LAW OF THE
Chapter I
General Provisions
Article 1.
The Autonomous Oblast
The Autonomous Oblast is a form of soviet
autonomy.
The Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia is included
in the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia on the basis of the Constitution of
the
The organs of state authority and the organs of
state administration of the Georgian SSR shall secure the comprehensive
cultural and economic development of the Autonomous Oblast.
Article 2. The legislation
of the
In accordance to the Constitution of the
Article 3. The Administrative-territorial
arrangement of the Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia
The territory of the Autonomous Oblast of South
Ossetia may not be altered without consent of People’s Deputies of the
Autonomous Oblast.
The Following districts are included in the
Autonomous Oblast: Java, Znauri, Leningori, Tskhinvali, the City of
The alteration of boundaries of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast shall be carried out in conformity to the rules
established by law.
Creation of districts and cities, settlements
and residential areas, as well as their abolishment, renaming and naming,
determination of district boundaries and their alteration shall be carried out
in conformity to the rules established by the law of the Georgian SSR.
The issues relating to the administrative-territorial
arrangement of the Autonomous Oblast shall be decided with respect of the
relevant organs of state authority of the autonomous oblast.
Article 4.
Representation of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast
in the Supreme Soviet of the
In accordance with Article 110 of the
Constitution of the
Article 5. Participation of
residents of the Autonomous oblast in elections of the Soviets of People’s
Deputies.
The citizens residing in the Autonomous oblast
participate in the elections of the Supreme Soviet of People’s Deputies of the
Article 6. In accordance to the Constitution
of the USSR and the Constitution of the Georgian SSR, citizens residing in the
Autonomous Oblast are equal without distinction of origin, social or property
status, race or nationality, sex, education, language, attitude to religion,
type and nature of occupation, or other status and shall have the equal right
to the economic, political, social and cultural life; they also shall have the
right to free application of the mother tongue and other languages of the
peoples of the USSR.
Article 7. The right of
direct interrelations between the organs of state authority and state
administration of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast and of the Georgian SSR.
Article 8. The Plan of Social and Economic
Development of the Autonomous Oblast of
The Plan of Social and Economic development of
the Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia is a constituent part of the Plan of
Social and Economic Development for the Autonomous Oblast of the Georgian SSR.
The major indicators of the Plan of
Social-Economic Development of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast are singled
out in a separate line of the Plan of Economic-Social Development of the Georgian
SSR.
The Plan of Economic and Social Development of
the Autonomous oblast shall secure the comprehensive economic and social
development of the autonomous Oblast.
Article 9. The Budget of the
Autonomous Oblast of
The budget of the Autonomous Oblast of South
Ossetia is a part of the budget of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia.
The Budget of the Autonomous oblast of
The part of profit of enterprises and
organizations of republican subordination that are located on the territory of
the oblast Soviets shall be transferred to the budget of the Autonomous Oblast;
the amount of transfers and the rules shall be established by the legislation
of the Georgian SSR.
The enterprises and organizations of All-Union
subordination also take part in forming the revenue part of the budget of the
Autonomous oblast. The forms and methods
of such participation shall be determined by the legislation of the
Chapter II
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the
Autonomous oblast
of
Soviet of People’s Deputies of the Autonomous
Oblast of South Ossetia
Article 10. The Soviet of People’s Deputies of
the Autonomous Oblast as the organ of state authority.
In accordance with the Constitution of the
Article 11. The jurisdiction of the Soviet of
People’s Deputies of the Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia
The major principles of organization and
activity of the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous
Oblast and its jurisdiction is
determined by the law of the USSR “on Jurisdiction of Soviets of people’s
Deputies of Regions and Oblasts”, this law and other legal acts of the Georgian
SSR.
