The work of the Slovenian Book Agency is governed by the following acts, regulations and other legal bases:

Legislation

• Zakon o Javni agenciji za knjigo Republike Slovenije (Act Establishing the Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Book) (Uradni list RS, no. 112/07, 40/12 and 63/13)
• Zakon o uresničevanju javnega interesa za kulturo (Act Regulating the Realisation of the Public Interest in the Field of Culture) (Uradni list RS, no. 77/07-UPB, 56/08, 4/10, 20/11 and 111/13)
• Zakon o javnih agencijah (Public Agencies Act ) (Uradni list RS, no. 52/02, 51/04-EZ-A and 33/11-ZEKom-Č)
• Zakon o javnih financah (Public Finance Act) (Uradni list RS, no. 11/2011 –UPB4 and 14/13)
• Zakon za uravnoteženje javnih financ (Fiscal Balance Act) (Uradni list RS, no. 40/12, with subsequent amendments)
• Zakon o izvrševanju proračunov Republike Slovenije za leti 2014 in 2015 (Implementation of the Republic of Slovenia Budget for 2014 and 2015 Act) (Uradni list RS, no. 101/13, 9/14 -ZRTVS-1A, 25/14 -ZSDH-1 and 38/14)
• Zakon o obveznem izvodu publikacij (Legal Deposit Act) (Uradni list RS, no. 69/06, 86/09)
• Zakon o enotni ceni knjige (Single Price for Books Act) (Uradni list RS, no. 11/14)
• Zakon o avtorski in sorodnih pravicah (Copyright and Related Rights Act) (Uradni list RS, no. 16/07, 68/08 and 110/13)
• Zakon o knjižničarstvu (Libraries Act) (Uradni list RS, no. 87/01 and 96/02 – ZUJIK)

Regulations

• Pravilnik o izvedbi postopkov javnega poziva in javnega razpisa s področja knjige (The Regulations on the Implementation of Public Calls and Public Tenders in the Book Area) (Uradni list RS, no. 107/15)
• Pravilnik o strokovnih komisijah Javne agencije za knjigo Republike Slovenije (Rules on expert committees of the Slovenian Book Agency) (Uradni list RS, no. 19/09, 10/14, 73/16)
• Pravilnik o izvajanju knjižničnega nadomestila (Statute on the Implementation of the Public Lending Right) (Uradni list RS, no. 38/16 and 1/17 - corr.)
• Pravilnik JAK o izvedbi ukrepov za razvoj področja knjige, ki so sofinancirani s strani Evropskega sklada za regionalni razvoj (confirmed by the Board od the Agency, 29.11. 2018)

Statutory Regulations

• Sklep o ustanovitvi Javne agencije za knjigo Republike Slovenije (Decision establishing the Slovenian Book Agency) (Uradni list RS, no. 57/08, 68/13)
• Statut Javne agencije za knjigo Republike Slovenije z dne 09. 09. 2008 (Statute of the Slovenian Book Agency of 9 September 2008)
• Spremembe in dopolnitve Statuta Javne agencije za knjigo Republike Slovenije z dne 28. 01. 2015 (Amendments to the Statute of the Slovenian Book Agency from 28 January 2015)
• Spremembe in dopolnitve statuta Javne agencije za knjigo Republike Slovenije z dne 7. 7. 2020 (Amendments to the Statute of the Slovenian Book Agency from 7th July 2020)
• Sprememba statuta Javne agencije za knjigo Republike Slovenije z dne 26. 1. 2021 (Amendments to the Statute of the Slovenian Book Agency from 26th January 2021)
• Tarifa za opravljanje storitev Javne agencije za knjigo Republike Slovenije (The tariff for the services conducted by the Slovenian Book Agency) (Uradni list RS, no. 4/13)
• Sprememba tarife za opravljanje storitev Javne agencije za knjigo Republike Slovenije (The Amendment of the tariff for the services conducted by the Slovenian Book Agency) (Uradni list RS, no. 50/14)
• Resolucija o Nacionalnem programu za jezikovno politiko 2014–2018 (Resolution on the National Programme for Language Policy 2014–2018) (Uradni list RS, no. 62/2013) 
• Resolucija o Nacionalnem programu za kulturo 2014–2017 (Resolution on the 2014–2017 National Programme for Culture) (Uradni list RS, no. 99/13)