IV. THE ORGANIZATION OF STATE POWER

IV. THE ORGANIZATION OF STATE POWER IN THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN

[Principles of organization and operation of Councils of People's deputies] [Election System] [The People's Deputy] [The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan] [The President of the Republic of Tatarstan] [The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan] [Local bodies of state power and governing. Local self-government]

Principles of organization and operation of Councils of People's deputies

Article 64. The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan, local Councils of People's Deputies in districts, cities (under republic jurisdiction) and city's districts shall costitute the unified system of representative bodies of state power in The Republic of Tatarstan.

Councils of People's Deputies shall, within their competence, independently make necessary decisions.

According to the law united Councils of People's Deputies shall be formed in administrative-territorial units which have common administrative center.

Article 65. General problems of republican and local importance shall be considered either at sessions of the State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan or by a local Councils of People's Deputies. The questions may be also put forward to republican and local referendum.

Article 66. The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan, district, city, city's district Councils of People's Deputies shall elect their presidium and chaipersons.

Councils of People's Deputies shall establish committees, boards and commissions, other affiliate bodies and elect or approve heads of the latter.

Standing Committees for People's Deputies Council shall be composed of deputies of corresponding Council. At the request of Committees, the state and public bodies, organizations and officials shall be obliged to supply them with all needed materials. Reccomendations of Committees shall be considered by state and public bodies without fail. The results of consideration and measures taken shall be submitted to Committees in terms appointed by the latter.

Executive functions in regions, cities and other administrative-territorial units shall be performed by local administration of corresponding units.

Any official shall be released from his office before the expire of the term of his office in case of improper execution of his duties.

Officials, elected or appointed to the office by Councils of People's Deputies shall not, except for judges, hold their office for more than two terms in a raw. Other restrictions of their activities shall be prescribed by the law.

Article 67. The activities of Councils of People's Deputies shall be based on collective, free, business-like discussion and making decisions, while local administration and affiliate bodies should submit regular reports to the latter and to constituency; citizens should be involved in the work of Councils.

Councils of People's Deputies, local administration and affiliate bodies shall work out and publish enactments adopted both in Tatar and Russian, and, if necessary, in the language of the majority of population within the territory under their jurisdiction.

Election System

Article 68. The term of office of Councils of People's Deputies shall be 5 years.

Elections to the State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan and to local Councils of People's Deputies shall be nominated not later than 3 months before the expire of term of office of corresponding body of state power. The procedure of elections shall be established by the laws of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 69. Elections of People's Deputies shall be conducted through constituencies on the base of free, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.

Elections of State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be conducted through administrative-territorial and territorial constituncies according to the law.

Article 70. Elections of People's Deputies on behalf of constituencies shall be universal, i.e. citizens attained to the age of 18 shall enjoy the right to elect (active suffrage) and to be elected (passive suffrage).

Persons who have a permanent residence or work on the territory of administrative-territorial constituencies shall have the right to be elected to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan on behalf of these constituencies.

Active and passive suffrage of persons recognized by court as incapable, persons serving a sentence in prison, mental patients staying in mental hospitals shall be suspended.

Article 71. No citizen of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be a deputy of more than two representative bodies of state power.

Article 72. Ministers, chairpersons of state committees and other members of the Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan, except for the Prime-minister, as well as judges shall not be deputies.

Deputy heads of local administration and heads of affiliate bodies shall not be deputies of corresponding local Councils.

Article 73. Elections of People's Deputies shall be equal, i.e. each elector shall have one vote.

Article 74. Elections of People's Deputies shall be direct. i.e. deputies of all representative bodies of state power shall be directly elected by citizens.

Article 75. Voting shall be by secret ballot. No control over voters shall be admitted.

Article 76. The right to nominate candidates for People's Deputies shall belong to assemblies of electors at places of employment (study, services) and at places of residence, as well as to parties, professional unions and other public associations registered in compliance with the legal procedure.

Article 77. Ballots shall contain any number of candidates.

Article 78. Elections shall be organized by electoral commission which shall sum up the results of election.

All their work shall be done publically. Electoral commissions shall be established according to the law.

