Act No. 20 / 1971 Coll.
Act amending and supplementing Act No. 56 / 1960 Coll., on the Rules of Procedure of the Federal Assembly of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
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Effective from 01.04.1971
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THE LAW
of 25 March 1971
amending and supplementing Act No. 56 / 1969 Coll., on the Rules of Procedure of the Federal Assembly of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
The Federal Assembly of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic decided on this law:
Act No. 56 / 1969 Coll., on the Rules of Procedure of the Federal Assembly of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, is amended as follows:
1. In Paragraph 10 (3), the following additional sentence is added:
'If a joint meeting of the House is held, the House shall set out the agenda and the way in which each item of the agenda shall be discussed on a proposal from the Bureau of the Federal Assembly. '
2. In the first sentence of Article 11 (2), the words "the Bureau of the Federal Assembly 'shall be inserted between the words" on proposal' and "its'.
3. Article 11 (3) reads as follows:
"(3) The President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Members of the Second Chamber and members of the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic may be present at a meeting of the House or at a part of the meeting which has been declared non-public. The Head of the Office of the Federal Assembly may attend such meetings or parts thereof. Other staff of the Office of the Federal Assembly and other persons may attend such a meeting or part thereof only with the agreement of the Bureau of the House and, if there is a joint meeting of the House, with the approval of the Bureau of the Federal Assembly. '
4.
"Members of the Bureau of the Federal Assembly shall be given the floor whenever they so request, including statements which are unrelated to the agenda of the meeting. The same applies to members of the Czechoslovak Socialist Government."
5. The following paragraph 5 is added to Paragraph 17:
"(5) Similarly, a proposal which does not directly affect these issues may be made by the Member in the debate. '
6. In Article 21 (3), the words "the Bureau of the Federal Assembly," shall be inserted after the words "On the proposal."
7. Article 25 (1) reads as follows:
"(1) The Bureau of the Federal Assembly, the Bureau of both chambers and their committees shall cooperate in the preparation of the resolutions of the Federal Assembly and shall endeavour to unify the resolutions of both chambers. To this end, the relevant committees of the two House shall be informed of their meetings, of the conclusions adopted, and shall send their representatives to the meetings of the committee responsible to explain the opinions adopted. The relevant committees shall, as a general rule, hold joint meetings to bring together the different opinions. '
8. In Article 26 (1), the words "including on a proposal from the Bureau of the Federal Assembly," shall be inserted between the words "to act" and "to the new". "
9. Paragraph 33 (1) reads as follows:
"(1) The Bureau of the House shall inform the Bureau of the Federal Assembly of the intervenations submitted. The interview submitted shall be printed and circulated in advance, or distributed to all Members and to the Interpellated. ';
10. Article 33 (3) reads as follows:
"(3) The Bureau of the House shall inform the Bureau of the replies to the interviews, if necessary with its opinion, of the Bureau of the Federal Assembly; written replies shall be placed on the agenda of the next House meeting, which shall deliver an opinion on them. If a Member so proposes, there shall be a debate on the replies to the interviews. '
11. Paragraph 38 (4) reads as follows:
"(4) The presentation of principles and political and economic analysis may exceptionally be waived if the President of the Federal Assembly so agrees after consulting the Presidents of the House. '
12. In paragraph 39, the words' or, by virtue of its authority, the President of the House 'shall be inserted after the words' The Bureau of the House '.
13. Paragraph 40 (2) reads as follows:
"(2) After consulting the principles, the Committee shall communicate its opinion to the appellant and to the Bureau of the House, which shall inform the Bureau of the Federal Assembly thereof, if necessary with its own observations. '
14. the following paragraph 4 is added to Paragraph 41:
"(4) The curriculum of the law is justified by the appellant in the Chamber. If the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic is the appellant, it is justified in the Chamber by a member of the government to whom the Government will entrust it."
15. In Paragraph 42, the words' or, by virtue of its authority, the President of the House 'shall be inserted after the words' The Bureau of the House '.
16.
"After consulting the Code of Law, the President of the Committee shall without delay inform the Bureau of the Chamber and the other Presidents of the Committees of the Chamber which have been ordered to discuss the Code of Law. The Bureau of the House shall inform the Bureau of the Federal Assembly of the resolution of the Committee. '
17.
"(1) The provisions of paragraphs 36 to 52 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the consideration of draft legal measures by the Bureau of the Federal Assembly.
