THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA on changes and amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Georgia

The Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia decrees:

To introduce to the Constitution of the Republic of Georgia the following changes and amendments:

1. In article 104:

a) To word para 11 and 12 as follows:

“11) Determines the rule for administrative-territorial settlement of the Republic of Georgia; within its competences decides the issues of city subordination, changes the names of the districts and cities of the republican subordination.”

“12) Approves the changes of borders of the Autonomous Republics; establishes and abolishes the districts and cities of the republican subordination”;

2. To add to article 121⁴ paragraphs 10¹ and 10^{2 with} the following wording:

“10¹⁾ Creates the cities in the districts and the city districts; within its competences determines the city subordination, changes the names of the cities and the city districts, towns, villages and other settlements.”

“10²) Approves the district division of the autonomous republics, also creation of the cities and the city districts, changes of the city subordination, naming or renaming of the cities and the city districts, also of other settlements.”

The President of the Republic of Georgia Z. Gamsakhurdia

Tbilisi, 23 May 1991

(Bulletins of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia, # 5, 1991, p. 74-75)