Swedish Local Government Act

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The Swedish Local Government Act is the primary legal framework that defines the organization, powers, and responsibilities of municipalities and regions in Sweden.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish statute ⓘ
act ⓘ
framework law ⓘ
aimsTo clarify division of responsibilities between state and local authorities ⓘ
ensure democratic governance at local level ⓘ
appliesTo Swedish municipalities ⓘ
Swedish regions ⓘ
basedOn principle of local self-government ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
defines organization of municipalities ⓘ
organization of regions ⓘ
powers of municipalities ⓘ
powers of regions ⓘ
responsibilities of municipalities ⓘ
responsibilities of regions ⓘ
enforcedBy Swedish courts ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Sweden

administrative courts in Sweden ⓘ
governs local referendums ⓘ
oversight of municipal decisions ⓘ
oversight of regional decisions ⓘ
relationship between municipalities and regions ⓘ
scope of municipal activities ⓘ
scope of regional activities ⓘ
hasLevel national legislation ⓘ
language Swedish ⓘ
legalStatus binding law ⓘ
partOf Swedish public law ⓘ
regulates distribution of tasks between political bodies at local level ⓘ
financial management of municipalities ⓘ
financial management of regions ⓘ
local decision-making procedures ⓘ
local executive committees ⓘ
local self-government in Sweden ⓘ
local taxation powers ⓘ
municipal autonomy within national law ⓘ
municipal councils ⓘ
regional councils ⓘ
setsOut rules for delegation of powers within municipalities ⓘ
rules for delegation of powers within regions ⓘ
rules for internal organization of local authorities ⓘ
rules for municipal elections ⓘ
rules for regional elections ⓘ
rules for transparency and public access at local level ⓘ
subjectMatter local government law ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
regional government law ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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Uppsala Municipality Council → legalBasis → Swedish Local Government Act ⓘ
municipal council of Strömstad → legalBasis → Swedish Local Government Act ⓘ
Ängelholm Municipal Council → legalBasis → Swedish Local Government Act ⓘ
Ockelbo municipal council → follows → Swedish Local Government Act ⓘ
Umeå Municipality Council → legalFramework → Swedish Local Government Act ⓘ
Kungälv Municipality Council → legalBasis → Swedish Local Government Act ⓘ
Surahammar Municipality → legalFramework → Swedish local government act ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Local Government Act