Article 79. Citizens of The Republic of Tatarstan, assemblies of electors, parties, other public association shall be guaranteed the possibility of free and universal discussion of political, business and personal features of candidates for People's Deputies, as well as the right to campaign for or propaganda against the candidates at meetings and through mass media.

Article 80. Impeding citizens to implement their suffage, falsification of results of elections shall be considered by courts of corresponding level in terms appointed by the law.

Article 81. In case disputes arize in connection with legitimacy of electing a people's deputy of The Republic of Tatarstan, the case should be passed for trial to the State Court of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Court decisions shall be final.

The People's Deputy

Article 82. The powers of a deputy shall start from the day of his election to the Council of People's Deputies proved by Records of corresponding central territorial electoral commission on the registration of elected deputy.

Article 83. A deputy shall be full-power representative of the people in Councils of People's Deputies. In his activities the deputy shall take guidance from the interests of the republic and of a territorial unit on behalf of which he is elected.

Article 84. The people's deputy of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan on behalf of administrative-territorial constituncies shall generally carry out his powers without interrupting his productive or service activities.

People's Deputy of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan elected on behalf of territorial constituncies shall work in the parlament permanently.

People's Deputy of local Councils shall generally carry out his powers without interrupting his productive or service activities. For the period of sessions in the Councils and for performing other deputy's functions in other cases prescribed by the law, the deputy should be set free from his productive or service duties with all expences related to deputy's activities recovered at the account of the corresponding local Council.

Article 85. Participating in the work of Councils, the deputies shall make decisions on state, economic, socio-cultural development, control the activities of state bodies, enterprises, establishments and organizations.

The deputy shall have the right of inquiring the corresponding state bodies and officials who shall be obliged to submit their response to the deputy at the session of the State Council, at the session of local Council of People's Deputies.

The deputy shall, within the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan, be entitled to appeal to all state and public bodies, enterprises, establishments, organizations in connection with the deputy's activities and to participate in discussions concerning the issues put forward. Heads of corresponding state and public bodies, enterprises, establishments and organizations should meet the deputy without an unnecessary delay and consider his proposals within the appointed term.

Article 86. The deputy shall be provided with conditions of free and efficient implementation of his rights and duties.

The immunity of deputy, the guarantee of deputy's activities shall be established by the present Constitution, by the laws on the status of people's deputy and by other laws of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 87. Being a member of collegiate representative body,the deputy shall enjoy full rights to participate in the work of the Councils and affiliate bodies of the latter, being obliged to the Council.

The deputy shall be responsible to the Council for non-fulfilment of his missions, his obligations, for the infringement of the established procedure, of deputy's ethics.

Article 88. The deputy shall be responsible to the electors and shall report to them.

A deputy shall have failed to prove confidence of electors may be recalled by their decision at any time according to the legal procedure.

The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan

Article 89. The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan - Parlament of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be a State permanant legislative and control body of state power in The Republic of Tatarstan.

The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be authorized to:

1) adopt and amend the Constitution of The Republic of Tatarstan ;

2) adopt and amend laws of The Republic of Tatarstan;

3) determine the internal and foreign policies of The Republic of Tatarstan;

4) regulate legislatively the relations of property, the organization of control over the people's economy and socio-cultural development, the budget-financial system, the administrative-political activities, salaries and prices, taxes, the environmental protection, the use of natural resources and other relations, subject to regulation by the laws of The Republic of Tatarstan;

5) prescribe the procedure for establishing and functioning of republican and local state and governmental bodies, principles of local self-governing, determine principles of relations between state bodies and public associations;

6) prescribe the procedure for settling problems related to the administrative-territorial system of The Republic of Tatarstan, establish new districts and towns, abolish districts and towns, name and rename the latter;

7) make decisions upon changing the frontiers of The Republic of Tatarstan;

8) approve the most important republican projects of economic and social development of The Republic of Tatarstan;approve the state budget and hard currency funds of The Republic of Tatarstan; control the accomplishment of projects and the performance of budget;approve the accounts on the performance of the latter;

9) establish, reorganize and ban banks of The Republic of Tatarstan;

10) establish taxes and other incomes in order to form the state budget of The Republic of Tatarstan;

11) elect among the people's deputies of The Republic of Tatarstan:

- The Chairperson of the State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan;

- Deputy Chairpersons and the Secretary of the State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan;

