1.1 Gas Miners Guild (GMG) territorial laws are supreme law within GMG sovereign space.
1.2 GMG sovereign space is defined as a 10k radius around Aomori Station and its adjacent jumpgate, Okinawa, Sigma-13, Sigma- 15, Sigma-17, Sigma-19, Sigma-21 and Sigma-59.
2. Crime
2.1 Piracy is not tolerated in GMG territory. Ships found disrupting trade lanes or idling without valid explanation are immediately suspected of committing piracy.
Ships suspected of committing piracy will be escorted to the nearest exit from GMG space.
Ships proven guilty of committing piracy will be destroyed.
2.2 The following items are considered contraband, and will be confiscated if detected:
Alien materials, not including alien organisms
Artifacts, all formats
Black market munitions
Cardamine, all formats
Human organs
Slaves
2.3 Cargo that is suspected to be bound for Corsair or Outcast space will be turned back, confiscated or destroyed.
2.4 Pilots associated with the following groups are banned from GMG territory, and are subject to termination if caught trespassing:
2.5 Gas fields and uranium deposits in GMG systems may be exploited only by members of the Gas Miners Guild and Kishiro Technologies. Violators of this rule may be destroyed.
2.6 Ships engaging in unauthorised combat in GMG systems will be ordered to cease and desist. Refusal will lead to destruction.
3. Spacecraft Directives
3.1 Pilots and captains of ships, where applicable, must identify themselves on request. Ships may not be flown through Guild space anonymously.
3.2 Foreign police, military and intelligence vessels are barred from entering GMG territory unless:
They are invited by a Guildmember.
There is an existing treaty permitting entry.
3.3 Warships above gunboat class are prohibited from entering GMG space without prior permission from the Guildmaster.
Violators of this rule will be escorted to the nearest exit.
3.4 The ownership and operation of jump drives and survey modules is not permitted without authorisation.
3.5 The building of space stations in GMG territory is prohibited, with offending bases being forcibly deconstructed.
Stations denying access to GMG| vessels will immediately be considered illegitimate constructs.
Ships carrying cargo to or from an illegitimate construct run the risk of being destroyed.
Ships carrying base material must disclose their destination if questioned.
Permitted modular stations are Iejima Station and Mekong Station.
4. Law Enforcement
4.1 GMG pilots reserve the right to fine transgressors as and when necessary. Fines will be levied at the enforcing individual's discretion, with the following optional recommendations:
Illegal cargo: 10,000 credits per 1,000 units.
Unauthorised mining: 50,000.
Unauthorised jump drives and survey modules: 50,000.
Illegal bases: 500,000.
4.2 Ships engaging in non-compliance with GMG directives may be destroyed.
4.3 Bounties may be issued on law breakers that manage to evade punishment.