Bill: Proposed Amendment to the Industrial Regulation Act

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Author: Octavian Russell, Jory Romulus
Sponsor: Lysander Lyon, MP
Type: Amendment to an Act of Parliament

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Amend the Industrial Regulation Act​

Preamble: This bill aims to decouple landlords from their tenants so that they are not held responsible for their renters inspections. It also aims to improve the clarity of the bill as MUD be the enforcer of the IRA, and to clarify the poor wordage allowing these to be viewed as criminal acts performed by an individual by instead imposing these penalties as violations so that it is clear these are not crimes towards an individual. Additionally this bill will properly codify the fines as administrative fees to fully decouple any criminal implications this bill could have held over an individual.

1. Amendments

(a) All amendments shall apply to the correspondingly named section of the original bill.​

2. Industrial Definitions

(b) "Property" A plot or subplot that is either owned or rented by a person or entity.​

(c) "Property Owner" The person or entity who owns or rents the Property.​

3. Industrial Inspections

(a) Inspectors shall conduct routine inspections of all industrial properties. except those held by the government.​

(iii) Only properties with an owner Property Owner are subject to inspection. If the owner Property Owner is on LOA, any pending inspections must be completed immediately upon their return. within 3-7 days of their return.
(iv) Newly purchased industrial properties must be inspected within 3–7 days of sale.​

(v) Failing an inspection constitutes a crime under Section 4. Penalties apply per property, and the owner is solely responsible for compliance.​

(vi) Inspection outcomes shall be determined using the criteria outlined in Section 6.​

(vii) Inspectors may enter a property during an inspection, the property owner may refuse entry. Refusal of entry results in automatic failure.​

(iv) The Property Owner may refuse entry to any inspector. Refusal of entry may result in a reduced score on the inspection, at MUD’s discretion.​

(v) An inspection is complete once the MUD minister or a Deputy MUD minister has signed the industrial inspections.​

4. Industrial Crimes

(a) Any offense against a property is reset during the following events.​

(i) The property has passed an inspection.​

(ii) The property owner has been declared dead.​

(ii) The property owner was evicted from the property for any reason.​

(c) Failed Inspection​

(1) This crime is committed by a property owner that has failed an inspection.​

(2) Penalty: Dependent on repeat offenses​

(i) First Offense: $100 fine​

(ii) Second Offense: $500 fine​

(iii) Third Offense: $1000 fine​

(iv) Subsequent Offenses: $2000 fine​

(3) If a new owner purchases an industrial property, they inherit the current state of the industrial inspection, this includes its current offense and its next inspection date.​

(d) Failure to Monitor​

(1) This crime is committed when a property does not have a public production monitor & a public power pylon on every grid within the property for a inspector to use for an inspection.​

(i) First Offense: $100 fine​

(ii) Second Offense: $500 fine​

(iii) Third Offense: $1000 fine​

(iv) Subsequent Offenses: $2000 fine​

4. Industrial Violations

(a) Violations are held by the Property Owner per Property. Violations are not considered a criminal offense placed on the Property Owner.​

(b) The Property Owner is solely responsible for compliance and administrative fine(s).​

(c) Any scheduled inspections for a Property shall persist notwithstanding any change of ownership and the new Property Owner is solely responsible for its result and administrative fine.​

(d) Violations shall only be removed from a Property if the Property Owner has passed an industrial inspection or if there has been a change in ownership for the Property.​

(e) The Ministry of Urban Development shall be responsible for administering penalties for industrial violations.​

(f) Failed Inspection​

(i) This violation is committed when a Property Owner fails an industrial inspection.​

(ii) Penalty: Dependent on repeat violations​

(1) First Offense: $100 administrative fine​

(2) Second Offense: $500 administrative fine​

(3) Third Offense: $1000 administrative fine​

(4) Subsequent Offense: $2000 administrative fine​

(g) Failure to Monitor​

(i) This violation is committed when a Property or rental region does not have a public production monitor and public power pylon on every power grid within the Property, or if those power pylon(s) or production monitor(s) are not publicly accessible.​

(ii) Penalty: Dependent on repeat violations​

(1) First Offense: $100 administrative fine​

(2) Second Offense: $500 administrative fine​

(3) Third Offense: $1000 administrative fine​

(4) Subsequent Offense: $2000 administrative fine​

5. Industrial Inspection Guidelines

(a) Inspection Report​

(i) MUD shall create and maintain a standardized inspection report used by inspectors. The report must include the property ID, owner Property Owner, landlord, any recorded industrial violations, and the final pass/fail determination.​

(iv) A public section of the MUD forums shall host the template and all completed inspection reports. as individual posts for recordkeeping.​

Enactment: This Amendment comes into force immediately upon passage.