bekendtgøre

Bekendtgøre is a Danish verb meaning to publish officially or to promulgate a rule, regulation, or law so that it becomes publicly known and legally effective. The related noun bekendtgørelse refers to the published text itself—typically a decree, regulation, or the official text of a law.

In Danish administration, bekentgøre denotes the act by which rules are brought to public attention and given legal effect. The most common form is lovbekendtgørelse, the published text of a law, which is usually issued by the government or a ministry and published in the official Gazette, Lovtidende. Regulations and administrative orders issued by ministries or agencies are also issued as bekendtgørelser.

The purpose of bekendtgøre is to ensure transparency, accessibility, and uniform application of rules. Publication in the official gazette establishes the rule’s binding status and the date from which it applies, and it provides a definitive text for interpretation and enforcement.

The term is standard Danish legal vocabulary and is used across legal drafting, government notices, and regulatory compliance contexts. While most common in formal and legal writing, bekendtgøre also appears whenever authorities issue a new rule or update an existing one in an officially sanctioned format.