LAW OF THE
GEORGIAN SSR on District Soviets of People‘s Deputies of the Georgian SSR
adopted on 9
December 1971
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Article 1. In conformity to the Constitution of
the USSR and the Constitution of the Georgian SSR, the District Soviets of People‘s
Deputies, as the organ of the state authority in the District, shall deal with
all matters of local significance in accordance with the interest of the whole
state and of the citizens residing in the area under their jurisdiction,
implement the decisions made by the higher organs of state authority; lead the
activity of lower People‘s Councils, take part in the discussion of matters of
the Republican and All-Union significance, and submit their proposals
concerning them.
Article 2. The District Soviets of People‘s
Deputies shall be elected by the citizens residing on the territory of the
district through universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballots for a
term of 36 months.
The procedures for conducting the elections of
the District Soviets shall be determined by the laws of the
Article 6. The District Soviets of the
People‘s Deputies shall be guided by the Constitution of the USSR and Georgian
SSR, this law. the laws of the USSR and Georgian SSR, decrees and other acts
issued by the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Supreme Soviet of Georgian SSR
observes the Constitution of the USSR, decision and orders of the Council of
Ministers of the USSR and Council of Ministers of the Georgian SSR, decisions
of higher Soviets of the People‘s Deputies and their executive committees.
The Soviet of People‘s Deputies in the Abkhaz
ASSR and the Adjarian ASSR shall also pursue the
Constitution of the Abkhaz ASSR, the Constitution of the Adjarian
ASSR, the legislation of the Abkhaz and Adjarian ASSR
on the Local Soviets and the other legal acts issued by the Council of
Ministers of the Abkhaz ASSR and the Adjarian ASSR.
Article 7. The District Soviet of People‘s
Deputies shall make the decisions within the limits established by the
legislations of the USSR and the Georgian SSR, and in the Abkhaz and Adjarian ASSR, also in pursuance of the legislation of the
Abkhaz and Adjarian ASSR; the District Soviets shall
secure the executions of the decisions within the limits of its competence.
The decisions of the District Soviets shall be
binding on all enterprises, organizations, and institutions located in district
area and on officials and citizens.
In the event of failure of fulfilling the
decision of the District soviet and its executive committee by the heads of
subordinate enterprises, institutions and organizations, the relevant superior
organs have the right to submit the proposals on imposition of disciplinary
sanctions even up to removal from the office.
The District Soviet or executive committee shall be informed about
results of consideration of the proposals not later than within a month.
Article 8. The District Soviet of People‘s
Deputies, directing the work of the city (District subordination), village and
settlement Soviets of People‘s Deputies is entitled to revoke the acts of these
Soviets if they contradict the relevant legislation.
Article 10.
In accordance with the Regulation on the State Flag of the Georgian SSR,
the state flag shall be hoisted on the building while the sessions of District
Soviet is held, and on the building of the Executive Committee of the District
Soviet the flag shall be hoisted permanently.
In the Abkhaz ASSR and Adjarian ASSR the flag
shall be hosted according to the rule established by the regulations on the
Flag of Abkhaz ASSR and on the Flag of Adjarian ASSR
respectively.
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Article 11. The District Soviet of People‘s
Deputies has a status of a Legal Person.
The executive committee of district soviet of
People‘s Deputies has the seal with a Coat of Arms approved by the Presidium of
the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR, and in Abkhaz ASSR and Adjarian ASSR they have the seal approved by the respective
Presidium.
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Article 36. The District Soviet of People‘s
Deputies is entitled to discuss and decide at the sessions the matters within
the limits of its jurisdiction provided for by the legislations of the USSR and
the Georgian SSR, and in Abkhaz ASSR and Adjarian
ASSR, also by the legislation of the respective autonomous republic.
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Article 39. In case of discrepancies of
decisions of the District Soviet of People‘s Deputies to the law, they may be
revoked by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR, and in
Abkhaz ASSR, Adjarian ASSR and South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast such decisions may be revoked
respectively by the presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Abkhaz ASSR, the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Adjarian ASSR
and the Soviet of People‘s Deputies of the South Ossetian
Autonomous Oblast.
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Article 40.
