July 2, 2020

The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 14.12.2000 No. 160-II “On Normative Legal Acts” (New Edition)

This legal act is adopted in Uzbek or Russian languages. The English lingual version is an unofficial translation. In case of any ambiguity (discrepancy), please refer to the text of the legal act in the state language.

This edition is adopted by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 24.12.2012 No. ZRU-342

The alterations are made in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 08.01.2019 No. ZRU-512

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Main objectives of this Law

The main objectives of this Law are determination of concept, types, interrelations of normative legal acts, establishing the basic requirements for the preparation and content of normative legal acts and ensuring their implementation.

Article 2. Legislation on normative legal acts

Legislation on normative legal acts consists of this Law and other legislative acts.
The types and interrelations of normative legal acts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the main requirements for the preparation and content of normative legal acts, and ensuring the organization of their implementation are also determined by the legislation of the Republic of Karakalpakstan.

Article 3. The concept of normative legal act

A normative legal act is an official document adopted in accordance with this Law, aimed at establishing, changing or canceling legal norms as generally binding State rules.

Article 4. Authorities or officials, entitled with the right to adopt normative legal acts

The authorities or officials (hereinafter referred to as authorities) entitled with the right to adopt normative legal acts are the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, ministries, state committees and departments, and local public authorities.

CHAPTER 2. TYPES OF NORMATIVE LEGAL ACTS AND THEIR INTERRELATIONS

Article 5. Types of normative legal acts

Types of normative legal acts are:

Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
resolutions of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
decrees and resolutions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
orders and resolutions of ministries, state committees and departments;
decisions of local public authorities.

Article 6. Legislation Of The Republic Of Uzbekistan

Normative legal acts are acts of legislation and form the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan are legislative acts.
Decrees and resolutions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, orders and resolutions of ministries, state committees and departments, decisions of local public authorities are by-laws.

Article 7. The rule of the Constitution and laws of Republic Of Uzbekistan

The absolute supremacy of the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan is recognized in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Constitution has Supreme legal force and is applied on the entire territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other normative legal acts are adopted on the basis of and in compliance with the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan and may not contradict its norms and principles.

Article 8. Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan regulate the most important and stable social relations and are adopted by the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan or by holding a referendum.
Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan may be adopted in the form of constitutional laws.
Codes are approved by the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 9. Decisions of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, on the basis of and in compliance with the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, adopt normative legal acts in the form of resolutions.

Article 10. The decrees and resolutions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, on the basis of and in compliance with the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, adopts normative legal acts in the form of decrees and resolutions.

Article 11. Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of and pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decrees, resolutions and orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan adopts normative legal acts in the form of resolutions.

Article 12. Orders and resolutions of ministries, state committees and departments

Ministries, state committees and departments within their competence adopt normative legal acts in the form of orders and resolutions.
Orders and resolutions of ministries, state committees and departments are made on the basis of and pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decrees, resolutions and orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Orders are made by Ministers or heads of departments where decisions are made on behalf of the department alone.
Resolutions are adopted by state committees or departments where decisions are made on behalf of the Department by a collegial authority of the Department.
Orders and resolutions of ministries, state committees and departments may be adopted in coordination with other ministries, state committees or departments.
Ministries, state committees and departments may adopt regulations in the form of joint resolutions.
Structural divisions and territorial authorities of ministries, state committees and departments are not entitled to adopt normative legal acts.

Article 13. Succession to normative legal acts adopted by ministries, state committees or departments

In the event of reorganization of a Ministry, state Committee or Agency that has the right to adopt normative legal acts, the legal successor within its competence, along with the right to adopt normative legal acts, also has the power to change, supplement, suspend and terminate previously adopted normative legal acts, except for the cases provided for in part two of this article.
If a ministry, state committee, or department is abolished or reorganized, in which the legal successor does not have the right to adopt the relevant normative legal acts, the authority to change, supplement, suspend or terminate previously adopted normative legal acts passes to a higher or other empowered authority.
If a ministry, state committee, or department is renamed, the normative legal acts containing its former name are subject to change or addition in terms of renaming. Until such changes or additions are made, the legal acts containing the former name apply to the renamed ministry, state committee or department in full.
A change in the status of a ministry, state committee, or department does not entail the termination of previously adopted normative legal acts.

