Act No. 299 / 2025 Coll.
Act amending Act No. 170 / 2002 Coll., on War Veterans, as amended
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19.08.2025
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THE LAW
of 3 July 2025
amending Act No. 170 / 2002 Coll., on War Veterans, as amended
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Act No. 170 / 2002 Coll., on War Veterans, as amended by Act No. 190 / 2005 Coll., Act No. 70 / 2007 Coll., Act No. 308 / 2008 Coll., Act No. 375 / 2011 Coll., Act No. 88 / 2014 Coll., Act No. 250 / 2014 Coll. and Act No. 261 / 2021 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. In Article 4, paragraphs 6 to 8 are added, including footnote 5:
"(6) If a person has died or has been declared dead in accordance with § 3 (1) or (2), the request may be made by a person close to him (5), a association of war veterans or a association whose purpose is to investigate military history. Such a request shall include, in addition to the particulars referred to in paragraph 1, the designation of the person making the request, his relationship with the person for whom the certificate is sought and the date and place of death of that person.
(7) In the case of an applicant who is a person under § 3 (1) or (2), the Ministry, together with the certificate, shall issue a certificate of war veteran and a badge of war veteran.
(8) The Ministry provides by decree a model of a war veteran's certificate and badge.
5) Section 22 of Act No. 89 / 2012 Coll., Civil Code, as amended. '
2. Article 5 shall be deleted, including the title and footnote 4;
3. In Paragraph 5a, the sentence "War veteran may only be appointed to a higher military rank once within the service force only in exceptional cases' is added at the end of paragraph 2.
4. The following Sections 5b to 5g are inserted after Section 5a, including the headings and footnote 6:
Care of war veterans
(1) The care of war veterans is a summary of the areas of care provided by the Ministry to provide assistance to war veterans. The care of war veterans is provided by the Ministry, the organisation set up by the Ministry or by the natural and legal persons responsible for carrying out such care by the Ministry.
(2) The Ministry provides care through
(a) contributions under this Act;
(b) subsidies to legal persons,
(c) stay in a military accommodation facility;
(d) community care;
(e) home of care for war veterans.
(3) In addition to paragraph 2, the Ministry provides a war veteran and those closest to the five) a war veteran with care in dealing with an unfavourable living situation.
(4) The Ministry provides social services under the Social Services Act through its directly managed organisations.
(5) The Ministry provides care for war veterans in cooperation with other ministries, counties, municipalities and other legal and natural persons.
Social services allowance for war veteran
(1) A war veteran who:
(a) is a beneficiary of an old-age or invalidity pension;
(b) income is less than 1,5 times the average old-age pension for the preceding calendar year; and
(c) apply for a care allowance under the Social Services Act or receive a care allowance;
the Ministry may grant social services to a war veteran (hereinafter referred to as "social services allowance ').
(2) The beneficiary of the social services allowance is a war veteran or his guardian.
(3) In the event of non-recognition of a care allowance, a war veteran or his guardian shall return the previously paid social services allowance. The entitlement to the payment of the allowance shall cease on the date on which the entitlement to the payment of the care allowance ceases to exist.
(4) By decree, the Ministry shall determine the amount of the contribution, the method of payment thereof and the conditions for repayment of the contribution unduly paid.
(5) The allowance shall not be granted to cover the provision of a care service which is provided without payment.
Military veteran contribution
(1) A war veteran who is an old-age or invalidity pension may, depending on his financial capacity, provide a contribution of a war veteran to health, social, community care and catering, upon request.
(2) The Ministry may also grant contributions to persons close to (5) a war veteran.
(3) By decree, the Ministry shall determine the types of contribution, the amount of the contribution, the method of payment and the conditions for granting it.
Subsidy
The Ministry provides subsidies under another legislation (6) to legal persons to ensure the care of war veterans and the maintenance of military traditions of war veterans.
Stay in military accommodation
The Ministry may allow a war veteran, depending on the capacity of the military accommodation facility, to stay for the time necessary to overcome his difficult social situation, but not more than one year.
Community care
(1) The Ministry provides war veteran contact with the social environment for active inclusion in civil life based on its specific needs.
(2) The Ministry may provide community care to persons close to (5) a war veteran.
6) Act No. 218 / 2000 Coll., on budgetary rules, as amended. '
5. In the second sentence of Article 6 (1), "permanent or temporary 'is replaced by" short-term or long-term'.
6. In Paragraph 6 (1), "Temporary 'is replaced by" Short-term'.
7. In Article 6, at the end of paragraph 1, the sentence "Long stay shall mean stay for a maximum period of 3 years; the period of stay may be extended for another three years repeatedly. ';
8. In Paragraph 6 (2), the words "spouse, partner or partner 4) of the war veteran 'are replaced by the words" person close to trial 5) of the war veteran'.
9. In the second sentence of Article 7 (1), the words "Disability excluding 'are replaced by the words" Conditions for'.
10. in the last sentence of Paragraph 7 (2), the words "spouse, partner or partner (4)" shall be replaced by the words "person close to the 5) of the war veteran and the word" theirs "shall be replaced by the word" her. "
11. in the first sentence of Article 7 (3), the words "spouse, species or partner" shall be replaced by the words "person approaching 5) of a war veteran."
12. in the second sentence of Article 7 (3), the words "his spouse, partner or partner (4)" shall be replaced by the words "person close to trial 5";
13. In Paragraph 7, at the end of paragraph 4, the sentence "If the conditions for admission cease to be met by a person close to (5) a war veteran shall be treated mutatis mutandis in accordance with the second sentence."
14. In the second sentence of Article 7 (5), the words "and does not suffer from a disability which precludes her admission to home 'are deleted.
15. in the fourth sentence of Article 7 (5), the words "his spouse, partner or partner (4)" shall be replaced by the words "person close to trial 5";
16. in § 8 (a), the words "and § 4 (6)" shall be inserted after the words "§ 3 (1) and (2)."
17. in § 8 (e), the words "his spouse, partner or partner (4)" are replaced by the words "persons close to 5) of a war veteran."
18. in Paragraph 8, at the end of point (e), the dot is replaced by a comma and the following points (f) to (h) are added:
"(f) manage and control the care of war veterans;
(g) it processes data on war veterans and documentation on the care provided for war veterans and their persons close to them (5), including data on legal and natural persons involved in the care under this Act. In order to ensure the provision of care, it may request data and documentation from the bodies referred to in Section 5b (5),
(h) in the case of sufficient supplies to secure soldiers in active service to a war veteran who is also a soldier on standby or a retired soldier, may provide, in return, a component of the military uniform to ensure its participation in the military uniform on festive occasions organised for war veterans. "
Efficacy
This Act shall take effect on the 15th day following its publication.
Pekarová Adamová v. r.
Pavel v. r.
Fiala v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 299 / 2025 Coll., amending Act No. 170 / 2002 Coll., on War Veterans, as amended |
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| Regulation Type | Law |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 19.08.2025 |
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| Effective from | 03.09.2025 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
Parliamentary Paper:
Paper No. 959
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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