Ordinance on the Publication of the Official Gazette of the Canton of Schaffhausen and Other Official Printed Matter - Principle

1. Official texts, whose publication is legally required, are published in the Official Gazette of the Canton of Schaffhausen.

2. Other official texts may be published therein if there is a sufficient public interest.

1. The Official Gazette of the Canton of Schaffhausen is published weekly.

2. It is published each Friday.

3. It is issued exclusively in electronic form.

4. Access on the Internet is free of charge.

5. The Official Gazette is published on the publication platform operated by the Confederation in accordance with Article 5, Paragraph 3 of the Federal Ordinance of 15 February 2006 concerning the Swiss Official Commercial Gazette (SHAB Ordinance, VSHAB).

1. Authorities Authorized to Publish Official Texts (Reporting Offices) are the federal, cantonal, and municipal authorities and administrative offices, as well as public institutions and corporations entrusted with the fulfillment of public duties.

2. The Reporting Office is responsible for the substantive and formal accuracy of the official texts.

1. Official texts are accessible through a search function that allows searching particularly by category, reporting office, and keywords.

2. Access to individual official texts via the search function is possible for an indefinite period, unless the reporting office restricts the duration.

3. The reporting office limits the duration for official texts containing special personal data. Access via the search function is permissible until the purpose of the publication is fulfilled.

4. If an official text is published both in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (SHAB) and the Official Gazette, the duration of access via the search function is governed by Art. 11 para. 2 of VSHAB.

1. The data of the Official Gazette shall be furnished with an electronic signature or an electronic seal in accordance with Art. 8 para. 2 VSHAB.

2. The State Chancellery shall store the data of the published announcements, which are regularly provided to it by the platform operator, in a secure location.

1. The publication fee amounts to CHF 30.00 per notification.

2. It is levied at the registration offices in accordance with § 3 paragraph 1. For cantonal authorities and administrative offices, the publication fee is only levied if they can charge this fee to third parties.

1. The State Chancellery facilitates the automatic delivery of official texts to specific categories (Push Service).

2. The use of this service is free of charge.

1. Individuals who do not have access to the internet can request a printed copy of the Official Gazette from the State Chancellery at cost price. The dispatch occurs every Friday.

1. Official publications can be obtained from the State Chancellery (cantonal office for printed matter and materials) for a fee.

2. Official publications are provided free of charge to the offices of the cantonal administration according to the reported and determined needs.

1. The Schaffhausen Legal Code shall be provided free of charge in one copy each to the following offices and officials outside the cantonal administration

1. the members and substitute judges of the Higher Court

2. the members of the Cantonal Court

3. the court registries

4. the municipal council offices

5. the debt enforcement offices and the bankruptcy office

2. The Schaffhausen Legal Code shall be provided at a reduced price upon request to the following offices and officials outside the cantonal administration

1. the members of the Cantonal Council

2. the members of the Education Council

3. Supplements to the Legal Code shall be provided free of charge to the members of the Cantonal Council and the Education Council.

1. The prices of official publications are determined by the State Chancellery. They should generally cover costs.

1. The entitlement in special cases is decided by the State Chancellery; likewise regarding the reciprocal exchange and for scientific works.

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on January 1, 2024.

2. It replaces the Regulation concerning publications in the Official Gazette dated December 3, 1960, and the Regulation on the distribution of official documents dated January 17, 1978.

3. It shall be published in the Official Gazette and included in the cantonal legal collection.