Intelligence Service Act (IntelSA)
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Art. 84 Implementing provisions
The Federal Council shall issue the implementing provisions.
Art. 85 Implementation by the cantons
1 The cantons shall gather and process information in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a without having to be requested to do so or based on a special assignment issued by the FIS. When doing so, the cantonal executive authorities have the power to make use on their own initiative of information gathering measures not requiring authorisation in accordance with Articles 13–15, 19, 20, 23 and 25. 2 The cantonal executive authorities shall submit a report to the FIS without having to be requested to do so if they identify a specific threat to internal or external security. 3 The FIS shall work with the cantons to implement this Act, in particular by providing technical resources, through protective and monitoring measures and by offering joint training courses. 4 The cantons shall within the limits of their capacities support the FIS in implementing its tasks, in particular by: a. providing the required technical resources; b. organising the required protective and observation
Art. 86 Repeal and amendment of other enactments
The repeal and the amendment of other enactments are regulated in the Annex.
Art. 87 Coordination with the Amendment of 25 September 2015 of the Civilian Service Act
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The coordination provision may be consulted under AS 2017 4095.
Art. 88 Referendum and commencement
1 This Act is subject to an optional referendum. 2 The Federal Council shall determine the commencement date. Commencement date: 1 September 2017
Para. 2 — FCD of 16 Aug. 2017.