List of Acts of the Republic of Sheaman

## 1920s

### 1923 - 1929

* Homosexuality Act 1923 - The act made it so a gay person who was made to unconsensually have sex (raped), no longer punishable by imprisonment or death.
* Disabled & Old People Benefits Act 1924 - This act gave Disabled People and old people financial benefits if they lack proper accommodation.
* Agriculture Act 1925 - The Agriculture act is an act that guarantees a minimum price for buying farmers' produce.
* Racial Discrimination Act 1927 - This act made it completely illegal to discriminate oneself on the grounds of Colour, race and ethnic & national background. It also made it illegal to refuse housing, employment or public services on the grounds of colour, race and ethnic & national background.
* Orphanage Act - 1929 - The orphanage act of 1929 made it so orphanages must close down by the 1st of January and as a part of the act they would be replaced with Foster Schools that would act as a boarding school of some type that intended to focus on educating children rather than just housing them. The act also made it easier for adults to adopt children and also set up Public Foster Schools that were controlled by the government, the rest were privately owned but under strict regulations.
* Homosexuality Act 1929 - Under Joseph Jacks' 1926 general election manifesto he promised to (before the next election) legalize homosexual activities. This act legalized homosexual activities as long as they are in private under the same standards that straight activities are held and It also declassified Homosexuality as an illness.

## 1930s

### 1930 - 1934

* Voting Act 1930 - The Voting act equalized the age of voting for men and women to 18 and removed any reasons for women not being able to vote on the same grounds of men.
* Child destruction Act 1931 - This act made it legal to have a doctor-assisted abortion if and only if the child is posing a threat to the mother whilst pregnant.
* Age of Consent Act 1931 - The Act decreased the age of consent from 18 to 16.
* Divorce Reformation Act 1932 - The Divorce Reformation Act 1932 changed divorces by allowing a divorce after a reasonable reason is given e.g. rape, abuse, child abuse, cruelty, incest etc. Then a person or persons may apply for divorce which would be finalized in two years.
* Countryside Freedom Act 1933 - The Countryside Freedom Act 1933 made the government buy masses of land in Sheaman and claim it under public ownership allowing free reign of public property to people and allowing people to trespass onto private land if they don't cause damage or harm.

### 1935 - 1939

* National Parks Act 1935 - The National Parks Act 1935 established five new national parks in Sheaman, creating the first national parks of Sheaman.
* Animal Filming Act 1938 - This act made it a criminal offense to film a real animal inflicting pain or having pain inflicted upon it.
* Nazi Propaganda Act 1938 - Banned any person having a toothbrush moustache, doing the Nazi salute and/or expressing support in the Nazis with any of those actions leading to up to 5 years in prison.

## 1940s

### 1940 - 1944

* Energy Nationalization Act 1940 - This act nationalized the energy industry and set up the Sheaman National Energy Company.
* Pensions Increase Act 1940 - This act increased pensions for pensioners significantly.
* Childcare Act 1941 - This act established a comprehensive childcare system.
* School Clothing Act 1942 - This act guaranteed any minor in school a school uniform if they or their parents cannot afford one.
* Adoption Act Act 1943 - The Adoption Act made adoption a local matter for district and city councils and allowed children to be adopted without knowing the mother if they don't want to or can't be revealed.
* Iron & Steel Act 1943 - This act bough all iron and steel companies in the Sheaman and combined them into one authority/company as well as establishing the Iron & Steel Board.
* Family Allowances Act 1944 - This act established child benefits for families that cannot afford to take care of a child.

### 1945 - 1949

* Reconstruction of Sheaman Act 1945 - This act invested around £1,000,000 in Pound Sterling (£55,000,000 today) into rebuilding cities, communities, aiding localities, increasing welfare funding in Sheaman after World War II.
* Divorce Act 1946 - This act allowed anyone who has been married for 5 or more years the right to divorce as long as the other person accepts a divorce.
* Immigration & Emigration Act 1946 - Immigration into the country was now allowed for people of the Commonwealth of Britain, lifting the ban of commonwealth citizens. The act also allowed any Polish, Jewish, gay, and disabled people into the country following the treatment of those groups in Nazi Germany.
* Education Act 1948 - Secondary school pupils must now attend secondary school until the age of 16, after 16 they can legally stop attending secondary school.
* Matrimony Rape Act 1949 - This act made rape in a marriage illegal.
* Federalization referendums Act 1949 - The act gave regions of the country the power to hold referendums on the option to become a state as well as agreeing on the state borders. All referendums would end up successful leading to the country becoming a federal state.

