NB! The APA (7th edition) manual does not contain any specific instructions on how to refer to laws and regulations outside of the United States. The recommendation is instead to format the references according to guidelines in each country. The instructions under this section are therefore our interpretation of how to apply APA (7th edition) to government agency regulations (myndigheternas föreskrifter).
The government agency regulations are found in the respective agencies code of statutes (författningssamling). Regulations are regularly updated, and accessing the publications online on the agencies websites is a good way to make sure that you cite the latest version. If you accessed the regulation online, include the URL of the website from which it was retrieved in the reference.
Do not forget to consult the general instructions on how to write references according to APA (7th edition), including
Code of statutes YYYY:Number. Title. Publisher. URL
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(Naturvårdsverkets föreskrifter om kontroll av luftkvalitet, NFS 2019:9) | According to 6 § of Naturvårdsverkets föreskrifter om kontroll av luftkvalitet (NFS 2019:9)… |
(Kungörelse om föreskrifter inom naturreservatet Linneröd i Klippans kommun, 12FS 2019:3) | Kungörelse om föreskrifter inom naturreservatet Linneröd i Klippans kommun (12FS 2019:3) regulates... |
12FS 2019:3. Kungörelse om föreskrifter inom naturreservatet Linneröd i Klippans kommun [Proclamation of regulations within the nature reserve Linneröd in the Municipality of Klippan]. Länsstyrelsen Skåne. https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/download/18.2c30d6f167c5e8e7c025b08/1550130639696/fs2019-03%20Naturreservat.pdf
NFS 2019:9. Naturvårdsverkets föreskrifter om kontroll av luftkvalitet [The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's guidelines on the monitoring of air quality]. Naturvårdsverket. http://www.naturvardsverket.se/Documents/foreskrifter/nfs2019/nfs-2019-9.pdf