Act of Parliament Parliamentary Resolution | Office Titles Resolution

[TheStormcrafter]

A
RESOLUTION
TO
Establish and Define Office Titles​

1 — About this Resolution
(1) This Resolution

(a) may be cited as ‘Office Titles Resolution’.​

(b) has been authored by Member of Parliament TheStormcrafter.​

(c) Has been co-sponsored by Member of Parliament SeminoTV.​

(2) The following appendices are part of this Resolution:

(a) Appendix A — List of Offices and Titles;​

(b) Appendix B — List of Offices eligible for ‘Rt. Hon.’; and​

(c) Appendix C — List of Offices eligible for ‘e.o.’.​

2 — General Provisions
(1) Any Office Holder may use the highest title they are eligible for in accordance with Appendix A.
(2) If an Office holder leaves an office in good standing that is eligible for the extra officium suffix in accordance with Appendix C, they may add ‘e.o.’ to the Title.

(a) If an Office Holder assumes a higher office, they may not use the extra officium suffix any lower office.​

(b) If an Office Holder enters a lower office they may continue to use the higher office's title with the extra officium suffix alongside the title of the lower office.​

3 — Post Nominal Initials ‘MP’
(1) Every Member of Parliament may add the post nominal initials ‘MP’ to their name.

4 — Right Honourable
(1) Every Office Holder of an office listed in Appendix B may add the initials ‘Rt. Hon.’ before their name and title.

5 — Titles of Nobility
(1) The Monarch may insert the title"His/Her/Their Majesty the King/Queen/Monarch, by the Grace of End and Tech, Sovereign over the Kingdom of Alexandria" between the Office Title and the Name.
(2) Any Duke may insert the title "Duke" between the Office Title and the Name.
(3) Any Knight may insert the "Sir" between the Office Title and Name.

6 — Usage
(1) The Office Titles defined herein shall serve not as binding but as ceremonial titles used to honour those serving our community in some formal settings.

Spoiler: Appendix A — List of Offices and Titles

General
All offices are listed separately for the three branches and assigned a priority. Offices of higher priority take precedence when determining a title in accordance with §2(1). Any office holder may only be eligible for one active and one extra officium title.


Judiciary

Office	Title	Priority
High Chancellor	High Chancellor	8
Chancellor	Chancellor	7
Magistrate	Mag.	3

Executive

Office	Title	Priority
Prime Minister	Prime Minister	10
Deputy Prime Minister	D.P. Minister	6
Minister	Minister	5
Secretary	Sec.	2
Ambassador	Amb.	1

Legislative

Office	Title	Priority
Speaker	Speaker	9
Deputy Speaker	Dep. Sp.	4

Spoiler: Appendix B — List of Offices eligible for ‘Rt. Hon.’

List of Eligible Offices

• High Chancellor
• Chancellor
• Prime Minister
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Minister
• Speaker
• Dep. Sp.
• Leader of the Opposition

Spoiler: Appendix C — List of Offices eligible for ‘e.o.’

List of Eligible Offices

• High Chancellor
• Chancellor
• Magistrate
• Prime Minister
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Minister
• Secretary
• Ambassador
• Speaker
• Deputy Speaker

 

[TheStormcrafter]

The Greens in the Alexandrian Parliament
Through Their Parliamentary Leader TheStormcrafter
Move to Pass
The Office Titles Resolution​

Parliament notes:
(1) There is no clear standard which Offices—if any—bear titles and how these titles are to be used.
(2) Based on the UK, some attempts were made to use titles like "MP".

Based on this, Parliament decides:
(1) To give clear titles and to offices in the

(a) Judiciary—​

(i) Magistrate;​

(ii) Chancellor; and​

(iii) High Chancellor—;​

(b) Legislative—​

(i) Speaker;​

(ii) Deputy Speaker; and​

(iii) the suffix MP—; and​

(c) Executive—​

(i) Prime Minister;​

(ii) Deputy Prime Minister;​

(iii) Minister;​

(iv) Secretary; and​

(v) Ambassador.​

(2) To establish the prefix Right Honourable (Rt. Hon.) observing the principles of the Privy Council for the following offices:

(a) Chancellor and High Chancellor;​

(b) Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Leader of the Opposition; and​

(c) Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister.​

(3) To establish the Title suffix extra officium (e.o.) to honour past services to the community.

