What is Act No. 195 / 1949 Coll.?

Act No. 195 / 1949 Coll., on Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly — Law on Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly.

When it became Act No. 195 / 1949 Coll. effectiveness?

Act No. 195 / 1949 Coll. became effective 10.08.1949.

Is Act No. 195 / 1949 Coll. still valid?

Yes, Act No. 195 / 1949 Coll. is still valid and effective.

Act No. 195 / 1949 Coll.

Law on Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly

Valid Effective from 10.08.1949

Část I. § 1. Část II. § 2. § 3. § 4. § 5. § 6. Část III. § 7. § 8. § 9. § 10. § 11. Část IV. § 12. § 13. § 14. § 15. § 16. § 17. § 18. Část V. § 19. § 20. § 21. § 22. § 23. § 24. § 25. § 26. § 27. § 28. § 29. § 30. § 31. § 32. § 33. § 34. § 35. § 36. § 37. § 38. § 39. § 40. § 41. § 42. § 43. § 44. § 45. § 46. § 47. § 48. § 49. § 50. Část VI. § 51. § 52. § 53. § 54. § 55. § 56. § 57. § 58. § 59. § 60. § 61. § 62. § 63. § 64. § 65. § 66. § 67. § 68. § 69. § 70. § 71. § 72. § 73. § 74. § 75. § 76. § 77. § 78. § 79. § 80. § 81. § 82. § 83. § 84. § 85. § 86. § 87. § 88. Část VII. § 89. § 90. § 91. § 92. § 93. § 94. § 95. § 96. § 97. § 98. § 99. § 100. Část VIII. § 101. § 102. § 103. Část IX. § 104. § 105. § 106. § 107.

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195.

Law

of 14 July 1949

the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly.

The National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Republic decided on the following Act:

Část I.

Initial provision.

§ 1.

(1) The Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly govern the fundamental principles of the National Assembly's proceedings, its contacts with the Government and on the outside at all.

(2) The internal circumstances and other rules of procedure of the National Assembly are laid down in their own resolutions under these Rules (§ 105).

Část II.

How the National Assembly is established. Setting up meetings.

§ 2.

The opening meeting of the newly elected National Assembly shall be convened by the President of the Republic within 6 weeks of the announcement of the election result.

§ 3.

Before the Bureau is elected, the President or one of the Vice-Presidents of the former National Assembly shall direct the constituent meeting.

§ 4.

(1) The President shall take the oath of Members and make the election of the President, Vice-Presidents and other members of the Bureau.

(2) The census shall be carried out by four Members authorised by the President.

§ 5.

Once the new Bureau has been elected, the new President-elect shall take up the chair of the proceedings of the meeting, accept the promise of the President-in-Office, if he has been elected as a member of the new National Assembly, and make the choice of the minutes.

§ 6.

Then the President of the former National Assembly, or one of its Vice-Presidents, shall report on the Bureau's activities during the time when the National Assembly did not meet (§ 66 of the Constitution).

Část III.

National Assembly meeting.

§ 7.

(1) The National Assembly meets at two regular meetings in: spring in March, autumn in October. They are convened by the President of the Republic (§ 49 (1) of the Constitution).

(2) A special meeting shall be convened by the National Assembly whenever it is convened by the President of the Republic or, exceptionally, by the Bureau of the National Assembly, if, despite the request of an absolute majority of Members, the President of the Republic has not called them within the time limit laid down in Rule 49 (3) of the Constitution.

§ 8.

The sitting shall be closed if the President of the Republic declares the sitting closed (§ 49, par. 2 of the Constitution) or if the term of office (§ 50, par. 2 of the Constitution) or if the President of the Republic dissolves the National Assembly (§ 50, par. 1 of the Constitution).

§ 9.

If the meeting of the National Assembly has been declared terminated, or if the election period of the National Assembly has expired, or if the National Assembly has been dissolved, all its work shall cease to exist at the Bureau.

§ 10.

