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Official Publications

1 Official publications are made in the Official Gazette and, in accordance with this Act, in other publication organs. They shall be made available in electronic form.

2 Components of legislative enactments that are unsuitable for publication shall be officially announced by public display. The public display must be advertised in the Official Gazette.

3 In emergencies, a provisional announcement of the essential content by public notice, dissemination through the media, or other means shall suffice. The ordinary publication must be made as soon as possible thereafter.

Order

Official publications, to the extent not prescribed by law, are ordered by the authority that adopts the corresponding decision.

Effect

1 As of the day of official publication, its content is deemed known.

2 Legal enactments and concordats are binding on individuals only if they have been published in accordance with this Act.

3 Unless otherwise provided in the enactment itself, cantonal enactments come into force on the day after their publication in the Official Gazette, and enactments subject to referendum on the day after their adoption by the people or on the day after the unutilized expiry of the referendum period.

Data Security

The Government Council determines the necessary measures to ensure the authenticity, integrity, and preservation of texts published on the publication platform, as well as the uninterrupted operation of the publication platform. In doing so, it takes into account the state of the art.

Data Protection

1. Official publications may contain personal data, provided this is necessary for a publication prescribed by law.

2. Texts containing particularly sensitive personal data may not remain publicly accessible online for longer than necessary and may not contain more information than their purpose requires.

3. The Cantonal Government shall determine further necessary measures to ensure the protection of particularly sensitive personal data in online publications. It shall take into account the state of the art in technology.

**II. Official Publication Organs**

**1. Official Gazette of the Canton of Schwyz**

Purpose and Publication

1 The Official Gazette of the Canton of Schwyz is the general publication organ for official announcements in the Canton.

2 It is published electronically. Publication generally takes place weekly. The Cantonal Council determines the time of publication.

3 The Cantonal Council designates the bodies from which a printed copy of the Official Gazette can be obtained for a fee.

Contents

1 The Official Gazette consists of an official and a non-official part.

2 In the official part, the legislative enactments of the Canton as well as decisions and notifications of the authorities are published, whose publication is prescribed or of general interest.

3 In the non-official part, private announcements may be published that do not pursue advertising purposes and are of interest to the public or a wider circle of persons. The Government Council may specify in directives which announcements may be included in the non-official part of the Official Gazette.

2. Collection of Laws of the Canton of Schwyz

Continuous Collection of Laws

1 The Continuous Collection of Laws (GS) is a chronologically updated

collection of cantonal law.

2 The Continuous Collection of Laws includes

a) the Cantonal Constitution;

b) the laws;

c) the legislative enactments of the Cantonal Council and the concordats;

d) the legislative enactments of the Government Council, the Departments, the

Education Council, the cantonal courts, and the concordat bodies that

are authorized to legislate, subject to paragraph 3.

3 Legislative enactments of the authorities mentioned in paragraph 2 lit. d that

are not included in the Continuous Collection of Laws are those which

a) affect only a narrowly defined, determinable group of addressees

or

b) whose period of validity is limited to a maximum of two years.

Systematic Collection of Laws

1 The Systematic Collection of Laws (SRSZ) is a collection of valid enactments

arranged by subject matter.

2 Enactments listed in § 6 Abs. 2 and Abs. 3 lit. b shall be included in the Systematic

Collection of Laws upon their entry into force.

### Legal Effect

For legislative enactments, publication in the Official Gazette is legally effective and authoritative.

Linguistic Equality

All personal and functional designations in legal enactments refer equally to women and men, unless the specific context indicates otherwise.

**III. Fees**

Fee Liability

1 Fees shall be levied for the subscription to the collection of laws in printed form and for publications in the Official Gazette.

2 The authorities and official bodies subject to fees may charge the publication fees to the persons who caused the official publication.

3 The Government Council shall determine the fee rates, designate the publications subject to fees, and specify the persons and official bodies to whom the collection of laws will be delivered free of charge.

**IV. Transitional and Final Provisions**

Amendment and Repeal of Existing Law

1 Section 92 of the Law of October 29, 1969, on the Organization of Municipalities

and Districts, is amended as follows

1 Municipal ordinances and regulations can be inspected and obtained from the municipal office.

2 The approval of municipal ordinances and regulations by the Government

Council shall be published in the Official Gazette.

2 Upon the entry into force of this Law, the following are repealed

a) the Ordinance of December 23, 1933, concerning the Official Gazette of the Canton

of Schwyz;

b) the Cantonal Council Resolution of January 27, 1971, concerning the declaration

of legal force of the new collection of laws.

Transitional Provisions for the Amendment of April 16, 2025

1 A printout of the digital official gazette can still be subscribed to for a fee until the

end of 2028. The Government Council determines the fee rate. If the number of

subscribers falls below one percent of the permanent resident population, the

subscription service may be discontinued.

2 For the calculation of deadlines during the transitional period, the digital official gazette

is authoritative.

Referendum, Publication, Entry into Force

1 This Act is subject to a referendum in accordance with Sections 34 or 35 of the Cantonal Constitution.

2 It shall be published in the Official Gazette and, after its entry into force, included in the Official Collection of Laws.

3 The Government Council is entrusted with the execution. It shall determine the date of entry into force.

1 GS 17-681 with amendment of 23 May 2007 (Publicity and Data Protection Act, GS 21-

153c), of 25 September 2013 (KRB Adaptation to new Cantonal Constitution, GS 23-80c), of

17 December 2013 (RRB Adaptation to new Cantonal Constitution, GS 23-97) and of 16 April

2025 (GS 27-63).

2 Adopted in the popular vote of 18 October 1987 with 16,631 “yes” votes against 9,272 “no” votes

(AbI 1987 1016).

3 Para. 1 in the version of 16 April 2025.

4 Newly inserted on 16 April 2025.

5 Newly inserted on 16 April 2025.

6 Heading and para. 2 in the version of and para. 3 newly inserted on 16 April 2025.

7 Section titles A and B repealed on 23 May 2007.

8 Heading, paras. 1 to 3 in the version of 16 April 2025.

9 Newly inserted on 16 April 2025.

10 Version of 23 May 2007.

11 Newly inserted on 25 September 2013.

12 Paras. 1 and 3 in the version of 16 April 2025.

13 Main title in the version of 16 April 2025.

14 SRSZ 152.100.

15 GS 11-203.

16 GS 16-2.

17 Newly inserted on 16 April 2025.

18 Heading, paras. 1 and 3 in the version of 17 December 2013.

19 Entered into force on 1 January 1988 (GS 17-683); amendments of 23 May 2007 on 1

November 2008 (Abl 2008 2245), of 25 September 2013 on 1 January 2014 (Abl 2013

2851), of 17 December 2013 on 1 January 2014 (Abl 2013 2974) and of 16 April 2025

on 1 January 2026 (Abl 2025 2883) entered into force.