Moreover, Parliament wishes to express the following additional thoughts:
(1) While the Leader of the Opposition is not a title in itself, it still is a qualification to be referred to with Right Honourable in accordance with British Custom, where the Leader of the Opposition sits on the Privy Council.
(2) Members of the Privy Council usually remain until their death but this may fairly quickly lead to most of the player base being referred to with Right Honourable at current player counts. Therefore, the prefix Right Honourable is only applicable for those currently holding an office.
(3) Members of Parliament are not eligible for the suffix extra officium as their position is considered to be based solely on winning an election and therefore does not directly express a qualification like with appointed offices.

To set precedent for the above, Parliament passes:

A
RESOLUTION
TO
Establish and Define Office Titles​

1 — About this Resolution
(1) This Resolution

(a) may be cited as ‘Office Titles Resolution’.​

(b) has been authored by Member of Parliament TheStormcrafter.​

(c) Has been co-sponsored by Member of Parliament SeminoTV.​

(2) The following appendices are part of this Resolution:
(a) Appendix A — List of Offices and Titles;
(b) Appendix B — List of Offices eligible for ‘Rt. Hon.’; and
(c) Appendix C — List of Offices eligible for ‘e.o.’.

2 — General Provisions
(1) Any Office Holder may use the highest title they are eligible for in accordance with Appendix A.
(2) If an Office holder leaves an office in good standing that is eligible for the extra officium suffix in accordance with Appendix C, they may add ‘e.o.’ to the Title.

(a) If an Office Holder assumes a higher office, they may not use the extra officium suffix any lower office.​

(b) If an Office Holder enters a lower office they may continue to use the higher office's title with the extra officium suffix alongside the title of the lower office.​

3 — Post Nominal Initials ‘MP’
(1) Every Member of Parliament may add the post nominal initials ‘MP’ to their name.

4 — Right Honourable
(1) Every Office Holder of an office listed in Appendix B may add the initials ‘Rt. Hon.’ before their name and title.

5 — Usage
(1) The Office Titles defined herein shall serve not as binding but as ceremonial titles used to honour those serving our community in some formal settings.

Spoiler: Appendix A — List of Offices and Titles

General
All offices are listed separately for the three branches and assigned a priority. Offices of higher priority take precedence when determining a title in accordance with §2(1). Any office holder may only be eligible for one active and one extra officium title.


Judiciary

Office	Title	Priority
High Chancellor	High Chancellor	8
Chancellor	Chancellor	7
Magistrate	Mag.	3

Executive

Office	Title	Priority
Prime Minister	Prime Minister	10
Deputy Prime Minister	D.P. Minister	6
Minister	Minister	5
Secretary	Sec.	2
Ambassador	Amb.	1

Legislative

Office	Title	Priority
Speaker	Speaker	9
Deputy Speaker	Dep. Sp.	4

Spoiler: Appendix B — List of Offices eligible for ‘Rt. Hon.’

List of Eligible Offices

• High Chancellor
• Chancellor
• Prime Minister
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Minister
• Speaker
• Dep. Sp.
• Leader of the Opposition

Spoiler: Appendix C — List of Offices eligible for ‘e.o.’

List of Eligible Offices

• High Chancellor
• Chancellor
• Magistrate
• Prime Minister
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Minister
• Secretary
• Ambassador
• Speaker
• Deputy Speaker

 

[TheStormcrafter]

AMENDMENT 01

Insert the following new Section 5 — Titles of Nobility and renumber all subsequent sections accordingly:

"(1) The Monarch may insert the title"His/Her/Their Majesty the King/Queen/Monarch, by the Grace of End and Tech, Sovereign over the Kingdom of Alexandria" between the Office Title and the Name.​

(2) Any Duke may insert the title "Duke" between the Office Title and the Name.​

(3) Any Knight may insert the "Sir" between the Office Title and Name."​