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United Hampshire Realm (Transitional Establishment and Continuity) Act 2026

2026 c. 1

United Hampshire Realm (Transitional Establishment and Continuity) Act 2026

2026 CHAPTER 1

[2nd August 2026]

Preamble

Whereas United Hampshire formerly operated through the Hampshire Roleplay Community constitutional, administrative and roleplay-community model;

And whereas that former model is no longer sufficient for the constitutional organisation, institutional accountability, democratic preparation, public administration and continuity needs of United Hampshire;

And whereas it is necessary to establish the United Hampshire Realm as the formal constitutional system through which United Hampshire is organised;

And whereas the United Hampshire Realm must distinguish the State Structure from the United Hampshire Realm Structure and must not collapse one into the other;

And whereas ordinary Government, Parliament, Judiciary, Civil Service, electoral, Membership and administrative machinery is not yet fully established or capable of assuming ordinary authority;

And whereas temporary continuity authority is therefore necessary to prevent institutional vacuum, preserve records and assets, supersede inconsistent predecessor arrangements, authorise transitional machinery and enable democratic handover;

And whereas the Lord Lieutenant, as Founder and constitutional continuity authority of United Hampshire, is responsible for preserving the continuity of the Realm and creating the conditions in which ordinary democratic institutions can operate;

And whereas that continuity authority is custodial, temporary, limited, recorded, reviewable and not a substitute for ordinary democratic government;

The Lord Lieutenant enacts as follows—

PART 1
Preliminary

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Citation and commencement
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This Act may be cited as the United Hampshire Realm (Transitional Establishment and Continuity) Act 2026.
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This Act comes into force on 2nd August 2026.
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Status of this Act
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This Act is made under the constitutional continuity authority of the Lord Lieutenant because ordinary constitutional machinery is not yet established or capable of enacting primary legislation.
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This Act is not an Act of a fully constituted Parliament.
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This Act is to be treated as primary transitional law within United Hampshire until it is amended, replaced, confirmed, superseded or repealed by ordinary constitutional or legislative authority.
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This Act must be reviewed once ordinary constitutional machinery is capable of considering it.
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Internal effect
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This Act is internal to United Hampshire.
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Nothing in this Act creates or claims to create—
a. real-world sovereign statehood;

b. real-world public authority;

c. real-world legal jurisdiction;

d. any power exercisable outside United Hampshire.

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Nothing in this Act alters the law of the United Hampshire Realm or any other real-world jurisdiction.
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This Act governs the internal constitutional, institutional and transitional arrangements of United Hampshire only.
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Interpretation
In this Act—

“Act” means this United Hampshire Realm (Transitional Establishment and Continuity) Act 2026;

“Chief Minister” means the head of Government of the Realm;

“Civil Service” means the impartial administrative support structure serving Government and the wider constitutional system;

“constitutional continuity authority” means the custodial authority exercised for the preservation, establishment and transition purposes provided for in this Act;

“former HRC model” means the former Hampshire Roleplay Community constitutional, administrative, management and roleplay-community model operating before the establishment of the Realm;

“Government” means the executive branch of the Realm;

“HRC” means Hampshire Roleplay Community;

“Judiciary” means the independent judicial, appeals and review branch of the Realm;

“Lord Lieutenant” means the Founder and constitutional continuity authority of the Realm;

“Member” means a person holding Membership of United Hampshire;

“Membership” means the civic status of belonging to United Hampshire;

“ordinary constitutional machinery” means ordinary Government, Parliament, Civil Service, judicial, review, electoral, Membership and administrative arrangements of the Realm;

“Parliament” means the legislature of the Realm, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords;

“predecessor arrangement” means any former HRC office, body, team, role, permission, record, channel, group, rank, service, public-facing page, operational practice, document, asset, estate or administrative arrangement existing before this Act came into force;

“Realm” means the United Hampshire Realm;

“Regulations” means Regulations made under this Act;

“State Structure” means United Hampshire’s own constitutional and governmental structure;

