Government and Administration Organisation Act
(GAOA)

¹ The Fed­er­al Coun­cil may, in dir­ect ap­plic­a­tion of Art­icle 185 para­graph 3 of the Fed­er­al Con­sti­tu­tion, is­sue an or­din­ance to counter ex­ist­ing or im­min­ent threats of ser­i­ous dis­rup­tion to pub­lic or­der or in­tern­al or ex­tern­al se­cur­ity.

² The or­din­ance ceases to ap­ply:

a.

six months after its com­mence­ment if the Fed­er­al Coun­cil fails to sub­mit to the Fed­er­al As­sembly:

1.

a bill es­tab­lish­ing a leg­al basis for the con­tent of the or­din­ance, or

2.

a bill con­tain­ing a Fed­er­al As­sembly or­din­ance un­der Art­icle 173 para­graph 1 let­ter c of the Fed­er­al Con­sti­tu­tion which re­places the Fed­er­al Coun­cil’s or­din­ance;

b.

if the bill is re­jec­ted by the Fed­er­al As­sembly; or

c.

if the leg­al basis or the re­place­ment or­din­ance is­sued by the Fed­er­al As­sembly comes in­to force.

³ The Fed­er­al As­sembly or­din­ance provided for in para­graph 2 let­ter a num­ber 2 ceases to ap­ply three years at the latest from its com­mence­ment.