The Oblast Soviet shall deal with all matters
of local significance in accordance with the interest of the citizens residing on
the territory under its jurisdiction with respect of specifics of the
autonomous oblast and other traits, implement decisions of higher bodies of
state authority, guide the work of lower Soviets of people’s Deputies, take
part in decision-making of matters of Republican and All-Union significance,
and submit proposals concerning them.
The Soviet of people’s deputies of the
Autonomous oblast of
Article 12. The procedure of election of the
Soviet of people’s Deputies of the Autonomous oblast of
The Soviet of people’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast shall be elected on the basis of universal, equal
and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
The rules for conducting the elections are
determined by the law of the Georgian SSR on Elections of Local Soviets of
people’s Deputies.
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Article 14. Direction of the state, economic and
social-cultural development by the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the
Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the
Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia shall direct on its territory execution of
plans of the state, economic and social development, the budget and submit the
report on its implementation, exercise general guidance over state bodies,
enterprises, organizations and collective farms, facilitate the strengthening
of state security, state and labour discipline, public order and protection of
rights of citizens.
The enterprises, organizations and agencies,
providing the service to the population of the oblast, shall be under
subordination of the Autonomous Oblast.
The rules of subordination of the mentioned enterprises, organizations
and agencies shall be established by the All-Union legislation and the laws of
the Georgian SSR.
Article 15. Securing the
comprehensive economic and social development by the Soviet of People’s
Deputies of the Autonomous oblast of
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast shall ensure comprehensive, all-round economic and
social development of its area, exercise control over the activity of
enterprises, institutions and organizations of All-Union or Republican
subordination, coordinate and supervise administration of land-resources,
environment protection, construction, labour resources, production of consumer
goods. The Soviet of People’s Deputies shall hear regular reports from the
heads of enterprises and institutions, take decisions on them and if necessary,
submit the relevant proposals to the highest organs of state authority. The proposals shall be considered and the
results communicated to the Soviet.
The Ministries of the USSR and of the Georgian
SSR, the state committees and agencies shall secure submission of indicators,
plans and projects, except of plans of military production to the Oblast Soviet,
take into account the conclusions of the this Soviet wile elaborating and
approving the development plans of branches of the Public Economy on its
territory.
(…)
Organization of the Activity of the Soviet of
People’s Deputies of the Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia
The Session of the Soviet of People’s deputies
of the Autonomous oblast of
Article 16. Guidance of the
activity of lower Soviets by the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the Autonomous
Oblast of South Ossetia.
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the
Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia shall direct activity of the lower Soviets
of People’s Deputies in execution of decisions of higher organs of state
authority, implementation of plans of economic and social development, as well
as of the All-Union, Republican, regional and Interagency programs of
comprehensive development in conformity to the legislation; the Soviet of
People’s Deputies of the Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia shall learn and
disseminate the experience of Soviets, provide officials with training and
re-education activity and elaborate effective forms and methods for raising
their qualification.
The Oblast Soviet shall hear the reports and
information from the lower Soviets regarding their activity; it shall have the
right to revoke the acts of subordinate Soviets if they run counter to the
legislation.
2. Jurisdiction of the Soviet of People’s
Deputies of the Autonomous Oblast of
Article 17. Jurisdiction in the
field of planning, material-technical supply, accounting and reporting.
The jurisdiction of the Soviet of People’s
Deputies of the Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia shall cover:
1) Endorsement of current and prospective plans
of economic and social development, organization of and control over the
implementation of those plans, approval of reports on their execution; respect
the requests of constituency while elaborating the current and prospective
action plans, as well as of working collectives and public organizations; take
measures for improving the planning works for the purpose of rational
development of the economic branches; increase the effectiveness of production,
acceleration of scientific and technical progress and improvement of the production
quality;
2) Approval of the summarized close in the plan
of economic and social development with respect of improving the working
conditions, qualification and professionalism, education and cultural level,
housing, health-care and other measures aimed at improving the level of life of
employees;
3) Consideration of plans of organizations of
All-Union and Republican subordination within the limit of its jurisdiction;
submission of proposals, where necessary, to the relevant higher organs of
state authority, participation in discussion of proposals; draft and approve
the current and prospective plans of constructing materials, local consumer
goods, communal service and cultural-housing construction, and control the
implementation of the said plans.