Article 14. decisions of local public authorities

Local public authorities, within their competence, adopt normative legal acts in the form of decisions.
Decisions of local public authorities are passed on the basis of and pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decrees, resolutions and orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and decisions of higher authorities of local public authority.

Article 15. Regulations, rules, instructions, and other documents approved by normative legal acts

Regulations, rules, instructions, and other documents being a part of normative legal acts may be approved by these normative legal acts.

Article 16. Interrelation of normative legal acts

The interrelation of various normative legal acts in their legal force is determined in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the competence and status of authorities that have adopted legal acts, the types of these acts, as well as the date of adoption of the normative legal act.
The normative legal act must comply with the legal acts that have a higher legal force in comparison with it.
In case of discrepancies between normative legal acts, a normative legal act with higher legal force is applied.
In case of discrepancies between normative legal acts that have equal legal force, the provisions of the act adopted later shall apply, except for the case provided for in part five of this article.
A normative legal act adopted by a ministry, state committee or department has a higher legal force in relation to a normative legal act adopted by another ministry, state committee or department of the same level, if the authority that adopted such an act is specifically authorized to regulate a certain area of social relations.

CHAPTER 3. PREPARATION OF DRAFT NORMATIVE LEGAL ACTS

Article 17. Preparation planning of draft normative legal acts

Authorities adopting (developing) normative legal acts for the purposes of legal regulation of social relations or improving the norms of legislation may develop and approve current (within one year) and long-term (longer than one year) plans (programs) of preparation of draft normative legal acts.
The procedure for planning the preparation of normative legal acts is determined by the authorities that adopt (develop) normative legal acts.

Article 18. Procedure for preparing a draft of normative legal act

Preparation of a draft normative legal act includes:

consideration of the proposal for the preparation of the draft and decision on its preparation;
organizational, technical and financial support for draft preparation;
collecting necessary materials and information;
development of an explanatory note to the draft outlining its concept;
drafting;
conducting legal and other necessary expertise.

Features of the preparation of draft laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan and their input into the Legislative chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan are determined by the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the Preparation of draft Laws and their Submission to Legislative chamber of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, “On Regulations of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.

Article 19. Organization of draft preparation of normative legal act

A working group (Commission) may be set up by the organization developing the draft (hereinafter referred to as the developer) to prepare a draft normative legal act.
The working group (Commission) may include representatives of the relevant departments of the developer, ministries, state committees or departments responsible for the state and development of the relevant industries, other interested public authorities, scientific and other organizations, as well as citizens. At the same time, representatives of non-governmental organizations, as well as citizens, are included in the working group (Commission) with their consent.
Members of the working group (Commission) must have the relevant knowledge and experience necessary to prepare a draft normative legal act.
To ensure the work of the working group (Commission), the developer has the right to receive materials, statistics and other data necessary for the preparation of a draft normative legal act from public authorities and other organizations, to receive advice and recommendations from scientific and other organizations, scientists and specialists, as well as expert opinions on the draft.
The authority that adopts a normative legal act, if necessary, within their authority may assign in the prescribed manner or on contract basis preparation of draft normative legal act to public authorities, scientific and other organizations, individual citizens.
The authority that adopts a normative legal act may, if necessary, within the limits of its powers, assign the preparation of alternative drafts of normative legal acts to several public authorities, scientific and other organizations, individual citizens, or conclude contracts with them, as well as hold competitions for the best draft of a normative legal act.
The Ministry of justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan coordinates the work of ministries, state committees and departments, as well as local public authorities in preparing draft normative legal acts in accordance with legislation.

