Kanton Glarus (PUBG)

Subject

1 This Act governs the publication of cantonal legal material and other legally prescribed official announcements for the entire cantonal territory in the Official Gazette and in directories of authorities. *

Components of the Collection of Laws; Form of Publication

1 The Collection of Laws consists of a collection of official decrees (SBE) ordered by date of publication, and a collection of the valid Glarus law (GS) ordered by subject matter.

2 The Collection of Laws is published on the Internet; access is free of charge. It can also be viewed in the State Chancellery.

Contents of the Collection of Laws

1 The Collection of Laws shall publish

a. the Cantonal Constitution, the laws, and other generally binding enactments of the Landsgemeinde;

b. the generally binding enactments of the Cantonal Council, the Government Council, and the judicial authorities, the departments and other administrative units, as well as the legal entities under cantonal public law;

c. the concordats and other agreements of the Canton that contain generally binding provisions, as well as the law-making enactments of intercantonal bodies;

d. the resolutions of the Landsgemeinde concerning discretionary expenditures and participations of the Canton.

2 The Government Council may provide for exceptions to paragraph 1, as well as for the publication of further legal acts in the Collection of Laws.

Extraordinary Publication of Legal Material

1 In exceptional circumstances, the publication of legal material belonging to the Official Collection of Laws may take place in another manner.

2 Publication in the Official Collection of Laws shall be carried out as soon as possible thereafter.

3 The Government Council shall regulate the details.

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Reproducibility and Traceability; Correction

1 The Cantonal Council shall ensure the reproducibility and traceability of legal materials. It shall regulate the correction of erroneous publications.

## Effectiveness; Authoritative Publication in the Official Compilation of Laws

1. Enactments and generally binding provisions of agreements only obligate persons if they have been published in accordance with this Law and its implementing provisions.

2. For legal material belonging in the Official Compilation of Laws, the SBE is authoritative with regard to the publication date and content.

Additional Sources of Information on Legal Material

1 The Government Council may provide for supplementary information regarding the development of cantonal law in the Official Gazette. It may also authorize the enforcement authority to issue separate prints of specific enactments or agreements at cost price.

Contents of the Official Gazette; Form of Publication; Authoritativeness *

1 The Official Gazette contains legally required official announcements for the entire cantonal territory, insofar as they are not part of the collection of laws.

2 It also contains further announcements from the Canton, the municipalities, and other legal entities under public law for the fulfillment of their duties, as well as announcements from private law organizations active in the public interest.

3 The Official Gazette is published on the internet; access is free of charge. It can be viewed at the State Chancellery. *

3a The version published on the internet is authoritative. *

4 The Government Council regulates: *

a. * the manner of publication;

b. * the frequency of publication;

c. * the correction of erroneous announcements.

5 The Government Council ensures the integrity of reproduction and traceability of the announcements. *

6 It makes the data of the Official Gazette available to local print media in a suitable format and free of charge. The Grand Council decides on any waiver. *

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Paid Publications; Subscription Costs *

1 For the publication of announcements by municipalities, other legal

entities under public law, and private law organizations in the Official

Gazette, costs will be charged based on expenditure. The same cost

basis applies to announcements by cantonal authorities that are prompted

by specific individuals. *

2 For obtaining the Official Gazette in printed form or as a subscription,

costs may be charged based on expenditure. *

3 The Government Council determines the fee rates and regulates the

collection of fees. *

Directory of Authorities

1 The Directory of Authorities provides information on the current organization and personnel of authorities and administration, as well as other organizations that fulfill public law functions.

2 No rights or obligations can be derived from the entries in the Directory of Authorities.

3 The Government Council regulates the form and manner of publication, as well as the accessibility.

* Publication of Personal Data

1 Publications under this Act may contain personal data and particularly

sensitive personal data, to the extent that this is suitable and necessary

for fulfilling the purpose of the announcement.

2 The Government Council determines the periods during which publications

are accessible via a search function. In doing so, it takes into account

public interests and private interests.

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