4) Approval of the issues of location,
development and specialization of enterprises, organizations and institutions
of Oblast subordination and take measures for developing their
material-technical basis.
5) Communication to the District and City
(under the oblast subordination) Soviets the information regarding the
draft-plans and approved plans of enterprises, organizations and institutions
located in the area under its jurisdiction;
6) Participation in drafting the regional and
other programs with regard of developing the territorial-industrial complexes
and industrial blocs in the area under its jurisdiction;
7) Submission
to the relevant Ministries, State Committees and Agencies of the USSR
and the Georgian SSR proposals on production of consumer goods at the
enterprises under their jurisdictions (the Oblast Soviet shall be informed on
the results of consideration of its proposals not later than within a month);
drafting the conclusions for All-Union Ministries and the Ministries of the
Georgian SSR on organization of producing of additional consumer goods outside
of planned items at the enterprises under its subordination;
8) Elaboration of estimates of labour
resources, local constructing materials and fuel, as well as of land resources
and other estimates necessary for planning the economic and social development
of the Oblast;
9) Reorganize and abolish the enterprises,
organizations and institutions of oblast subordination in compliance to the
rules established by law; where necessary, submit the proposals on
reorganization or abolishment of the enterprises and organizations under higher
subordination.;
10) Direction of organizations of oblast
subordination dealing with supply and trade activity; arrangement of material-technical
supply of enterprises of oblast subordination, as well as realization of
produced goods;
11) Direction of accounting, reporting and
statistic works at the enterprises, organizations and institutions under the
oblast subordination; facilitation to the statistical entities; implementation
of centralization of accounting works and introduction of progressive methods
in those works; safeguarding the rules and procedures of drafting and
delivering the reporting data, and its terms.
Article 18.
Jurisdiction in the field of budget and finance.
Soviet of People’s Deputies of the Autonomous
oblast of
1) Approves the total sum of revenues and
expenditures of the budget of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, specifies
the major sources of income and assignments for local economy and for financing
the social-cultural measures and maintaining the state and administrative
organs of the autonomous oblast; while drafting the budget takes into account
the requests of the constituency;
2) Approves the budget of the oblast, and the
amount of cash-flow in pursuance to the oblast budget; determines the quarterly
allocation of revenues and expenditures of the Oblast;
3) Approves the incomes and expenditures
between the Oblast budget and the budgets of districts and cities of oblast
subordination;
4) Determines the income and expenditure parts
of the budgets for each district and city, approves the amount of transfers
from state taxes and revenues to the budget of cities of oblast subordination;
5) Coordinates the implementation of the oblast
budget; exercises control over implementation of budgets of cities under oblast
subordination, protection of financial discipline, execution of
industrial-financial plans of enterprises, associations and organizations with
respect of effective usage of labour and financial resources; examines the results of financial-economic
activity of the departments and offices of the Executive Committee, enterprises
and organizations; takes measures for searching the internal economic reserves;
6) Uses the additional sum of income and
savings for development of local economy and financing of social and cultural
events, including the investments for renovation of premises of Executive
Committee, its departments and divisions and of the Notary Office, also for
purchasing the equipment and facilities for them, for building the premises for
village and settlement executive committees, purchasing of transportation means
and renovation of existing offices (removal of the said resources from the
oblast budget, except of those left due to the non-fulfillment of investment
plans and the plans of development of the social-cultural institutions, is
inadmissible);
7) In the course of execution of the budget and
where necessary, redistributes the resources of the oblast budget among the
economic branches, departments and divisions of the executive committee, and
also within the approved fund of wages;
8) Approves the Report on implementation of the
Oblast budget;
9) Takes measures for strengthening
material-financial basis of the lower Soviets and Executive Committee;
10)
Creates the fund in the oblast budget for unforeseen expenses;
11) Determines the rules for providing the
loans for covering the cash deficit to the budgets of cities under district and
oblast subordination, and defines the rules for recovering of such loans;
12) In case of necessity and in pursuance to