(2) Paragraphs 41 to 52 apply mutatis mutandis to the negotiation of international agreements. The Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic shall inform the Federal Assembly of the intentions pursued by the upcoming international treaties. "
18. In the first sentence of Paragraph 55 (1), the comma after the words "both houses' shall be replaced by" a ', and the words' and at the meeting of the Bureau of the House 'shall be deleted.
19. In Paragraph 55 (3), the penultimate sentence shall be deleted.
20. In Paragraph 56 (1), the words "chairs' shall be inserted after the words" meetings'.
21.
"(1) At a time when the Federal Assembly does not sit, the Bureau of the Federal Assembly shall exercise the powers of the Federal Assembly under Article 58 of the Constitutional Law.
(2) In particular, the Bureau of the Federal Assembly
(a) convene meetings and declare them terminated pursuant to Articles 32 (3) and 33 (2) of the Constitutional Law;
(b) a joint meeting shall be convened in the cases referred to in Article 34 of the Constitutional Act and shall be convened and proposed on their daily agenda;
(c) decide in accordance with Article 52 of the Constitutional Law;
(d) coordinate the work plan of the House and its bodies;
(e) coordinate the work of committees and discuss, where necessary, their opinions and reports; may propose that the committees of the case should re-examine or give the competent authority their opinion; inform the Bureau of the House of its decision,
(f) approve the plan of foreign contacts of the Federal Assembly and decide on the acceptance and deployment of delegations of the Federal Assembly; taking into account the equal representation of the House,
(g) approve the draft budget of the Federal Assembly;
h) determine to what extent and in what order the Vice-Presidents represent the President of the Federal Assembly;
(ch) decide on the full or, where appropriate, partial or temporary release from the employment of Members required to perform their duties;
(i) appoint the Head of the Office of the Federal Assembly,
(j) declare elections pursuant to Articles 44 (5) and 59 of the Constitutional Law;
(k) notes that the resolutions of the two Parliaments (Articles 29 (3) and 44 (1) of the Constitutional Act) have become a resolution of the Federal Assembly or that the three-month period under Article 44 (1) of the Constitutional Act has expired and that the resolution of one House has become a resolution of the Federal Assembly,
(l) declares the laws of the Federal Assembly (Article 45 (3) of the Constitutional Law).
(3) The Bureau of the Federal Assembly shall present the measures taken under Rule 58 of the Constitutional Law to the House for approval at the next meeting of the Federal Assembly. It shall also report to them on its other activities. ';
22. in Paragraph 59 (2), the following additional sentence is added:
"The Bureau of the Federal Assembly may invite committee chairmen to its meetings; at such meetings, the chairmen of the committees shall have an advisory vote. ';
23. Paragraph 61 shall be renumbered paragraph 1 to which the following additional letters are attached:
"(e) decide, after consulting the Presidents of the House, when, exceptionally, the presentation of principles and political and economic analysis may be waived (§ 38 (4));
(f) order the committees, after consulting the Presidents of the House, to draft legislative measures and other proposals;
(g) ensure contact with the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and national councils. "
24. the following paragraph 2 is added to Paragraph 61:
"(2) The President of the Federal Assembly shall report to the Bureau of the Federal Assembly on the measures taken."
25. Paragraph 63 (1) of the first sentence reads:
"The House shall elect its Bureau from among its number, which shall consist of the President, the Vice-Presidents, the verifier and other members of the Bureau of the House. '
26.
"(1) Bureau of the House
(a) prepare the meetings of the House and decide on their convening, if not joint meetings of the two Parliaments, and report to it on its activities and on the activities of its bodies;
(b) discuss issues relating to the internal organisational arrangements of the House and more detailed rules for its action;
(c) instructs committees to discuss draft laws and international treaties and other proposals, unless the President of the House is empowered to do so;
(d) discuss, if necessary, the opinions and reports of the committees and submit them to the Bureau of the Federal Assembly with its own observations,
(e) determine the order in which the President of the House is represented by the other members of the Bureau;
(f) in disciplinary proceedings against Members of the House.
(2) The Bureau of the House may invite committee chairmen to attend its meetings when matters relating to the work of the Committees are discussed or when the Committee so requests. The chairmen of the committees shall have an advisory vote at these meetings. ';
27.
"President of the House
(1) President of the House:
a) represents the House externally,
(b) manage the meetings of the House, not the joint meeting of the two Parliaments;
(c) sign the House resolution,
d) Commands committees to discuss draft laws and international treaties and other proposals, if the Bureau of the House is empowered to do so.
(2) The President of the House shall report to the Bureau of the House on the measures he has taken.
