Dziennik Ustaw or Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland, abbreviated Dz. U.) is the most important Polish publication of legal acts. It is the only official source of law for promulgation

Promulgation

Promulgation is the act of formally proclaiming or declaring a new statutory or administrative law after its enactment. In some jurisdictions this additional step is necessary before the law can take effect....

 of Polish laws. The publication of this journal is solely the responsibility of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland

Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland

The Prime Minister of Poland heads the Polish Council of Ministers and directs their work, supervises territorial self-government within the guidelines and in ways described in the Constitution and other legislation, and acts as the superior for all government administration workers...

. 'Dziennik Ustaw' traces its history to the 1918 'Dziennik Praw Królestwa Polskiego' (Journal of Laws of the Kingdom of Poland) and has changed its name several times during its existence.

According to Article 122 of the Constitution of Poland

Constitution of Poland

The current Constitution of Poland was adopted on 2 April 1997. Formally known as the Constitution of the Republic of Poland , it replaced the temporary amendments put into place in 1992 designed to reverse the effects of Communism, establishing the nation as "a democratic state ruled by law and...

 of 1997, The President of the Republic shall sign a bill within 21 days of its submission and shall order its promulgation in the Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland (Dziennik Ustaw)http://poland.pl/info/information_about_poland/constitution/ch4.htm. The matter is further regulated by articles 87 and 234 of the constitution, as well as by the Article 9 of the Act on Publishing Normative Acts and Several Other Legal Acts of 2000. The Dziennik Ustaw is to include such documents as:

• Constitution
• Acts of the Parliament
  Sejm
  The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
  
  
• Regulations of the President, Council of Ministers
  Council of Ministers of Poland
  The Cabinet of Poland consists of the Prime Minister and ministers. Deputy Prime Ministers and presidents of committees specified in statutes may also be appointed to the Cabinet...
  
  , Prime Minister, ministers of administration, members of committees of the Council of Ministers and the National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television
  Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji
  Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji is the Polish broadcasting regulator, which issues radio and television broadcast licenses, ensures compliance with the law by public broadcasters, and indirectly controls state-owned media...
  
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• uniform acts and amendments
• Acts of ratification of international treaties and agreements
• Verdicts of the Constitutional Tribunal
• Acts of the Council of Ministers abolishing or amending ministerial regulations
• Legal acts related to state of war and peace treaties
• Legal acts approved by a referendum
• Ordinances regarding elections for the Sejm
  Sejm
  The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
  
   and Senate of Poland
  Senate of Poland
  The Senate is the upper house of the Polish parliament, the lower house being the 'Sejm'. The history of the Polish Senate is rich in tradition and stretches back over 500 years, it was one of the first constituent bodies of a bicameral parliament in Europe and existed without hiatus until the...
  
  
• Ordinances regarding presidential elections
• Decisions of the Supreme Court of Poland
  Supreme Court of Poland
  The Supreme Court of the Republic of Poland supervises the adjudication in:* General courts - these are district, regional, and appeal courts. They adjudicate in the areas of civil, criminal, family and labour law....
  
  regarding the validity of presidential elections, as well as elections for the Sejm and Senate, as well as on referendums
• Notices on errors in previously published laws and acts
• Other legal acts, as specified by specific acts of the parliament

External links

• INTERNETOWY SYSTEM AKTÓW PRAWNYCH Search engine of past issues of 'Dziennik Ustaw', in Polish
• Najprawdopodobniej największa, bezpłatna baza aktów prawnych Search engine of past and current issues of 'Dziennik Ustaw', 'Monitor Polski', 'Dzienniki Unii Europejskiej', 'Dzienniki Urzędowe' in Polish
• Ustawa z dnia 30 grudnia 1950 r. o wydawaniu Dziennika Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej i Dziennika Urzędowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej "Monitor Polski" (Dz. U. Nr 50, poz. 524 z późn. zm.)
• Ustawa z dnia 20 lipca 2000 r. o ogłaszaniu aktów normatywnych i niektórych innych aktów prawnych —— tekst jednolity ogłoszony w Obwieszczeniu Marszałka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 września 2005 r. (Dz. U. Nr 190, poz. 1606)