List of Acts of the 1st & 2nd Republican Kingdom of Sheaman

## 1980s

### 1980 - 1984

* Death Penalty Act 1980 - The act criminalized all forms of the death penalty as a valid form of sentence, meaning the death penalty became completely illegal
* Corporal Punishment Criminalization Act 1981 - This act was a very momentous act as it completely criminalized any forms of corporal punishment in both public and private schools and making it punishable up to 8 years in prison and firing from job.

## 1990s

### 1990 - 1994

* Divorces & Separation Act 1993 - This act allowed any person to get a divorce after only 1 year after getting married with no other restrictions. It also allows a legal separation without waiting a year, allowed 1 month after marrying if the other person in the marriage commits wrongful acts such as abuse, assault, child neglect etc.
* Education Reformation Act 1994 - This act changed many things in the schools system like the protection of homosexuality in schools and reintroduction of homosexual sex education but it also changed how school subjects were chosen which hadn't been changed since 1963.

### 1995 - 1999

* Minimum Wage Act 1995 - In 1995 the momentous Minimum Wage act that was presented to the table by the Prime Minister, Lethabo Doema made £5.00SH the minimum wage for the entire country.
* Wildlife, Hunting & Sports Act 1996 - Hunting any animal became completely illegal without permission from a landowners and a license for guns, explosives, hunting knives, bows, crossbows etc in a full list. If on land which you own you need permission from the government to hunt on that land. You cannot cause unnecessary harm to animals, and incentivized to make the most precise and clean kill as possible to limit the pain that the animal must experience. You cannot hunt animals by trapping them. Dogs and other animals cannot be used for hunting, especially foxes which come under special protections. There are other important parts of the act that are listed in the main article. The law also outlines other welfare protections for farm animals as well as a legal requirement to seek help for an animal in danger or distress if found.
* State Powers Act 1996 - The state powers act introduced a set of new powers for state in Sheaman as well as removing powers from the states. Some powers gained included the power over electoral regions for elections; how they're elected, how many seats there are etc. Taxes were also completely revamped with Income and Corporation Tax now being controlled by states rather than the national government but at the same time jaorly decreasing funding for states. One of the big power loses for state governments was the removal of states being able to have a military leading to all militaries to be dissolved by the 1st of January 1999.
* Cigarette Restrictions Act 1996 - Cigarettes could no longer be advertising, adding a ban to advertisement of cigarettes in Sheaman as well as adding a mandatory warning on all cigarette packaging that would outline the risks of smoking a cigarette.
* Abortion Act 1997 - This act was promised in the 1995 manifesto for SGLR that allowed anyone under 16 to get an abortion without parental consent but to advise the doctor to push for the patient to get their parents involved. Those under 16 cannot get an abortion after 20 weeks however and restricts state from pushing this date further.
* Marriage & Equality Act 1999 - same-sex marriage in both civil & religious venues becomes legal as well as Civil Unions becoming legal in religious venues (previously excluded religious venues), and Joint adoption for LGBTQ+ couples.

## 2000s

### 2000 - 2004

* Driving Safety Act 2000 - This act introduced a ban on using a mobile phone whilst driving a vehicle.
* Protection of Underage Pregnancy Act 2000 - This act protected people under 16 that have gotten pregnant from being outed by and individual as well as offering advice and a small sum of money for those that want to go through with the pregnancy for religious/cultural reasons.
* Privacy & Safety Act 2002 - This act prevented anyone under the age of 8 to get their photo taken without there faced blurred if the picture is to be posted online. Once aged 8 they can give consent to a photo being taken and posted online and consent to posting previous photos of when they were younger.

### 2005 - 2009

* Death Penalty Request Act 2005 - This act allowed any offender of a 10 year imprisonment or more able to request the death penalty from a judge and in cases of life imprisonment they are guaranteed the death penalty if they ask for it.
* Presidential System Act 2006 - This act created the foundations for Sheaman's transition from a parliamentary system to a presidential system giving many powers to the President and changing a plethora of things.
* Death Penalty Request Act 2009 - This act replaced the previous act of the same name in 2005 by reversing the act and making the death penalty completely illegal.

## 2010s

### 2010 - 2014

* School Clothing Act 2010 (Amendment) - This act amended the School Clothing Act 1942 by changing free school clothing from just minors to all school children attending Primary, Middle, or Secondary School as well as guaranteeing free school clothes for Primary School children regardless of their ability to pay for school clothing.
* Defamation Act 2010 - This act requires anyone suing for defamation to show proof of defamation before suing as well as increasing the fines of defamation.
* Rape offenses Act 2011 - The act promised support for those who have been raped before and protection for those who have been raped before and as well as that the act increased the imprisonment time for rape from the previous 20 to 28 years in prison and maximum.
* Islamic State Flag Ban Act 2012 - This act banned the flag of the Islamic State and showing the flag in public was punishable by up to 1 year in prison.
* Abortion Act 2013 (Amendment) - This act amended the Abortion Act 1997 by having to require the acknowledgement of the parent for an abortion to take place but still no need for consent from the parents as well as decreasing the time to get an abortion from 20 weeks to 15 weeks.
* Smoking & Vaping Act 2013 - This act amended the Cigarette Restrictions Act 1996 by: banning advertisements of cigarettes, cigars, vapes, tobacco, nicotine and other smoking products as well as including mandatory warnings on each box/set etc.
* LGBTQ+ Education in schools Act 2013 - This act allowed state to create their own legislation regarding LGBTQ+ education in schools, removing sexual health, sexual relationships and gay sex education from the national curriculum and also banning Primary schools from teaching LGBTQ+ education outright.
* Death Penalty Request Act 2013 - This act gave anyone who is sentenced to life imprisonment the power to request a death penalty in which the judge must comply and give them one.

### 2015 - 2019

* Nurseries Act 2019 - The Nurseries Act allowed infants aged 2 to 5 to attend a public nursery (previously 3 to 5).

## 2020s

### 2020 - 2023

* Abortion Act 2020 (amendment) - This act amended the abortion act 2013 by once again allowing abortions for under 16 year olds without the knowledge of the parents and increasing the time to get an abortion to 22 weeks.
* Border Crossings Act 2021 - This act made any border crossings into Sheaman from Tedusian citizens illegal and those who crossed the border could serve up to 5 years in prison and/or be sent back to Tedesu.
* Sea Border Crossings Act 2022 - This act made it so any individual or group crossings the sea to enter Sheaman would instead be sent back to their country or imprisoned if they resist. Exceptions are made for Pregnant people or families with 4 or more children who are allowed in the country for 6 months until granted citizenship or they are sent back to their country.
* Independence of Tedesu Act 2022 - This act grants Tedesu independence on the 1st of January 2023.
* Elections Act 2022 - As promised by Luthando Kuran in P&Ds manifesto for the 2022 general election, elections would decrease from every four years to every two years. It also removed the power of states being able to control electoral regions and how they are elected, instead vesting that power in the national government.
* Tedusian Date of Independence Act 2022 - This act was a snap act held on the 21st of December that allowed Sheaman to extend the date that Tedesu gained independence from the 1st of January 2023 to the 1st of June 2023 at the latest.

## See Also

List of Acts of the Republic of Sheaman

List of Acts of the Confederal Republic of Sheaman