mother’s mother ;Mother’s father ;Son’s daughter ;Son’s son ;Daughter’s daughter ;Daughter’s son ;Sister ;Brother ;Father’s sister ;Father’s brother ;Mother’s sister ;Mother’s brother ;Brother’s daughter ;Brother’s son ;Sister’s daughter ;Sister’s son ;Father’s father’s mother ;Father’s father’s father ;Father’s mother’s mother ;Father’s mother’s father ;Mother’s father’s mother ;Mother’s father’s father ;Mother’s mother’s mother ;Mother’s mother’s father ;Son’s son’s daughter ;Son’s son’s son ;Son’s daughter’s daughter ;Son’s daughter’s son ;Daughter’s son’s daughter ;Daughter’s son’s son ;Daughter’s daughter’s daughter; Daughter’s daughter’s son.
(2) The following relationships shall be considered as "relationships by affinity" as relevant in Section 2 (1A) -

Daughter of former wife ; Son of former husband ; Former wife of father ;Former husband of mother ;Former wife of father’s father ;Former husband of father’s mother ;Former wife of father’s father ;Former husband of father’s mother ;Former wife of mother’s father ;Former husband of mother’s mother ;Daughter of son of former wife ;Son of son of former husband ;Daughter of daughter of former wife ;Son of daughter of former husband.
(2A) The following relationships shall be considered as "relationships by affinity" as relevant in Section 2 (1B) -

Mother of former wife ;Father of former husband ;Former wife of son ;Former husband of daughter.

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With respect to my esteemed colleague, as much as I badly wish to be lawfully wedded to my partner, I cannot support this bill. You changed your original draft from saying "couples" to "parties," and I cannot help but wonder whether my colleague endorses polygamy? If so, I am afraid that I cannot support or sponsor a bill which promotes polygamy.

[Battlion]

I never actually changed that, decided against it...

Parties are the individuals, the couple is obviously both.

The bill does not promote polygamy, to prove the parties point this part of the bill may make it clearer...


"(1) Subject to subsections (1A) and (1B) below, a marriage/partnership between two parties related to them in a degree"

[Argentarino]

I never actually changed that, decided against it...

Parties are the individuals, the couple is obviously both.

The bill does not promote polygamy, to prove the parties point this part of the bill may make it clearer...


"(1) Subject to subsections (1A) and (1B) below, a marriage/partnership between two parties related to them in a degree"

In that case, consider me a sponsor. I apologize for my misunderstanding and will support this bill in the Senate and outside of it.

[The New World Oceania]

I never actually changed that, decided against it...

Parties are the individuals, the couple is obviously both.

The bill does not promote polygamy, to prove the parties point this part of the bill may make it clearer...


"(1) Subject to subsections (1A) and (1B) below, a marriage/partnership between two parties related to them in a degree"

Well in that case, I am opposed and advise any Calaverdean Muslims in good standing are also. This bill is based in Western imperialist ideals and ought to be kept out of the Chamber.

[The New World Oceania]

I never actually changed that, decided against it...

Parties are the individuals, the couple is obviously both.

The bill does not promote polygamy, to prove the parties point this part of the bill may make it clearer...


"(1) Subject to subsections (1A) and (1B) below, a marriage/partnership between two parties related to them in a degree"

Well in that case, I am opposed and advise any Calaverdean Muslims in good standing are also. This bill is based in Western imperialist ideals and ought to be kept out of the Chamber.