Act on the Publication of Legislation and the Official Gazette of the Canton of Zug (Publikationsgesetz, PublG-ZG) - Principle (PublG-ZG)

1. Decrees with normative content shall be published in the chronologically ordered "Official Collection of Laws and Further Decrees of the Canton of Zug" (OC) as well as in the "Consolidated Collection of Laws" (CCL).

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1. The following must, in particular, be included in the Legal Gazette (LG) and the Official Gazette Supplement (OGS)

a) * the cantonal constitution, laws, and generally binding resolutions of the Cantonal Council;

b) * the generally binding decrees of the Government Council and other bodies and instances entrusted with legislative tasks;

c) non-generally binding decrees directed at a broader group of people;

d) * expenditure resolutions of the Cantonal Council and the Government Council that contain generally binding provisions;

e) statutes of special-purpose associations for which there is a general interest in inclusion;

f) agreements with the Federation, concordats, as well as other inter-cantonal treaties and decrees of inter-cantonal bodies that contain generally binding provisions;

g) concessions and other public-law contracts that contain generally binding provisions;

h) * all amendments to the decrees published in the LG and the OGS.

1. The GS and the BGS shall not include

a) non-universally binding enactments, such as duty rosters, internal administrative guidelines, regulations, instructions, and curricula;

b) decisions regarding the budget estimate, tax rate, and state accounts;

c) expenditure resolutions without universally binding provisions;

d) decisions on the approval of enactments of municipalities or other entities;

e) administrative acts concerning individual cases;

f) enactments that are to be published in another manner due to specific provisions;

g) enactments that must be kept confidential in the higher interest of the state.

1. If there is a particular interest, decrees excluded under § 3 may also be included in the GS and the BGS.

1. Ordinances may only be published with a title as well as a source or reference if they

a) are published in a publication that is publicly and freely accessible in Switzerland; or

b) are not suitable for publication in the Official Compilation (OC) and the Compiled Legislation (CL) due to their special nature.

1. The State Chancellery issues the CCS and the COC in electronic form and maintains the registers.

2. The State Chancellery must ensure the immutability of the legally published CCS and COC through appropriate measures.

3. Both collections (CCS and COC) are equivalent.

1. The State Chancellery corrects in the GS and the BGS substantive errors and formulations that do not correspond to the resolution of the issuing body.

2. Substantive errors and formulations are

a) Grammar, spelling, and presentation errors;

b) Incorrect numbers and numbering;

c) Incorrect references;

d) Terminological inconsistencies.

3. Formal corrections to the Constitution of the Canton of Zug as well as to laws and resolutions of the Cantonal Council are carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Cantonal Council's resolution on the rules of procedure of the Cantonal Council.

1. The Official Gazette of the Canton of Zug is used for the legally effective publication of enactments and official texts, specifically orders and announcements, from the legislative, executive, and judicial authorities of the Confederation, cantons, and municipalities.

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3. The Official Gazette is generally published once a week.

1. Decrees are only valid if they have been published according to the provisions of this law. Subject to § 3 of this law.

2. Decrees and official texts that have been published according to the provisions of this law are deemed to be known.

3. If decrees and official texts have been published extraordinarily in accordance with § 11, those affected are allowed to prove that they had no knowledge of them and could not have acquired such knowledge despite exercising due diligence.

1. The Official Gazette is published in electronic form (E-Official Gazette) and in printed form (P-Official Gazette).

2. The E-Official Gazette serves as the basis for the P-Official Gazette.

3. The E-Official Gazette is the authoritative version. If the E-Official Gazette cannot be published, the government council determines the authoritative version.

1. The State Chancellery issues the Official Gazette. It announces the website on which the Electronic Official Gazette is published.

2. The Executive Council may contractually delegate the publication of the Electronic Official Gazette and the Printed Official Gazette, either jointly or separately, to third parties.

1. All decrees included in the GS and BGS must be published in the Official Gazette.

2. If there is no general interest in a full publication, it is sufficient to provide the title and indicate that the decree can be reviewed at the State Chancellery in the P-Official Gazette, or the reference location or source for the GS and BGS in the E-Official Gazette.

3. The Official Gazette publishes other official texts, notably orders and announcements, whose publication is legally required.

4. Other official texts may be published in the Official Gazette if there is a sufficient public interest.

5. The P-Official Gazette may also contain a non-official section with advertisements ("Marketplace"). Unlawful or immoral advertisements may not be published in the non-official section. In case of a dispute, the State Chancellery decides.

6. Authorities may use a different means of publication in special cases, provided that publication in the Official Gazette is not legally required.

7. Whoever initiates the publication of decrees and official texts in the Official Gazette is responsible for the content of the publication.

8. The regulation designates the offices responsible for the publication of decrees and official texts (reporting offices).

9. The publication of decrees and official texts is free of charge for the reporting offices.

1. Publications under this law may contain personal data and particularly sensitive personal data according to § 2 paragraph 1 letters a and b of the Data Protection Act of September 28, 2000, insofar as it is necessary for a publication mandated by law.

2. The regulation sets the periods during which the publications can be accessed via a search function. In doing so, it particularly takes into account the interests of the public and private interests.

3. The regulation also governs the details to prevent indexing and archiving by search engines and archiving services on the Internet as far as possible.

1. Access to the electronic official gazette and the downloading thereof for individual use are free of charge.

2. The current version of the P-official gazette can be obtained free of charge at the State Chancellery, the State Archives, and the municipal offices.

3. The government council designates the authorities, offices, and other entities to which the GS, the BGS, and the official gazette are delivered in printed form free of charge.

1. The delivery of the E-Gazette and the P-Gazette is governed by the relevant provisions of the Archives Act of January 29, 2004.

2. The delivery of the E-Gazette to the State Archives shall be conducted using archival-quality data formats.

1. Cantonal enactments take effect the day after their publication in the official gazette unless their effective date is otherwise stipulated therein.

1. At the direction of the Government Council, extraordinary announcements may be made in an appropriate form.

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1a. The publication and repeal of emergency ordinances are governed by the Act concerning the Protection of the Population (Population Protection Act, BevSG) of September 26, 2019[6].

2. Extraordinary announcements, as well as the coming into force, execution, or repeal of emergency ordinances, are not dependent on publication in the Official Gazette. This must be rectified in the next possible issue of the Official Gazette.

1. The state calendar and the directories of authorities provide information about the current organization of the authorities and the administration, as well as their staff composition.

2. The State Chancellery announces the websites on which the state calendar and the directories of authorities are available in electronic form.

3. No rights or obligations can be derived from the entries in the state calendar and the directories of authorities.