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| Roskill Declaration of Independence | |
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 The original copy of the document (2022). | |
| Created | 22 October 2022 |
| Location | Hillsborough Palace |
| Author(s) | Provisional Regal Council of Roskill |
| Purpose |
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The Roskill Declaration of Independence is the announcement created by the Kingdom of Roskill to declare independence from New Zealand. The declaration was written and approved during the fifth and final day of the Provisional Regal Council of Roskill, and was proclaimed later on 22 October 2022. The document is considered to be a unilateral declaration of independence.
The chief author, Liam Lithgow, would later become the King of Roskill.
History
On 17 October 2022, Liam Lithgow established the Provisional Regal Council. The purpose of the council of state was to fully establish the Kingdom of Roskill as an independent, sovereign nation, declaring her independence from New Zealand. The council also had the task of creating the Constitution of Roskill, the supreme law of the Republic of New Shetland, declaring the first Monarch of Roskill, and the forming of an interim government.
The last act of the Provisional Regal Council was to create this Declaration of Independence, as well as proclaiming Liam Lithgow as King of Roskill.
Annotated text
The Declaration of Independence states as follows:
I, the King of Roskill, acting upon the advice of the Provisional Regal Council, assembled on the twenty-second day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-two, hereby issue the following declaration to wit:
Whereas, I, the King of Roskill, acting upon the advice of the Provisional Regal Council, and the domain currently claimed by the Kingdom of Roskill, do hereby declare its full independence from the sovereign state of New Zealand, the Realm of New Zealand and the City of Auckland.
Whereas, I, the King of Roskill, acting upon the advice of the Provisional Regal Council, do hereby adopt the Constitution of the Kingdom of Roskill, agreed to by the Provisional Regal Council, to govern the Kingdom of Roskill as its supreme law.
Whereas, I, the King of Roskill, acting upon the advice of the Provisional Regal Council, do hereby claim the territory covered by the City of Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill, including Waikōwhai, Hillsborough, Lynfield, Balmoral, Three Kings and New Windsor.
Whereas, I, the King of Roskill, acting upon the advice of the Provisional Regal Council, do hereby create the Royal Roskill Guard, the military and law enforcement force of the Kingdom of Roskill. It shall be led by the Colonel of the Royal Roskill Guard, who shall be selected by the Monarch of Roskill.
Thus, with the Kingdom of Roskill declared as a sovereign, independent nation, the Provisional Regal Council is hereby dissolved in order to form the Regal Council and hold a General Election to elect the First National Assembly, which is to implement the Constitution and fully establish the nation.
Legacy
The Roskill Declaration of Independence is the founding document of Roskill. It is a significant part of Roskill's history.