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TITLE I
THE CROWN
Provision 1. Authority of the Crown
The Prince is the source of the authority and legitimacy of the Principality of Carmont.
Provision 2. The Prince and the State
The Prince is the embodiment of the State and the Constitution, and is the font of justice within the Principality.
Provision 3. The Crown
The Crown refers to the constitutional office of the Sovereign and the powers and prerogatives vested in that office by the Constitution and laws of the Principality. The Crown is vested in the Prince as Sovereign.
TITLE II
THE PRINCE
Provision 1. Head of State
The Prince is the Head of State of the Principality of Carmont and shall hold the office for life, subject to the provisions governing succession and abdication.
Provision 2. Exercise of the Crown
The Prince possesses the authority to exercise the powers and prerogatives of the Crown in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Principality.
Provision 3. Duty to the Constitution
The Prince shall preserve, protect and uphold the Constitution and laws of the Principality.
Provision 4. Final Authority
The Prince shall have the final say in all matters of State.
Provision 5. Advice
The Prince shall not be obliged to accept or follow advice given to him by any person, institution or body of the Principality.
TITLE III
THE PREROGATIVE OF THE CROWN
Provision 1. Foreign Relations
The Prince shall retain the authority to conduct the foreign relations of the Principality and to represent Carmont in its relations with other states and entities.
Provision 2. Crown Forces
The Prince shall hold supreme command of the Crown Forces as Captain-of-the-Guard.
Provision 3. Appointments and the Council of State
The Prince shall appoint and dismiss ministers and shall form and preside over the Council of State in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Principality.
Provision 4. Honours and Distinctions
The Prince may bestow honours, titles, distinctions and other forms of recognition in the name of the Crown.
Provision 5. Instruments of the Crown
The Prince may exercise the authority of the Crown through proclamations, Directorates, decrees and other formal or informal instruments of the Crown.
Provision 6. The Estates-General
The Prince shall possess the prerogative to summon and dissolve the Estates-General, to introduce bills before it, and to grant or withhold assent to bills presented for his consideration.
Provision 7. Judicial Prerogative
The Prince may commute sentences and may, where he considers it appropriate, return a case to the competent court for retrial.
TITLE IV
ROYAL INSTRUMENTS
Provision 1. Proclamations
The Prince may issue proclamations for the announcement or exercise of the authority of the Crown.
Provision 2. Directorates and Orders
The Prince may issue Directorates, Orders and other instruments for the administration and direction of the Principality.
Provision 3. Royal Assent
The Prince may grant or withhold Royal Assent to bills presented to him in accordance with the Constitution.
Provision 4. Authentication
The Prince may authenticate instruments, acts and documents issued under the authority of the Crown.
Provision 5. Publication
The Prince may direct the publication of proclamations, Orders, Directorates, decrees and other instruments of the Crown.
TITLE V
SUCCESSION AND REGENCY
Provision 1. Hereditary Succession
The Crown shall pass hereditarily to the eldest child of the reigning Prince, subject to the provisions of this Title.
Provision 2. Disqualification
The Prince may disqualify a person otherwise entitled to succeed to the Crown where he considers such action necessary for the continuity and interests of the Principality.
Provision 3. Appointment of a Successor
Where the Prince has no hereditary heir, he may appoint a successor to the Crown.
Provision 4. Abdication
The Prince may abdicate the Crown in favour of his hereditary or appointed heir. Upon abdication, the successor shall assume the Crown in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Principality.
Provision 5. Regency
Where the Prince is incapacitated, absent, or otherwise unable to carry out the official duties of the Crown, a Regent may be appointed by the Prince to exercise the necessary functions of government on his behalf.
Provision 6. Nature of the Regency
The office of Regent shall not constitute a sovereign office. The Regent shall exercise authority on behalf of the Prince and shall not acquire the status, authority or prerogatives of the Sovereign.
Provision 7. Termination of the Regency
A Regency shall cease when the Prince resumes the exercise of his official duties or upon such other event as may be prescribed by the Constitution or determined by the Prince.
FINAL PROVISION
This Statute shall be interpreted consistently with the Constitution of the Principality of Carmont and shall enter into force upon receiving the assent of the Prince.
Given under the authority of the Crown of Carmont and enacted according to the Constitution of the Principality.
By the Grace of Providence and in the Service of the Principality,
His Highness the Prince of Carmont
George
Prince of Carmont
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