The executive and administrative organ of the District Soviet of
People‘s Deputies is the executive committee elected by the Soviet from among
its deputies with the following composition: chairman of the Executive
Committee, Vice-Chairmen, a Secretary and members from 4 up to 9.
The membership to the executive committee shall
be decided by the District Soviet.
Article 41. The executive committee of the
District Soviet shall report on its work at least once a year to the Soviet
that elected it and to meetings of citizens at their places of work or
residence.
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42. The executive committee of the District Soviet of people‘s Deputies
of republican subordination (Georgian SSR) shall be accountable both to the
Soviet that elected it and to the Council of Ministers of the Georgian SSR.
The executive committee of the District Soviet
of people‘s Deputies of republican subordination (Abkhaz ASSR, Adjarian ASSR) shall be accountable both to the Soviet that
elected it and the Council of Ministers of the respective Autonomous Republic.
The District Soviet of the People‘s Deputies of
the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast shall be
accountable to the Soviet that elected it and to the Soviet of people‘s
Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast.
Article 43. The executive committee of District
Soviet of People‘s Deputies directs the state, economic and social-cultural
development on the territory of the respective Soviet on the basis of decisions
of the Soviet of People‘s Deputies and the higher organs of state and
administrative authority.
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Article 51. The executive committee of the
District Soviet of the People‘s Deputies shall carry out the measures necessary
for preparation and holding the elections of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR,
Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR, Supreme Soviet of the Abkhaz ASSR, Supreme
Soviet of the Adjarian ASSR, the local Soviets of
People‘s Deputies, as well as of District People‘s Courts in accordance with
the legislation.
Article 53. The decisions of the Executive
Committee of the District Soviet of People’s Deputies may be revoked by the
respective Soviet of People’s Deputies and by the Council of Ministers of the
Georgian SSR within the limits of its competence.
The decisions and ordinances of the District
Soviets of the Abkhaz ASSR and the Adjarian ASSR may
be revoked by the Council of Ministers of the respective autonomous republic within
the limits of their competence, and the decisions and ordinances of the
District Soviets of the South Ossetian Autonomous
Oblast may be revoked by the District Soviet of the People’s Deputies and the
Executive Committee of the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast.
Article 56. The District Soviet of People’s
Deputies forms the departments and offices.
The list of departments and offices, as well as
the procedure of forming shall be defined by the legislation of the
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The Competence of the Departments and Offices
of the District executive Committees shall be determined by the regulations
subject to approval of the Council of Ministers of the Georgian SSR, and in
Abkhaz ASSR and the Adjarian ASSR they shall be
approved by the Council of Ministers of the
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Article 61. The District Soviet of People’s
Deputies elects the standing commissions from the deputies for the purpose to
carry out preliminary consideration of the issues under the competence of the
District Soviet, to facilitate execution of decisions and control the activity
of the state organs, enterprises and organizations.
Article 62. The major tasks of the standing
commissions of the District Soviets of the People’s Deputies are as follows:
Control the implementation of the decisions of
District Soviets, its executive committee and higher state organs by the
Departments and offices, enterprises, organizations and agencies; safeguard the
observance of the legislation of the
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Article 86. (…)
A deputy of the District Soviet may not be
prosecuted, or arrested, or incur a court-imposed penalty without consent of
the respective District Soviet or, between its sessions, of the respective
executive committee.
The decision of the District Soviet or its
executive committee on the issue specified for in section 4 of this Article may
be annulled: in Abkhaz ASSR and Adjarian ASSR by the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the respective autonomous Republic, and in
South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast it may be annulled
by the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian
Autonomous Oblast at this sending the issue back to the district soviet for
reconsideration. If the District Soviet
reaffirms its previous decision, the issue may be decided by the Presidium of
the Georgian SSR, and in the Abkhaz ASR and the Adjarian
ASSR – by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Autonomous Republic
accordingly, and in the South Ossetian Autonomous
Oblast – by the Soviet of People’s Deputies on the basis of submission of the
Procurator of the Georgian SSR, Procurator of the Abkhaz ASSR, Procurator of
the Adjarian ASSR and the Procurator of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast.
The deputy
shall be ensured other conditions for the unhampered and effective exercise of
his rights and duties that are established by the legislation of the
(The Book of Georgian Laws, Vol. I. Tbilisi,
1985, p. 277-313)