12) establish the number of deputies and elect deputies, who work in the parlament permanently;

13) form permanent committees and the Committee for Parliamentary Control and elect membership of the latter among the People's Deputies of The Republic of Tatarstan;

14) by advice of the President of The Republic of Tatarstan, approve candidates for the Prime-minister; agree on proposals of the President of The Republic of Tatarstan concerning the membership of the Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan; form and abolish ministries and state committees of The Republic of Tatarstan; by advice of the President of The Republic of Tatarstan or on its own initiative make decisions upon confidence to the Cabinet of Ministers and its members;

15) approve the chairperson of the National Bank;

16) elect the Constitutional Court of The Republic of Tatarstan;

17) elect the Supreme Court of The Republic of Tatarstan; judges of district(city) courts;

18) elect the Supreme Court of Arbitration of The Republic of Tatarstan;

19) nominate the Procurator of The Republic of Tatarstan;the chairman of the Committee for Investigations of The Republic of Tatarstan;

20) make decisions upon granting amnesty to persons sentenced by civil courts of The Republic of Tatarstan;

21) exercise general management of local Councils of People's Deputies, abolish their decisions which contradict the laws;

22) make decisions upon republican referenda (people's voting); approve the membership of the Central commission for Referendum in The Republic of Tatarstan;

23) nominate the elections of people's deputies of The Republic of Tatarstan and People's Deputies of local Councils of People's Deputies, of the President of The Republic of Tatarstan;

24) approve the membership of the Central electoral Commissions for electing People's Deputies of The Republic of Tatarstan and the President of The Republic of Tatarstan;

25) decide on issues related to the ensurance of constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens of The Republic of Tatarstan and equality of citizens of all nationalities over the territory of The Republic of Tatarstan; make decisions upon the development of national culture, language and environmental protection;

26) interprete laws of The Republic of Tatarstan;

27) establish state awards of The Republic of Tatarstan; establish titles of The Republic of Tatarstan;

28) approve the imposing of state of emergency;

29) ratify and denounce international treaties of The Republic of Tatarstan.

The plenary sessions of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall exclusively authorized to:

1) adopt the Constitution of The Republic of Tatarstan;

2) adopt laws on ammendment and alteration of the Constitution of The Republic of Tatarstan, approve budget, state non-budget and hard currency funds and reports of their performance;

3) determine the internal and foreign policies of The Republic of Tatarstan;

4) prescribe the procedure for establishing and functioning of republican and local state and governmental bodies;

5) make decisions upon changing the frontiers of The Republic of Tatarstan;

6) approve the most important republican projects of economic and social development of The Republic of Tatarstan; approve the state budget and its performance;

7) elect among people's deputies of The Republic of Tatarstan the Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons of the State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan;

8) establish the number of deputies and elect deputies, who work in the parlament permanently;

9) form permanent committees and the Committee for Parliamentary Control and elect membership of the latter among the People's Deputies of The Republic of Tatarstan;

10) by advice of the President of The Republic of Tatarstan, approve candidates for the Prime-minister; agree on proposals of the President of The Republic of Tatarstan concerning the membership of the Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan; form and abolish ministries and state committees of The Republic of Tatarstan; by advice of the President of The Republic of Tatarstan or on its own initiative make decisions upon confidence to the Cabinet of Ministers and its members;

11) approve the chairperson of the National Bank;

12) elect the Constitutional Court of The Republic of Tatarstan;

13) elect the Supreme Court of The Republic of Tatarstan; judges of district(city) courts;

14) elect the Supreme Court of Arbitration of The Republic of Tatarstan;

15) nominate the Procurator of The Republic of Tatarstan; the chairman of the Committee for Investigations of The Republic of Tatarstan;

15) decide to relieve President of The Republic of Tatarstan of his post in accordance with the present Constitution;

The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall have the right to:

- cancel decisions of the Presidium of The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, orders of the Chairperson of The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan and decisions of standing comittees;

- implement other powers vested in it in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan and with the laws of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as to settle other problems of republican importance.

The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall regularly hear reports of subsidiary bodies established or elected, and reports of officials elected or appointed to the post by the The State Council.

Article 90. The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be composed of 130 people's deputies elected in accordance with the law on behalf of administrative-territorial and territorial constituents.

