Bill: In Voting Amendment to the Plot Regulation Act

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Author: Lysander Lyon, MP
Sponsor: N/A
Type: Act of Parliament

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Amend Plot Regulations​

1. Short Title
(a) This bill shall be referred to as the "Amendment to the Plot Regulation Act".
(b) This bill was authored by Lysander Lyon.

2. Plot Limits
Section 1, "Plot Limits," of the Plot Regulation Act shall have its original text stricken and shall be amended to the following:

(a) Each individual may own 10 plots total. This includes all residential (R), business (B), industrial (I), farm (F), city center (C), or any other plots; an individual may only own 10 total plots.
(b) Each individual may not rent more than the following plot amounts for the specified category:
(i) 1 business (B) plot
(ii) 1 residential (R) plot
(iii) 1 farm (F) plot
(iv) 1 city center (CC) plot
(v) There is no cap on smaller, subregion pieces of a plot (like apartments or rental shops).
(vi) Attempting to dodge these regulations, for example through renting multiple subregions to rent the entire plot without renting it as one unit, is illegal and perpetrators may be fined and evicted at the discretion of the Ministry of Urban Development.
(c) Should any individual be in violation of plot ownership limits, they shall first be warned and be given 14 days to rectify the situation. The most recently acquired plot(s) that put the individual over the limit may be shut down by the Ministry of Urban Development for the duration of this period.
(i) After the 14 day period elapses, the individual will be fined $2,500 per violation (so $5,000 for being at 12 plots, etc.).
(ii) If, 7 days after the 14 day period has elapsed, the individual still is in violation, they will be fined $5,000 per violation.
(iii) If, 7 days after the $5,000 fine and 14 days after the first 14 day period has elapsed, the limit is still being violated, the extra plots may be seized by the Ministry of Urban Development.

3. Business Plot Limits
Section 2, "Business Ownership of Plots," of the Plot Regulation Act shall have its original text stricken and shall be amended to the following:

(a) Limited companies may own up to four total plots, but must be fully registered and compliant with the Business Reform Act. The plots must be registered with the Ministry of Urban Development.
(i) Limited companies majority-owned by any one entity do not have this independent plot total, but instead have their plots counted toward that entity’s cap, as outlined in the Business Reform Act.
(b) Private enterprises do not have their own plot limit. They may, as outlined in the Business Reform Act, have plots registered to them with the Ministry of Urban Development, but those plots are counted towards the limit of the (largest) owner of the private enterprise. If there is a tie, one of the tied individuals must be selected for plot accounting purposes.
(c) Limited companies and private enterprises must release the following information to the Ministry when registering plots to their name:
(i) Business name, or the multiple names if it is a limited company with multiple in-game companies being registered.
(ii) Plot number.
(iii) Owner of the plot in-game
(iv) Name of the person whose limit the plot will be counted against, if a private enterprise.
(v) Ownership succession plan for the plot.
(vi) Purpose for designating the building as a business asset.
(d) The Ministry of Urban Development reserves the right to deny a registration should there be suspicion of any foul play.

Enactment: This Act comes into force immediately upon passage.