Letters Patent of 30 December 2016

Maximilian, King of Æfira and of Our other Realms and Territories, to Our most loyal and noble Subjects and trusty Counsellors the Lords and Our most loyal Subjects and trusty Counsellors the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, Greeting!

Whereas you have approved a Bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to public holidays, and have caused the same to be presented to Us for Our Royal Assent, and whereas the said Bill is not of force and effect in law without Our Assent, and whereas We cannot at this time be personally present in the said Parliament to signify Our Assent to the said Bill:

Know ye that We do by these Presents give Our Royal Assent to the said Bill, and grant that it shall henceforth be an Act of Parliament, and shall be of the same force and effect as if We had been personally present in the said Parliament and had publicly and in your presence assented thereto.

And We furthermore command Our most loyal, noble and learned Subject and trusty Counsellor Lachlan Johnson, Baron Lendray, Lord High Chancellor of Æfira, to seal the said Act with the Great Seal of the Realm, and command the Clerks of the said Parliament to endorse, enroll and record the said Act in manner accustomed.

Witness Ourself at Our City of Riverdale this thirtieth day of December in the tenth year of Our Reign and the year of the common era the two thousand and sixteenth.