Article 91. Sessions of the State Council shall be convoked with deputies which work in parlament permanently;

The most important questions shall be decided at the plenary sessions of the State Council;

Decisions of session and plenary session shall be the acts of State Council. Decisions of sessions shall not contradict dessisions of plenary sessions of State Council.

Article 92. The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be convoked to its first session not later than 2 months after at least 2/3 of the established membership of The State Council elected.

The first after the elections session of The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be inaugurated and conducted by the Chairperson of the Central electoral commission for electing people's deputies of The Republic of Tatarstan. On electing the Chairperson of The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, the session shall be conducted by the Chairperson.

Article 93. The procedure of The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be prescribed by the present Constitution and by the Regulations of the State Council.

In case the term of office of The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan expire during the period of state of emergency, then The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall, simultaneously with making decision upon the imposing of state of emergency, make decision upon the prolongation of its term of office.

Article 94. The right of legislative initiative in The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall belong to people's deputies of The Republic of Tatarstan, the President of The Republic of Tatarstan, the Presidium, standing Committees and the Committee for Parliamentary Control of The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan, the Constitutional Court, the State Court, the State Court of Arbitration and the republican Council of Trade Unions as regards labor relations and social protection of employees.

Article 95. The State Council adopt laws of the Republic of Tatarstan and resolutions. Draft laws submitted to The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan for consideration shall be discussed on its sessions.

A law of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be passed, provided the majority of the established membership of The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan vote for it.

Draft laws and other urgent issues of the state life may be put forward to people's discussion by decision of The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Laws adopted at sessions and plenary sessions shall be named Laws of the Republic of Tatarstan;

Article 96. Laws of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be passed and published in Tatar and Russian.

Article 97. The Presidium of The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall promote the operation of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan; the Presidium shall be accountable to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The Presidium of The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be composed of Chairperson, Deputy Chairpersons, Secretary of State Council, and deputies elected by the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The presidium shall be headed by the Chairperson of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 98. The Presidium of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall:

1) convoke sessions of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, perform preliminaries of sessions;

2) co-ordinate activities of standing and other committees, the Committee for Parliamentary Control of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan;

3) promote the discharge of powers of the people's deputies of The Republic of Tatarstan, supplying the latter with necessary information;

4) organize preliminaries and the conduction of people's votings (referenda) and of other people's discussions upon draft laws of The Republic of Tatarstan and other urgent issues of state life;

5) publish laws of The Republic of Tatarstan and other enactments adopted by the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Presidium of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan;

6) make decisions on other issues prescribed by laws of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 99. The Presidium of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall make resolutions.

Article 100. On expire of the term of office of the current State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan the Presidium of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall keep its powers up to the date of election of a new Presidium.

Article 101. The Chairperson of the State council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be the top official of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, representing the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan in relations with other bodies of the republic and with parliaments of other states and organizing the work of The State Council and of its Presidium.

The Chairperson of The State Council shall:

1) discharge general control over preliminaries concerning issues to be considered by the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, sign resolutions adopted by the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan and by the Presidium of The Republic of Tatarstan;

2) introduce candidates for the office of Deputy chairpersons and Secretary of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, Court personal membership of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan and of the Supreme Court of Arbitration of The Republic of Tatarstan, half personal membership of the Constitutional Court of The Republic of Tatarstan to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Chairperson of State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall preside over sessions of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan

In case the Chairperson of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be absent or unable to hold his office, certain powers and duties of the said office shall devolve on Deputy Chairperson who shall be vested with full powers to discharge the said duties.

The Secretary of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall head the staff of the Secretariate of the State Council.

Article 102. The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall create standing committees, in order to perform legislative work, preliminary examination and preparation of issues under the jurisdiction of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as to promote the implementation of laws of The Republic of Tatarstan and other decisions adopted by the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, to control the activities of state bodies and organizations.

Resolutions of standing committees aimed at the elimination of infringement of laws shall be obligatory for execution.

The competence, the procedure for organization and operation of standing committees of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be prescribed by the law.

The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan shall, if necessary, establish inquiry, auditing and other commissions in connection with any question.

Article 103. Laws of The Republic of Tatarstan shall, as a rule, be passed after preliminary discussion of draft laws by relevant committees of the State Council.

