Administrative Zone Dissolution Act of 2041

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The **Administrative Zone Dissolution Act of 2041**, also known as **AZDA** or the **2041 Administrative Zone Act**, is an act of the Libirachi National Congress which passed on July 20, 2041 during the presidency of Angelica Rivera and entered into law on August 17, 2041 after receiving royal assent. The law was introduced to congress by Lina Kassan, secretary of state for internal affairs, on January 17, 2041 and went through several revisions before entering law in August 2041.

The act provided for a total restructuring of the occupied territories in South East Asia known as the Libirachi Administrative Zone, following twenty years of the region being under military governance as an autonomous Libirachi province. Under the act, the Administrative Zone was dissolved and replaced by three separate entities; the Commonwealth of Malaya, the Commonwealth of Japan, and the Libirachi province of Mainland Southeast Asia. Whilst Malaya and Japan became independent states, they remained de-facto under Libirachi control by virtue of having Empress Penny Fox as head of state, though under different titles, effectively creating a state of personal union between the regions.

Following her election as president, Angelica Rivera sought to radically reform the Libirachi constitution to refocus the Fox Dynasty as a functioning and stable political unit after almost two decades of continuous war with neighbouring states. As part of this proposal, Rivera advocated for the regions occupied from the former country of Bovido Has to be released from Libirachi control after successive governments had failed to create a cohesive strategy for integration into the Libirachi state, whilst de-facto keeping the government policy of the new countries under Libirachi control.

## History

Following her election as president of the Fox Dynasty on October 7, 2040, Angelica Rivera formed several congressional committees with the task of producing draft legislation on the topic of major constitutional reform; on October 20, 2041, the Committee on the Future of the Administrative Zone was founded and placed under the chairmanship of LRP member Alihan Smaiylov. On December 16, 2040, the committee published a draft paper under the title *Administrative Zone (Repeal) Bill* and then dissolved itself. After consideration of the legislation over the winter of 2040-41, secretary of state Lina Kassan introduced the legislation on January 17, 2041 as the *Administrative Zone Independence Bill*; under the government's version of the legislation, the entire Administrative Zone would become independent as three separate states, each sharing the Libirachi monarch as their head of state. However, this version of the act angered many hardliners within the Libirachi Revolutionary Party and parties within the United Front, and the legislation was withdrawn in March 2041.

A second version of the legislation was re-introduced in early April 2041 as the *Administrative Zone Restructuring Bill*, which dropped the proposal to grant independence to the continental Asian parts of the Administrative Zone, whilst giving the Libirachi government increased powers to act on behalf of the regions being granted independence. The bill was renamed as the *Administrative Zone Dissolution Bill* in May 2041 and passed the National Assembly in July 2041 with the begrudging support of opponents; the bill gained royal assent on August 17, 2041 and entered into active law.

### Name

 *Administrative Zone Independence Bill* | Bill paper
 *Administrative Zone Dissolution Bill* | May 8, 2041 - August 17, 2041

### Enaction

Upon the granting of royal assent to the Administrative Zone Dissolution Act on August 17, 2041, the Libirachi Administrative Zone legally ceased to exist and was instead replaced by the Commonwealths of the Malaya and Japan, both of which initially remained under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Commonwealth of Japan gained full independence on September 20, 2041 with the appointment of Abe Shinzo as prime minister, whilst Malaya gained full independence on October 16, 2041 with the appointment of Halimah Yacob as prime minister.

## Voting

 **President of the Libirachi Empire****Presidency**Angelica Rivera Cabinet**Administrative Zone Dissolution Act of 2041** • Electoral Renewal Act of 2042

 **Vice President of the Libirachi Empire****Vice Presidency**Libirachi Revolutionary Party • Operation Invincible • Operation Safeguard • Treaty of Kampala • 20th Anniversary of the New Order

 **Ministerial Career**
**Minister for War** • **Foreign Secretary**2034 Libirachi Army Purge • Conquest of Africa • Invasion of Jerusalem State • Treaty of Beijing • Operation Invincible • Operation Safeguard • Treaty of Kampala

 **Electoral History**2035 Libirachi National Congress Election • 2038 Vice Presidential Election • 2040 Libirachi National Congress Election • 2040 Presidential Election

 **Total Members:** | 2980

## Timeline

* October 28, 2040 - Formation of a congressional committee on the nature of the Administrative Zone
* December 16, 2040 - Publication of a draft paper titled "*Administrative Zone (Repeal) Bill*"
* January 17, 2041 - Formal introduction to the Libirachi National Congress as the "*Administrative Zone Independence Bill*"
* February 25, 2041 - Bill passes first reading
* March 29, 2041 - Bill removed from National Congress after government coalition rebellion
* April 17, 2041 - Bill reintroduced as the "*Administrative Zone Restructuring Bill*"
* April 28, 2041 - Bill passes first reading
* May 8, 2041 - Bill passes second reading as "*Administrative Zone Dissolution Bill*"
* June 5, 2041 - Bill passes third and final reading
* July 20, 2041 - Bill passes final vote in the National Assembly
* August 17, 2041 - Bill receives royal assent and becomes active legislation

## See Also

* Libirachi National Congress
* Libirachi Administrative Zone
* Angelica Rivera I Cabinet
* Imperial Cabinet
* Has Wars