GENERAL REGULATIONS of the Public Commissariats of the Georgian
SSR
Chapter I
The Public Commissariats of the Georgian SSR
(…)
3. The Public Commissariats shall be entrusted
with the following tasks:
7. The Central Executive Committees and Presidiums
of the autonomous republics and autonomous oblast are authorized to suspend the
Decree issued by the Public Commissariat of the Georgian SSR if this decree
contradicts the current legislation.
The Central Executive Committee or its
presidium of the autonomous republics or autonomous oblast shall promptly
inform the Council of Public Commissars and the relevant Public Commissariat of
the Georgian SSR about suspending the validity of the decree.
9. The Commissariats of Supply and Purchasing,
Municipal Economy; Finances, Labour and the Workers
and Peasant Inspectorate are authorized to exercise their functions on the
whole of territory of the Georgian SSR.
The abovementioned Public Commissariats shall
have the representatives in the autonomous republics and autonomous oblast, who
are under the direct subordination to the respective commissariat.
10. The representative of the Public
Commissariat of the Georgian SSR (Article 9, section 2) shall be nominated by
the Public Commissariat or the CEC of the autonomous republics and autonomous
oblast and approved by the Council of public Commissars of the Georgian
SSR. The relevant CEC of the autonomous
republics or autonomous oblast shall express the view regarding the nominated
candidate; it also shall be authorized to reject the designated candidate.
Note: the appointment of the deputies to the
Representatives shall be carried out in accordance of the same rule as for
Representatives.
11. The Representatives of the Public
Commissariats (Article 9, section 2) shall attend the sessions of the CEC
Presidiums of the autonomous republics and autonomous oblast with the
deliberative vote. The Representatives
of the public Commissariats shall deliver the information regarding the
activity of the public Commissariats to the CEC and Presidiums of the
autonomous republics and autonomous oblast and report the relevant Public
Commissariat, as well as the CEC of respective autonomous republic and
autonomous oblast.
12. The Commissariats of Light Industry and the
Agriculture shall exercise the management of their respective fields in the
autonomous republics and autonomous oblast through the through the republican
and oblast bodies arranged by the CEC of the autonomous republics and
autonomous oblast in the filed of Light Industry and Agriculture.
13. Public Commissariats of the Light Industry
and of the Agriculture of the Georgian SSR in relations with the republican and
oblast bodies of the light industry and agriculture of the autonomous republics
and autonomous oblast shall be authorized:
a) to give them
instructions and tasks and carry out the control over the implementation of the
given instructions and tasks;
b) to suspend, change and countermand the
decrees, which contradict the legislation or directives of the USSR, Trans-Caucasus
SFSR and Georgian SSR at the same time informing the CEC of the respective autonomous republic or oblast; to file the
protest to the Council of Public Commissars if such decree is issued by the CEC
of the autonomous republics or oblast,
c) to establish the
order and form of reporting;
d) to coordinate the
arrangement of the mentioned organs, as well as of the local agencies in
accordance with the established rules;
d) to elaborate the
action plans;
e) to manage the funds
of the mentioned branches in accordance with the established rules;
14. The Public Commissariats of Education,
Health-Care and Social Protection of the Georgian SSR lead the relevant fields
on the territory of the Georgian SSR that is not a part of the autonomous
entities and exercise their functions on the whole territory of Georgia only in
the sphere of general planning of the mentioned branches and in the sphere of
issues that are regulated under the special decrees issued by the Soviet
Central Executive Committee of Georgia or Council of the Public Commissars of
the Georgian SSR.
Chapter II
The Public Commissars of
1. The Public Commissar shall be authorized to
make a sole decision on the issues under the competence of the Public Commissariat
and inform about this decision the Board, if such is established within the
Public Commissariat.
The Public commissar shall have the exclusive
authority:
d) to file the protest to the Council of Public
Commissars of the Georgian SSR - in case of necessity with further submission
to the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee - against the decrees
issued by the CEC of the autonomous republics and autonomous oblast, district
executive committees and city councils.
(Collection of Laws and Decrees issued by the
Workers and Peasants Government of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia, N
19, 1932, p. 404-409)