(1) The newly elected National Assembly may, on a proposal from its Bureau or on a proposal from the Government, decide to do the matter which was not completed at the former National Assembly.

(2) However, if the session was declared closed, the National Assembly shall continue the next sitting in the work according to the state in which they were held at the end of the last sitting.

§ 11.

The President of the Republic (§ 49 (2) of the Constitution) only takes a break and all committees can continue their work.

Část IV.

The subjects of the meeting.

§ 12.

The subjects of the National Assembly meetings are:

1. reports and suggestions by the President of the Republic (§ 74, par. 1, No 5 of the Constitution),

2. Comments from the President of the Republic (Sections 58 and 59 of the Constitution),

3. Proposals, initiatives and reports of the Bureau, the Tender Bureau and the President of the National Assembly,

4. government proposals, government statements and members of government,

5. Proposals and initiatives of Members,

6. Reports and initiatives of committees,

7. questions (interviews),

8. the conduct of the elections belonging to him.

§ 13.

(1) Proposals for legislation by Members (initiative proposals by Members) must be submitted in writing at the Office of the National Assembly and signed by at least 20 Members.

(2) Such a proposal must contain a precise wording of what the National Assembly is to decide on, and must be accompanied by a budget on the financial scope of the syllabus and a proposal for reimbursement of the necessary costs (Section 57 of the Constitution).

§ 14.

(1) The drafts of the Bureau of the National Assembly, the Government's proposals and the parliamentary proposals for initiative (Section 13) shall be printed and delivered to Members as soon as possible.

(2) The closer Bureau may, if not on draft laws, refrain from fully printing the proposals and replace them with a brief indication of the content, indicating that full proposals may be consulted in the Office of the National Assembly.

§ 15.

Government proposals and, according to the nature of the case, proposals and initiatives of the Bureau, of the Bureau or of the committees, shall be ordered by the Bureau of the National Assembly to discuss and report to the committee responsible, unless they are left to the Bureau to discuss and report to the National Assembly (§ 54, No 1).

§ 16.

(1) However, if the Bureau finds that it is not suitable for a substantive hearing, the initial proposals of Members may be rejected within 30 days of the submission of the proposal. Otherwise, the Bureau must discuss the proposal and report it to the House or order it to the committee responsible to discuss and submit the report.

(2) The Bureau shall inform the appellant of the refusal. They may, within eight days thereafter, submit a written motion to the President of the National Assembly to repeal this refusal. The President shall refer the matter to the National Assembly in one of the next three meetings. The National Assembly shall decide by simple vote.

(3) If the National Assembly decides that the proposal is to be the subject of negotiations, the Bureau shall proceed in accordance with the second sentence of paragraph 1.

§ 17.

Government proposals, as well as legislative proposals, may be withdrawn until the National Assembly has taken a vote on them.

§ 18.

(1) The Bureau of the National Assembly shall submit proposals and initiatives to the National Assembly for consideration, either on its own initiative or directly on the initiative of the people (proposals, initiatives, resolutions, petitions, etc.).

(2) If the Bureau does not submit these proposals, initiatives, resolutions, petitions and negotiations to the National Assembly, it shall decide on them.

Část V.

Plenary meeting.

§ 19.

Plenary meetings may be opened and the National Assembly shall be eligible to act if at least one third of the Members are present in the Chamber.

§ 20.

Plenary meetings may be attended by members of the Government, the Chairman of the Supreme Accounting Audit Office, and representatives seconded by them (§ 55 (3) of the Constitution).

§ 21.

A member of the Government and the Chairman of the Supreme Audit Office shall appear in person at the meeting of the National Assembly, if the National Assembly so agrees on a written motion by at least 20 Members by simple ballot without debate, or if the Bureau of the National Assembly so requests (§ 55 Constitution).

§ 22.

Plenary meetings of the National Assembly are generally public.

§ 23.

(1) A confidential (non-public) meeting shall be held exceptionally, if the National Assembly so decides on a proposal from its President or on a proposal from a government or a member of the Government, without debate by simple voting.

