Decision of the Government Council Establishing the Negative Binding Force of the Nidwalden Statute Book

1. All cantonal laws, ordinances, and other decrees with a legislative, generally binding content are, subject to § 2, repealed as of February 1, 1990, unless they are entirely or at least with the title and reference included in the Nidwaldner Collection of Laws.

1. Exemptions from Repeal Pursuant to § 1 in Accordance with § 10 of the Code Ordinance

1. Agreements with other cantons concerning the determination of canton boundaries;

2. Non-binding ordinances, such as duty rosters, internal administrative regulations, and service instructions, as well as curricula;

3. Resolutions concerning the budget and the state accounts;

4. Periodically recurring resolutions, provided they do not contain generally binding provisions;

5. Resolutions regarding the investment of state funds as well as the raising of loans, credits, and bonds;

6. Administrative acts in individual cases and resolutions concerning one-time expenditures;

7. Ordinances that, pursuant to specific regulations, are to be published by other means;

8. Ordinances that are to be kept confidential in the higher national interest.

1. This resolution shall take effect immediately; it shall be published in the Official Gazette and included in the Compendium of Laws.

2. All provisions that contradict this resolution are hereby repealed, particularly the Regulation of January 7, 1983, concerning the editorial revision of the Nidwalden Compendium of Laws.