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SWE-2009-L-84393
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
National Minorities and Minority Languages Act (2009:724).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sweden
Subjects (Classification)
Indigenous and tribal peoples
Adopted on (Date of text)
2009-06-11
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Lag (2009:724) om nationella minoriteter och minoritetsspråk.
Abstract/Citation
Introduces 21 articles with provisions for the rights of national minorities and the right to use national minority languages in the public administration and courts.
Art. 1-5 concern the content, scope and basic provisions of the act as well as the relation to EU frame Conventions on protection of national minorities and minority languages, and the Language Act (2009:600) of Sweden.
Art. 6-7 concern the geographic scope of the Act divided in municipalities.
Art. 8-12 concern the right to use national minority languages when communicating with official authorities.
Art. 13-16 concern the right to use national minority languages when communicating with the courts of law.
Art. 17-18 concern the use of minority languages in pre-school activities and in the elderly care system.
Art. 19 concerns potential exceptions for certain authorities to article 8 on the right to communicate with governmental agencies in a minority language.
Art. 20-21 concern the follow-up on the implementation of this act by public administration authorities.
The Act repeals the Act (1999:1175) concerning the right to use Sami language with public authorities, and the Act (1999:1176) concerning the right to use Finnish and Meänkeli languages with public authorities.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2010-01-01
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2009-11-26 (SWE-2009-R-84369)
National Minorities and Minority Languages Ordinance (2009:1299).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2010-01-21 (SWE-2010-R-87949)
Ordinance (2010:21) on government funding of activities supporting national minority languages.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act online in Swedish
Author
Regeringens rättsdatabaser
Publisher
Notisum AB
Place of publication
www.notisum.se
Country
Sweden
URL
http://notisum.se/rnp/sls/sfs/20090724.pdf
Page range
4 pp.
File
SWE84393.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Fritzes författningssamling
Date
2009
Volume
Vecka 27
Number
No. 16
Page range
4 pp.
ISBN
1403-8889