CHAPTER 3. THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE PRIDNESTROVIAN MOLDAVIAN REPUBLIC

Article 67

1. The Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

(hereinafter - the Supreme Council) shall be the representative and legislative body of state power of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

The Supreme Council shall consist of 33 deputies.

2. The Supreme Council shall be elected for a term of 5 years.

In the event that the Supreme Council is dissolved by the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, extraordinary elections to the Supreme Council shall be held on the second Sunday not later than three months after the date of dissolution of the Supreme Council.

The Supreme Soviet as a body of state power shall be competent if at least two-thirds of the deputies of the number of deputies established by the Constitution are elected to it.

The powers of the Supreme Soviet begin from the moment of the opening of its first session and end with the beginning of the work of the first session of the Supreme Soviet of the new convocation.

3. The President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic shall convene the Supreme Council for the first meeting not later than on the thirtieth day after the official publication of the election results when at least two thirds of the established number of deputies of the Supreme Council are elected. The President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic shall open the first meeting of the Supreme Soviet and entrust its conduct to the oldest deputy until the election of the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet in accordance with the established procedure.

Article 68

1. Any citizen of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic who has the right to participate in election, who has reached 25 years of age, and has permanently resided on the territory of the republic for at least 5 years by the day of elections, may be elected as a deputy of the Supreme Council.

A deputy of the Supreme Council may not be the President, a member of the Government of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, a judge, a prosecutor, be in the civil service, or be a deputy of other representative and elected bodies of state power and local self-government bodies.

A deputy of the Supreme Council shall work on a professional permanent basis and may not be employed in State service or engage in other paid activities, except for teaching and scientific and other creative work.

Violation of this rule shall entail the termination of the powers of a deputy of the Supreme Soviet.

The procedure for forming the Supreme Council and the procedure for electing deputies to the Supreme Council shall be established by law.

2. A deputy of the Supreme Council shall receive a monetary reward for his (her) activities in the Supreme Council, he (she) shall be reimbursed for expenses related to the exercise of his (her) parliamentary powers, in the manner prescribed by law.

A deputy of the Supreme Soviet shall be obliged to attend meetings of the Supreme Soviet and its working bodies.

The absence of a deputy of the Supreme Soviet without good reason at meetings of the Supreme Soviet and its working bodies shall entail the application of penalties established by law to a deputy of the Supreme Soviet.

3. A deputy of the Supreme Soviet may not be held liable for the opinion expressed by him or the decision taken in the course of his deputy's activity, as well as for committing other actions to carry out his deputy's activity.

Members of the Supreme Soviet shall enjoy immunity during the whole term of their office. They may not be detained, arrested, or searched, except in the event of detention at the scene of a crime. They may not be subjected to personal searches, except in instances where this is provided for by federal law in order to ensure the safety of other people.

A deputy of the Supreme Soviet cannot be interrogated about the circumstances that have become known to him in connection with the performance of his deputy duties, without the consent of the Supreme Soviet.

In the event of initiation of a case related to criminal or administrative liability imposed in court against the actions of a deputy of the Supreme Council not related to the implementation of deputy activities, upon completion of the inquiry, preliminary investigation or administrative offense proceedings, the consent of the Supreme Council shall be necessary.

4. The status of a deputy of the Supreme Soviet shall be established by constitutional law.

Article 69

1. The Supreme Council shall elect from among its members the Chairman and its deputies. On issues referred to its jurisdiction by the Constitution, the Supreme Council creates permanent, temporary, and other working bodies.

The procedure for electing the Chairman, Deputy Chairmen of the Supreme Council, the procedure for the formation and activities of the Supreme Council shall be determined by the Rules of Procedure of the Supreme Council.

2. In their activities, the Supreme Soviet and the bodies created by it from among the deputies of the Supreme Soviet shall be obliged to take into account the rights of the minority (one-fifth of the deputies of the Supreme Soviet have the right at any time when making a decision to demand a secret or roll-call vote before a decision on an open vote is taken) , as well as the right of any of the deputies of the Supreme Soviet to demand that information about the votes "for" and "against" submitted by the deputies on any issue be made public.

3. Two thirds of the number of deputies established by the Constitution constitutes the quorum required for the adoption of legal acts.

Article 70

1. The Supreme Council shall be empowered to consider and resolve all issues related by the Constitution to legislative regulation and to the implementation of its control functions. Not a single act of legislation can be adopted by the Supreme Soviet at its meeting, if it is not previously considered by the working body of the Supreme Soviet.

