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145Probate court (Skifteretten)The probate court is a division of thedistrict court*. It deals with administrationof the estates of deceased persons,insolvency and division of property indivorce cases.Public prosecutor (Statsadvokat)The public prosecutor represents thecrown prosecution service in criminalcases tried before the high court*.Public servicePublic service channels are independentand non-commercial radio and televisionchannels tasked with broadcastingprogrammes for the whole population.Radio Denmark (DR) is a public serviceorganisation required by the Danish Acton Broadcasting to provide cultural andinformative programmes characterised byquality, balance and diversity.Recycling facility(Genbrugsplads)Municipal authorities are required toensure that as much waste as possible isrecycled. They have therefore establishedrecycling facilities where the public candispose of sorted waste in separatecontainers for cardboard, glass, metal,garden waste, etc. Environmentallyhazardous waste must be disposed ofseparately in specially approved facilities.Referendum (Folkeafstemning)A referendum is a procedure whereby thepublic votes on a particular policy thatParliament either has adopted or intendsto adopt. A referendum can either bebinding on the government or serve asguidance. Under the Danish Constitution,constitutional amendments and delegationof sovereignty to international authoritiesmust be decided by referendum.Denmark’s most recent referendumconcerned its relationship with the EU.Remanding in custody(Varetægtsfængsling)Remanding in custody is the pre-trialdetention of persons suspected of havingcommitted a punishable offence.Rent Control Board(Huslejenævn)All municipalities are required to have aRent Control Board, but joint boards maybe set up between several municipalities.The Board consists of three members.Twoare appointed by the municipal authoritybased on recommendations submitted bylocal tenants’ associations and houseowners’ associations. The third member,the chairman, is a lawyer appointed by thethe county governor. The Rent ControlBoard deals with complaints about rent,the state of repair of flats, and othertenancy-related matters.GLOSSARY