“transition period” means the period beginning with the commencement of this Act and ending when ordinary constitutional machinery has been established and recognised as operating;

“transitional instrument” means a Regulation, Order, direction, notice, appointment record, commencement record, arrangement, register, protocol or other formal act made for the purpose of giving effect to this Act;

“UH” means United Hampshire;

“United Hampshire” means the civic Community formerly operating as Hampshire Roleplay Community and now operating through the United Hampshire Realm;

“United Hampshire Realm Structure” means the simulated United Hampshire Realm territorial system operating within United Hampshire;

“Vice Lord Lieutenant” means the continuity office authorised to exercise continuity functions where provided by this Act, Regulations or another transitional instrument.

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Chief Minister capacity
1. The office title is Chief Minister.

2. A reference to the Chief Minister acting in a temporary, caretaker, acting, interim or transitional capacity describes the capacity in which the office or functions are exercised.

3. A description mentioned in subsection 2 does not create a separate office.

4. Nothing in this Act creates an office titled Interim Chief Minister.

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No implied permanence
1. Temporary, acting, caretaker, interim or transitional authority under this Act does not become permanent by implication.

2. A temporary office-holder, function, instrument, arrangement or authority remains temporary unless expressly made permanent by ordinary constitutional or legislative authority.

3. No provision of this Act is to be read as entrenching permanent personal authority.

PART 2
Establishment of the United Hampshire Realm

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Establishment of the Realm
1. There is established a constitutional system known as the United Hampshire Realm.

2. The Realm is the formal constitutional system through which United Hampshire is organised.

3. The Realm replaces the former HRC model as the constitutional basis of United Hampshire.

4. United Hampshire is not to be treated merely as a Discord server, Roblox group, roleplay community, game network or platform administration system.

5. Platforms, servers, games, groups, channels, estate, maps, tools and activities do not create constitutional authority.

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Purpose of the Realm
The Realm is established for the purposes of—

a. preserving constitutional continuity;

b. replacing informal or inconsistent predecessor arrangements with recorded authority;

c. enabling accountable Government, Parliament, Judiciary and Civil Service machinery;

d. preparing democratic handover;

e. protecting records, institutional assets and continuity during transition;

f. distinguishing the State Structure from the United Hampshire Realm Structure;

g. ensuring that former HRC arrangements are reviewed, transferred, preserved, revoked or archived in an orderly manner.

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State Structure and United Hampshire Realm Structure
1. The Realm consists of—

a. the State Structure; and

b. the United Hampshire Realm Structure.

2. The State Structure is United Hampshire’s own constitutional and governmental structure.

3. The United Hampshire Realm Structure is the simulated United Hampshire Realm territorial system operating within United Hampshire.

4. The State Structure and the United Hampshire Realm Structure are distinct.

5. No office, department, service, body, function or authority in the State Structure is to be treated as replacing, absorbing or governing a corresponding office, department, service, body, function or authority in the United Hampshire Realm Structure unless expressly provided by later constitutional or legislative provision.

6. No office, department, service, body, function or authority in the United Hampshire Realm Structure is to be treated as replacing, absorbing or governing a corresponding office, department, service, body, function or authority in the State Structure unless expressly provided by later constitutional or legislative provision.

7. Interfaces between the State Structure and the United Hampshire Realm Structure must be recorded.

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Uncodified constitutional order
1. The Realm operates through an uncodified constitutional order.

2. The constitutional order of the Realm may include—

a. Acts;

b. Regulations;

c. Orders;

d. directions;

e. notices;

f. Standing Orders;

g. codes;

h. conventions;

i. manuals;

j. appointment records;

k. registers;

l. official records;

m. judicial or review decisions;

n. administrative directions;

o. settled constitutional practices.

3. This Act is not a codified constitution.

4. No single document is to be treated as the whole constitution of United Hampshire unless a later constitutional settlement expressly provides otherwise.

PART 3
Supersession of the Former HRC Model

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Supersession
1. The former HRC model is superseded as the constitutional and administrative model of United Hampshire.

