Constitution

Part five. Organization of state authority
Chapter 18. Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Article 76. The highest state representative body is the Oliy
Majlis (the Supreme Assembly) of the Republic of Uzbekistan. This body
exercises legislative power.
The Article 77 was amended in accordance with the Law of RU
No. 989-XII dtd 28/12/1993
Article 77. The Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall
consist of deputies, elected by territorial constituencies on a multi-
party basis for a term of five years. (as amended by the Law No 989-XII
dtd 28/12/1993) (old version)
All citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have reached the
age of 25 by election day, shall be eligible for election to the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Requirements to candidates shall be determined by law.
Article 78. The exclusive powers of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall include:
1) the adoption and amending of the Constitution of the Republic
of Uzbekistan;
2) enactment and amending of the laws of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
3) determination of the guidelines of home and foreign policies
of the Republic of Uzbekistan and approval of long-term projects;
4) determination of the structure and powers of the
legislative, executive and judicial branches of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
5) admission of new states into the Republic of Uzbekistan and
approval of their decisions to secede from the Republic of Uzbekistan;
6) legislative regulation of customs, as well as of the
currency and credit systems;
7) legislative regulation of the administrative and territorial
structure, and alteration of frontiers of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
8) approval of the budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan
submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers, and control over its execution;
determination of taxes and other compulsory payments;

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9) scheduling elections to the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and local representative bodies, and formation of the
Central Election Committee;
10) setting the date of elections for the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan on completion of his term of office;
11) election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
12) election of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
13) election of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
14) election of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
15) appointment and dismissal of the Chairman of the State
Committee for the Protection of Nature of the Republic of Uzbekistan
upon the nomination of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
16) ratification of the decrees of the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan on the appointment and removal of the Prime
Minister, the First Deputy Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Ministers
and the members of the Cabinet of Ministers;
17) ratification of the decrees of the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan on the appointment and removal of the
Procurator-General of the Republic of Uzbekistan and his Deputies;
18) appointment and removal of the Chairman of the Board of the
Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan upon the nomination of the
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
19) ratification of the decrees of the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan on the formation and abolition of ministries,
state committees and other bodies of state administration;
20) ratification of the decrees of the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan on general and partial mobilization, and on
the declaration, prolongation and discontinuance of a state of
emergency;
21) ratification and denouncement of international treaties and
agreements;
22) institution of state awards and honorary titles;
23) formation, annulment and renaming of districts, towns,
cities and regions and alteration of their boundaries;
24) execution of other powers defined by the present
Constitution.
Article 79. A session of the Oliy Majlis shall be legally
qualified if it is attended by at least 2/3 of the total number of the
deputies.
Article 80. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the
Prime Minister, and the members of the Cabinet of Ministers, the
Chairmen of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the Higher
Arbitration Court, the Procurator-General of the Republic and the
Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank shall have the right to
attend the sessions of the Oliy Majlis.
Article 81. Upon completion of its term, the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall retain its powers until the newly-elected
Oliy Majlis is convened.
The first session of the newly-elected Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall be convened by the Central Electoral
Committee within two months of the elections.
Article 82. The right to initiate legislation in the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan is vested in the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Karakalpakstan through the

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highest body of state authority, the deputies of the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Higher
Arbitration Court and the Procurator-General of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
Article 83. The Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall
pass laws, decisions and other acts. Any law shall be adopted when it
is passed by a majority of the total voting power of the deputies of
the Oliy Majlis.
Promulgation of the laws and other normative acts shall be a
compulsory condition for their enforcement.
Article 84. The Chairman and the Vice-Chairmen of the Oliy
Majlis shall be elected from among the deputies of the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan by secret ballot.
The Chairman and the Vice-Chairmen of the Oliy Majlis shall
present annual reports to the Oliy Majlis.
One of the Vice-Chairmen of the Oliy Majlis, a deputy of the
Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall represent
Karakalpakstan.
The Chairman and the Vice-Chairmen of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected for the same term as the Oliy
Majlis.
No one may be elected Chairman of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan for more than two consecutive terms.
The Chairman of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
may be recalled before completion of his term of office by the decision
of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by more
than 2/3 of the deputies of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan by secret ballot.
Article 85. The Chairman of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall:
1) exercise the general direction over a preliminary review of
matters to be submitted to the Oliy Majlis;
2) convene the sessions of the Oliy Majlis and draft their
agenda together with the Chairmen of the committees and commissions;
3) preside at the sessions of the Oliy Majlis;
4) coordinate the work of the committees and commissions of the
Oliy Majlis;
5) organize the control over the execution of the laws and the
decisions passed by the Oliy Majlis;
6) direct inter-parliamentary relations and the work of the
groups connected with international parliamentary organizations;
7) nominate candidates for the posts of the Vice-Chairmen of the
Oliy Majlis and the Chairmen of the committees and commissions of the
Oliy Majlis;
8) alter the composition of the committees and commissions and
submit them for confirmation to the Oliy Majlis on the proposal of the
Chairmen of the committees and commissions;
9) direct the work of the organs of the press of the Oliy
Majlis;
10) approve the rules and the editorial staff of the organs of
the press of the Oliy Majlis and their expense budgets;
11) appoint and dismiss the editors of the organs of the press
of the Oliy Majlis;
12) approve the estimated allowances of the deputies and the
administrative expenses of the Oliy Majlis;
13) sign the resolutions passed by the Oliy Majlis of the