The appointment and election of officials to membership of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Arbitration of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as the Procurator and the Chairperson of the Committee for Investigations of The Republic of Tatarstan shall follow the preliminary discussions of candidates in relevant Committees of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 104. The people's deputies of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be entitled to inquire the President of The Republic of Tatarstan, the Chairman of The State Council of The republic of Tatarstan, the Cabinet of Ministers, the Prime-minister, ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan, heads of other bodies formed or elected by The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan, except for courts. The body or the official to whom the inquiry is addressed shall, within three days, answer orally or, at request of the people's deputy, in written form.

The people's deputy of The Republic of Tatarstan shall not, without the consent of The The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan be called to account, arrested or subjected to penalty.

Article 105. The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan shall control the activities of all subsidiary bodies.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan

Article 106. The head of the state in The Republic of Tatarstan shall be a President.

Article 107. The President of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be a guarantor of personal rights and freedoms in The Republic of Tatarstan, of the sovereignty of the republic, of observance of the Constitution, laws and international treaties of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 108. No person, except a citizen of The Republic of Tatarstan at the age of 35 to 65 years, shall be eligible to the office of the President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office, who shall not have enjoyed the suffrage and been at least for 10 years a resident within The Republic of Tatarstan, mastering both official languages of The Republic of Tatarstan. No person shall hold office of the President for more than two terms in a raw.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be elected by the citizens of the Republic of Tatarstan on the basis of the universal, direct and equal suffrage by secret ballot for the term of 5 years. The number of candidates for the office of the President shall be unlimited. Eiections of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be valid if more than one half electors take part in voting. The candidate who obtain more than one half votes of electors participated in elections, shall be considered as elected.

The procedure of elections of the President shall be prescribed by the Law on Elections of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 109. The President should not hold any other office, neither should he be people's deputy of the Republic of Tatarstan or local Councils of people's deputies.

Article 110. Before he enter on the execution of his Office, the President shall, within one month since the announcement of the results of elections, take an Oath of allegiance to the people and the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The text of the Oath shall be approved by the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 111. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan shall:

1) guarantee rights and freedoms of citizens of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, the state sovereignty of the Republic of Tatarstan, security and territorial integrity of the republic, law and order within its territory;

2) head the system of state govermental bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan, ensuring their interaction with the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan;

3) direct the activities of local administration, with the consent of the relevant Council of people's deputies appointto and release from the office heads of administration in regions and cities;

4) submit to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan anual draft consolidated budget of the Republic of Tatarstan, reports on home and foreign situation of the Republic, inform the State Council on important problems concerning life in the Republic, be entitled to participate in the work of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan;

5) introduce candidates for the office of Prime-minister of the Republic of Tatarstan to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan for approval; with consent of the State Council from the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan, amend its membership, release the Prime-ministers and members of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan from their office; submit to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan proposals for the establishment and elimination of Ministries and state committees of the Republic of Tatarstan;

6) introduce candidates for the office of Chairman of the National bank of the Republic of Tatarstan for approval;

7) introduce one half personal membership of Constitutional Court to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan;

8) introduce candidates for the office of Procurator of the Republic of Tatarstan, of Chairman of the Committee for investigations of the Republic of Tatarstan to the the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan,enter with proposals for their release;

9) represent the Republic of Tatarstan in international relations appoint and recall representatives of the Republic of Tatarstan in foreign states and international organizations, conclude treaties with foreign states; receive credentials and letters of recall from representatives of foreign states;

10) in accordance with the law, make decisions upon the citizenship of the Republic of Tatarstan and granting political asylum;

11) sign the laws of the Republic of Tatarstan, being entitled within 2 weeks since the date of submitting the adopted law to the President for signing, to return the law with his own objections back to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan for repeated discussion and voting. In case the President have not returned the law for repeated examination or the State Council have proved the previous decision by at least 2/3 membership established, the President should sign the law;

12) be entitled to cancel resolutions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers, enactments of heads of local administration in regions and cities in case they contradict the Constitution and the decrees of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan;

13) decorate with orders of Republic of Tatarstan;

14) establish and present international premia of the Republic of Tatarstan;

15) grant pardon to persons sentenced by courts;

16) in compliance with the law, in order to ensure the security of citizens, impose the state of emergency in the Republic of Tatarstan or within one of its regions, immediately entering to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan for approval of the decision made;

17) discharge other powers of his office in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan and laws of the Republic of Tatarstan as well as those proceeding from the international obligations of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 112. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan shall, within his powers, on the basis and with observance of the Constitution, issue decrees and orders, which have obligatory force all over the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan shall, in order to discharge his duties, form the Staff of the President.

