Act No. 572, 19 December 1985, THE DANISH ACCESS TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS ACT1 We, Margrethe the Second, by the grace of God Queen of Denmark, do hereby make known: the Folketing has passed and we by our assent have affirmed the following Act: Chapter 1 Scope Section 1 l. This Act shall apply to all activity exercised by public administrative authorities, but see also Sections 2 and 3. 2. This Act shall also apply to 1) any public utility generating, transmitting, or distributing electricity at voltages of 500 volts or more; 2) any company, institution, association etc. which supplies natural gas; 3) any collective district heating plant falling under the Danish Heating Act which has a capacity over 10 MJ/s. 3. After consulting with the Minister for Justice, the minister concerned may stipulate that this Act shall apply also to specified companies, institutions, associations etc. that cannot be classified as part of the public administration, provided that the operating expenses of such entities are mainly covered by central or local government funds or to the extent that they are empowered by law or provisions laid down pursuant thereto to make decisions on behalf of central or local governments. The minister concerned may also lay down more detailed rules on document filing etc.. Section 2 1. This Act shall not apply to criminal justice cases. Section 6 alone shall apply to matters concerning the appointment or promotion of public servants. 2. This Act shall apply to legislative matters, including appropriation acts, provided that the Bill in question has been presented to the Folketing. Section 3 1. After consulting with the Minister for Justice, the minister concerned may stipulate that specified authorities or fields of administrative responsibility or types of documents, requests for access to documents in respect of which could normally be refused under Sections 7-14 of this Act, shall be exempt from the provisions of this Act. 1 The Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1987, in accordance with Section 17.