Home / Dz.U. 1998 nr 91 poz. 578
Law of June 5, 1998, on poviat self-government.
Ustawa z dnia 5 czerwca 1998 r. o samorządzie powiatowym.
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
1998-06-05
Entry into force
1999-01-01
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
budżetdistrictsPropertylocal government administrationlocal self-governmentCities
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- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 29, 2020, on changing the name of the Jelenia Góra poviat to Karkonosze poviat
- Regulation of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of June 28, 2017, amending the regulation on the determination of the forms of property declarations of a district councillor, a member of the district board, a district secretary, a district treasurer, the head of a district organizational unit, a person managing and a member of the managing body of a district legal person, and a person issuing administrative decisions on behalf of the district governor
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 22, 2015 on the register of district unions and the announcement of union statutes and their amendments
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 21, 2015 on the register of district-commune unions and the announcement of union statutes and their amendments
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 28 July 2015 on changing the seat of the authorities of the Stargard poviat
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 29, 2014, on the determination of the boundaries of the Zielona Góra poviat
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 10 July 2012 on the restoration of the city of Wałbrzych's status as a city with county rights and the determination of the boundaries of Wałbrzych County
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 26 July 2005 on establishing the boundaries of the Chełm and Krasnystaw counties and changing the seat of the authorities of the Warsaw-West county
- Regulation of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of February 26, 2003, on the determination of the forms of asset declarations of district councillors, members of district boards, district secretaries, district treasurers, heads of district organizational units, persons managing and members of the management bodies of district legal persons, and persons issuing administrative decisions on behalf of the starosta
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of February 11, 2003, amending the regulation on the method of determining entitlements for reimbursement of travel expenses of voivodeship councillors
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of February 11, 2003, amending the regulation on the method of determining entitlements for reimbursement of travel expenses of district councillors
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 22, 2003 amending the regulation on the establishment, determination of borders and change of names of districts and on the change of the seat of district authorities
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of June 25, 2002, amending the regulation on the procedure for submitting applications concerning the creation, merger, division, abolition, and establishment of borders of counties, and establishing and changing the names of counties and their authorities, and the documents required in these matters.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of June 25, 2002, on the merger of the city with county rights of Wałbrzych with the Wałbrzych county and on establishing the borders of certain counties.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 7 February 2002 amending the regulation on the method of determining remuneration for reimbursement of travel expenses for district councillors on business trips.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of August 9, 2001, on the procedure for submitting applications concerning the creation, merger, division, abolition and determination of the borders of poviats, and determination and change of names of poviats and their seats, and the documents required in these matters.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 31 May 2001 on the establishment, determination of borders and change of names of powiats, and on changing the seat of powiat authorities.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of December 28, 2001, amending the regulation on the establishment, determination of boundaries, and change of names of powiats and the change of the seat of powiat authorities.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of October 18, 2001, on the method of keeping a register of poviat unions and announcing the statutes of unions.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 29 September 2001 amending the regulation on the office instruction for district authorities.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of July 31, 2000, on the method of determining entitlements for reimbursement of travel expenses of district councillors.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 26, 2000 on the maximum amount of allowances due to a district councillor.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of January 27, 1999, on the principles and procedure for maintaining the register of poviat unions and announcing the statutes of unions.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of April 15, 1999, on the principles and procedure for submitting applications for the creation, merger, division, and dissolution of poviats and the determination of their borders.
- Regulation of the President of the Council of Ministers of December 7, 1999, amending the regulation on the office instruction for district authorities.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of February 2, 1999, on the procedure for transferring property by the State Treasury to poviats and cities with poviat rights and determining the categories of property excluded from transfer.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of November 27, 1998, on the maximum amount of allowances due to a poviat councillor.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of November 27, 1998, on the model statute of a poviat.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of August 7, 1998, on the establishment of poviats.