Article 20. Studying the state of legislation, practice of its application, public opinion and international experience in preparing a draft normative legal act

When preparing a draft normative legal act, the developer:

studies the state of legislation and its practical application on the subject of draft regulation;
identifies gaps and contradictions that negatively affect the legal regulation of a particular area of social relations, as well as the public need for legal regulation, causes and conditions that affect the effectiveness of legislation;
generalizes and uses proposals of public authorities and other organizations, as well as individual citizens, materials of mass media, consultations and recommendations of scientific and other organizations, scientists and specialists, data of other means of detecting public opinion;
takes into account generally recognized principles and norms of international law, as well as studies the experience of legal regulation in other States.

Draft laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan may be submitted for public discussion in accordance with the procedure established by law. Draft normative legal acts are submitted for public or professional discussion.
Public discussion of draft normative legal acts is conducted with the participation of representatives of interested public authorities, as well as citizens’ self-government authorities and other civil society institutions, other organizations, scientists and specialists.
Professional discussion of draft normative legal acts is conducted with the participation of representatives of relevant research institutions and industries.
Participants in public or professional discussion of the draft normative legal act should be informed in advance by the developer of its text.
Suggestions and comments made during the discussion of the draft normative legal act are of a recommendatory nature and are subject to consideration by the developer. For unaccounted proposals and comments, a reference is made with appropriate explanations. The discussion materials are submitted for consideration by the authority that adopts the normative legal act, simultaneously with the introduction of the draft normative legal act.

Article 21. Expertise of the draft normative legal act

The draft normative legal act is subject to mandatory legal expertise.
A draft normative legal act may be subjected to economic, financial, scientific, environmental, anti-corruption, and other types of expertise by the decision of the developer or the authority that adopts the normative legal act.
Organizations and (or) persons who were not directly involved in the preparation of the draft normative legal act are invited as experts. Scientists and specialists, including those from other States and international organizations, can be involved in the expertise. In assessing the draft normative legal act, experts are independent and are not restrained to the position of the authority that is responsible for conducting the expertise.
Expert opinions on the draft normative legal act are of a recommendatory nature and are subject to review by the developer or the authority that adopts the normative legal act. For unaccounted points of the conclusion, a certificate with appropriate explanations is drawn up.

Article 22. Legal expertise of the draft normative legal act

In the course of legal expertise, the compliance of the draft normative legal act with the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, other regulatory legal acts of higher legal force, the rules of legislative technique, as well as the validity and applicability of reference standards is checked.
Legal expertise of draft normative legal acts may be conducted by the legal service of the developer or the authority that adopts the normative legal act, as well as by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other organizations in accordance with the legislation. At the same time, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan carries out legal expertise of draft normative legal acts after conducting other types of expertise.
Legal expertise of draft decisions of local public authorities is carried out by the relevant justice authorities [territorial divisions of the Ministry of Justice].
During the legal expertise of draft normative legal acts, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the departments of justice of regions and the city of Tashkent, and the departments of justice of districts (cities) also analyze them to identify provisions and norms that create conditions for corruption and other offenses in the system of public authorities and administration, as well as impose excessive administrative and other restrictions on business entities, leading to the emergence of unreasonable expenses of entrepreneurship entities.
The procedure for conducting legal expertise of draft normative legal acts is determined by law.

Article 23. Introduction of a draft normative legal act to the authority that adopts the normative legal act

The prepared draft of a normative legal act is introduced to the authority adopting normative legal act, with the conclusion of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan by results of legal expertise and the explanatory note, which explains the necessity of adopting the act, with developers indication, gives a brief description of the content of a normative legal act provides a list of public authorities and other organizations with whom the draft has been agreed, outlines the contents of the differences on the draft normative legal act and the reasoned opinion by them. If necessary, financial and economic calculations, statistical data and other information are attached to the draft normative legal act to justify it.
The developer in introducing the draft law is obliged to prepare analytical comparative tables showing in sequential order the relevant provisions of international documents and legislations of foreign countries, legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, reasonable proposals on the admissibility of the application of the relevant international experience in the conditions of Uzbekistan.
A draft law submitted without a comparative table containing a prepared substantive analysis of the principles, provisions and wording of international documents and legislation of foreign countries is not considered. Draft normative legal acts submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers, Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan, are considered with the presence of findings of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan upon the legal expertise.

