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Public acts
Not every official document is a law. For each public act, the portal must show who performed it, what rule provides its legal basis, whether publication is required, where the competent official record is kept and which version is valid after any corrections.
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Reading the record
Six fields that prevent false authority
Why they could decide
Constitutional, legal or procedural basis where applicable.
What the act does
Scope, addressees and actual legal consequence.
When it takes effect
The date of the act is not necessarily the same as its effective date.
Where to verify
Gazette, judicial repository, administrative register or another competent module.
What changed
Corrections, replacements and versions without silently overwriting the past.
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Public acts
Not every public document is the same thing
Before looking for legal effect, identify what type of act you are reading and which source is competent to confirm it.
| Type | Main question | Source of proof |
|---|---|---|
| Normative | Does it create a general rule? Who had competence? | Official Gazette and authentic normative record. |
| Administrative | Does it decide a situation or organise the Administration? | The body’s proceeding/record and publication where required. |
| Parliamentary | Is it a vote, resolution, report or oversight act? | Official record of the National Assembly. |
| Judicial | Is it a court decision? | Authentic judicial repository; the Gazette reproduces it when the Constitution requires. |
| External | Is it an agreement, activation or instrument with a third party? | Foreign-relations/treaty record and proof from the counterparty. |
The GOV page facilitates discovery and reading. It does not turn a visual copy into a legal source when the Constitution requires a specific official repository.