(3) The Vice-Presidents shall represent the President of the House and, if they are busy, the other members of the Bureau, according to the resolutions of the Bureau of the House. '
28. Article 68 (2) reads as follows:
"(2) The committees shall examine the cases which they have been ordered [Articles 61 (1) (f), 64 (1) (c) and 65 (1) (d)] and those contained in their work plan; In particular, they shall discuss draft laws, legal measures and international agreements and shall determine whether the laws, legal measures and regulations adopted to implement them are applied in accordance with the objectives pursued by their extradition or do not conflict with the needs of the development of the company; further discuss fundamental issues of internal and foreign policy, the reports of the departments on the performance of their tasks, the initiatives of Members from the constituencies and other matters to be decided upon on a proposal from one of their members. ';
29. Paragraph 70 (2) reads as follows:
"(2) The President shall convene a meeting if the House so provides, if at least one third of the members of the Committee so requests or if the Bureau of the House or the Bureau of the Federal Assembly so proposes. ';
30. Article 71 (3) reads as follows:
"(3) Members of the Federal Assembly who are not members of the Committee and members of the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic may be present at a committee meeting or part of a meeting which has been declared non-public. The Head of the Office of the Federal Assembly may also attend such meetings or parts thereof. Other staff of the Office of the Federal Assembly and other persons may attend such meetings or parts thereof only with the agreement of the Committee. '
Article 31 (72) reads:
"(1) The House Committee is competent to make a resolution if an absolute majority of its members are present. The agreement of the majority present shall be required for the validity of the resolution.
(2) Members of the Federal Assembly who are not members of the Committee shall have an advisory vote at the meeting of the Committee.
(3) Otherwise, the provisions of Sections 12, 13, 14, 17 and 18 apply mutatis mutandis to the proceedings of the Committee. "
32. Article 73 (2) reads as follows:
"(2) The committees of the House have the right to invite members of the Government and representatives of other state bodies of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic to attend their meetings and to request information and reports from them."
33. Paragraph 73 (4) first sentence reads as follows:
"Members of the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic may be represented by other members of the Government and, exceptionally, by their Deputy Members in meetings of the committees of the House, unless the Committee insists on the personal participation of the relevant member of the Government."
Paragraph 76 (1) reads as follows:
"(1) The committees of the House may hold joint meetings and submit joint proposals. In the management of joint committee meetings, their chairmen shall take turns. ';
Article 35 (77) (1) reads as follows:
"(1) The Committees of the People's and the Committees of the Nations may, on the basis of their resolutions, hold joint meetings and submit joint reports and proposals. Paragraph 76 shall apply to the management of joint meetings. '
36. In Paragraph 80, the following new paragraph 3 is added:
"(3) Members are obliged to work actively in electoral (work) districts, to maintain regular contacts with citizens, to clarify and promote the National Front policy and to use the experience thus gained in their work in the Federal Assembly bodies."
37. Paragraph 81 (1) (b) and (c) read as follows:
"(b) request from the Bureau of the Federal Assembly and from the Bureau of the House the information needed for its activities;
(c) to attend meetings of the second House and of the committees of both chambers, '.
Points (c), (d) and (e) shall be renumbered (d), (e) and (f).
Paragraph 82 (3) reads as follows:
"(3) Members are entitled to compensation for lost earnings during their leave. The compensation for the loss of earnings shall be paid by the State, through an organisation with which the Member is employed, from the resources of the budget of the Federal Assembly. Members who are not in employment pay compensation for lost earnings at the Federal Assembly Office directly. If the Bureau of the Federal Assembly has decided to release a Member, it may grant him a functional remuneration corresponding to the extent of the release and the gravity of the tasks for which he has been released, which shall be paid to him in addition to the lost earnings. ';
Paragraph 82 (5) reads as follows:
"(5) The President and Vice-Presidents of the Federal Assembly, as well as the President and Vice-Presidents of the two chambers, shall be responsible for the post of the formalities referred to in paragraph 3 for the functional salary to be determined by the Bureau of the Federal Assembly, which may also determine when they are entitled to reimbursement of removal expenses. The functional salary shall be payable to the President and Vice-Presidents of the Federal Assembly and to the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the two Parliaments for a period of three months after the end of their term of office. '
40. In Paragraph 86 (3), the words "Secretary-General of the Federal Assembly 'are replaced by the words" Head of the Office of the Federal Assembly'.
This Act shall take effect on the day of its publication.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 20 / 1971 Coll., amending and supplementing Act No. 56 / 1960 Coll., on the Rules of Procedure of the Federal Assembly of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 01.04.1971 |
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| Effective from | 01.04.1971 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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