## 1950s

### 1950 - 1954

* States Act 1950 - This act pushed forward the first elections in each state and finally transferring powers to those states. This act also disbanded the Town Building Councils and replaced them with a generalized District or City Council.
* Marijuana legalization Act 1950 - This act was promised every since the 1936 parliamentary election by S&L to make marijuana legal again but never happened. This act made selling marijuana legal but only to those who are 21 or older and the seller must have a license and can only sell it to people who show their ID. Marijuana can only be sold at stores that specifically are a drug only store otherwise it is deemed illegal. Possessing marijuana is legal with a license just like for selling it and it is only given to those after an extensive background check and o those who are 21 or older. Growing marijuana however, is still a crime an punishable with 10 years in prison but the possession of the drug can be bought be other countries where it is legal to grow.
* Sexual Offenses Act 1950 - The Sexual Offenses Act 1950 created a new definition of rape that included women in the involvement of raping another man.
* Education Reformation Act 1951 - Added many new reforms to the education system including; free school lunches for low-income families, Sexual Orientation included in education, protected teachers and staff from being fired for being LGBT, Homosexual sex education was included in teaching and the age of learning sex education went from 15 to 14.

### 1955 - 1959

* Corporal Punishment Act 1955 - In this act it made the act of corporal punishment in public schools completely illegal and punishable by up to 5 years in prison. It also regulated private schools by making sure that they cannot use physical violence more than three times a week on a student.
* Capital Punishment Act 1956 - Capital Punishment (Death Penalty) become illegal under this act under all circumstances.
* Divorce Act 1959 - The Divorce Act 1959 allowed anyone who had been married for 5 years the right to divorce without the other partner consenting to the divorce as well as lowering divorcing with consent from the other partner down to 3 years.

## 1960s

### 1960 - 1964

* Capital Punishment Act 1962 - Capital punishment was legalized with some exceptions to the punishment.
* Education Reformation Act 1963 - Middle school is introduced and primary and secondary school see changes to ages of attendance. Children attend Primary school between 4-10 (used to be 6-12), Middle school pupils attend between the ages of 10-14 and secondary school students attend between the ages of 14-18 (used to be 12-18). The Act also included more changes like the removal of free school lunches for low-income families, the removal of sexual orientation in the curriculum and the removal of homosexual sex education in school. The act no longer protected teachers and staff from being LGBT and banned them talking about sexual orientation to minors as well as that, the age of learning sex education increased from 14 to 16. Languages no longer became mandatory to teach but became mandatory in middle and secondary school as well as that Arts & Design and Music no longer became mandatory in primary, middle and secondary school.
* Nationality Act 1964 - The act included; disallowing any new applications to become Sheaman by foreigners, banning marriage application VISAs, tightening security into and out of the country and decreasing stay time for tourists/visitors.

### 1965 - 1969

* Housing Plans & Affordability Act 1965 - In this act it planned for the construction of 100,000 council houses across the country and offered slightly cheaper options that ended up not being cheaper than most housing.
* Postponement of Elections Act 1969 - This act postponed the 1970 election for at least another four years. Although this act was very controversial and seen as a threat to democracy, it was passed either way.
* Courts & Judiciary Act 1969 - This act sacked all members of the judiciary and court of Sheaman and replaced them by members of SWLDP appointed by the government. This was yet another act considered controversial in Sheaman and a threat to democracy.

## 1970s

### 1970 - 1974

* Presidential Act 1970 - This act would force the current President to resign when Sophie White decides it's fit and will replace the President with Sophie White as President on the same day.
* SNRP Ban Act 1970 - This monumental act banned SNRP and forced all of their MPs to resign on the 15th of May 1970. This Act directly led to the beginning of the 2nd Sheaman Civil War on the 17th of May 1970.
* One Party Act 1972 - This act which was passed on the 30th of January 1972 banned any other parties than Liberal Nation to be a part of parliament, In turn forcing all MPs except from Liberal National MPs to resign. It also increased the seats from 188 to 200 and filling the rest of them with MPs appointed by Sophie White herself whom she deemed "loyal."

## See Also

List of Acts of the 1st and 2nd Democratic Kingdom

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