2. The Supreme Council through the adoption of legislative acts:

a) establishes republican taxes and fees, a list of local taxes and fees, the procedure for their collection and introduction; sets the maximum size of the tax burden on the taxpayer; establishes the limits of the state debt and the amount of one-time borrowing, in case of exceeding which this action must be agreed with the Supreme Council, as well as the procedure or objects of its provision; makes a decision on the issue of money within the limits exceeding the amount of the issue established by law for an independent decision by the central bank of the state;

b) considers and approves, within the framework of long-term budget planning, republican programs of economic, social and cultural development, which have the status of state, adopts a budget and establishes measures of inter-budgetary regulation;

c) resolve issues of the administrative-territorial structure of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, including making decisions on changing the borders of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic by mutual agreement with neighboring states;

d) ratifies and denounces international treaties of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic;

e) introduces amendments and additions to the Constitution in the prescribed manner, introduces amendments and additions to existing legislative acts;

f) carries out legislative regulation of other issues requiring a uniform solution and application on the territory of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

3. The Supreme Council, in the prescribed manner and within the established timeframe, makes decisions by issuing legal acts:

a) on the approval of presidential decrees on the introduction of martial law, a state of emergency;

b) on issues of war and peace;

c) on the declaration of amnesty;

d) on holding a referendum or nationwide discussion of the most important issues of state or public life on the territory of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic;

e) on giving consent to the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic for the appointment of the Chairman of the Government of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic;

f) on the expression of no confidence in the Government of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic;

g) on hearing the annual reports of the Government of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic on the results of its activities, including on issues raised by the Supreme Council;

h) on the appointment and dismissal of the chairmen of the Constitutional, Supreme and Arbitration Courts upon the proposal of the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, on the appointment and dismissal of two judges of the Constitutional Court;

i) on the appointment and dismissal from office on the proposal of the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Prosecutor of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Chairman of the Central Bank;

j) on the appointment and dismissal of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, acting in accordance with the constitutional law;

k) on the interpretation of laws, legal acts that are not of a legislative nature, adopted by the Supreme Council;

l) adopts other acts and decisions that do not require legislative regulation.

4. The Supreme Council has the right to make decisions in accordance with the established procedure for the implementation of its control functions:

a) on the abolition of acts of local Councils of People's Deputies (local representative bodies of state power) in cases of their inconsistency with the Constitution and the laws of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; on the proposal to the elected bodies and officials of local self-government to bring their own legal acts in line with the current legislation;

b) on the dissolution of local Councils of People's Deputies (local representative bodies of state power) and the appointment of new elections in cases of violation of the Constitution and laws, resolutions of the Supreme Council, acts of the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Government of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and refusal to bring their decisions in line with current legislation;

c) on the dismissal of the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in cases and in the manner established by the Constitution and the law;

d) on making a submission to the Prime Minister in relation to members of the Government on improper performance or on non-performance of their duties.

The Supreme Council, in the exercise of its control functions, has the right to adopt other acts (decisions), including exercising control over the activities of government and administrative bodies, officials on the implementation of legislative and other acts by them. Decisions on dismissal from office, on early dissolution of local Soviets of People's Deputies shall be adopted by at least two-thirds of the votes of the number of deputies of the Supreme Council established by the Constitution.

In order to exercise control functions, the Supreme Council hears a report on the execution of the budget, economic and other programs that have the status of state (requiring for their execution the attraction of financial resources in addition to the funds provided in the budget, and additional legislative regulation).

Article 71

1. The Supreme Council, in the exercise of its legislative function, adopts constitutional laws, laws and regulations. Changes and additions to the Constitution are introduced by the Supreme Council through the issuance of a constitutional law.

2. Resolutions are adopted by a majority vote of the number of deputies present at the meeting of the Supreme Council, if there is a quorum, unless otherwise stipulated by the Constitution and the law.

3. Laws are considered and adopted in at least two readings, which must be held at different sessions of the Supreme Soviet, which do not fall on the same day. Bills on amendments and additions to previously adopted laws can be adopted during one session, if not a single objection has been received from the subjects of the right of legislative initiative, despite the fact that they received this bill for familiarization within the prescribed period before its consideration by the Supreme Council.

The laws of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (including codes, laws on amendments and additions to existing laws) are adopted by a majority vote of the number of deputies of the Supreme Soviet established by the Constitution. Amendments to the Constitution and adoption of constitutional laws, amendments and additions to them shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the number of deputies of the Supreme Soviet established by the Constitution.

Laws cannot contradict the Constitution.

4. The procedure and terms for the enactment of the adopted legislative act are established only by law.

The laws are subject to official publication. Unpublished laws do not apply.

5. The Supreme Council adopts legal acts of a legislative nature only in the form of laws, and each law, except for financial ones, making changes or additions or revising existing legislation, regulates only one subject. Financial laws only regulate financial matters.

