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 Laws recorded in the Legal Code may be repealed or revoked by either a royal decree issued by the Reigning Monarch or by parliamentary amendment passed in accordance with Article XV.
 
-Only the currently active laws and policies are reflected in the living documents. Historical changes and repealed laws may be accessed through the Git version history.
+The Legal Code includes any law, regulation, or binding public decree, whether enacted by Parliament, Royal Decree, or Ministerial Decree, provided it carries general legal effect. Ceremonial proclamations, internal directives, or administrative orders without legislative force are excluded. All such laws follow a unified naming and categorization format.
 
 ## Structure
 
-The Legal Code is divided into category-based documents. Each document is a living record of all active laws in its domain. New legislation is added to the relevant document as a new section, and any outdated provisions are directly modified or removed as necessary.
+Each legal code **category** is represented as a folder in the repository. Inside each category folder:
 
-Each entry must begin with a standardized metadata header:
+- A **living record file** named after the category (e.g., `Citizenship.md`, `Health and Welfare.md`) contains the current, consolidated version of all **active** law and policy in that category.
+- **Year-based folders** contain one Markdown file per law, preserving all historical legislation and amendments.
+
+This system enables clear historical preservation while offering a simplified reference for the current legal state.
+
+### Historical Records
+
+Each law is assigned a unique identifier using the following format:
+
+`CCC-YYYY-X`
+
+Where:  
+- `CCC` is the 3-letter acronym for the category  
+- `YYYY` is the Gregorian year the law was enacted  
+- `X` is the sequential number of the law enacted in that year within its category    
+
+Laws are organized in folders:
+
+```
+/<Category>/
+    CATEGORY.md (living record)
+    /<Year>/
+        CCC-YYYY-X.md
+```
+
+Each Markdown file for acts begins with this standardized metadata header:
 
 <pre>```
 Title: [Full Title of the Act]  
+Law Number: CCC-YYYY-X  
 Category: [Legal Code Category]  
+Proposed By: [Title and Name]  
 Enacted By: [Parliament / Royal Decree / Ministerial Decree]  
 Ratified By: Reigning Monarch  
 Date Ratified: [Gregorian Date]  
 NAD Date: [New Athenian Date]  
-Status: [Proposed / Active / Failed / Vetoed / Repealed]  
 ```</pre>
 
-Amendments are made by directly editing the relevant section of the living document. The repository's edit history serves as the complete legislative archive.
+The `Status` should always reflect the state of the law at the time of enactment or amendment.
+
+### Living Records
+
+Each category folder includes a `CATEGORY.md` file (e.g., `Citizenship.md`, `Health and Welfare.md`), which contains a structured, sectioned overview of all currently active laws, decrees and policies in that category. When a law is amended, repealed, or superseded, the act to do so is added to its respective year subfolder and this file is updated to reflect the new legal state. The commit history of this file serves as the complete audit trail.
 
 ## Legal Code Categories and Acronyms
 
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 This repository is intended for both public reference and internal legislative management. The public may browse the laws freely, while authorized legislative officials may propose edits or new legislation through tracked changes.
 
-- To read the laws: Open the document corresponding to the category of interest  
-- To propose changes: Submit a pull request or contact the Office of Legislative Affairs  
-- To view legal history: Use the repository's commit history to review past versions and amendments  
+- To read the laws: Navigate through the folders by category and year, or refer to the `CATEGORY.md` file for a summary of active law  
+- To propose changes: Submit a pull request or contact the Speaker of the People  
+- To view legal history: Use the repository's commit history or browse historical law folders  
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Only authorized legislative personnel may directly modify this repository. Others may suggest changes by submitting pull requests, which will be reviewed in accordance with national legislative procedures.
+- New Athenian citizens may suggest changes by submitting pull requests, which will be reviewed in accordance with national legislative procedures.
+- Pull requests must only include one act, ensuring that royal assent can be granted or denied to each proposal individually.
+- Only authorized legislative personnel may directly modify this repository. 
 
 ## License
 
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