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Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities

14 Articles / Provisions · Switzerland · Canton of Ticino
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Art. 1 Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Art. 2 Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Art. 3 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Art. 4 Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Art. 5 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Art. 6 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Art. 14 Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Art. 15 Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Art. 17 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Art. 18 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Art. 19 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Art. 20 Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Art. 21 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Art. 24 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities

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Art. 2 Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Open official source

[3] The district or the number of Municipalities are modified by means of

a) …

b) the cession of territory not constituting a hamlet from one Municipality to another adjacent Municipality;

c) the rectification of jurisdictional boundaries;

d) …

e) …

f) …

§ …

[3] Article amended by Law 16.12.2003; effective from 13.2.2004 - Official Bulletin 2004, 60.

Art. 3 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Open official source

[4] Applications for the transfer of territory or the rectification of boundaries submitted by municipal assemblies, municipal councils, municipalities, or interested citizens must be filed with the Council of State.

[4] Art. amended by L 16.12.2003; in force since 13.2.2004 - BU 2004, 60.

Art. 5 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Open official source

The Council of State shall immediately transmit the application and its reasoned report to all interested Municipalities or fractions of Municipalities, through their respective Municipal Councils, so that their respective assemblies may issue a consultative opinion thereon, within a time limit to be set for them.

The assemblies may not take place earlier than one month from the communication of the application.

The municipal opinion must be reasoned.

Art. 6 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Open official source

-13 … [5]

[5] Arts. abrogated by Law 16.12.2003; in force from 13.2.2004 - BU 2004, 60.

Art. 14 Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Open official source

... [6]

[6] Art. repealed by Law 16.12.2003; in force since 13.2.2004 - OJ 2004, 60; previous amendment: OJ 1966, 202.

Art. 15 Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Open official source

-16 … [7]

[7] Arts. abrogated by L. 16.12.2003; in force from 13.2.2004 - BU 2004, 60.

**Art. 17 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities** Open official source

… [8]

[8] Article repealed by Law of 16.12.2003; in force from 13.2.2004 - BU 2004, 60; previous amendment: BU 1966, 202.

Art. 18 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Open official source

[9] Art. repealed by L. 16.12.2003; in force from 13.2.2004 - BU 2004, 60.

Art. 19 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Open official source

1 The Grand Council may order the cession or exchange of territory, against fair compensation, for the purpose of rationally rectifying the boundary line between two or more municipalities, especially to adapt it to the configuration of the terrain.

2 An appeal may be lodged with the Cantonal Administrative Court against the decision of the Grand Council. [10]

[10] Para. introduced by Law of 2.12.2008; in force since 27.1.2009 - BU 2009, 22.

Art. 20 Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Law on the Merger and Division of Municipalities Open official source

[11] **1 Territorial cessions and boundary rectifications are decided, including their financial implications, by the Council of State, in compliance with the procedure set forth in Articles 3, 4 and 5 of this Law, if the official estimated value of the ceded or compensated land does not exceed CHF 50,000.-- and the area of 50,000 sq m.**

**2 An appeal against the decision of the Council of State may be lodged with the Cantonal Administrative Court.** [12]

[11] Art. amended by L 19.4.1966; in force since 1.7.1966 - BU 1966, 202.

[12] Para. introduced by L 2.12.2008; in force since 27.1.2009 - BU 2009, 22.

Art. 21 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Open official source

-23 … [13]

[13] Articles repealed by Law 21.2.1974; in force from 1.6.1975 - BU 1975, 97.

Art. 24 Law on the Merger and Separation of Municipalities Open official source

-27 … [14]

Published in Official Bulletin 1945, 85.

[14] Articles repealed by Law 16.12.2003; in force from 13.2.2004 - Official Bulletin 2004, 60.

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