Act on Official Publication Organs (Publikationsgesetz, PuG) - Official Publications Organs (PuG)

1. The official publication organs are

a) the Official Gazette,

b) the Aargau Law Collection (AGS),

c) the Systematic Collection of Aargau Law (SAR).

2. The Executive Council may designate additional official publication organs for specific subject areas.

1. The legally required official announcements for the entire canton area are to be published in the Official Gazette, unless they appear in the AGS.

2. The Official Gazette is generally published weekly.

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1. The AGS is a chronologically updated compilation of cantonal law.

2. It publishes

a) the Cantonal Constitution,

b) cantonal laws and decrees,

c) ordinances and other legislative enactments of cantonal authorities and independent state institutions,

d) legislative agreements concluded with other cantons, the Federal Government, and foreign entities,

e) legislative enactments of inter-cantonal bodies.

3. The Government Council may include non-legislative enactments or agreements in the AGS if there is sufficient public interest in their publication.

1. In justified exceptional cases, enactments and contracts, or parts thereof, may be included in the AGS only with the title, source reference, and place of inspection.

2. The publication by reference is justified and decided by the body responsible for the enactment.

1. The regular publication of legislative enactments and treaties in the AGS generally occurs at least ten days before their entry into force.

1. In cases of special urgency, to ensure effectiveness, or in the presence of extraordinary circumstances, publication may occur in an extraordinary procedure

a) in the Official Gazette,

b) in the press, on the Internet, via radio or television,

c) by other appropriate means.

2. The regular publication must be carried out as soon as possible thereafter.

1. Orders and contracts only bind persons if they have been promulgated in accordance with this law.

2. If an order or contract is published in the Official Gazette after its enactment, obligations arising from it only commence on the day following its publication. § 6 paragraph 1 remains reserved.

3. If an order or contract is advertised by reference or in an extraordinary procedure, the parties concerned are entitled to provide evidence that they were unaware of the order or contract and could not have been aware of it even with due diligence.

1. If the content of the SAR does not match the publication in the AGS, the version in the AGS prevails. If a text appears there only with a title, inspection location, and reference source, the version that is referenced is authoritative.

1. If the enactment date of a legislative decree is not evident from its content, it shall be determined by the governing council.

2. In the absence of a corresponding resolution, the decree shall come into effect ten days after its publication.

1. The State Chancellery corrects errors and formulations in the AGS that alter the meaning and do not correspond to the decision of the issuing body.

2. Errors and formulations that alter the meaning include, in particular

a) Grammatical, spelling, and presentation errors that are of substantive significance,

b) formal errors such as incorrect references, legislative technical errors, or terminological inconsistencies.

1. The SAR is a revised collection of cantonal law published in the AGS, organized by subject matter.

2. It is continuously updated.

1. The State Chancellery informally corrects in the SAR grammatical, spelling, and presentation errors that are insignificant in content and do not alter or distort the meaning of the provision.

2. It adjusts details such as the names of administrative units, references, citations, or abbreviations in the SAR.

1. The official publication organs shall be issued in an appropriate electronic form.

2. The State Chancellery must ensure the immutability of the legally valid published versions of the AGS, SAR, and Official Gazette through appropriate measures.

1. Official Gazette, AGS and SAR are published by the State Chancellery.

1. Access to the AGS, the SAR, and the Official Gazette on the internet is without charge.

2. A copy of the enactments and agreements published by reference according to § 4 can be obtained free of charge from the State Chancellery.

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4. The acquisition of regulations from private organizations, which are referenced in enactments, is without charge.

1. Every person may inspect at the State Chancellery and district courts

a) The Official and Systematic Collection of Federal Law (AS and SR) and the Federal Gazette,

b) ordinances published in extraordinary proceedings that have not yet been included in the AS.

2. Every person may inspect at the State Chancellery and municipal offices

a) The AGS,

b) The SAR,

c) The issues of the official gazette of the current and previous year,

d) The SR.

3. The municipality determines the form of inspection according to paragraph 2. Inspection may take place notably via internet access or through printed extracts.

1. This law is to be published in the official compilation of laws upon the unused expiration of the referendum period or following approval by the populace.

2. The Government Council shall determine the date of its entry into force.