Article 113. The person of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be inviolable. The dignity and honour of the President shall be protected by the law.

Article 114. The President of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be entitled to resign at any time. The resignation shall be accepted by decision of The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 115. In case of his interim absence,the President of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be entitled to devolve his powers and duties on the Prime-minister of The Republic of Tatarstan. In case of inability of the President to discharge the powers and duties of his office, whatever the reasonable, the same shall devolve on the Prime Minister, or in case the latter be impossible, on the Chairman of The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan. On expire of term of his office,the President shall discharge his powers until a newly elected President takes the Oath.The elections of a new President shall be conducted in compliance with the law.

The President may released from his office for heavy violation of the Constitution by decision of The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan,taking into account the conclusion of the Constitutional Court of The Republic of Tatarstan. The impeachment of the President shall be initiated by at least one third and the decision upon his impeadment shall be passed provided by at least 2/3 established membership of The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan vote for it openly.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan

Article 116. The Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan i.e. the Government of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be an executive and administrative body of state power of The Republic of Tatarstan under the jurisdiction of the President of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 117. The Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be composed of the Prime-minister, his first deputies, deputies, ministers, chairmen of state committees,heads of other governmental bodies of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 118. The Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be responsible to the President of The Republic of Tatarstan and to The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan.

The newly formed Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan shall submit the program of forecoming activities for the term of its office to The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan for examination.

The Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan shall,at least once a year,submit reports in its work to The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan.

The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be entitled to give a vote of no confidence to the Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan ,which shall be followed by the resignation of the latter.The decision shall ,in this case,be passed,provided by at least 2/3 established membership of The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan vote for it.

Article 119. The Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan shall,in accordance with the Constitution of The Republic of Tatarstan be entitled to settle all matters of government,inasmuchas the latter are beyond the jurisdiction of the President of The Republic of Tatarstan.

The Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan shall,within its powers:

1) work out the current and long-term state programs of economic and social development of The Republic of Tatarstan,the draft consolidated budget of The Republic of Tatarstan,sources of incomes and directions of expenditures for hard currency funds of the republic; promote the accomplishment of state programs and the performance of budget; submit reports on accomplishing programs and performing the budget to The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan;

2) work out and take measures in order to promote the increase in welfare and culture of the people,to ensure protection of labour and health, the development of science and technology, environmental protection and efficient use of natural resources, promote measures aimed at strengthening bank, monetary and credit system, organization of state insurance and unified system of account and statistics; execute the state policy of pricing, remuneration,social security; organize the management of industrial, building, agriculture enterprises and associations, enterprises for transport and communication and other projects being the state property of The Republic of Tatarstan;

3) provide complex economic and social development of the republic, regions, cities;

4) carry out economic activities;

5) take measures to protect interests of the state ,to protect all forms of property, law and order, to ensure and protect rights and freedoms of citizens;

6) take measures to ensure the state security;

7) approve Regulations on ministries,state committees and departments;

8) if necessary, form committees, departments or other bodies at the Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan for matters of economic and socio-cultural development;

9) direct the activities of local administration.

Article 120. The Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan shall,on the basis of and in observance of laws of The Republic of Tatarstan,decisions of The State Council of The Republic of Tatarstan and decrees of the President of The Republic of Tatarstan, issue resolutions and orders and chek their observance. Resolutions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be obligatory for execution all over the territory of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 121. The Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be entitled to deny resolutions and orders of heads of administration in regions and cities under republican jurisdiction.

The Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be entitled to cancel enactments of ministries, state committees of The Republic of Tatarstan, of other subsidiary bodies.

Article 122. The Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan shall co-ordinate and direct the work of ministers, state committees of The Republic of Tatarstan and other subsidiary bodies.