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- Law of 12 May 2000 amending the Law on the Commissioner for Human Rights, the Code of Civil Procedure, and amending certain other laws. · 2000-07-15
- Law of March 3, 2000 on the remuneration of persons managing certain legal entities. · 2000-08-01
- Law of 15 September 2000 on local referendum. · 2000-11-04
- Law of 13 October 2000 on amending the law on the revenues of local government units in 1999 and 2000 and certain other laws. · 2001-01-01
- Law of July 20, 2000, on the promulgation of normative acts and certain other legal acts. · 2001-01-01
- Law of 15 September 2000 on the principles of accession of local government units to international associations of local and regional communities. · 2001-01-29
- Law of April 11, 2001, on amending the laws: on municipal self-government, on district self-government, on voivodeship self-government, on government administration in the voivodeship, and on amending certain other laws. · 2001-05-30
- Law of June 22, 2001, amending the Law on local government employees and amending certain other laws. · 2001-09-12
- Law of 27 July 2001 amending the Law on the Police, the Law on Insurance Activity, the Banking Law, the Law on District Self-Government, and the Law on provisions introducing laws reforming public administration. · 2001-10-19
- Law of 15 February 2002 amending the Law on Municipal Self-Government, the Law on District Self-Government, the Law on Voivodeship Self-Government, the Law on Electoral Code for Municipal Councils, District Councils and Voivodeship Assemblies, and the Law on Local Referendum. · 2002-03-31
- Law of April 18, 2002 on the state of natural disaster. · 2002-06-22
- Law of June 20, 2002, on the direct election of the village head, mayor, and city president. · 2002-10-27
- Law of 13 November 2002 amending the Law on the Police, the Law on Government Administration in the Voivodeship, and the Law on District Self-Government. · 2002-12-15
- Law of November 23, 2002 on the amendment of the law on municipal self-government and on the amendment of certain other laws. · 2003-01-01
- Law of 23 July 2003 on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments · 2003-11-17
- Law of 30 August 2002 Provisions introducing the Law - Law on the structure of administrative courts and the Law - Law on proceedings before administrative courts. · 2004-01-01
- Law of April 20, 2004 on amending the Law - Electoral Law to municipal councils, district councils and regional assemblies and certain other laws · 2004-05-01
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 13 July 2004, case file K 20/03 · 2004-07-27
- Law of 24 August 2007 on amending the law on real estate management and amending certain other laws · 2007-10-21
- Law of September 5, 2008 on amending the Law on Municipal Self-Government and amending certain other laws · 2008-10-25
- Law of 21 November 2008 on Local Government Employees · 2009-01-01
- Law of 23 January 2009 on amending certain laws in connection with changes in the organization and division of tasks of public administration in the voivodeship · 2009-08-01
- Law of December 17, 2009, amending the law on municipal self-government, the law on voivodeship self-government, and the law on poviat self-government · 2010-03-12
- Law of January 22, 2010, amending the law on public benefit activities and volunteering and certain other laws · 2010-03-12
- Law of 7 May 2010 on supporting the development of telecommunications services and networks · 2010-07-17
- Law of August 27, 2009, on provisions introducing the law on public finance · 2011-01-01
- Law of 12 February 2010 amending the Law on the Informatisation of Activities of Entities Performing Public Tasks and certain other laws · 2011-01-01
- Law of January 5, 2011, Provisions introducing the Law - Electoral Code · 2011-08-01
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- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 7 November 2025 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on District Self-Government
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of January 24, 2024, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on district self-government
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of January 28, 2022, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on district self-government
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of June 9, 2022, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on district self-government
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 7, 2020, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on district self-government
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of February 22, 2019, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on poviat self-government
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 9, 2018, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on District Self-Government
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 15 September 2017 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on District Self-Government
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 19 May 2016 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on district self-government
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 1 September 2015 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on district self-government
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 11, 2013 on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on District Self-Government
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 27, 2001, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on Poviat Self-Government.
References (4)
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (5)
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 8, 2009 case file K 37/06
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 28 June 2005 case file K 41/04.
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 13 July 2004, case file K 20/03
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 16 September 2002, case file no. K. 38/01.
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 11 January 2000, case ref. K. 7/99.
