(1) This Act shall apply to the administrative activities under public law of the federal authorities, including bodies, institutions and foundations under public law which are directly accountable to the Federal Government.
(2) This Act shall further apply to the administrative activities of authorities of the Länder, local authorities, local authority associations and other legal entities under public law which are subject to Land supervision in executing federal law.
(3) This Act shall apply to the activities of court administrations and administrative bodies of the judiciary, including public law entities under their supervision only where such activities are subject to review by the courts of administrative jurisdiction or review by the courts competent in cases concerning the activities of lawyers, patent lawyers and notaries under administrative law.
(4) This Act shall apply insofar as no federal law or regulation contains identical or conflicting provisions.
(5) This Act shall not apply to
1. criminal prosecution or the prosecution of and imposition of punishments for administrative offences, judicial proceedings carried out on behalf of foreign legal authorities in criminal and civil matters, tax and customs investigations (Section 208 of the Federal Fiscal Code) or measures relating to the legal status of the judiciary,
2. proceedings at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office or before its appointed arbitrators,
3. administrative activities pursuant to Book Two of the Social Code.