CHAPTER 4. BASIC REQUIREMENTS TO NORMATIVE LEGAL ACTS

Article 24. Requirements to the content of the normative legal act

The text of the normative legal act is stated concisely, in simple and clear language. The concepts and terms used in the normative legal act are applied uniformly in accordance with their meaning accepted in the legislation, excluding the possibility of different interpretations. The use of outdated and ambiguous words and expressions, figurative comparisons, epithets, and metaphors is not allowed.
A normative legal act may specify the legal means for its implementation, including sources of funding, incentives, promotion, and controls.
A normative legal act that establishes the duties of public authorities and other organizations, as well as officials and citizens, provides for measures of liability for their violation, if such measures are not provided for by the legislation or should not be established in a separate normative legal act.
A normative legal act may have a preamble explaining the objects and purposes for its adoption. Legal norms are not included in the preamble.
In the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, legal norms are set out in the form of articles with an ordinal number. Articles can be divided into paragraphs. Paragraphs of articles may contain points, sub-points, and items. In other normative legal acts, legal norms are set out in the form of points with a sequential number. Points can be divided into sub-points and items.
Articles (paragraphs) of similar content of substantial normative legal acts are combined into parts and chapters. If necessary, chapters can be combined into sections and subsections. Sections, subsections, chapters, and parts have titles and are numbered.
If necessary, the normative legal act provides a brief definition of legal, technical, and other special terms and concepts, applies generally accepted abbreviations, and explains other abbreviations.
If necessary, the normative legal act reproduces certain provisions from the legal act of higher legal force with reference to such an act.
As a rule, legal norms contained in normative legal acts of the same legal force are not repeated in a normative legal act.
References in legal acts are used, if necessary, to show the mutual relationship of legal norms or avoid repetition. References should be specific and refer to the legal act or its individual provisions.
In cases provided for by law, the normative legal act must specify the date when it (or parts of it) will enter into force.
The texts of draft laws submitted to the Legislative chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan indicate the specific public authorities responsible for organizing the implementation, communicating to the performers and explaining their essence and meaning to the population after the adoption of the relevant laws.

Article 25. Details of normative legal acts

Normative legal acts have the following details:

type and name of the act;
place, date of adoption (for laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan the date of approval and signing as well), number of the act (for orders and regulations of ministries, state committees and departments number and date of their state registration as well);
position, signature, capital letter of the name and surname of the person, officially authorized to certify the text of the relevant normative legal act.

Article 26. Certification of the official text of normative legal act

Certification of the official text of a normative legal act is made by signing it in respect of:

law of the Republic of Uzbekistan President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
resolution of the Legislative chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Legislative chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
resolution of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan – Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
decree and resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan – by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan – by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
orders and resolutions of ministries, state committees and departments-the head of the authority that adopted the normative legal act;
decisions of local public authorities – the relevant khokim.

Article 27. State registration of normative legal acts of ministries, state committees and departments

Ministries, state committees and departments shall submit them to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan for state registration within ten days from the date of adoption of normative legal acts.
Normative legal acts of ministries, state committees and departments that have not passed state registration cannot serve as a basis for legal regulation of relevant social relations and do not entail legal consequences.
Officials of ministries, state committees and departments are brought to administrative liability for putting into effect normative legal acts that have not passed state registration.
The procedure for state registration of normative legal acts of ministries, state committees and departments is determined by the legislation.

CHAPTER 5. PUBLICATION, ENTRY INTO FORCE AND THE EFFECT OF NORMATIVE LEGAL ACTS

Article 28. Requirements for publication of Normative legal acts

Normative legal acts must be published in official publications. No one can be convicted, punished, deprived of property or any rights on the basis of a law that has not been officially published.
Official publication of the normative legal act in the statement is not allowed.
When the normative legal act is officially published, all its details are specified.
Electronic versions of the texts of normative legal acts of ministries, state committees, departments and local public authorities are subject to mandatory publication on the official websites of the authorities that adopted them within one day after the official publication of the normative legal act. The procedure for publishing electronic versions of texts of normative legal acts of ministries, state committees, departments and local public authorities is determined in accordance with the legislation.
Publication of normative legal acts in unofficial publications, as well as their distribution through electronic reference systems of legislation, is allowed after publication of the normative legal act in official sources with mandatory indication of all the details, official publications in which they are published, and the date of their entry into force. At the same time, the exact reproduction of the text of the normative legal act published in official publications must be ensured.
Publication of normative legal acts is a prerequisite for their application.

