LAW OF
THE SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA on
changes and amendments to the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Georgian SSR
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The Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR decrees:
To introduce the following changes and amendments
to the Constitution (Basic Law):
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Article 11. The land, its bowels, water and forest on the
territory of the Georgian SSR is the property only of the Georgian SSR. The
natural resources of the continental shelf along the
The Georgian SSR has the rights and
responsibilities in the
Along with the natural resources the means of
production in industry, construction and agriculture, as well as the
communication, trade, public facility’s means, the dwelling fund and other
sources necessary to fulfil the tasks of the Republic are the property of the
Georgian SSR.
Article 69. The
Georgian SSR reserves the right to secede freely from the
Abolishment or restriction of the right of
secession of the Georgian SSR from the
From the moment of abolishment of the right of the
Georgian SSR on secession from the
The same result will follow the rejection of
request submitted by the Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR on annulment or
changing of the Union decree that restricts the right of the Georgian SSR on
free secession from the
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Article 77. The laws and other normative legal acts of the
The Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR suspends
the effect of the Union laws and legal acts if they are not in compliance with
the interests of the Republic. At the
same time it submits proposals to the Committee on Observance of Constitution
and the organs that issued the legal acts aimed at putting them in conformity
to the interests of the Republic. If no
agreement is reached these acts are no valid on the territory of the Georgian
SSR.
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Article 104. The
Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR is the supreme organ of the state power of
the Georgian SSR.
The Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR is
authorized to receive for and discuss any issues under the jurisdiction of the
Georgian SSR.
The Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR:
1. Adopts the
Constitution of the Georgian SSR, introduces the changes and amendments to the
Constitution;
2. Decides the issues
relating to the frontiers of the Georgian SSR;
3. Decides the issues
relating to the state arrangement that are under the jurisdiction of the
Georgian SSR;
4. Decides the issues
relating to the secession of the Georgian SSR from the
5. Decides the issues
relating to the effect of the Union laws and legal acts on the territory of the
Georgian SSR;
6. Elaborates the major
directions of the internal-political and foreign policies of the Georgian SSR;
8) Secures
the unified regulation of the legislation on the whole territory of the
Georgian SSR.
11) Determines the procedures for
administrative-territorial arrangement of the Georgian SSR; decides and changes
the frontiers of the Autonomous Oblasts and district divisions; creates the
cities in the regions and the districts in the cities; decides the
subordination of the cities; changes the names of the regions, cities, towns,
districts, villages and other settlements;
12) Approves the decision on changing the
frontiers of the
13)
Approves the district division of the Autonomous Republics, creation of
cities and districts within the cities, changes of subordination of cities,
changing of names of regions, cities, districts within the cities and of other
settlements;
24) Observes the Constitution of the Georgian SSR
and secures the compliance of the Constitutions of the
26) Abolishes the Decrees and Resolutions issued
by the Councils of Ministers of the Autonomous Republics of Abkhazia and Ajara,
as well as of the People’s Councils of the Autonomous Oblast, regional, city
and district councils (of republican subordination) if they are not in
compliance with the Constitution and laws of the Georgian SSR.
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Article 108. The Presidium of the Supreme Council convenes
annually the Spring and Autumn sessions of the Supreme
Council of the Georgian SSR.
The Presidium convenes extraordinary sessions upon
its own initiative, or upon the proposal of the chairman of the Supreme
Council, or upon the request of at least 1/3 of deputies, as well as upon the
proposals of the Supreme Councils of the Abkhaz and
Article 110. The right to initiate legislation is vested in
the Deputies of the Supreme Council, the Presidium of the Supreme Council, the
Chairman of the Supreme Council, the Committee on Observance of Constitution,
the Council of ministers of the Georgian SSR, the Supreme Councils of the
Abkhaz and Ajara Autonomous Republics, the standing Commission of the Supreme
Council of the Georgian SSR, the Council of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, the Chamber of Public Control of the Georgian SSR,
the Supreme Court of the Georgian SSR, the Chief State Arbiter, the Prosecutor General of the
Georgian SSR.
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Article 111. The bills and other issues submitted to the
Supreme Council are discussed at the sittings of the Supreme Council.
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Article 112… The Presidium of the Supreme Council
of the Georgian SSR composes of the following officials: the Chairman of the
Supreme Council, the First Deputy of the Chairman of the Supreme Council, two
Deputies of the Chairman of the Supreme Council - the Chairmen of the Supreme
Councils of the Abkhaz and Ajara Autonomous Republics, the Chairman of the
South Ossetian Oblast Council of the People’s Deputies, the Chairman of the
Chamber of Public Control, the chairmen of the standing commissions of the
Supreme Council.
Article 113.The Presidium of the Supreme Council
of the Georgian SSR:
14) Publishes in Georgian and Russian languages
and for the
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Article 119. The
Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR elects the Committee on Observance of
Constitution for 10-year term composed of specialists of the sphere of politics
and jurisprudence: the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and 7 members, including the
representatives from the Abkhaz and
The Committee on observance of Constitution:
2) Observes the compliance of the Constitutions
and laws of the Autonomous Republics, Decrees and Orders of the Council of
Ministers of the Georgian SSR, Decrees and Orders of the Councils of Ministers
of the Autonomous Republics, Decisions of the Council of People’s Deputies of
the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, Decisions of the district and city
councils (of republican subordination) with the Constitution and the laws of
the Georgian SSR.
3) By its own initiative or under the decree of
the Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of
the Georgian SSR, Standing Commissions of the Supreme Council of the Georgian
SSR, the Council of Ministers of the Georgian SSR, or upon the proposals of the
Supreme Councils of the Autonomous Republics makes conclusions on compliance of
acts issued by public organizations with the Constitution and the laws of the
Georgian SSR.
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Article 131. The Supreme Councils of the Abkhaz and
The Supreme Council of the Abkhaz and
The Chairman of the Supreme Council of the
Article 132. The Supreme Councils of the Abkhaz and Ajara
Autonomous Republics adopt the Constitutions of the Autonomous Republics,
introduce the changes and amendments to them; approve the state plans on
economic and social development of the autonomous republics; establish the
organs under their subordination.
The authorities of the Supreme Councils of the
16. To formulate the second part of Article 133 as
follows:
“The Council of Ministers of the Abkhaz ASSR and
the Council of Ministers of the Ajara ASSR are accountable to the Supreme
Councils of these
Article 141. The activity of the Councils of autonomous
Oblast, districts and cities are organized by their presidiums headed by the
chairmen of councils, and the town (of regional subordination) village and
settlement councils - by the chairmen of these councils.
The local Councils of People’s Deputies are
authorized to discuss and decide the issued under their competences set out on
the legislation of the USS, the Georgian SSR and the relevant autonomous
republics. The laws on the local
councils of the people’s deputies determine the list of issues that shall be
decided only at the sessions.
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Article 164. …
The Supreme Court of the Georgian SSR, the Supreme
Courts of the
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The Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme
Council of the Georgian SSR G.
Gumbaridze
The Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme
Council of the Georgian SSR V.
Kvaratskhelia
(Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR,
1989, # 11, p. 15-34)