Ministries,state committees and other governmental bodies of The Republic of Tatarstan shall govern relevant branches of management or executed inter-branch control, being accountable to the President of The Republic of Tatarstan and to the Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 123. The competence of the Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan,the order of its operation,relations with state bodies of The Republic of Tatarstan shall be defined by the Law on the Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Local bodies of state power and governing. Local self-government

Article 124. Local self-government shall be discharged within regions,cities and other administrative - territorial units,on the basis of the Constitution and laws of The Republic of Tatarstan. Self-organization of citizens in communes shall be aimed at the economic and social development of territories, ensuring rights, freedoms and legal interests of citizens.

Article 125. Local Councils of People's Deputies shall be basic elements of local self-government. Local self-government shall, as well, include the local administration, bodies of territorial self-government,local referenda, assemblies of citizens, other forms of immediate democracy.

Article 126. Local Councils of People's Deputies and other bodies of local self-government shall interact with each other,while making decisions on matters of local importance,proceeding from the interests of citizens, socio-economic development within the territory under the jurisdiction, and taking into account the state interests.

Local self-government shall be discharged on the base of division of powers between local Councils of People's Deputies, local administration and bodies of territorial self-government.

The competence, the procedure for establishing mutual relations and accountability of local Councils of People's Deputies, local administration and other bodies of local self-government at different levels shall be prescribed by the law.

Article 127. Local Councils of People's Deputies and other bodies of local self-government shall, within their competence, independently make decisions on economic and socio-cultural development, health protection, ecology, etc. within their territory.

The economy of local Councils of People's deputies shall be based on communal property.

Local Councils of People's Deputies and other bodies of local self-government shall be fully responsible for their actions and enactments.

Article 128. Local Councils of People's Deputies shall be representative bodies of state power within relevant administrative-territorial units.Membership of Councils of People's Deputies shall be established by the law.

Local Councils shall approve the local budget,establish local taxes and fees.

Local Councils of People's Deputies shall,in compliance with the Constitution of The Republic of Tatarstan,establish their bodies, prescribe their powers, independently establish their structure and staff, make decisions.

Article 129. Decisions of local Councils of People's Deputies shall be obligatory for inferior Councils of People's Deputies and other bodies of local self-government, for all enterprises, establishments, organizations, officials and citizens resident on their territory.

Decisions of inferior Councils of People's Deputies contradicting laws,shall be cancelled by superior Councils. Disputes arizing between local Councils of People's Deputies and other bodies of local self-governing shall be settled ,as prescribed by the law.

Article 130. Local Councils of People's Deputies shall,in order to provide preliminary discussion and preparation of issues referred to their competence to promote the implementation of decisions of Councils, to control the activities of subsidiary bodies, enterprises, establishments and organizations, elect Boards among the deputues.

Article 131. The work of Councils of People's Deputies shall be organized by presidiums elected by the latter among the deputies,headed by chairmen of Councils or by chairmen of Councils if a presidium is not elected.

Article 132. Governing functions in regions,towns,city districts, settlements, villages shall be performed by the local administration taking the guidance from and observing laws of The Republic of Tatarstan, enactments of the State Council,the President and the Cabinet of Ministers of The Republic of Tatarstan,decisions of local Councils.

The local administration being an executive administrative body of the Council, shall ensure the observance of rights, freedoms and legal interests of citizens; take measures to ensure complex economic and social development within the territory under jurisdiction; direct the activities of subsidiary enterprises, establishments and organizations, within its competence; co-ordinate and control activities of state bodies, public associations, enterprises, establishments and organizations located on the relevant territory; perform other functions prescribed by the law.

Article 133. Local administration shall be accountable to the relevant local Councils of People's Deputies and to the superior executive and administrative bodies.

Article 134. The activities of local administration shall be directed by the head of administration. Heads of administration in regions, cities under republican jurisdiction shall, with consent of relevant Councils of People's Deputies,be appointed to the Office by the President of The Republic of Tatarstan.

Heads of administration in city districts,in regional towns, settlements, villages shall, with consent of relevant Councils of People's Deputies, be appointed to the Office by the head of the superior administration.

Heads of local administration shall, within their competence, issue resolutions and orders.

Enactments of local administration which shall contradict the law, may be denied by the Councils of People's Deputies, by the superior executive-administrative body of the relevant administrative-territorial unit or by court decision.