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Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Chairman of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
shall issue ordinances.
Article 86. The Oliy Majlis shall elect committees and
commissions to draft laws, conduct preliminary review of matters to be
submitted to the Oliy Majlis, and control the execution of the laws
and other decisions passed by the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
In the event of necessity, the Oliy Majlis shall form deputies,
auditing and other commissions which shall function on a permanent or
temporary basis.
Article 87. The expenses of the deputies connected with their
work for the Oliy Majlis shall be reimbursed in prescribed manner. The
deputies working for the Oliy Majlis on a permanent basis may not hold
any other paid posts, nor engage in commercial activity during their
term of office.
Article 88. Deputies of the Oliy Majlis shall have the right of
immunity. They may not be prosecuted, arrested or incur a court-imposed
administrative penalty without the sanction of the Oliy Majlis.
Chapter 19. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Article 89. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan is head
of state and executive authority in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan simultaneously serves as
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Article 90. Any citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan who has
reached the age of 35, is in full command of the state language and has
permanently resided in Uzbekistan for at least 10 years, immediately
preceeding the elections, shall be eligible for the post of President
of the Republic of Uzbekistan. A person may not be elected to the
office of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for more than two
consecutive terms.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected
for a term of live years. He shall be elected by citizens of the
Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of the universal, equal and direct
suffrage by secret ballot. The procedure for electing President shall
be specified by the electoral law of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 91. During his term of office, the President may not
hold any other paid post, serve as a deputy of a representative body or
engage in commercial activity.
The President shall enjoy personal immunity and protection
under law.
Article 92. The President shall be regarded as having assumed
office upon taking the following oath at a session of the Oliy Majlis:
"I do solemnly swear to faithfully serve the people of
Uzbekistan, to strictly comply with the Constitution and the laws of
the Republic, to guarantee the rights and freedoms of its citizens, and
to conscientiously perform the duties of the President of the Republic
of Uzbekistan".
Article 93. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:
1) guarantee the rights and freedoms of citizens and observance
of the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
2) protect the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity
of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and implement the decisions regarding
its national-state structure;
3) represent the Republic of Uzbekistan in domestic matters and