the rules established by law renders the pecuniary aid to the citizens who have
got the damage from natural calamities or other accidents;
13) On the exceptional basis writes off bad
debts from certain borrowers who got the loan for construction of individual
houses from the State Bank of the
14) Directs the works for calculation and
collection of state and local taxes and duties; in conformity to the
legislation extends the term of covering the income tax by the collective farms
having got the damage due to the natural disasters, in case of necessity
exercises a partial or full exemption from taxes at the expense of relevant
budget; on the basis of average tax-rate on agriculture determines the
tax-rates for certain districts and settlements; where necessary may reduce the
rates and introduce the benefits on the local taxes and duties to the certain
objects or the groups of tax-payers, decides other issues of taxes and duties
under its jurisdiction;
15) Examines the quarterly cash-plans of the
office of the State Bank of the USSR in districts and cities under the Oblast
subordination, takes measures for execution of those plans; approves the
long-term loan plans of the Oblast aimed at developing the collective farms,
economic enterprises (organizations) in the rural settlements, construction of
cooperative and individual houses; exercises the control over efficient and
proper application of credits and timely recovery of the long-term credits;
redistributes the long-term loans between the districts and cities under the
Oblast subordination within the scope of total amount determined in the plans
of long-term crediting for each group of
long-term debtors;
16) Exercises control over timely transfer of
assessments of collective farms to the centralized Union Fund of social
security of the farmers and to the centralized Union Fund of social insurance
of the farmers;
17) Decides the issues relating to transferring
the premises, transportation means and other property from one state organization,
institutions or enterprise to other organizations, institutions or enterprises,
as well as of collective farms, economic organizations and other institutions;
18) Issues the permission to the enterprises
and organizations under the local subordination for purchasing the premises and
facilities from the cooperative or other public organizations within the limits
of capital assignments;
19) Directs the work of the state saving-banks,
coordinates the allocation of the network of saving-banks on the territory of
the oblast; directs the work of the local insurance agencies;
20) Administers and directs the works of
internal financial audit.
Article 19. Jurisdiction in price-policy
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast:
1) Takes measures on the territory of the
Autonomous oblast for implementation of uniformed price-policy and exercises
control over the proper determination and application of prices, tariffs, extra-charges and
allowances by the enterprises and organizations located on the territory of the
Oblast; takes necessary measures for effective state and public control in the
field of price-policy, as well as for prevention of violation of
price-discipline;
2) In pursuance to the legislation decides the
issues of introduction of prices and tariffs; within its competence takes
measures for development of price and tariff system, also for eradication of
plurality of prices on the similar items and tariffs for the similar services.
Article 20. Jurisdiction in the field of
Industry
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast:
1) Administers the enterprises and amalgamates,
secures implementation of financial plans, controls the application of basic
and current assets, quality of the production; approves the results of
financial-economic activity, and the distribution of the profit; takes measures
for application in industry the new and progressive technologies, and for
effective use of equipments, facilities and materials; creates the fund for
development of the local industry in conformity to the legislation.
2) Distributes the products of local industrial
enterprises and amalgamates made of local materials, as well as of waste
products and raw materials;
3) Directs the development of public goods;
coordinates and controls their production at every enterprises located on the
territory of the Autonomous oblast; takes measures for increasing the level of
production, enlargement the range of goods and for improving the quality of
goods; organizes production of building materials on the bases of local raw
materials through application of production waste at the disposal of the
oblast;
4) Assists the enterprises and organizations
located on the territory of the Oblast and subordinate to higher state organs
in rational application of productive capacity, materials, labour and financial
resources, improving the social and cultural level of workers and servants;
5) Finds the reserves of material resources for
additional enlargement of the production of public goods;
6) Assists in developing the handicraft
production; takes measures for strengthening the material and technical bases
for handicraft production.