2. A former HRC office, title, team, role, department, service, permission, rank, channel, document, practice or arrangement is not to be treated as current constitutional authority merely because it existed before this Act came into force.

3. A predecessor arrangement that is inconsistent with this Act, Regulations made under it, or a later transitional instrument is superseded to the extent of that inconsistency.

4. Supersession under this section does not require the immediate deletion of useful records, channels, roles, groups, ranks, permissions, assets, service documents or public-facing material.

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Continuation of predecessor arrangements
1. A predecessor arrangement may continue during the transition period only to the extent that it is—

a. necessary for continuity;

b. consistent with this Act;

c. recorded or capable of being recorded;

d. not misleading as to current authority;

e. awaiting transfer, replacement, confirmation, revocation or archival treatment.

2. A predecessor arrangement may operate concurrently with a Realm arrangement where concurrent operation is necessary for continuity or transfer preparation.

3. The continuation of a predecessor arrangement does not revive the former HRC model as constitutional authority.

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Predecessor arrangements register
1. A predecessor arrangements register must be prepared.

2. The register must identify former HRC arrangements requiring treatment under this Act or Regulations made under it.

3. Each predecessor arrangement should be classified as—

a. superseded;

b. transferred;

c. preserved temporarily;

d. archived;

e. under review.

4. A predecessor arrangement must not be treated as current authority merely because it appears in the register.

PART 4
Continuity Authority

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Lord Lieutenant’s continuity authority
1. The Lord Lieutenant is recognised as the Founder and constitutional continuity authority of the Realm.

2. During the transition period, the Lord Lieutenant may exercise continuity authority only for the purpose of—

a. preserving the constitutional existence of the Realm;

b. preventing institutional collapse;

c. preventing hostile seizure, sabotage or misuse of authority;

d. preserving records, assets and access needed for continuity;

e. authorising transitional machinery;

f. enabling Government, Parliament, the Civil Service and the Judiciary to operate;

g. preparing democratic handover;

h. ensuring that predecessor arrangements are transferred, preserved, revoked or archived in an orderly manner.

3. Continuity authority is custodial, exceptional, limited, recorded and reviewable.

4. Continuity authority is not ordinary political government.

5. Continuity authority must narrow as ordinary constitutional machinery becomes capable of operating.

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Limits on continuity authority
1. Continuity authority must not be used to entrench permanent personal rule.

2. Continuity authority must not be used as a substitute for ordinary democratic Government once ordinary constitutional machinery is capable of operating.

3. Continuity authority must not be used to bypass Parliament once Parliament is capable of acting.

4. Continuity authority must not be used to override judicial or review independence.

5. Any use of continuity authority must be recorded.

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Vice Lord Lieutenant safeguard
1. The Vice Lord Lieutenant may be authorised to exercise specified continuity functions during the transition period.

2. An authorisation under subsection 1 must be recorded.

3. The authorisation may be general or limited.

4. Where no Vice Lord Lieutenant is available, the Lord Lieutenant may record an acting continuity arrangement.

5. An authorisation or acting continuity arrangement does not create ordinary executive authority.

6. A person exercising continuity functions under this section must act within the scope of the authorisation.

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Emergency preservation
1. The Lord Lieutenant, Vice Lord Lieutenant or authorised acting continuity cover may take emergency preservation action where necessary to prevent—

a. institutional collapse;

b. hostile seizure;

c. sabotage;

d. serious misuse of authority;

e. destruction, manipulation or loss of official records;

f. compromise of institutional assets or access;

g. serious safeguarding risk;

h. collapse of essential continuity arrangements.

2. Emergency preservation action must be—

a. necessary;

b. proportionate;

c. recorded;

d. limited to preservation where possible;

e. reviewed as soon as reasonably practicable.

3. Emergency preservation action does not authorise permanent constitutional change unless later constitutional or legislative provision so provides.

PART 5
Primary Authority for Regulations and Transitional Instruments

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Power to make Regulations
1. The Lord Lieutenant may make Regulations for the purpose of giving effect to this Act.

