Act on the Assumption of Matters and Fields of Responsibility, 2005

Name: Act on the Assumption of Matters and Fields of Responsibility, 2005
Start: 2005-06-24

24 June 2005

Gave the Faroese Government unilateral authority to assume further legislative and executive competences, short of the constitution, citizenship, the supreme court, foreign, security and defence policy, and currency.

What happened

Act No. 578 of 24 June 2005, supplementary to the 1948 Home Rule Act, gave the Faroese Government unilateral authority to assume legislative and executive competence over matters not already under Faroese control.[1] On assuming a matter, the Faroese authorities take on full legislative and administrative responsibility for it, together with the associated financial costs.[2]

The Act excepts the constitution, citizenship, the supreme court, foreign policy, security and defence policy, and monetary and currency matters, which remain with Denmark; Denmark also continues to handle policing, prisons, immigration, border control, financial regulation and aviation supervision.[3]

Sources for this page

Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.

1.
Claim: The Act on the Faroese Authorities' Assumption of Matters and Fields of Responsibility (Act No. 578 of 24 June 2005) gives the Faroese Government unilateral authority to assume legislative and executive competence over matters not already Faroese.
- Act on the Faroese Authorities' Assumption of Matters and Fields of Responsibility (Act No. 578 of 24 June 2005) (Government of the Faroe Islands / Folketing, 24 June 2005) link, summary of the Act. Source record
- Government of the Faroe Islands, Constitutional status (Government of the Faroe Islands) link, The 2005 Assumption Act. Government perspective or primary official source Source record
2.
Claim: On assuming a matter under the 2005 Act, the Faroese authorities take on full legislative and administrative responsibility for it, together with the associated financial costs.
- Government of the Faroe Islands, Constitutional status (Government of the Faroe Islands) link, Unilateral assumption of powers. Government perspective or primary official source Source record
3.
Claim: The 2005 Act excepts from unilateral Faroese assumption: the constitution, citizenship, the supreme court, foreign policy, security and defence policy, and monetary and currency matters; Denmark also continues to handle policing, prisons, probation, legal capacity law, immigration, border control, financial regulation and aviation supervision.
- Government of the Faroe Islands, Constitutional status (Government of the Faroe Islands) link, Areas remaining under Danish authority. Government perspective or primary official source Source record