CH-NW
Ordinance on the Administration of the Diocesan Fund
Statutory Text (4 Articles)
1. The diocesan fund shall be administered by the Department of Finance under the supervision of the Council of Government.
2. The untouchable fund capital amounts to CHF 50,000.
3. The annual financial statement and the statement of assets must be approved annually by the cantonal parliament within the framework of the state accounts.
1. The available funds of this foundation are to be used as follows
1. for an annual contribution to the diocesan administration;
2. for an annual contribution to the Deanery of Nidwalden;
3. for the costs of the bishop's confirmation journey in the canton;
4. for the costs of fund administration.
1. Until the enactment of cantonal scholarship legislation, scholarships for theology students can be paid out from the resources of the Diocesan Fund, while preserving the inviolable fund assets.
2. Only theology students who have been residents in the canton for two years are eligible to receive scholarships.
3. The amount of the scholarships is determined by the government council.
1. This regulation enters into force immediately.
2. All provisions that contradict it are repealed, particularly the regulation concerning the administration of the Diocesan Fund dated October 4, 1917.