Office of the Chair | More Discretionary Edits from the Chair’s Office Done
The World Assembly Act was modified in order to fix formatting and numbering issues present on this legislation, fixes were implemented for numbering of each sub-section of this law:
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3. Approval voting
(1) The Delegate may give an approval vote on proposed World Assembly resolutions freely or based on the instruction of the Office of World Assembly Legislation.
(2) The South Pacific Special Forces are prohibited from engaging in approval raiding, except as prescribed in the Charter.
4. 3. Voting
(1) The Office of World Assembly Legislation shall determine the medium for voting on proposed World Assembly resolutions.
(2) Nations of the South Pacific that are World Assembly members or members of the South Pacific Special Forces may not be barred from eligibility in having their votes counted.
(3) If a nation resigns from the World Assembly or their membership in the South Pacific Special Forces before the voting period ends, their vote shall not count.
5. 3. Legal Impact of Security Council Declarations
(1) “Security Council” is an official organ of the World Assembly, to which the Delegate serves as the South Pacific’s representative.
(2) “Declaration” is an official resolution adopted by the Security Council that attempts to express the will of the Security Council on any issue under its jurisdiction.
(3) No declaration adopted by the Security Council will be recognized, abided by, or considered law within areas subject to the jurisdiction of the South Pacific, unless sent to the Assembly by the Prime Minister and ratified by a majority vote of the Assembly.
(4) No vote cast by the Delegate on a declaration of the Security Council will be considered implicit or explicit approval or disapproval of the declaration by the South Pacific itself.