Government Decree No. 4 / 1945 Coll.

Government Regulation on the Choice and Jurisdiction of National Committees

Valid Effective from 09.05.1945
4.
Government Regulation
of 5 May 1945
on the choice and competence of national committees.
According to the Constitutional Decree of the President of the Republic of 4 December 1944 No 18 of the Official Journal of the Czechoslovak Official Journal on National Committees and the Interim National Assembly, the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic shall issue the following Regulation for the signature of the President of the Republic:
§ 1.
(1) In the liberated territory of the Czechoslovak Republic, either be created and, as soon as possible, after the creation of the elections according to the principles of the Czechoslovak electoral order and under a special government regulation, the local, regional and regional national committees as representative and public authorities in all its fields have been renewed.
(2) Until more detailed provisions are laid down on the organisation of national committees and their rules of procedure, the internal organisation of national committees, the manner in which they exercise their powers and the way in which their constituents are held by the Minister of the Interior.
(3) As government bodies, the national committees are subordinate to the government.
(4) National committees are subject to the control of the people. The people may be dismissed and replaced by others. The method of appeal and replacement shall be determined by the Rules of Procedure; until such time as they do, they shall ensure that the national committees are properly established, withdrawn or supplemented by the authorities.
§ 2.
(1) A local national committee shall be set up in each municipality.
(2) The local national committee shall manage all public matters within its remit, unless they are managed by another public authority.
(3) In addition to other tasks, the Local National Committee shall exercise, directly or by its own authority, the powers exercised by the Municipal Council, the Municipal Council and the Mayor of the Municipality (s) under the current rules. The local national committee shall also exercise the jurisdiction of the district national committee in cities which, according to its establishment, have so far also exercised the jurisdiction of the district national committee.
(4) The municipal (municipal) council shall cease to exist on the day of the establishment of the local national committee.
(5) The municipal (municipal) office becomes the office of the local national committee after the dissolution of the municipal (municipal) council and implements its decisions and measures.
(6) The local national committee shall immediately release the staff of all categories guilty of national and national interests.
(7) The local national committee shall be subordinate to the district national committee, in cities with special status to the regional national committee.
(8) The number of members of the local national committee shall be the same as the number of members of the municipal (municipal) council.
(9) Plenary meetings of the local national committee shall be public.
§ 3.
(1) A district national committee shall be set up at the seat of each district office.
(2) The District National Committee manages all public matters within its remit, unless they are managed by another public authority.
(3) The District National Committee exercises, in addition to other tasks specific to it, directly or by its Office, the power exercised by the District Council, the District Office and the District Chief.
(4) The district council shall cease to be established on the day of its establishment.
(5) After the demise of the District Council, the District Office becomes the Office of the District National Committee and implements its decisions and measures.
(6) The District National Committee will immediately release staff of all categories who have committed themselves against national or national interests.
(7) The Regional National Committee is subordinate to the Regional National Committee, and also to the Minister of the Interior or to another Minister with regard to political administration.
(8) The number of members of the District National Committee is the same as that of the District Council.
(9) Plenary meetings of the District National Committee are public.
§ 4.
(1) The Regional National Committee shall be established at the seat of each Regional Council.
(2) The Regional National Committee manages all public matters within its remit, unless they are managed by another public authority.
(3) The Regional National Committee shall exercise, in addition to other tasks specific to it, directly or by its office, the power exercised by the Regional Council, the Regional Office and the Regional President under the current rules.
(4) The establishment of the Regional National Committee is hereby terminated by the Regional Council.
(5) The Regional Office becomes the Office of the Regional National Committee after the demise of the Regional Council and implements its decisions and measures.
(6) The Regional National Committee will immediately release staff of all categories who have committed themselves against national or national interests.
(7) In matters of political governance, the national committees of the countries are subordinate to the Minister of the Interior and, where such matters fall within the competence of other ministries, to the relevant ministers. If the appeal is admissible, the relevant Ministry shall decide on the appeal from the decisions and measures of the Regional National Committees.
(8) The number of members of the Regional National Committee shall be the same as that of the Regional Council.
(9) Plenary meetings of the Regional National Committee shall be public.
§ 5.
The Minister of the Interior or other competent minister may, within the limits of his or her competence, take decisions and measures in matters falling within the competence of the national committees directly, if the Government or the Bureau of the Government is recognised or in danger of delay,
(a) that the proper functioning of the public administration requires this; or
(b) that the decision or action of the national committee is contrary to the democratic rules of the Republic or to the public interest.
§ 6.
(1) For the temporary administration of municipalities or counties where the vast majority of the population of the stateably unreliable cannot be set up by a national committee, administrative commissions shall be appointed to be recruited to cooperate by a representative of the statewide reliable population.
(2) For counties, the Administrative Commission shall be appointed by the Ministry of the Interior, the Regional National Committee and, if not, the Regional Administrative Commission.
(3) The powers of the administrative commissions are the same as those of the national local committees as regards the counties.
§ 7.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication and shall be implemented by all members of the Government.
Dr Eduard Beneš v. r.
Zd. Fierlinger v. r.
Gottwald v. r.
Stamp v. r.
David v. r.
Ján Ursiny v. r.
Broad v. r.
Václ. Nosek v. r.
Dr. V. Šrobar v. r.
Pietor v. r.
J. Děuriš v. r.
Dr Šoltész v. r. o.
A. Walk v. r.
Freedom v. r.
Inedible
V. Kopecký v. r.
Gen. Hasal v. r.
Frant. Hala v. r.
J. Stránský v. r.
V. Majer v. r.
B. Laušman v. r.
Dr V. Clementis v. r.,
and Min. J. Masaryk.
Lt-Gen Ferjenčík v. r.
J. Lichner v. r.,
Dr. H. Rip.

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Regulation Information

CitationGovernment Decree No. 4 / 1945 Coll., on the Choice and Jurisdiction of National Committees
Regulation Type-
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation09.05.1945
Effective from09.05.1945
Effective until-
Status Valid
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