Article 21. Jurisdiction in
the field of construction, town-planning and Architecture.
The Soviet of Peoples Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast:
1) Directs the works on town-planning,
architecture and compound-construction; develops the construction works and
building of premises, as well as the application of type designs and prefabricated
elements, industrial methods of construction, local building materials,
effective use of investments, development of material-technical base of
construction; takes measures for: reducing the price, increase of effectiveness
and quality, reducing the term of construction, application in construction of
achievements of sciences and technologies and progressive and const-effective
methods of planning and building, engineering, modern amenities and gardening;
2) In pursuance to the established rules approves
or coordinates the projects and schemes of the district planning, projects of
country-side zones, general plans and detailed projects of town-planning and
other settlements, introduction of new construction on the territory of the
oblast, extension and reconstruction of industrial, transport and other
objects;
3) Exercises control over constructions carried
out on the territory of the Oblast, observes the terms and quality of building and
installation works; safeguards the proper application of lands under
construction of premises irrespective of their subordination; prohibits or
terminates construction carried out with the breach of legislation; applies
other sanctions, established by law, in the event of low-grade construction of
civil objects, production of poor materials and goods not meeting the standard
and technical requirement;
4) Directs the building and repairing
organizations under oblast subordination; observes implementation of
financial-economic plans; approves the projects and titular lists of
construction of the objects under oblast subordination within the limits of
estimate established by law; upon the consent of enterprises, organizations,
institutions and collective farms decides the issues on joint usage of
resources assigned for housing, utility, road construction, building of
cultural, educational, Health-care and sport facilities, offices for trade and
public catering; determines the customers at those types of construction.
Article 22. Jurisdiction in the field of
Agriculture and Food Production
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast:
1) Directs the agriculture and other branches
of agriculture complex; takes measures for developing of material-technical
basis, increase of production and improvement of the quality of agriculture
products, improvement of housing and cultural conditions for the residents of
rural area;
2) Approves the tasks on state purchasing of
agriculture products; organizes implementation of plans by agrarian enterprises
and organizations; secures the storage of agriculture products;
3) Takes measures for application of
achievements of sciences and technologies as well as the progressive methods of
agriculture production to the collective farms and other agrarian enterprises
and organizations aimed at effective use and storage of agriculture machines,
transport, fuel, fertilizers, pesticides and other material-technical
resources;
4) Exercises control over the food processing
organizations; observes the conditions of storage, processing and realization
of agriculture products and raw materials;
5) Takes part in decision-making relating to
the process of determination or changing of major direction of collective farms
and other agrarian enterprises and organizations;
6) Directs the application of melioration,
secure the effective exploitation of meliorating facilities;
7) Exercises control over observance of Regulations of Collective Farms, democratic
basis of management of collective farms and reconciliation of private and
public interests in the collective farms;
8) Decides the issues of forming the
inter-economic organizations in agrarian sector; coordinates their activity;
decides the issues of their reorganization and liquidation;
9) Directs the veterinary works; introduces
quarantine where necessary and secures the observance of quarantine and other
veterinary and sanitary rules;
10) Takes necessary measures for fighting
against vermin and weeds; introduces and removes the quarantine on plants; exercises control over
observance of rules of technical safety while applying the chemical means of
plant-protection;
11) Elaborates and implements the measures
aimed at increasing the agriculture production at the facilitating farms of
enterprises, organizations and institutions, as well as at the private
facilitating farms of peasants, workers and other citizens aimed at further
developing the horticulture and trucking;
Article 23. Jurisdiction in the filed of