(2) If the National Assembly decides that the meeting will not be public, the President shall immediately order the audience to leave the meeting hall. In a non-public meeting, only members of the Government, the Chairman of the Supreme Accounting Audit Office, may remain outside the Members, in the case of a matter within its field of competence, as well as staff of the Office of the National Assembly appointed by the President and, on a proposal from the members of the Government, with the agreement of the Plenary Meeting of the National Assembly, given by simple voting without debate, their representatives.

(3) The minutes of the deliberations and the short-text report on the non-public meeting shall not be published unless the National Assembly has decided otherwise by simple voting without debate.

§ 24.

(1) The agenda for the Plenary Meeting is set by the Bureau of the National Assembly. Before the end of the meeting, the President shall communicate to the Bureau the time and manner in which the next meeting is convened. Before the end of the meeting or at the beginning of the next meeting, the President shall communicate the programme and ask whether there is any objection. The agenda or objections shall be decided by the National Assembly by simple ballot without debate.

(2) On a proposal from the President, the National Assembly may, by simple voting without debate, postpone the agenda or negotiations on an item and discuss another item on the agenda.

§ 25.

(1) Communication from the Bureau of the National Assembly, the Government and the Committees of the National Assembly, in particular a communication on which proposals, how and to whom they are assigned, received reports and questions shall be communicated by the President at the meeting; Such communications may also be made in writing, unless the matter on which the Rules of Procedure order the vote is concerned.

(2) Only if the Rules of Procedure expressly provide for such a statement may be heard by the Bureau; If a Member so requests, the President may, at the end of the meeting, give him the floor on his own account.

§ 26.

The Bureau may divide the debate, if it is serious, into all and in detail. The President shall decide how the matter will be put to the vote. If the President's decision is objected, the National Assembly shall decide by simple ballot without debate.

§ 27.

(1) Speakers may take the floor with the President before or for meetings in person or through the club, until the end of the debate is reached, otherwise until the President gives the final word to the rapporteur.

(2) At the start of the debate, the President shall notify the speakers so far who have applied. Following the rapporteur's speech, the President generally gives the floor to speakers in the order of their applications.

(3) Only he to whom the President grants the words may take hold; Talk to the speakers.

(4) He who is called to speak is not present loses his word.

(5) Speakers may exchange orders, but they must notify the President before the first of them.

(6) The National Assembly may, on a proposal from the Bureau, without a debate, restrict the speaking time by simple voting.

(7) Speech to the Rules of Procedure, remarks personal and factual, shall be accepted by the President at his discretion. Such speech and remarks shall not last more than 5 minutes.

(8) If the President wishes to attend the debate, he shall forward the proceedings to the meeting.

§ 28.

(1) Any Member may submit proposals relating only to the way in which the negotiations are to be conducted and proposals for the end of the debate. The National Assembly shall act on them by simple voting without debate.

(2) Any Member may submit a motion to postpone or refer the case back to the Bureau or the Committee with a specific order; If rejected, it may not be repeated during the same case and at the same meeting.

§ 29.

Substantial proposals and amendments must be submitted in writing no later than after the debate has been decided, or when the President will declare that no one is to speak any more. These proposals, as well as the proposal to move to the daily agenda, must be signed by at least 20 Members.

§ 30.

Members of the Government and the Chairman of the Supreme Accounting Audit Office shall be given the floor whenever they so request, even after the debate has been concluded; However, the President of the Supreme Accounting Audit Office shall be the only one in his field of competence.

§ 31.

The President of the National Assembly shall also give the floor to the President or members of the Government on declarations which are not related to the agenda of the meeting. On a proposal from the Bureau or from any of the Members, the National Assembly may, without a debate, give a simple vote to open a debate on the declaration. The debate shall end with a vote on whether or not the National Assembly approves this declaration.

§ 32.

The National Assembly may, with a simple vote without debate on a proposal from the Bureau or any Member, give a resolution to open a debate on the Bureau's proposals and initiatives (the Bureau).

§ 33.

