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Sirocco has a large number of legislative documents (known as Acts of Government, or simply 'Acts'), that outline the law on a variety of topics, from foreign policy to the suitable preparation of vegetables. While some have been put forward in the utmost seriousness, the nation's laid-back nature has come to the fore in others. Any member of the Government or Opposition can put forward a proposal, but it is entirely up to the Premier whether the proposal becomes an Act or not.
All Acts are listed in a Register of Legislation, and are given codes relating to the date the Act was signed into law by the Premier. Acts can come into force at a time of the Premier's choosing - this is usually within a week, but in the case of emergency legislation, it can come into force within mere hours. However, a strange tradition has emerged where most or all legislation since 2012 or 2013 has come into force at 4am. |
Closing the Loopholes
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Act Name & Particulars
- Federal Commonwealth of Sirocco Constitution Act 2010
4 September 2010 (20 Baker 65) took effect 4 November 2010 (20 Grable 65), repealed 24 September 2012 (9 Hurricane 67).
Officially titled "An Act to Constitute the Federal Commonwealth of Sirocco". An overview of the Constitution of Sirocco and technically the document that founded Sirocco. Additionally the only law to have been repealed (alongside the former Constitution). - GDR Dissolution Act 2010
3 November 2010 (19 Grable 65), took effect 3 November 2010 (19 Grable 65).
Dissolved the Glorious Dictatorial Republic of Andersonia and transferred all assets of the Andersonian state to the Siroccan state the next day. - Political Parties Act 2011
1 February 2011 (17 Plowshare 65), took effect 1 February 2011 (17 Plowshare 65).
Set out regulations for the establishment of political parties within Sirocco. This Act was also the only to have been retroactively dated - it is unknown when exactly the law was written, although presumably sometime in early 2011. - Infrastructure Protection Act 2011
14 October 2011 (29 Hurricane 66), took effect 14 October 2011 (29 Hurricane 66).
Required the Siroccan government to take all possible steps to protect all power poles and road signs within its territory. - Protection of Conservatism Act 2011
24 November 2011 (9 Castle 66), took effect 27 November 2011 (12 Castle 66)
An Act requiring the Siroccan government to revoke diplomatic relations with nations with "anti-conservative and/or [anti-]capitalist viewpoints". - Relationship and Sexual Activities Act 2012
25 January 2012 (10 Plowshare 66), took effect 31 January 2012 (16 Plowshare 66).
Defined relationships, marriage (with a provision for same-sex marriage), divorce, and the age of consent within Sirocco. - Sir James Milne Wilson Act 2012
29 February 2012 (16 Sedan 66), took effect 29 February 2012 (16 Sedan 66).
Named after the only man to have been born and died on 29 February, this Act made 29 February a public holiday. - Dominion of Zona Act 2012
17 March 2012 (2 Prime 66), took effect 21 March 2012 (6 Prime 66).
Gave provision for annexing the former Zonian Confederacy and reforming it into the Dominion of Zona. - National Post and Telegraph Act 2013
22 January 2013 (7 Plowshare 67), took effect 22 January 2013 (7 Plowshare 67).
Established the National Post and Telegraph Corporation, the successor to Sirocco Post. - Transition of Capital Act 2013
15 February 2013 (3 Sedan 67), took effect 20 February 2013 (8 Sedan 67).
Moved the national capital from Alston to Havilland, and then on to Rathlyn. Also added provision for its reversal at the end of the year, whereby the capital moved back to Alston via Havilland. - Cantabrian Territories Act 2013
14 April 2013 (30 Prime 67), took effect 15 April 2013 (1 Manhattan 67).
Annexed the territories of Greater Hagley and Sandford and the dependencies of Maxia and Trinity from Zealandia. - Atomic Calendar Act 2013
15 July 2013 (31 Julin 67), took effect 16 July 2013 (1 Trinity 68).
Formalised the structure of the Atomic calendar and made official its use within Sirocco. - National Parks Act 2013
17 December 2013 (2 Argus 68), took effect 21 December 2013 (6 Argus 68).
Established Sirocco's national parks as areas of "outstanding beauty, natural or man-made, that is of great cultural and scenic importance to the nation." - Railways Act 2013
28 December 2013 (13 Argus 68), took effect 31 December 2013 (16 Argus 68).
Established the Siroccan National Railways Corporation. - Currency Act 2014
25 January 2014 (10 Plowshare 68), took effect 17 February 2014 (5 Sedan 68).
Reformed the simoleon to be based on units of ten rather than units of 100. - Provinces Act 2014
31 May 2014 (16 Nevada 68), took effect 7 June 2014 (23 Nevada 68).
Dissolved a number of provinces and dependencies, and returned the land to New Zealand sovereignty. - Gazetting Act 2014
31 May 2014 (16 Nevada 68), took effect 9 June 2014 (25 Nevada 68).
Required the Sirocco Times to publish all Acts passed by the Government. - Legislative Coding Act 2014
27 August 2014 (12 Baker 69), took effect 7 September 2014 (23 Baker 69).
Added date-based identification codes to all Acts of Government. - Prohibition of Mashed Carrots Act 2014
31 August 2014 (16 Baker 69), took effect 10 September 2014 (26 Baker 69).
Outlawed the preparation of mashed carrots or providing of any form of carrots to Communist persons or organisations. - Goods and Services Tax Repeal Act 2014
2 September 2014 (18 Baker 69), took effect 30 September 2014 (15 Hurricane 69).
Repealed Sirocco's 10 per cent Goods and Services Tax levied since 2010. - Citrulline and Citrine Subversion Prevention Act 2014
7 September 2014 (23 Baker 69), took effect 20 September 2014 (5 Hurricane 69).
Outlawed the providing or use of citrus or watermelons for Communist benefit. - Time Act 2015
5 January 2015 (21 Argus 69), took effect 12 January 2015 (28 Argus 68).
Amended and formalised Sirocco's time zones. - Pluto Act 2015
14 July 2015 (30 Julin 69), took effect 16 July 2015 (1 Trinity 70).
Declared Pluto to be the ninth planet of the Solar System under Siroccan law.