Introductory Provisions (1)
Acts referring to this act
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- Amended Acts: Law of January 23, 2026, on the amendment of the Act on the National Cybersecurity System and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 December 2024 on civil protection and defence
- Amended Acts: Law of March 9, 2023, amending the law on municipal self-government, the law on district self-government, and the law on voivodeship self-government
- Amended Acts: Law of March 12, 2022, on assistance to citizens of Ukraine in connection with the armed conflict in the territory of that state
- Amended Acts: Act of 17 September 2021 amending the Act on the remuneration of persons holding senior state positions and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of 20 April 2021 amending the Law on Municipal Self-Government, the Law on District Self-Government, the Law on Voivodeship Self-Government, and the Law on Public Benefit Activities and Volunteerism
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 amending the Law on Statutory Auditors, Audit Firms and Public Oversight, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 August 2019 on amending the law on supporting the development of telecommunications services and networks and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 14, 2018 amending the Law on Public Finance and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 July 2018 on special solutions concerning the municipality of Ostrowice in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 June 2018 amending the Law – Electoral Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 10, 2018 on the protection of personal data
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 January 2018 on amending certain laws to increase citizen participation in the process of electing, functioning and controlling certain public bodies
- Amended Acts: Law of April 7, 2017, on amending the law - Code of Administrative Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 9 March 2017 on the metropolitan union in the Silesian Voivodeship
- Amended Acts: Law of November 16, 2016, - Provisions introducing the Law on the National Revenue Administration
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 September 2016 on trust services and electronic identification
- Amended Acts: Law of October 9, 2015, on metropolitan unions
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 June 2015 on amending the Law on Municipal Self-Government and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of April 24, 2015, amending the law on district self-government.
- Amended Acts: Law of July 11, 2014, on amending the Electoral Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of January 24, 2014, on amending the law on the principles of development policy and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 10, 2013 on amending the law on local government employees and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 9 June 2011 on family support and the foster care system
- Amended Acts: Law of 31 August 2011 amending the Law - Electoral Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of January 5, 2011, Provisions introducing the Law - Electoral Code
- Amended Acts: Law of August 27, 2009, on provisions introducing the law on public finance
- Amended Acts: Law of 12 February 2010 amending the Law on the Informatisation of Activities of Entities Performing Public Tasks and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 7 May 2010 on supporting the development of telecommunications services and networks
- Amended Acts: Law of December 17, 2009, amending the law on municipal self-government, the law on voivodeship self-government, and the law on poviat self-government
- Amended Acts: Law of January 22, 2010, amending the law on public benefit activities and volunteering and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 23 January 2009 on amending certain laws in connection with changes in the organization and division of tasks of public administration in the voivodeship
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 November 2008 on Local Government Employees
- Amended Acts: Law of September 5, 2008 on amending the Law on Municipal Self-Government and amending certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 August 2007 on amending the law on real estate management and amending certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 13 July 2004, case file K 20/03
- Amended Acts: Law of April 20, 2004 on amending the Law - Electoral Law to municipal councils, district councils and regional assemblies and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 August 2002 Provisions introducing the Law - Law on the structure of administrative courts and the Law - Law on proceedings before administrative courts.
- Amended Acts: Law of 23 July 2003 on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments
- Amended Acts: Law of November 23, 2002 on the amendment of the law on municipal self-government and on the amendment of certain other laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of 13 November 2002 amending the Law on the Police, the Law on Government Administration in the Voivodeship, and the Law on District Self-Government.
- Amended Acts: Law of June 20, 2002, on the direct election of the village head, mayor, and city president.
- Amended Acts: Law of April 18, 2002 on the state of natural disaster.
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 February 2002 amending the Law on Municipal Self-Government, the Law on District Self-Government, the Law on Voivodeship Self-Government, the Law on Electoral Code for Municipal Councils, District Councils and Voivodeship Assemblies, and the Law on Local Referendum.
- Amended Acts: Law of 27 July 2001 amending the Law on the Police, the Law on Insurance Activity, the Banking Law, the Law on District Self-Government, and the Law on provisions introducing laws reforming public administration.
- Amended Acts: Law of June 22, 2001, amending the Law on local government employees and amending certain other laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of April 11, 2001, on amending the laws: on municipal self-government, on district self-government, on voivodeship self-government, on government administration in the voivodeship, and on amending certain other laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 September 2000 on the principles of accession of local government units to international associations of local and regional communities.
- Amended Acts: Law of 13 October 2000 on amending the law on the revenues of local government units in 1999 and 2000 and certain other laws.