Act on Law Collections and the Official Gazette (Publications Act, PuG) (Publikationsgesetz, PuG) - Official Publications Organs (PuG)
Table of Provisions (14)
Statutory Text (14 Articles)
1. The official publication organs of the canton are
a) the Official Compilation of Laws (Amtliche Gesetzessammlung, AGS);
b) the Systematic Compilation of Laws (Graubünden Legal Code, BR);
c) the Official Gazette.
1. The AGS is a chronologically maintained collection of cantonal law, published in the Official Gazette.
2. The following are published therein
a) the Cantonal Constitution;
b) the cantonal laws;
c) the ordinances of the Grand Council;
d) the ordinances of the Council of State as well as other legislative enactments of cantonal authorities and autonomous public-law institutions;
e) generally binding legislative inter-cantonal agreements;
f) legislative enactments of inter-cantonal bodies.
1. In justified cases, the publication may only occur with the title as well as the citation or reference source.
1. The BR is a consolidated and subject-matter-organized collection of the law published in the AGS.
2. It is continuously updated.
1. The official publication of decrees and inter-cantonal agreements occurs in the AGS.
1. In cases of special urgency, to ensure effectiveness or in the case of extraordinary circumstances, publication may occur by extraordinary means
a) via the Internet;
b) through press, radio, and television;
c) by other appropriate means.
2. The ordinary publication must be completed as soon as possible thereafter.
1. The publication is issued in the three official languages German, Romansh, and Italian. All three versions are equally binding.
1. Decrees and agreements bind individuals only if they have been published in accordance with this law.
1. The version of the decrees published in the AGS edition is authoritative. If a text appears there only with a title and reference or source, the version referred to is authoritative.
2. Which version of inter-cantonal agreements and regulatory decrees of inter-cantonal bodies is authoritative is determined by their provisions.
1. The AGS is published in printed and electronic form. The government can decide to dispense with the printed form.
2. The BR is published in electronic form.
1. The Office of Civil Status corrects errors and formulations in the State Gazette that alter the meaning and do not correspond to the resolution of the issuing body.
1. The Office of Civil Status corrects non-substantive errors in the Register without formal procedures.
2. It adjusts information such as designations of administrative units, references, citations, and abbreviations in the Register without formal procedures.
1. The canton issues the official gazette of the Canton of Graubünden.
2. This includes the legal gazette as well as official publications, particularly of the canton and the municipalities, as well as private notices.
3. The government determines the form of publication.
4. The government can outsource editing, production, and distribution.
1. This law is subject to an optional referendum.
2. It is enacted by the government.