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The Principality of Sealand
Constitution of 1989
Chronology of the Constitution
The Constitution of the Principality of Sealand has continuously been developed by the following steps until today:
1.The basis is the Constitution that Roy of Sealand signed, attested and proclaimed on September 9, 1975.
2.The first law for a change of the Constitution (deliberate change from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy) was paraphrased by Roy of Sealand in July 1978; it was never signed, remained, however, the example for the Constitution of the Republic envisaged after the coup of August 10, 1978.
3.The government acting on behalf of the nationals and responsible for the putsch was divided due to the hectic developments in the ensuing days, whereby a section of that group seized governing power by disregarding exigencies and without binding Constitution, proclaimed themselves the sole representatives of Sealand and acted according to their own conditions.
4.Due to the counter putsch the state council could not convene as summoned on August 10, 1978, and as the then representatives showed no inclination to change to update the Constitution, a Constitution Council was formed in 1978 – in exile, as the then government, yet independent of it – which in protracted conclave reworked the 1978/79 version of the "Basic Law of the Republic" and proclaimed it as the future Constitution. During this work it was soon realised that that in the long run it was desirable not to aim for the Republic but rather, in conjunction with Roy of Sealand, for a Constitutional Monarchy. Thus the planned Constitution was understood and formulated under this aspect. This Basic Law is based on Version 2 and is the result of the 2nd Law Governing Changes to the Constitution.
5.The 3rd Law Governing Changes to the Constitution of July 1989 (also proclaimed on August 7, 1989) now results in the legally binding Constitution, the Basic Law of the Principality of Sealand constituting the Constitutional Monarchy, is prepared for the inclusion of Roy of Sealand if a respective agreement may be reached, and retains the Syndic originally called upon to fulfil the functions of the Sovereign.
Preamble
In 1978, the people of the Principality of Sealand, represented by the newly appointed government, gives itself the following Constitution which, following the 3rd Law Governing Changes to the Constitution of August 7, 1989, shall be known as the Basic Law of the Principality of Sealand.