2. Regulations made under this Act may provide for—

a. structural reform;

b. transitional establishment;

c. predecessor arrangements;

d. saving and supersession;

e. temporary exercise of Chief Minister functions;

f. interim Government arrangements;

g. Civil Service support;

h. parliamentary transitional scrutiny;

i. judicial, appeals and review arrangements;

j. transition support arrangements;

k. allocation and transfer of functions;

l. records, assets and access preservation;

m. publication;

n. review;

o. democratic handover.

3. Regulations made under this Act are secondary transitional law.

4. Regulations made under this Act must be consistent with this Act.

5. Regulations made under this Act have no effect to the extent that they are inconsistent with this Act.

6. Regulations made under this Act must not create a permanent constitutional settlement by implication.

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Power to make other transitional instruments
1. The Lord Lieutenant may make transitional instruments for the purpose of giving effect to this Act or Regulations made under it.

2. A transitional instrument may—

a. establish transitional arrangements;

b. commence transitional arrangements;

c. modify transitional arrangements;

d. suspend transitional arrangements;

e. save transitional arrangements;

f. supersede transitional arrangements;

g. allocate functions for transitional purposes;

h. transfer functions for transitional purposes;

i. make appointment provision;

j. make record and publication provision;

k. make review and handover provision;

l. revoke or replace earlier transitional arrangements.

3. A transitional instrument must be within the scope of this Act or Regulations made under it.

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Required contents of Regulations and transitional instruments
1. Regulations or transitional instruments made under this Act must state—

a. their title;

b. their authority;

c. their purpose;

d. their commencement provision;

e. their scope;

f. any limit on authority;

g. their record requirement;

h. their review provision.

2. Regulations and transitional instruments must be recorded.

3. Regulations and transitional instruments should be published unless publication would create a safeguarding, security, privacy, operational or continuity risk.

4. Where publication is withheld, the reason for non-publication must be recorded.

PART 6
Temporary Exercise of Chief Minister Functions

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Chief Minister functions during transition
1. There is authorised, for the transition period, the temporary exercise of Chief Minister functions where necessary to coordinate transitional executive work before ordinary Government is ready.

2. The Chief Minister is the head of Government of the Realm.

3. Chief Minister functions exercised under this Part are temporary executive coordination functions unless and until ordinary Government is formed under later constitutional arrangements.

4. Chief Minister functions exercised temporarily under this Act may include—

a. coordinating interim Government business;

b. preparing Cabinet and departmental arrangements;

c. issuing ministerial statements relating to transition and implementation;

d. directing immediate establishment tasks;

e. supporting appointment and induction preparation;

f. ensuring implementation work is recorded;

g. preparing matters for democratic handover.

5. The temporary exercise of Chief Minister functions must be—

a. temporary;

b. recorded;

c. reviewable;

d. limited to establishment and transition purposes;

e. narrowed or ended when ordinary Government can operate.

6. Nothing in this section creates permanent executive authority.

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Temporary assumption by the Lord Lieutenant
1. The Lord Lieutenant may temporarily assume Chief Minister functions where necessary to coordinate the establishment of the Realm.

2. A temporary assumption under subsection 1 must be recorded by notice.

3. The notice must state—

a. the authority relied upon;

b. the commencement of the temporary assumption;

c. the purpose of the assumption;

d. the functions being assumed;

e. the limits of the assumption;

f. the review requirement;

g. the continuity safeguard.

4. Where the Lord Lieutenant temporarily assumes Chief Minister functions, the Vice Lord Lieutenant safeguard applies.

5. During any period in which the Lord Lieutenant exercises Chief Minister functions, the Lord Lieutenant’s constitutional continuity functions must be separated from temporary executive coordination so far as practicable.

6. Temporary assumption of Chief Minister functions must end when ordinary or interim executive arrangements are capable of operating without that assumption.

7. Nothing in this section authorises the Lord Lieutenant to use Chief Minister functions as a permanent substitute for ordinary Government.