environment protection and rational application of natural resources
The Soviet of people’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast:
1) Exercises management and state control in
usage and protection of land on the territory of the Autonomous oblast;
considers and approves the reports on condition and quality of the land;
2) Settles the disputes regarding the
distribution of lots within the limits established by the legislation of the
USSR and of the Georgian SSR; provides conclusions on rendering or seizing of
land holdings exercised upon decision of higher organs;
4) Changes the boundaries and sizes of lands
under collective farms and other agrarian enterprises, organizations and
institutions for the purpose of strengthening or consolidation of
aforementioned entities; approves the decisions of meetings of farmers and
representatives on enlarging the spaces for facilitating farming at the expense
of lands under public usage; gives permission for extending such spaces to the
agrarian enterprises, organizations and institutions;
4) Exercises control over effective use of land
and its fertility; takes measures against soil erosion, salinization, swamping
and other processes worsening the soil condition;
5) Gives permission on carrying out the geologic,
geodesic and other research works over all lands in pursuance the rules
established by law without seizing the lands from the land-users;
6) Exercises the state management and state
control in the field of water, forest, soil and air protection, as well as of
fauna on the territory of the Autonomous oblast; settles the disputes on usage
of water; takes part in planning of forest development, application of forest
resources and timber; takes measures for protection of forests and fighting
against forest-fires; exercises control over execution of measures for
rehabilitation of deteriorated bowels and for re-cultivation of lands;
7) Secures elaboration and implementation of
measures for environment protection, and of rational usage, protection and restoration
of natural resources; exercises control over the hunting and fishing; directs
the work of Associations of Environment Protection, Hunters’ and Fishermen’s.
Article 24. Jurisdiction in the field of road
maintenance
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast:
1) secures the
development of the road-network, its maintenance and material-technical supply
for traffic regulation on the territory of the Autonomous oblast, building of
premises and facilities for renovation of the roads;
2) directs the
building, repair-works, maintenance and exploitation of motor roads of oblast
and local importance; facilitates the building, maintenance and exploitation of
motor roads of all-Union and republican importance; exercises control over
building, renovation and maintaining the motor roads;
3) takes measures for
rational usage of labour resources, equipment and facilities for building,
renovating and maintaining of the roads;
4) coordinated involvement of collective farms,
sovkhozs, industrial and transport enterprises and other organization in the
process of building, reconstruction, renovation and maintenance of the local
roads in pursuance of the rules established by law;
5) secures development
of capacity of enterprises and organizations under oblast subordination
producing materials for road construction, renovation and maintenance;
6) takes part in
decision-making on the issues relating to the motor roads and roads of oblast
significance; approves the enumeration of roads of local significance upon the
consent of the relevant higher bodies.
Article 25. Jurisdiction in the sphere of
transport and communications
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast:
1) directs the work of transport enterprises
and organizations of Oblast significance;
2) exercises control over
the activity of the transport enterprises and
organizations of public service under higher subordination; facilitates
them in fulfilling the plans of freight traffic;
3) takes measures for concentration of motor transport at the
large transport enterprises;
4) organizes the
registration of motor cars and other vehicles at the enterprises, organizations
and under ownership of citizens; provides supervision over the technical
condition of those vehicles; exercises control over the proper usage of motor
cars owned by the citizens.
5) takes measures for
securing the safe traffic on the roads;
6) directs the work of communication
enterprises and organizations under oblast jurisdiction, takes measures for
improving the public service at the communication enterprises, provides
assistance for improving the telephone, telegraph and postal communication, for
development of the radio and TV network, renovation and protection of the
communication lines.
Article 26. Jurisdiction in
the field of housing, communal and modern services.
