The scope of the law



section 1 of this law provides for the transmission of

certain archives to the archives authority and on surrender of

public documents to the Swedish Church or any of its

organisational components as described in Chapter 2.

the second subparagraph of paragraph 17 of the freedom of the Press Act, as well as on storage

of these documents after they have been submitted. In the law there is

also the provisions on the obligation to examine petitions

If the disclosure of such documents in accordance with the rules in

press freedom and public access to information and

secrecy (2009:400). Law (2009:480).



The handing over of certain archives to the archives authority



section 2 of the public documents that by 31 december 1999,

entered into or established at the Swedish Church's decision-making

parishes shall, by 31 March 2000 submitted to a

State Archives authority.



In the Archives Act (1990:782) contains provisions on the submission of

some cases of municipal authorities to the Church archives

Archives authority.



Storage of public documents in Swedish Church



and its organizational parts



section 3 of the Government may provide for general documents,

handed over to the Swedish Church or any of its

organizational elements and kept there for a certain period of time without

the documents cease to be general. This applies to documents

as on 31 december 1999 has entered into or

established in



1. authorities have ceased and that have had data

relating to the Swedish Church's activities, or



2. the Swedish Church's decision-making assemblies.



Care and supervision of General documents



section 4 of the regulations on the management of public documents and on

Archive regulatory authorities can be found in the Archives Act (1990:782).



paragraph 5 of the Swedish Church and its organizational parts shall at

storage and handling of General documents refer to

These can easily be distinguished from other documents.



About the Swedish Church or any of its organizational parts

their business need to make additions in general documents shall

the supplements shall be carried out so that it is clear when and by whom the

has been made, unless the circumstances clearly

additions were made after 31 december 1999.



Obligations towards the public



section 6 of the regulations on the right to access public documents

see Chapter 2. freedom of the Press Act.



Provisions relating to restrictions on the right to take part in public

documents and on the obligation to observe confidentiality, see

public access to information and secrecy (2009:400).



Of Chapter 2. section 17 of the freedom of the Press Act and the second paragraph 2

Cape. paragraph 5, second sentence, publicity and secrecy

shows that the Swedish Church and its organizational parts should

equated with authority in relation to the position of General

documents which they store according to this law. Law (2009:480).



section 7 of the Swedish Church and its organizational parts are required

to supply their own material, if this is a necessary

precondition for a public document shall be made out

with regard to the manner in which the material introduced into the

the plot.