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Art. 20 Extinction of claims
Claims that have a direct legal basis in a compulsory social measure or placement and which are directed towards victims or their family members are extinguished by the entry into force of this Act.
Art. 21 Repeal and amendment of other legislation
1 The Federal Act of 21 March 2014 on the Rehabilitation of Persons subject to Administrative Detention is repealed. 2 …
Para. 1 — [AS 2014 2293] Para. 2 — The amendment may be consulted under AS 2017 753.
Art. 21a Transitional Provisions to the Amendment of 20 December 2019
1 Article 4 paragraph 6 letter c as in the Amendment of 20 December 2019 also applies to solidarity contributions that are paid out before this Amendment comes into force. 2 In derogation from Article 53 paragraph 2 of the Federal Act of 6 October 2000 on General Aspects of Social Security Law (GSSLA), decisions on annual supplementary benefits in which a solidarity contribution has been taken into account in the calculation of income in accordance with Article 11 SBA shall be reconsidered at the request of the insured person if this change results in a higher amount of the annual supplementary benefit. 3 In derogation from Article 24 GSSLA, the right to subsequent payment of supplementary benefits is not lost as a result of this amendment.
Art. 21a — Inserted by No I of the FA of 20 Dec. 2019 (Guarantee of Supplementary Benefits to Victims), in force since 1 May 2020 (AS 2020 1267; BBl 2019 8081 8203). Para. 2 — SR 830.1 Para. 2 — SR 831.30
Art. 21b Transitional Provision to the Amendment of 19 June 2020
Applications submitted to the competent authority between 1 April 2018 and the date on which the Amendment of 19 June 2020 comes into force shall be deemed to have been submitted on the date that this Amendment comes into force. This also applies to applications submitted in the same period that were not considered because the requirements for reinstating the time limit in accordance with Article 24 of the Administrative Procedure Act of 20 December 1968 were not met.
Art. 21b — Inserted by No I of the FA of 19 June 2020 (Abolition of the Deadline for Submitting Applications for Solidarity Contributions), in force since 1 Nov. 2020 (AS 2020 4175; BBl 2020 1639 1653). SR 172.021
Art. 21c Transitional Provision to the Amendment of 27 September 2024
Where the provisions affect the taxes, supplementary benefits and transition benefits for older unemployed persons and social assistance, Article 4 paragraphs 7 and 8 also apply to solidarity contributions paid out by cantons and communes before the Amendment of 27 September 2024 comes into force. The following applies to these solidarity contributions: a. The tax assessments are revised ex officio. b. Article 21a applies mutatis mutandis to rulings on annual supplementary benefits and ruling on transition benefits for older unemployed persons. c. Rulings on social assistance shall be reassessed at the victim’s request.
Art. 21c — Inserted by No I of the FA of 27 Sept. 2024 (Processing of Cantonal and Communal Solidarity Contributions), in force since 1 Feb. 2025 (AS 2025 51; BBl 2024 953, 1132).
Art. 22 Referendum and commencement
1 This Act is subject to an optional referendum. 2 It shall be published in the Official Federal Gazette as soon as the popular initiative «Reparation for contract children and victims of compulsory social measures (Reparation Initiative)» has been withdrawn or rejected. 3 If it is established ten days after expiry of the deadline for requesting a referendum that no referendum against the Act has been successfully requested, this Act shall come into force on the first day of the third month following the expiry of the deadline for requesting a referendum. 4 If a referendum is successfully requested and the Act is accepted in the referendum, this Act shall come into force on the first day following validation of the referendum result. Commencement date: 1 April 2017
Para. 2 — BBl 2016 7924, 2017 773 Para. 4 — See Art. 22 para. 3