The Parliament Act (ParlA) (, , ), is a Swiss federal law that clarifies the provisions of the Swiss constitution (Title 5, Chapter 2) on the rights, duties, tasks, organization and procedure of the Federal Assembly, as well as the division of power between the Federal Assembly, the Federal Council, and the Federal courts. It was adopted on 13 December 2002 by the Federal Assembly and came into force on 1 December 2003. It replaces the Parliamentary Procedures Act from 1962.
History
1849: the first federal law governing the procedural relations between the two chambers of the Federal assembly (National Council and the Council of States). 1902: a total revision of the Act was passed. It introduced, among other things, the Finance Delegation. 1962: the Parliamentary Procedures Act (, , ) is introduced, another total revision of the law. 2002: a third total revision of the law is introduced with the Parliament Act (ParlA), which comes into force on 1 December 2003.
See also
Federal Assembly (Switzerland)
References
External links
Official text (read online)