Colonization Procedure Referendum

The Colonization Procedure Referendum was a law passed by the Terran Alliance Parliament restricting and regulating all colonization activity.

History

April 2128, the colonist jumpship Liberator, carrying hundreds of colonists, jumped out-system never to be seen again.

Following this disaster the Terran Alliance Parliament passed the Colonization Procedure Referendum restricting and regulating all colonization activity. All colonization was to be controlled by the Alliance Foreign Ministry and escorted by the newly formed Terran Space Navy.

Further requirements included the appointment of administrators by the Alliance to act as colonial governors.

This had the unintended effect of curbing colonization temporarily.

References

• DropShips and JumpShips - pg. 12