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast:
1) directs the works of enterprises,
institutions and organizations dealing with housing, communal and modern
utilities under the oblast subordination; takes measures for strengthening
their material-technical base; secures the complex development of organizations
of housing and communal services;
2) secures the
maintenance, proper exploitation, general and current renovation of housing
fund under the jurisdiction of the local Soviets;
3) exercises control over the condition and
exploitation of housing fund, communal enterprises and facilities, houses and
premises under the personal ownership of citizens; takes measures for shifting
the housing funds under agency subordination within the jurisdiction of the
local Soviets;
4) exercises control
over the registration of citizens not having the sufficient lodging space;
5) coordinates the works for electrification,
water supply, gas supply, heating and sewerage system of urban and rural areas
and other settlements; takes measures for securing the communal services and
providing the fuel to the population; exercises control over the construction
and exploitation of the water purification facilities;
6) takes measures for
improving the condition of modern utilities and sanitary system of residential
areas, maintaining and improving the gardens;
7) coordinates
involvement of enterprises, institutions and organizations under higher
subordination in municipal improvements of residential areas;
8) issues permission, in pursuance to the
legislation, to demolish the dwellings owned by the citizens under the right to
the private property for the purpose of providing the land plots for the state
and public needs;
9) issues permission
for renovating the houses at the expense of funds assigned for the major
repairs;
10) takes measure for maintaining the cemeteries, communal
graves and other burial places;
Article 27. Jurisdiction in the sphere of trade
and public catering
The Soviet of people’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast:
1) coordinates the state and cooperative trade,
public catering on the territory of the Autonomous Oblast, as well as the works
of trade enterprises and organizations under Oblast subordination; takes
measures for strengthening of material-technical basis of trade enterprises and
public-food organizations; provides refrigerating equipment and other
facilities to those organizations;
2) approves the plans of commodity turnover of the retail trade enterprises and
organizations under the oblast subordination; distributes the market funds of
consumer goods between the organizations of state trade and consumers’
cooperation;
3) coordinates and
exercises control over the works of the trade enterprises and organizations, as
well as of public catering establishments under higher subordination;
4) takes measures for
involving additional local resources of food and industrial production;
5) takes measures for investigation of demand
on the consumer goods; facilitates in concluding the agreements between the
enterprises and organizations of trade and public catering; takes measures for
development of the network of trade and public catering; promotes application
of progressive forms of trade and services;
6) exercises control
over the agriculture products produced by the consumers’ cooperation on the
basis of commissioning;
7) exercises control over
observance of the Statute of oblast Union of Consumers’ Associations and of
democratic foundations of management of Consumers’ Cooperation;
8) takes measures for
development of trade of collective farms at the farmers’ market;
9) exercises control
over the observance of trade and sanitary rules at the trade organizations, as
well as at the institutions of public food and the farmers’ markets.
Article 28. Jurisdiction in the sphere of
consumer services
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast:
1) directs the consumer service of the
population at the enterprises and organizations under oblast subordination
dealing with consumer service; takes measures for strengthening of
material-technical basis and effective application of capacities of the
enterprises working in the field of consumer service;
2) secures the
execution of industrial-financial plans by consumer service
enterprises and organizations under Oblast
subordination; exercises control over
appropriation of basic assets; approves the results of financial-economic
activity and distribution of profits in accordance with the established rules;
3) approves the plans
of realization of consumer services by the enterprises and organizations under
Oblast subordination, also the tasks of consumer service to the population
provided by the enterprises and organizations of All-Union and Republican
subordination.
4) coordinates and
exercises control over the works of consumer service enterprises under higher
subordination;
5) secures
more comprehensive supply of consumer services; takes measures for
specialization and strengthening of production and application of wider types
of consumer services, improvement of quality and raising the culture of
service; exercises control over the regime of activity of the consumer service
enterprises and offices;
6) promotes
development of patronage and cooperation system between the industrial and
consumer service enterprises; facilitates to the enterprises, collective farms
and Sovkhozs in effective application of their capacities and enlargement of
the network of consumer services.
Article 29.
