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In accordance with the decision of the Parliament:
This law concerns the development of local government and its regionalisation.
The law applies to police, prosecutions, faecal posts and magistrates and, according to the provisions of the law, to the territorial divisions of other local government. (7.12.2007)
The aim is to improve the quality of services and the legal protection of citizens, to ensure adequate and equitable access to services in different parts of the country, and to create the conditions for the pooling of functions, transfer of power to local level, and The economic performance of services.
As regards services and the protection of citizens' rights, account must be taken of what is laid down in Article 17 of the Constitution and what is necessary to ensure a level playing field for the provision of services and legal certainty. (22/02/1239)
The province of County is to be divided into the districts in accordance with the boundaries of municipalities. Division is decided by the Council of State. The Ministry of Finance is asking for the distribution of proposals from the county governments. Before submitting a proposal, the Board of Directors shall consult the municipalities concerned. (7.12.2007)
The formation of bodies must take into account the specific characteristics of the various regions, such as the number of inhabitants, population density, size, accessibility and language conditions, so as to create the conditions for achieving the objectives set out in Article 2.
Articles 4 to 7 have been repealed by L 7.12.2007/1187 .
The organisation of the tasks referred to in this Act in the Province of Åland is regulated separately.
This Act shall enter into force on 1 March 1992.
Before the entry into force of this Act, measures may be taken to implement it.
Local government functions in the sense of this Act shall be carried out by permanent staff assigned to them.
The Ministry of the Interior must issue instructions to the provincial governments on the procedure for the first time in the preparation of this law. The State Council must decide on a new engagement by the end of the year of entry into force of this law. Decentralised agencies and agencies will be set up as soon as possible and by the end of 1996 at the latest.
HE 154/91 HaV.miet. 13/91This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.
THEY 74/2006 , HaVM 26/2006, EV 211/2006
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2008.
With the entry into force of this Act, service and employment contract staff and similar posts shall be transferred to the police, the enforcement agencies, the public prosecutor's offices and the magistrates. Where the post is not open, it may be transferred to another activity area only with the consent of the official. The staff carrying out temporary duties shall be transferred for the duration of their secondment.
The transferring staff shall retain their rights and obligations in relation to the conditions of their service. The higher monthly salary in accordance with the remuneration scheme of the receiving organisation shall be secured, provided that the person's duties in the host organisation are equivalent to at least the Organisation. In this case, the person shall have the right to pay the difference between the difference between the monthly salary paid in the donor organisation and the monthly salary payable in the host organisation.
If the functions of the post are substantially altered and a new post is created in its place, a new post can be filled in without a claim.
Before the entry into force of this Act, measures may be taken to implement the law.
THEY 82/2007 , EV 71/2007
