The Laws of Rheinland (Changelog/Law Archive)

[Rheinland Government]

Incoming Transmission

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Sender: House of Rheinland
Recipient: All citizens and visitors
Subject: Law Update

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Date: 11/02/830

The following laws have been adjusted:

• Updated §1.2. to correctly define Rheinland space
  
• Updated §2.3.1. to match new and improved vessel designations
  
• Updated §2.3.4. to include Hyperspace Beacons / Matrix - a two weeks grace period is in effect, ending 25/02/830
  
• Added §2.3.6. to allow inidividuals to apply for special permission for otherwise illegal or forbidden tech
  
• Reworked §3.1.4., §3.1.5. and §3.1.6. to reflect Rheinland's stance on human trafficking
  

Affected Laws

§1.2. Rheinland space shall be defined as: The systems of New Berlin (Capital), Hamburg, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Thuringia and Munich.

§2.3.1. Restricted equipment specified in Rheinland restricted technology registry such as Firekiss, Hornviper or Stealthblade weapons, combat vessels (e.g. Spectre, Banshee, Valkyrie, Disir, Revenant, Oder-class gunboat and capital ships) and other equipment. Special authorization can be obtained by submitting a request in the registry.

§2.3.4. Cloaking Devices, Jump Drives, Hyperspace Survey Modules and Hyperspace Beacons/Matrix mounted on ships that do not belong to the Rheinland Armed Forces, Rheinland corporations or permitted individuals which are registered in Extraordinary equipment registry.

§2.3.6. Requests to operate technology mentioned in §5.1 and §5.4 are to be submitted at the Special Authorization Registry. Special authorization requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are at the discretion of official law enforcement agencies in conjunction with the government.

§3.1.4. Human trafficking of any kind is forbidden within Rheinland. Transportation of legal passengers is limited to suitable vessels (Liners, Yachts, Freighters & Armored "Pelican" Transport). Illegal passengers include, but are not limited to, the following: Prisoners, Criminals, Slaves, Kidnapped VIPs.

§3.1.5. Captured or rescued pilots are to be delivered to the nearest law enforcement station or handed over to authorities. The same applies to passengers aboard unsuitable ships and illegal passengers in general.

§3.1.6 Failure to adhere to §3.1.4 and §3.1.5 will be punished by a 5.000.000 SC fine, further non-compliance will be met with necessary force to prevent continous maltreatment or apprehend fugitives.

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Dieter Schneider
Registrierungsbüro
House of Rheinland