Swiss Abroad Act (SAA)
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Art. 62 Administration of justice
The appeals procedure is governed by the general provisions on the administration of federal justice.
Art. 63 Implementation
1 The Federal Council shall implement this Act. 2 It shall enact the implementing provisions. 3 The cantonal implementing provisions require the approval of the Confederation in order to be valid.
Art. 64 Cooperation and delegation of powers
1 The official bodies of the Confederation, the cantons and communes work together without payment. The FDFA may conclude service agreements with cantonal authorities for extraordinary services. 2 The offices of the Confederation and the representations may collaborate with foreign authorities within the scope of their respective powers. 3 The Federal Council may conclude agreements under international law regarding consular services. 4 It may authorise private legal entities that operate in a specific territory to issue visas or to perform other specific consular services if Switzerland does not have a competent diplomatic representation in the territory in question. For this purpose it may conclude service agreements.
Art. 65 Statistics
The Federal Council may order statistical surveys required for application of this Act and have the data analysed by the Federal Statistical Office or the FDFA in accordance with Article 4 of the Federal Act of 24 March 2000 on the Processing of Personal Data within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Statistics Act of 9 October 1992 and Article 15 paragraph 1 of the Register Harmonisation Act of 23 June 2006.
SR 235.2 SR 431.01 SR 431.02
Art. 66 Repeal and amendment of current legislation
The repeal and amendment of current legislation is regulated in the Annex.
Art. 67 Transitional provision
Benefits granted by the Confederation under the current law shall continue to be paid after this Act comes into force.
Art. 68 Coordination with the Swiss Citizenship Act of 20 June 2014
On the commencement of this Act, or of the Swiss Citizenship Act of 20 June 2014, whichever is later, or on the simultaneous commencement of both, Article 54 paragraph 2 of this Act is worded as follows: ...
SR 141.0. In force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2016 2561). Text inserted above.
Art. 69 Referendum and commencement
1 This Act is subject to an optional referendum. 2 The Federal Council shall determine the commencement date. Commencement date: 1 November 2015
Para. 2 — FCD of 7 Oct. 2015.