Issues excluded from being the subject of referendums at the national level
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- Taxes and public expenditure commitments
- Naturalization Bills, Expropriation Bills, Bills introduced for the purpose of discharging existing treaty obligations
Constitution(1953)
Section42
(1) Wherea Bill has been passed by the Folketing, one-third of the members of theFolketing may, within three weekdays from the final passing of the Bill,request of the President that the Bill be submitted to a referendum. Suchrequest shall be made in writing and signed by the members making the request.
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(6) FinanceBills, Supplementary Appropriation Bills, Provisional Appropriation Bills,Government Loan Bills, Civil Servants (Amendment) Bills, Salaries and PensionsBills, Naturalization Bills, Expropriation Bills, Taxation (Direct and
Indirect) Bills, as well as Bills introduced for thepurpose of discharging existing treaty obligations shall not be submitted todecision by referendum.
This provision shall also apply to the Billsreferred to in sections 9, 8, 10, and 11, and to such resolutions as areprovided for in section 19, if existing in the form of a law, unless it hasbeen prescribed by a special Act that such resolutions shall be submitted toreferendum. Amendments to the Constitutional Act shall be governed by the ruleslaid down in section 88.
