NQ²–RUL–005 — Recognition Rules

Version: 0.1 Draft
Status: Draft
Approval authority: Pending formal approval

1. Purpose

Recognitions document institutional acknowledgement of a person, contribution, project, act, memory or achievement according to an identified class and process.

2. Classes

Recognition may include awards, honours, Persons of the Year, medals, certificates, special recognition, posthumous recognition and institutional recognition.

3. Minimum record

Each recognition should identify purpose, eligibility, criteria, selection process, decision authority, recognition class, date, recipient, official record, certificate verification method and registry code.

4. Decision integrity

No recognition should be represented as officially issued before the competent authority has documented the decision.

5. Verification

Issued recognitions should have a permanent registry record capable of confirming authenticity and current status.

6. Revocation or correction

Any revocation, correction or change of status must itself be documented and should not erase the original institutional history.