'Dziennik Ustaw' or 'Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej' (
English: ''Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland'', abbreviated 'Dz.U.' or 'DzU') is the most important Polish publication of
legal acts. It is the only official
source of law for
promulgation of
Polish laws. The publication of this journal is solely the responsibility of the
Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland. 'Dziennik Ustaw' traces its history to the
1918 'Dziennik Praw Królestwa Polskiego' and has changed its name several times during its existence.
According to Article 122 of the
Constitution of Poland of
1997, ''The President of the Republic shall sign a bill within 21 days of its submission and shall order its promulgation in the Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland (Dziennik Ustaw)''
[1]. The matter is further regulated by articles 87 and 234 of the constitution, as well as by the Article 9 of the ''Act on Publishing Normative Acts and Several Other Legal Acts'' of
2000. The Dziennik Ustaw is to include such documents as:
★ Constitution
★ Acts of the
Parliament
★ Presidential decrees
★ Ordinances of the
President,
Council of Ministers,
Prime Minister, ministers of administration, members of committees of the Council of Ministers and the
National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television.
★ uniform acts and amendments
★ Acts of ratification of international treaties and agreements
★ Verdicts of the
Constitutional Tribunal
★ Acts of the Council of Ministers abolishing or amending ministerial decrees
★ Legal acts related to state of war and peace treaties
★ Legal acts approved by a referendum
★ Decisions regarding elections for the
Sejm and
Senate of Poland
★ Decisions regarding presidential elections
★ Acts on partial or full mobilization of the
Polish Army and its usage
★ Acts intoducing the
martial law
★ Acts on temporary limiting some of the liberties under special circumstances
★ Acts on countering
natural disasters
★ Decisions of the
Supreme Court of Poland regarding the validity of presidential elections, as well as elections for the Sejm and Senate, as well as on referendums
★ Notices on errors in previously published laws and acts
★ Other legal acts, as specified by specific acts of the parliament
See also
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Monitor Polski
References
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An Overview of Polish Law
External links
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INTERNETOWY SYSTEM AKTÓW PRAWNYCH Search engine of past issues of 'Dziennik Ustaw', in Polish
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Najprawdopodobniej największa, bezpłatna baza aktów prawnych Search engine of past and current issues of 'Dziennik Ustaw', 'Monitor Polski', 'Dzienniki Unii Europejskiej', 'Dzienniki Urzędowe' in Polish
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''Ustawa z dnia 30 grudnia 1950 r. o wydawaniu Dziennika Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej i Dziennika Urzędowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej "Monitor Polski"'' (Dz.U. Nr 50, poz. 524 z późn. zm.)
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''Ustawa z dnia 20 lipca 2000 r. o ogłaszaniu aktów normatywnych i niektórych innych aktów prawnych'' —— tekst jednolity ogłoszony w ''Obwieszczeniu Marszałka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 września 2005 r.'' (Dz.U. Nr 190, poz. 1606)