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Bill: Industrial Reform Act (2419)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Vodka and Pimm's Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2420
Description[?]:
| In the name of HSM The Emperor, By the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith et cetera: In order to encourage industry and development in our Empire, restrictions and regulations concerning such will be lifted. The responsibility for imposing INDIVIDUAL (where this concerns CORPORATIONS or COMPANIES) restrictions concerning either health and safety or pollution will lie with His Serene Majesty's Government, in specific His Minister of Trade and Industry. The Minister may, if he so wishes, set up an Independent Industry Watchdog. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: The government recommends health and safety legislation, but they are not actively enforced on industry.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:19:17, June 26, 2007 CET | From | Christian Royalist Party | To | Debating the Industrial Reform Act (2419) |
| Message | No point in having laws if they cannot enforce anything. |
| Date | 00:29:35, June 27, 2007 CET | From | Luthori Christian Women's Association | To | Debating the Industrial Reform Act (2419) |
| Message | This legislation will allow big business to walk all over the common people. Belinda Braithwaite (Leader of the LCWA) |
| Date | 01:18:31, June 27, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Vodka and Pimm's Party | To | Debating the Industrial Reform Act (2419) |
| Message | I hardly think so, companies are not likely to discard health and safety or pollution limits altogether. They are matters for the industry itself to regulate, in our opinion. |
| Date | 15:16:07, June 27, 2007 CET | From | Secular Party | To | Debating the Industrial Reform Act (2419) |
| Message | Public health must not be endangered. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 12 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 47 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 24 |
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