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in international relations;
4) conduct negotiations, sign treaties and agreements on behalf
of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and ensure the observance of the
treaties and agreements signed by the Republic and the fulfilment of
its commitments;
5) receive letters of credence and recall from diplomats and
other representatives accredited to him;
6) appoint and recall diplomats and other representatives of the
Republic of Uzbekistan to foreign states;
7) present annual reports to the Oliy Majlis on the domestic
and international situation;
8) form the administration and lead it, ensure interaction
between the highest bodies of state authority and administration, set
up and dissolve ministries, state committees and other bodies of
administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan, with subsequent
confirmation by the Oliy Majlis;
9) appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister, his First Deputy,
the Deputy Prime Ministers, the members of the Cabinet of Ministers of
the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Procurator-General of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and his Deputies, with subsequent confirmation by the Oliy
Majlis;
10) present to the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
his nominees for the posts of Chairman and members of the
Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, and the Higher Economic Court,
as well as the Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, and the Chairman of the State Committee for
the Protection of Nature of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
11) appoint and dismiss judges of regional, district, city and
arbitration courts;
12) appoint and dismiss khokims (heads of administrations) of
regions and the city of Tashkent with subsequent confirmation by
relevant Soviets of People's Deputies; the President shall have the
right to dismiss any khokim of a district or a city, should the latter
violate the Constitution or the laws, or perform an act discrediting
the honour and dignity of a khokim;
13) suspend and repeal any acts passed by the bodies of state
administration or khokims;
14) sign the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The President
may refer any law, with his own amendments, to the Oliy Majlis for
additional consideration and vote. Should the Oliy Majlis confirm its
earlier decision by a majority of 2/3 of its total voting power, the
President shall sign the law;
15) have the right to proclaim a state of emergency throughout
the Republic of Uzbekistan or in a particular locality in cases of
emergency (such as a real outside threat, mass disturbancies, major
catastrophes, natural calamities or epidemics), in the interests of
people's security. The President shall submit his decision to the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for confirmation within three
days. The terms and the procedure for the imposition of the state of
emergency shall be specified by law;
16) serve as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
of the Republic and is empowered to appoint and dismiss the high
command of the Armed Forces and confer top military ranks;
17) proclaim a state of war in the event of an armed attack on
the Republic of Uzbekistan or when it is necessary to meet
international obligations relating to mutual defence against
aggression, and submit the decision to the Oliy Majlis of the Republic

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of Uzbekistan for confirmation;
18) award orders, medals and certificates of honour of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, and confer qualification and honorary titles of
the Republic of Uzbekistan;
19) rule on matters of citizenship of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and on granting political asylum;
20) issue acts of amnesty and grant pardon to citizens
convicted by the courts of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
21) form the national security and state control services,
appoint and dismiss their heads, and exercise other powers vested in
him.
The President shall not have the right to transfer his powers
to a state body or official.
Article 94. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall
issue decrees, enactments and ordinances binding on the entire territory
of the Republic on the basis of and for enforcement of the Constitution
and the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 95. Should any insurmountable differences arise between
the deputies of the Oliy Majlis, jeopardizing its normal functioning,
or should it repeatedly make decisions in opposition to the
Constitution, the Oliy Majlis may be dissolved by a decision of the
President, sanctioned by the Constitutional Court. In the event of
the dissolution of the Oliy Majlis, elections shall be held within
three months. The Oliy Majlis may not be dissolved during a state of
emergency.
Article 96. Should the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
fail to perform his duties due to poor health, confirmed by a
certificate of a State Medical Commission formed by the Oliy Majlis, an
emergency session of the Oliy Majlis shall be held within ten days.
This session shall elect acting President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
from among its deputies for a term of not more than three months. In
this case the general elections of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall be held within three months.
Article 97. Upon completion of his term of office, the
President shall be a lifetime member of the Constitutional Court.
Chapter 20. Cabinet of Ministers
Article 98. The Cabinet of Ministers shall be formed by the
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and approved by the Oliy
Majlis.
The head of government of the Republic of Karakalpakstan shall
be an ex officio member of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The Cabinet of Ministers shall provide guidance for the
economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of
Uzbekistan. It should also be responsible for the execution of the laws
and other decisions of the Oliy Majlis, as well as of the decrees and
other enactments issued by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Cabinet of Ministers shall issue enactments and ordinances
in accordance with the current legislation. This shall be binding on
all bodies of administration, enterprises, institutions, organizations,
officials and citizens throughout the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Cabinet of Ministers shall tender its resignation to the
newly-elected Oliy Majlis.
The procedure for the work of the Cabinet of Ministers and its
powers shall be defined by law.

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Chapter 21. Fundamental principles of local bodies
of state authority
Article 99. The Soviets of People's Deputies led by khokims are
the representative bodies of authority in regions, districts, cities
and towns, except in towns subordinate to district centres, and city
districts. They shall act upon all matters within their authority, in
accordance with the interests of the state and citizens.
Article 100. The local authorities shall:
ensure the observance of laws, maintain law and order, and
ensure security of citizens',
direct the economic, social and cultural development within
their territories;
propose and implement the local budget, determine the local
taxes and fees, and propose non-budget funds;
direct the municipal economy;
protect the environment;
ensure the registration of civil status acts;
pass normative acts and exercise other powers in conformity with
the Constitution and the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 101. The local authorities shall enforce the laws of
the Republic of Uzbekistan, the decrees of the President and the
decisions of the higher bodies of state authority. They shall also
direct the work of the subordinate Soviets of People's Deputies and