Law on the Formation of a New Dietikon District and the Transfer of the Municipality of Zollikon from the Zurich District to the Meilen District

1 The existing district of Zurich shall be divided into the districts of Zurich and Dietikon; the municipality of Zollikon shall be assigned to the district of Meilen.

2 The district of Zurich shall comprise the city of Zurich; the district of Dietikon shall comprise the remaining municipalities of the existing district, with the exception of Zollikon.

The main town of the Dietikon District is Dietikon.

The enumerations of the districts, their capitals, and the municipalities belonging to them, as contained in the legislation, shall be amended in accordance with Sections 1 and 2. The Dietikon district shall be placed at the end of the enumerations.

The Law on District Capitals of December 6, 1931, is repealed.

The following laws are amended as follows

a.5 the Law on Elections and Referendums (Electoral Law) of

September 4, 1983: . . .2

b. the Law on the Evangelical Reformed State Church of

July 7, 1963: ...2

c. the Law on Spatial Planning and Public Building Law

(Planning and Building Law) of September 7, 1975: . . .2

1 The individual authorities of the former district of Zurich shall be

replaced by those of the district of Dietikon and the district of Zurich.

The Government Council shall determine the date of separation for the

individual authorities. If this date does not coincide with the beginning of a term of office,

the Government Council shall order a

renewal election for the remainder of the term of office for the authority concerned.

2 The approval of credit for the district premises in the district of Dieti-

kon by the competent bodies remains reserved.

3 With the constitution of the district councils and the district governor's offices,

the new districts of Zurich and Dietikon are established.

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4 The Government Council shall determine the date of allocation of the

municipality of Zollikon to the district of Meilen.6

5 The Government Council shall issue the remaining transitional provisions.

1 This Act is subject to a popular vote.

2 The Government Council determines the date of its entry into force³.

1 RO 49, 406.

2 For text, see RO 49, 406.

3 Entered into force for the renewal elections of the district administrative authorities

in 1989 (RO 50, 455).

4 Partial entry into force on January 1, 1986 (RO 49, 409); supplements (RO 49, 470,

538 and RO 50, 455).

5 Partial entry into force for the renewal elections of the Cantonal Council in

1987 (RO 49, 538).

6 Assigned since January 1, 1986 (RO 49, 409).

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