(1) After the speakers, the President shall give the final word to the rapporteurs, otherwise the appellant signed in the first place on the proposal; However, he may give up his word in favour of another applicant.

(2) If the words are taken after the debate by a member of the government, the debate shall be resumed.

§ 34.

(1) The President may, after prior warning, withdraw a word from the speaker if he deviates from the present case or if he exceeds the time of the said speech.

(2) The President shall withdraw the word from the speaker if he is in breach of the Rules of Procedure or the seriousness of the proceedings of the National Assembly.

(3) A Member whose word has been removed must no longer speak in the same debate.

(4) Proposals which are likely to obstruct or wilfully delay the proceedings of the National Assembly may be excluded by the President.

(5) If a Member concerned by any of the measures taken pursuant to the preceding paragraphs objects to the President, they shall be decided by the National Assembly without debate by simple vote.

§ 35.

If, at a meeting of a constitutional officer, a Member has failed to comply with the order or measure of the President or if, despite the fact that he has already been warned by the President, the President may exclude him from the meeting for the whole meeting, in more difficult cases, for up to three other meetings. The excluded may appeal within 8 days to the Narrow Bureau of the National Assembly.

§ 36.

(1) The national assembly shall be eligible for a quorum if at least one third of all Members are present. The agreement of the majority present shall be required for the validity of the resolution.

(2) The resolution amending the Constitution, approving the Constitutional Law or deciding on the utterance of war needs at least 3 / 5 of all Members to vote for it.

(3) The same majority is required for the validity of the resolutions giving judgment in criminal proceedings against the President of the Republic or a member of the Government (§ 54 of the Constitution).

(4) The resolution on the motion for censure by the Government or a member of the Government, which must be signed by at least 100 Members, requires the presence of an absolute majority of Members, an absolute majority of votes and a vote by name (§ 83, par. 3 and § 86, par. 3 of the Constitution).

§ 37.

(1) The agenda shall be adopted by the President after the debate.

(2) The vote is usually taken by raising your hand.

(3) The chairman may count the votes.

(4) The chairman shall vote.

§ 38.

(1) If the National Assembly conforms to the law returned by the President of the Republic (§ 59, paragraph 1 of the Constitution) or to a motion to declare mistrust to the Government or to an individual member of the Government (§ 83, paragraph 2 and § 86, paragraph 3 of the Constitution), the vote shall be taken by name.

(2) The same shall be put to the vote if the National Assembly so decides by simple voting without debate on the President's proposal.

§ 39.

(1) The National Assembly shall hold elections and shall decide on proposals for appointment by a simple majority of votes, unless objections are raised, by raising hands, otherwise by ballot.

(2) If the second election fails to reach a simple majority, a narrower vote shall be held to accommodate twice as many persons as are to be elected, those who receive the most votes at the first election. With a closer choice, the person who receives the largest number of votes is elected. In the event of a tie, the ticket shall decide.

(3) The ballots are added by the recorders or by the President appointed by Members with the officials of the Office of the National Assembly.

§ 40.

(1) Members may ask governments or individual members of the government about matters of their jurisdiction.

(2) The question may be written or oral.

§ 41.

(1) Written questions shall be submitted in the Office of the National Assembly.

(2) Written questions must be answered in writing or orally within one month. The question and the answer are not given to the press.

§ 42.

(1) The oral question must also be delivered in advance to the Office of the National Assembly in writing.

(2) The Bureau of the National Assembly will examine the oral questions submitted and decide whether the question is accepted for oral answer or whether it will be discussed as a written question.

(3) If the Bureau of the National Assembly appoints a question for an oral reply, it shall send one copy to the respondent and indicate in which plenary session the reply is to be made. The person concerned shall be obliged to attend the meeting in person or, if this is not possible, to be represented by another member of the government.

(4) In a meeting intended for oral response, the interviewer shall read his question; the respondent is obliged to reply or refuse the reply with an indication of the reason.

§ 43.

(1) Any Member may ask the Bureau of the National Assembly or the President of the National Assembly for their action.

