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It is also controversial in that it constituted a complete abandonment of the legislative powers in Norway during the war. The issue was brought to the Norwegian Supreme Court, which ruled that the authorization was legitimate and valid.
Some critics have claimed that the authorization was never formally put to a vote, and that it in any case was invalid because there was no constitutional basis for the Storting to hand over its functions to the executive branch. These critics also claim that Section 17 – which was invoked in the authorization – only authorized emergency powers within the areas of "trade", "customs", "economy" and "police" until the Storting could be seated again.
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