Article 29. Official sources of publication of normative legal acts

Official sources of publication of the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decrees and resolutions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan are “Departments of chambers of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan”, “Assembly of the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, newspapers “Xalq so’zi” and “Народное слово”, the national database of legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Official sources of publication of the resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan are “Collection of resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, “Assembly of the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, newspapers ” Xalq so’zi ” and “Народное слово”, the national database of legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The official sources of publication of normative legal acts of ministries, state committees and departments are the “Collection of legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, the national database of legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as official publications of ministries, state committees and departments.
The official sources of publication of decisions of local public authorities are the national database of legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan as well as official publications of these authorities.

Article 30. Entry into force of normative legal acts

Normative legal acts come into force from the date of their official publication, if the acts themselves do not specify a later date.

Article 31. Retroactive effect of a normative legal act

Normative legal acts do not have retroactive force and are applied to public relations that have arisen after their entry into force, except for the cases provided for in part two of this article.
The law of the Republic of Uzbekistan applies to social relations that arose before its entry into force only in cases where this is expressly provided for by law. Retroactive force is not allowed if the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan provides for the introduction or strengthening of liability of legal entities and individuals for actions that at the time of their commission did not entail the specified liability or entailed a more lenient liability, or cause material damage to legal entities and individuals.

Article 32. Operation of a normative legal act in space

Operation of a normative legal act in space is determined by the jurisdiction of the authority that adopted the normative legal act.
An authority that has adopted a normative legal act may restrict its scope in space.

Article 33. Operation of a normative legal act in time

The normative legal act is valid indefinitely, unless otherwise specified in its text.
The validity period of a normative legal act can be set for the entire act or its parts. In this case, it must be specified for how long or until the occurrence of what event, the normative legal act or part of it remains in effect.
Before the expiration of the established period or before the event, the authority that adopted the normative legal act may decide to extend the validity of the act or part of it for a new period until another event occurs, or to grant it an indefinite character if the normative legal act complies with the legislation, priority areas of ongoing reforms, and established legal relations in society.

Article 34. The effect of a normative legal act with respect to the persons covered

The normative legal act applies to citizens and legal entities of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as to foreign legal entities when they carry out activities on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, foreign citizens and stateless persons located on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, unless otherwise provided by an international agreement of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 35. Suspension and termination of normative legal act

The validity of a normative legal act or part of it may be suspended by the authority that adopted it, or by its higher authority for a certain period or until a certain event occurs.
A normative legal act or part of it is terminated in the following cases:

the expiration date or occurrence of an event for which the regulatory legal act or part of it was considered;
recognition of a normative legal act or part of it as unconstitutional or invalid in accordance with the procedure established by law;
recognition of a normative legal act or part of it as invalid;
cancellation of a normative legal act or part of it.

Article 36. Revision of previously adopted normative legal acts in connection with the adoption of a new normative legal act

In connection with the adoption of a new normative legal act, the necessary changes and (or) additions are made to previously adopted normative legal acts and all previously adopted acts or parts thereof considered invalid if they contradict the new legal norms or are completely absorbed by the new act or have actually lost their meaning, but are not officially recognized as invalid.
Changes and (or) additions made to normative legal acts of equal legal force, the list of normative legal acts of equal legal force or their parts that are recognized as invalid, must be contained in the normative legal act itself.
With a significant number of normative legal acts or parts thereof with equal legal force, which are subject to amendment, supplement or recognition of becoming invalid in connection with adoption of normative legal act, these amendments and supplements, as well as a list subjected to invalidation of normative legal acts are processed by independent act. The draft of such an act is prepared by the developer and submitted simultaneously with the draft of the normative legal act.