The Supreme Council should not adopt legal acts of special or local (as well as individual) action if there is a law or an existing law can be applied for a given case requiring legal regulation.

The list of constitutional laws of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is established by the Constitution.

6. Violation of the procedure for introducing, considering, and adopting a bill makes it invalid and inapplicable.

This issue is being decided in court.

Article 72

1. The right of legislative initiative shall belons to the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, deputies of the Supreme Council, the Government of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Prosecutor of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Ombudsman for Human Rights in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, district and city Councils of People's Deputies of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

The right to initiate legislation shall also belong to the Constitutional, Supreme and Arbitration Courts of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic on the issues of their jurisdiction, republican associations of trade unions on labor and socio-economic issues.

The subjects of the right of legislative initiative participate in the legislative process in the Supreme Council at all its stages (except for voting) on an equal basis and cannot be limited in this, unless otherwise expressly provided for by the Constitution.

2. The President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic cannot reject and send for reconsideration constitutional laws adopted by the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in accordance with the established procedure, including laws on changing the Constitution, but is obliged to sign and promulgate them. The President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic also shall have no right to reject the decision on the early dissolution of local Councils of People's Deputies.

3. If the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic within the period established by paragraph 1 of this article has not signed and (or) promulgated the constitutional law, the law, or has not returned the law for reconsideration, the constitutional law, the law shall come into effect after their signing and (or) official published by the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

4. If the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, within 14 days from the date of receipt of the law, rejects and submits for reconsideration the law or part of it, then the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in the established manner shall again consider this law or its part. If, upon reconsideration, the law or part of it is approved in the previously adopted version by a majority of at least two-thirds of the number of deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic established by the Constitution, the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic shall be obliged to sign and promulgate the law or its part within 7 days.

5. If the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic within 7 days from the date of receipt of the law re-adopted by the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic shall have not signed and (or) promulgated it, it shall be put into effect after its signing and (or) official publication by the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. Republic.

6. The President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic shall have the right to reject and send for reconsideration individual articles of the financial law or to propose a reduction in appropriations approved by the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. Rejection and direction for reconsideration of a separate article, provisions of the financial law shall not be an obstacle to its signing and enactment. The procedure for reconsideration and adoption of a law, its separate part, should be similar to that set out in paragraph 4 of this article.

Article 73

1. Within main directions of domestic and foreign policy and in the framework, established by law, each Minister, head of Department, head of state administration on his own and within his responsibility shall run affairs in the sphere of management and on the administrative territory under his jurisdiction.

2. With the purpose of an efficient fulfillment of functions of the state determined by this Constitution, President of the Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica shall take decisions as to establishment of Ministries, Departments, and other institutions of state administration.

3. President of the Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica shall, in the established order, determine matters put under jurisdiction of Ministries, Departments and other organs of state administration, as well as on his own determine competences of state officials of the executive power.

President of the Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica shall have the right to reject or suspend legal acts of Ministries and Departments, state administrations and other organs of state power, which are subordinate to or under control of the President.

Article 74

For the implementation of the control functions, the Supreme Council shall have the right to form the bodies necessary for this, the organization and procedure for the activity of which is established by a legislative act of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

Article 75

1. The President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic may be removed from office by the Supreme Council only on the basis of an accusation made by the Supreme Council of high treason or of committing another especially grave, grave crime, confirmed by the conclusion of the Supreme Court of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic on the presence of signs of a crime in the actions of the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. the conclusion of the Constitutional Court of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic on the observance of the established procedure for bringing charges.

2. The initiative to bring charges and dismiss the President shall be considered upon the proposal of at least one third of the deputies of the Supreme Soviet of their number established by the Constitution, and upon the presence of the opinion of a special commission formed by the Supreme Soviet.

The issue of dismissing the President from office must be considered by the Supreme Council no later than two months after the charge is brought. If within this period a decision is not made by the Supreme Council, the accusation is considered rejected.

3. The decision to remove the President from office shall be taken by at least two-thirds of the votes of the number of deputies of the Supreme Soviet established by the Constitution. This decision means dismissal from office.

Article 76

1. The Supreme Council may be dissolved by the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in the cases provided for by paragraph 4 of Article 76-2 and paragraph 3 of Article 76-8 of the Constitution, with the exception of the cases established by paragraphs 2-4 of this article.

2. The Supreme Council may not be dissolved on the grounds provided for by paragraph 3 of Article 76-8 of the Constitution, within a year after its election.

3. The Supreme Council may not be dissolved from the moment of bringing charges against the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic until the adoption of an appropriate decision by the Supreme Council.

4. The Supreme Council may not be dissolved during the period of martial law or a state of emergency on the territory of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, as well as within six months before the end of the term of office of the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.