Acts, administrative orders, legal decisions and similar official documents are not subject to copyright.
The provision of subsection (1) shall not apply to works appearing as independent contributions in the documents mentioned in subsection (1). Such works may, however, be reproduced in connection with the document. The right to further use shall be subject to the provisions otherwise in force.
Hence it is assumed that this document has been released into the public domain. However, in some instances the use of this document might be regulated by other laws.
Please note: This template applies only to literary works of a normative or similarly official nature. It does not apply to works that are merely informational and it does not apply to illustrations etc. used in official works.
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This work is in the public domain in the U.S. because it is an edict of a government, local or foreign. See § 313.6(C)(2) of the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, 3rd ed. 2014 (Compendium (Third)). Such documents include "legislative enactments, judicial decisions, administrative rulings, public ordinances, or similar types of official legal materials." These do not include works first published by the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies, or by the Organization of American States. See Compendium (Third) § 313.6(C)(2) and 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(5).
A non-American governmental edict may still be copyrighted outside the U.S. Similarly, the above U.S. Copyright Office Practice does not prevent U.S. states or localities from holding copyright abroad, depending on foreign copyright laws and regulations.