Official Publications Act (OPA) (LPU)

This law defines and regulates the official publication bodies of the Canton of Ticino.

Publication Bodies

1 The official publication bodies are

a) the Official Legal Bulletin (BU);

b) the Collection of Laws (RL);

c) the Official Gazette (FU).

2 The State Chancellery ensures their publication.

1 The Official Bulletin of Laws is the body for the chronological publication of the normative acts of the Canton of Ticino.

2 The following are published in the Official Bulletin of Laws

a) the Cantonal Constitution;

b) laws and legislative decrees;

c) regulations and executive decrees;

d) intercantonal and international agreements of a generally binding nature that contain rules of law to which the Canton adheres.

3 The Council of State may order the publication of other normative acts in the Official Bulletin of Laws.

1 The Collection of Laws is the systematic collection of legal acts in force.

2 The Council of State defines which legal acts are to be included in the Collection of Laws.

The State Chancellery corrects spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors that do not alter the meaning of the text, and adjusts the designations of administrative units, references, and abbreviations.

1 In the Official Gazette, the following are published

a) cantonal legislative acts subject to referendum;

b) acts that must be included therein according to communal, cantonal, and federal legislation;

c) other administrative, judicial, and legal acts and notices.

2 The Council of State may order the publication of other acts and communications in the Official Gazette.

The State Chancellery establishes the publication fees.

The ordinary publication of legislative acts and intercantonal agreements is carried out in the Official Gazette of Laws.

1. In cases of particular urgency, to ensure its effectiveness, or in the presence of extraordinary circumstances, publication may be made via the internet, media, or other appropriate means.

2. Extraordinary publication must be followed as soon as possible by ordinary publication.

1 Official publications are defined, in their form, by the Council of State.

2 It determines, in the event of multiple forms of publication, which one is authoritative.

Authoritative version of legislative acts

1 The authoritative version of cantonal legislative acts is that published in the Official Bulletin of Laws.

2 The authoritative version of agreements and acts of intercantonal law and international law is determined by their respective provisions.

1 Official publications may contain personal data, in particular personal data deserving special protection according to the Personal Data Protection Act of March 9, 1987, to the extent that this is necessary for a publication foreseen in a law.

2 The Council of State shall establish the necessary measures to ensure the protection of personal data deserving special protection.

1 Official publications may be consulted free of charge at the State Chancellery and at the Municipalities.

2 The State Chancellery defines any additional consultation locations.

The State Chancellery sets the sale prices of official publications.

The legislative decree authorizing the publication of a "Collection of Current Laws of the Canton of Ticino" of December 28, 1956 is repealed.

Entry into force

1 Once the deadlines for exercising the right of referendum have passed, this law shall be published in the Official Bulletin of Laws and Executive Acts.

2 The Council of State shall establish its effective date. [1]

Published in OB 2014, 544.

[1] Effective date: June 1, 2015 - OB 2014, 544.