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Ministerial statements
1. The Chief Minister may issue ministerial statements relating to transition, implementation, Government coordination and public administration.

2. Where the Lord Lieutenant is to issue a ministerial statement as Chief Minister, a notice under section 22 must first be made.

3. A ministerial statement issued under subsection 1 must not be treated as primary law, secondary law or a substitute for a transitional instrument.

4. A ministerial statement may explain, announce or account for action taken under this Act, Regulations or transitional instruments.

5. A ministerial statement must not amend this Act or Regulations.

PART 7
Recognition of Constitutional Machinery

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Government
1. Government is recognised as the executive branch of the Realm.

2. Government is responsible for executive coordination, administration and implementation within lawful authority.

3. Interim Government arrangements may be established by Regulations or transitional instrument.

4. Interim Government does not hold an ordinary democratic mandate.

5. Interim Government exists to support establishment, continuity, practical implementation and democratic handover.

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Parliament
1. Parliament is recognised as the legislature of the Realm.

2. Parliament consists of—

a. the House of Commons;

b. the House of Lords.

3. Parliament is responsible for legislation, representation, scrutiny and democratic accountability.

4. Ordinary Government must hold office by commanding the confidence of Parliament, principally the House of Commons.

5. Transitional parliamentary scrutiny arrangements may be established by Regulations or transitional instrument before ordinary Parliament is fully operating.

6. Nothing in this Act creates full Standing Orders of Parliament.

7. Nothing in this Act launches ordinary parliamentary business.

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Judiciary, appeals and review
1. The Judiciary is recognised as the independent judicial, appeals and review branch of the Realm.

2. The Judiciary is responsible for independent adjudication, review, appeals, procedural fairness and the interpretation and application of law or constitutional rules.

3. Judicial and review decisions must be made independently.

4. Ministers, officials and executive authorities must not improperly influence judicial or review decisions.

5. Interim judicial, appeals and review arrangements may be established by Regulations or transitional instrument.

6. Nothing in this Act creates a complete courts system or permanent procedural code.

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Civil Service
1. The Civil Service is recognised as the impartial administrative support structure serving Government and the wider constitutional system.

2. Civil Service support must be impartial, administrative, professional and record-based.

3. Civil Service support must not be treated as political authority.

4. Interim Civil Service arrangements may be established by Regulations or transitional instrument.

PART 8
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Records
1. A record must be kept of—

a. this Act;

b. any Regulations made under this Act;

c. any notice made under this Act;

d. any transitional instrument made under this Act;

e. any temporary assumption of Chief Minister functions;

f. any authorisation to the Vice Lord Lieutenant or acting continuity cover;

g. any appointment made under Regulations or a transitional instrument;

h. any predecessor arrangement classification;

i. any review carried out under this Act.

2. A record must identify—

a. the authority relied upon;

b. the decision made;

c. the office or person making the decision;

d. the date of the decision;

e. the scope of the decision;

f. any review date.

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Preservation of assets and access
1. During the transition period, official records, institutional assets and access arrangements necessary for the functioning of the Realm must be preserved.

2. No person may delete, conceal, manipulate, transfer, surrender or misuse official records, institutional assets or access arrangements contrary to this Act, Regulations or a transitional instrument.

3. Regulations, a transitional instrument or administrative direction may provide for the preservation of—

a. official records;

b. platform access;

c. group ownership or administration;

d. server roles and permissions;

e. channels and repositories;

f. Roblox estate;

g. Discord estate;

h. documents and archives;

i. institutional systems;

j. other assets necessary for continuity.

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PART 9
Review, Replacement and Democratic Handover

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Review of this Act
1. This Act must be reviewed during the transition period.

2. A review must consider—

a. whether this Act remains necessary;

b. whether continuity authority should continue;

c. whether continuity authority should be narrowed;

d. whether ordinary constitutional machinery is ready;

e. whether any provision requires amendment or replacement;

f. whether any Regulations or transitional instrument remains necessary;

g. whether democratic handover can proceed.