Article 37. Distribution of texts of normative legal acts

Distribution of texts of normative legal acts can be carried out in any form that provides unhindered access to the text of the normative legal act.
The procedure for distributing texts of normative legal acts is determined by legislation.

CHAPTER 6. ORGANIZING AND ENSURING IMPLEMENTATION OF NORMATIVE LEGAL ACTS

Article 38. Authorities, organizing and ensuring implementation of normative legal acts

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan organizes and ensures implementation of the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decrees and resolutions of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the entire territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Ministries, state committees and departments and their officials organize and ensure the implementation of normative legal acts on issues within their competence.
Local public authorities organize and ensure implementation of normative legal acts in the relevant territory.

Article 39. Powers Of The Cabinet Of Ministers Of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the organization of and ensuring implementation of normative legal acts

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan within its powers:

develops the necessary activities and (or) takes decisions aimed at the timely implementation of normative legal acts;
coordinates and directs the work of ministries, state committees and departments, determines their powers to implement normative legal acts;
defines the ministries, state committees, departments and officials who are responsible for implementing the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other normative legal acts;
carries out control over timely implementation of normative legal acts.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan may also exercise other powers in accordance with the legislation.

Article 40. Powers of ministries, state committees and departments for the organization of and ensuring implementation of normative legal acts

Ministries, state committees and departments within their powers:

develop necessary measures and (or) make decisions aimed at timely implementation of normative legal acts;
carry out development of normative legal acts aimed at the implementation of laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decrees, resolutions and orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
ensure the dissemination of texts of normative legal acts, together with other organizations organize the necessary explanatory work on normative legal acts;
organize training, retraining and advanced training of their employees to ensure the correct and uniform application of normative legal acts;
monitor the implementation of normative legal acts, study the practice of applying legislation in the relevant industry and, if necessary, make proposals for improving legislation;
keep a systematic record of normative legal acts in accordance with the established procedure.

Ministries, state committees and departments may also exercise other powers in accordance with the law.

Article 41. Powers of local public authorities for organizing and ensuring implementation of legal acts

Local public authorities in the relevant territory:

develop necessary measures and (or) make decisions aimed at timely implementation of normative legal acts;
ensure the dissemination of texts of normative legal acts, together with other organizations organize the necessary explanatory work on normative legal acts;
coordinate and direct the work of the relevant public authorities on the implementation of normative legal acts;
monitor the implementation of normative legal acts, study the practice of applying the legislation and, if necessary, make proposals for improving the legislation;
keep a systematic record of normative legal acts in accordance with the established procedure.

Local public authorities may also exercise other powers in accordance with the law.

Article 42. Monitoring and control over the implementation of normative legal acts

Monitoring and control over the implementation of normative legal acts are carried out by public authorities and other organizations in accordance with the legislation

CHAPTER 7. FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 43. Official interpretation of normative legal acts

Official interpretation of normative legal acts is carried out in case of ambiguities in the normative legal act, incorrect or contradictory practice of its application.
The Constitutional court of the Republic of Uzbekistan gives an official interpretation of the norms of the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The official interpretation of the norms of bylaws is given by the authorities that have adopted them.
In the process of official interpretation of normative legal acts, it is not allowed to make amendments, changes, or additions to them aimed at specifying the norms.

Article 44. Public record of normative legal acts

Public record of normative legal acts includes centralized collection, record of these acts, creation and maintenance in a controlled state of their funds and centralized information about such acts. Legislation may establish additional requirements for public record of normative legal acts.
The procedure for public record of normative legal acts is determined by the Ministry of justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Narodnoye Slovo, December 25, 2012

“Collection of legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan”,

2012, N 52, article 583

“Departments Of The Oliy Majlis Of The Republic Of Uzbekistan”,

2001, N 1-2, article 8

The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 14.12.2000 No. 160-II “On Normative Legal Acts” (New Edition)

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