Home / Dz.U. 1956 nr 56 poz. 254
Law of 15 November 1956 on the change of first and last names.
Ustawa z dnia 15 listopada 1956 r. o zmianie imion i nazwisk.
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
repealed (uchylony)
Announced
1956-11-15
Entry into force
1956-11-30
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
first and last namesassistance for familiesfamily and care lawcivil status records
Related acts
Repealing Acts (1)
Repealed Acts (1)
Acts Declared Repealed (2)
- Law of 29 December 1951 on the amendment of the decree on the change and establishment of given and surnames. · 1956-06-14
- Regulation of the Ministers of Public Administration and Recovered Territories of December 7, 1948, on the jurisdiction of authorities to rule on changes of names and surnames of certain categories of persons. · 1956-11-30
Amending Acts (9)
- Law of November 13, 1963, amending the law on changing first and last names. · 1964-05-18
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of May 30, 1975, on the determination of tasks and powers belonging to poviat national councils and poviat chiefs, which are taken over by voivodeship national councils and voivodes. · 1975-06-01
- Law of 17 May 1990 on the division of tasks and competencies specified in special laws between municipal bodies and government administration bodies and on the amendment of certain laws. · 1990-05-27
- Law of July 24, 1998, on amending the laws – Family and Guardianship Code, Code of Civil Procedure, Law on Civil Status Records, law on the relationship between the State and the Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland, and certain other laws. · 1998-11-15
- Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform. · 1999-01-01
- Law of April 11, 2001, on amending the law on population registration and personal identity documents and on amending certain other laws. · 2001-05-27
- Law of January 6, 2005 on national and ethnic minorities and on regional languages · 2005-05-01
- Law of March 3, 2005, amending the Law on changing first and last names and on changing certain other laws · 2005-05-03
- Law of 12 January 2007 amending the law on government administration departments and certain other laws · 2007-02-24
Information on Consolidated Text (2)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 14 November 2005 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on the Change of First and Last Names
- Announcement of the Minister of Internal Affairs of December 11, 1963, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law of November 15, 1956, on changing first and last names.
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Decree of November 10, 1945, on the Amendment and Determination of First and Last Names.
- Repealed Acts: Law of 17 October 2008 on changing a first and last name
- Amended Acts: Law of 12 January 2007 amending the law on government administration departments and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of March 3, 2005, amending the Law on changing first and last names and on changing certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of January 6, 2005 on national and ethnic minorities and on regional languages
- Amended Acts: Law of April 11, 2001, on amending the law on population registration and personal identity documents and on amending certain other laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform.
- Amended Acts: Law of July 24, 1998, on amending the laws – Family and Guardianship Code, Code of Civil Procedure, Law on Civil Status Records, law on the relationship between the State and the Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland, and certain other laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of 17 May 1990 on the division of tasks and competencies specified in special laws between municipal bodies and government administration bodies and on the amendment of certain laws.
- Amended Acts: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of May 30, 1975, on the determination of tasks and powers belonging to poviat national councils and poviat chiefs, which are taken over by voivodeship national councils and voivodes.
- Amended Acts: Law of November 13, 1963, amending the law on changing first and last names.
- Consolidated Text for an Act: Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 14 November 2005 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on the Change of First and Last Names
- Consolidated Text for an Act: Announcement of the Minister of Internal Affairs of December 11, 1963, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law of November 15, 1956, on changing first and last names.
- Repeals Resulting From: Regulation of the Ministers of Public Administration and Recovered Territories of December 7, 1948, on the jurisdiction of authorities to rule on changes of names and surnames of certain categories of persons.
- Repeals Resulting From: Law of 29 December 1951 on the amendment of the decree on the change and establishment of given and surnames.