3. A review record must be kept.

4. Continuity authority and transitional authority must not continue beyond necessity.

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Submission to ordinary authority
1. Once ordinary constitutional machinery is capable of acting, the Chief Minister, or the person temporarily exercising Chief Minister functions, must arrange for this Act to be submitted for confirmation, amendment, replacement or repeal by the appropriate ordinary authority.

2. Where no Chief Minister or person temporarily exercising Chief Minister functions is available, the Lord Lieutenant must arrange for this Act to be submitted for confirmation, amendment, replacement or repeal by the appropriate ordinary authority.

3. The appropriate ordinary authority may include Parliament, ordinary Government, or another authority established by later constitutional provision.

4. Any confirmation, amendment, replacement or repeal must state its effect on this Act and any Regulations or transitional instruments made under it.

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Democratic handover
1. Transitional authority under this Act exists to enable ordinary constitutional government.

2. Transitional authority must be exercised with a view to democratic handover.

3. Nothing in this Act authorises the indefinite postponement of ordinary democratic institutions once necessary readiness conditions have been met.

4. Democratic handover must be supported by proper records, instruments, public explanation and readiness checks.

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Matters reserved for separate provision
1. This Act does not settle—

a. full Standing Orders of Parliament;

b. election rules;

c. election timetable;

d. Membership re-entry procedure;

e. residence or ward registration procedure;

f. permanent departmental remits;

g. permanent public bodies, agencies, services or regulators;

h. full courts procedure;

i. permanent judicial procedure rules;

j. service reopening plans;

k. Roblox response plan;

l. Discord operating plan;

m. Downmere, Asheford or other map-development plans;

n. summer festival or public event plan;

o. appointment lists;

p. training curriculum;

q. cruise continuity protocol;

r. public communications timetable;

s. detailed safeguarding procedures;

t. financial rules.

2. A matter listed in subsection 1 may be provided for by Regulations, transitional instrument, procedure, policy, plan, register, protocol or later constitutional provision.

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Final provision
1. This Act establishes the United Hampshire Realm.

2. This Act supersedes the former HRC model as the constitutional basis of United Hampshire.

3. This Act preserves predecessor arrangements only so far as necessary for continuity and consistent with the Realm.

4. This Act recognises the State Structure and the United Hampshire Realm Structure.

5. This Act recognises the Lord Lieutenant’s continuity authority.

6. This Act authorises secondary transitional Regulations.

7. This Act authorises the temporary exercise of Chief Minister functions.

8. This Act creates the formal primary transitional basis for practical establishment, implementation, review and democratic handover.

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Lord Lieutenant of United Hampshire

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This note is not part of the Act.

It establishes the United Hampshire Realm as the formal constitutional system through which United Hampshire is organised. It supersedes the former Hampshire Roleplay Community model as the constitutional basis of United Hampshire, while preserving useful predecessor arrangements where they are necessary for continuity and consistent with the Realm.

The Act is made by the Lord Lieutenant under constitutional continuity authority because ordinary Government, Parliament, Judiciary, Civil Service and legislative machinery is not yet fully established or capable of enacting ordinary primary legislation.

The Act authorises secondary transitional Regulations. Those Regulations may provide the detailed machinery for structural reform, predecessor arrangements, temporary exercise of Chief Minister functions, records, transfers, support arrangements and democratic handover.

The Act recognises the office of Chief Minister as the head of Government. Temporary, caretaker, acting, interim or transitional capacity describes how the office or functions are exercised; it does not create a separate office called Interim Chief Minister.

Where the Lord Lieutenant temporarily assumes Chief Minister functions, the Vice Lord Lieutenant safeguard applies so that continuity authority and temporary executive coordination remain separated so far as practicable.

The Act does not create real-world sovereign statehood, real-world public authority, real-world legal jurisdiction or powers outside United Hampshire.

The Act does not settle elections, Membership re-entry, permanent departmental remits, public bodies, full Standing Orders, full judicial procedure, service reopening plans, the cruise continuity protocol or public event plans. Those matters require separate provision.