(2) The inquiry must be made in writing at the Office of the National Assembly.

(3) The President, read the content of the query, will reply to it at the next plenary session.

(4) Neither question nor answer is given to the press.

§ 44.

The Government's proposals for a vote of confidence (Sections 82 and 83 (3) of the Constitution) will be discussed by the National Assembly without being discussed before in the Bureau of the National Assembly or in the Committee.

§ 45.

A motion to declare mistrust to the Government (§ 83 (2) of the Constitution) or to individual members of the Government (§ 86 (2) of the Constitution) shall be discussed by the Bureau of the National Assembly and shall report thereon within no more than 8 days.

§ 46.

Minutes of each plenary meeting of the National Assembly shall be drawn up. The minutes shall indicate in particular who was in charge of the meeting, how many members were present, what proposals were put forward, who were in the debate and what was the result of the vote.

§ 47.

(1) The minutes of the meeting verified by the President, the Registrar and the Secretary-General of the National Assembly shall be opened for inspection for 48 hours at the Office of the National Assembly. Each Member shall have the right to submit written objections to the correctness of the minutes to the Office of the National Assembly within this period. If no Member objects, the minutes shall be deemed to be correct.

(2) If objections have been raised, the Bureau of the National Assembly shall decide on them.

§ 48.

The resolution of the National Assembly and the documents issued by it shall be signed by the President of the National Assembly, the Registrar and the Secretary-General of the National Assembly.

§ 49.

Every plenary session The National Assembly shall draw up and print a shorthand report giving the exact content of the proceedings.

§ 50.

(1) Tyre reports shall be unloaded before printing in the Office of the National Assembly.

(2) Any speaker may object within a time limit specified by the Bureau against the text of the part of the alert which contains his speech, stating what errors or shortcomings he considers to be present.

(3) The President of the National Assembly decides on more serious objections.

(4) The files distributed by the press are annexes to shorthand reports.

Část VI.

National Assembly.

§ 51.

The National Assembly bodies shall be:

1. Bureau,

2. The Presidency of the European Union,

3. The President

4. Committees,

5. writers,

6th National Assembly Office.

The Bureau of the National Assembly, its composition and competence.

§ 52.

(1) The Bureau has 24 members and consists of the President, Vice-Presidents and other members (Section 63 of the Constitution).

(2) The President and Vice-Presidents shall be composed of the Bureau.

§ 53.

The Bureau shall be responsible for:

1. the power under Paragraph 65 of the Constitution,

2. Discuss proposals to declare mistrust of the Government (§ 83 (2) of the Constitution),

3. accept the resignation of the Government at the time when the Government is acting as President of the Republic (§ 84 (3) of the Constitution),

4. bring an action against the President of the Republic (Section 78 of the Constitution) and an action against members of the Government (Section 91, paragraph 2 of the Constitution),

5. convene the National Assembly within the meaning of § 49, paragraph 3, the last sentence of the Constitution;

6. Consent to the further involvement of a Member who was caught and arrested in a criminal offence at a time when the House is not sitting (§ 46, paragraph 3 of the Constitution),

7. Jurisdiction under § 66 of the Constitution,

8. Discuss and report to the National Assembly, depending on the nature of the case, government proposals and suggestions from their or committees, unless they have been ordered to discuss them to a committee; exceptionally, it may, in the interests of urgent discussion of the proposal, take over for its own consideration and for the matters already ordered by the committees;

9. Determine whether or not Members' proposals are to be the subject of the National Assembly's deliberations and, if appropriate, proceed in accordance with Rule 16 (1) of the Rules of Procedure;

10. Submit a binding interpretation of the Rules of Procedure,

11. Establish the order in which the Vice-Presidents represent the President,

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Regulation Information

Citation	Act No. 195 / 1949 Coll., on Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly
Regulation Type	-
Author	-
Collection	Code of Laws

Date of Promulgation	10.08.1949
Effective from	10.08.1949
Effective until	-
Status	Valid

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