Major Accidents Ordinance (MAO)
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Art. 23 Enforcement
1 The cantons shall enforce this Ordinance unless responsibility for enforcement is assigned to the Confederation. 2 When applying other federal acts or international agreements or resolutions relating to matters regulated by this Ordinance, federal authorities shall also be responsible for enforcing this Ordinance. Participation of the FOEN and the cantons is governed by Article 41 paragraphs 2 and 4 EPA; these provisions are subject to legal requirements concerning secrecy. 3 The FOEN shall specify the minimal geodata models and presentation models for official geodata in accordance with this Ordinance for which it is designated as the competent federal authority in Annex 1 of the Ordinance of 21 May 2008 on Geoinformation.
Art. 23 — Amended by No II 8 of the O of 2 Feb. 2000 to the Federal Act on the Coordination and Simplification of Decision-Making Procedures, with effect from 1 March 2000 (AS 2000 703). Para. 3 — SR 510.620 Para. 3 — Inserted by Annex 2 No 5 of the O of 21 May 2008 on Geoinformation, in force since 1 July 2008 (AS 2008 2809).
Art. 23a Amendment of Annexes
1 DETEC may, having consulted the persons concerned and insofar as is required by the state of the art in safety technology, the hazard potential and the volume of hazardous goods, amend Annexes 1.1 No 3 and 1.2a of this Ordinance. 2 DETEC may, in agreement with the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research and the Federal Department of Home Affairs and having consulted the Swiss Expert Committee for Biosafety, amend the list in Annex 1.4 if new findings as to the properties of certain organisms so require.
Art. 23a — Inserted by No I of the O of 29 April 2015, in force since 1 June 2015 (AS 2015 1337).
Art. 24 Amendment of existing legislation
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The amendments may be consulted under AS 1991 748.
Art. 25
Repealed by No I of the O of 29 April 2015, with effect from 1 June 2015 (AS 2015 1337).
Art. 25a Transitional provisions relating to the amendment of 13 February 2013
1 The person responsible for a pipeline installation shall submit the summary report (Art. 5 para. 3) to the enforcement authority no later than 5 years after this amendment to the Ordinance comes into force. 2 The enforcement authority shall waive the requirement to provide information in accordance with paragraph 1 in cases where it already has the necessary information.
Art. 25a — Inserted by No I of the O of 13 Feb. 2013, in force since 1 April 2013 (AS 2013 749).
Art. 25b Transitional provisions relating to the amendment of 29 April 2015
Persons responsible for establishments that fall within the scope of this Ordinance for the first time following the amendment of 29 April 2015 must submit the summary report to the enforcement authority at the latest three years after the said amendment to the Ordinance comes into force.
Art. 25b — Inserted by No I of the O of 29 April 2015, in force since 1 June 2015 (AS 2015 1337).
Art. 26 Commencement
This Ordinance comes into force on 1 April 1991.