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Act no. 473 of 12 June 2009 on Greenland Self-Government (English translation)

Prime Minister's Office of Denmark · 2009

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Type: Law
Accessed: 2026-09-01
Reliability notes: Preamble; section 5 (block grant DKK 3,439.6 million); section 8 (mineral revenue); section 20 (language); section 21 (independence).

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EstablishedThe 2009 Self-Government Act recognises Greenlanders as a people with the right of self-determination and states that a decision on independence is to be taken by the people of Greenland, with the final agreement requiring a referendum and the consent of both parliaments.EstablishedThe Act fixes Denmark's annual block grant at DKK 3,439.6 million (2009 price and wage level) and reduces it by half of any mineral resource revenue above DKK 75 million a year.