Local Laws and Regulations

What do you need to know

• Local laws are also called regulations. These are the rules that residents and businesses must adhere to. The municipal council adopts regulations
• The municipality also makes policy (plans or rules on a specific subject). It is a guideline that the mayor and aldermen must adhere to. The Municipal Executive establishes policy rules
• The regulations, policies and other local rules can be found at government.nl

General local regulation

• APV (General Local Regulation)
• The General Local Ordinance (APV) contains the regulations that apply in your municipality
• The APV provides rules in the field of public order and safety in the broadest sense of the word. For example: traffic matters, catering matters and environmental protection

Fee ordinance

All costs (fees) for, for example, a permit or a passport are listed in the Fee ordinance

Rules for the physical living environment

Rules about the physical environment can also be found in it Environmental counter – Rules on the map. Here you will find the documents of all authorities that apply to a location. Such as the province's environmental vision or the municipality's environmental plan. 

also look at

• Public Disclosures
• Council Regulations