Jurisdiction in the field of education and sciences
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast:
1) directs the matters of public education,
pre-school and non-school education, as well as education of children at the
boarding schools, children’s home and special schools; secures the
implementation of general compulsory education at secondary schools; secures
the possibility to apply the native language at schools as a language of
instruction; takes measures for strengthening the links between the schools and
enterprises, for improvement of vocational education; provides the registration
of the school-age children;
2) secures the development of the network of
schools, proper allocation of secondary schools, application of training
workshops and sections of enterprises, organizations and collective farms for
working education; takes measures for improving the activity of the night
classes and the educational institution instructing by correspondence;
3) secures the development of the network of
pre-school and out-of school education, their proper allocation; when necessary
may increase a number of children at the pre-school establishment above the
amount determined in the plan of economic and social development of the
autonomous oblast and provides the additional funds from the budget of the
Autonomous oblast;
4) exercises control
over the schools of general education, pre-schools and out-of school
establishments irrespective of their jurisdiction, and over the proper
application of educational funds;
5) secures the
strengthening of educational-material capacity of schools, boarding-schools,
children’s homes, as well as of material basis for labour education;
6) takes measures for
providing free text-books for the pupils of schools of general education;
7) provides free
transportation for the children of rural area to school and from school, as well
as to the places of labour education;
8) directs the work of
guardianship and trusteeship establishments;
9) take measures for
assisting the development of sciences, the works high educational and
vocational institutions located on the territory of the Autonomous Oblast.
Article 30.
Jurisdiction in the field of Cultural-educational and Art activity
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast.
1) directs the cultural-educational works at
the cultural-educational establishments under the Oblast subordination; takes
measure for promoting the role of cultural-educational and art institutions in
developing the higher political, working, moral and ethic levels; takes
measures for strengthening their material-technical basis and capacity;
2) coordinates and exercises control over the activity of
cultural-educational organizations and institutions, art schools and
enterprises irrespective of their subordination;
3) elaborates and executes the various of
measures for developing the network of cultural and art establishments of the
autonomous oblast, the system of cultural service to the population and the
network of cultural establishment at the rural areas; takes measures for developing of national
culture, art and literature;
4) directs the work of TV and Radio
broadcasting; organizes the cinema service for the population; takes measures
for developing of theatrical, musical, dancing and art amateur establishments
and other forms of folk amateur art activities;
organizes the festivals, competitions, exhibitions and other
arrangements in the field of culture and art;
5) directs the works
for introducing the civil rites in the life of Soviet citizens;
6) exercises state
management and state control in the field of protection of historical and
cultural monuments;
7) directs the
publishing activity at the enterprises and organizations under the oblast
subordination;
8) renders the
assistance to the Creative Unions and organizations, the Society “Tsodna” of
Georgian SSR.
Article 31. Jurisdiction in
the field of Healthcare.
The Soviet of People’ Deputies of the
Autonomous oblast of
9) directs the affairs of healthcare at the
medical organizations and institutions under the subordination of the
autonomous Oblast; takes measures for strengthening their material-technical
basis and institutional capacity; takes measures for developing the network of
the medical institutions and for proper allocation of such organizations; secures the emergency service to the
population;
10) exercises control
over the medical institutions under higher subordination;
11) coordinates and exercises control over the
activity of all enterprises, institutions and organizations in health
protection and sanitary-economic condition of the population, prevention of
infection diseases; in case of threat of
spreading the contagious diseases introduces the special regime of
labour, education, transportation and
freightage in pursuance to the established rules aimed at preventing
from and liquidating the disease;
12) secures the
medicine-supply and takes medical-preventive measures for the population;
13) organizes the work
for protecting the mothers and children, improving the working and life
conditions of women, implementing the recreating measures for children and
juveniles;
14) coordinates and
exercises control over the measures for preventing and reducing the noise at
the residential and public premises, in the cities and other residential areas;
15) exercises state control
over the recreation of environment, sanitary protection of water reservoirs,
soil and air;
16) takes part in decision-making with regard
of rendering the status of Resort Area to the territories, determination of
boundaries of sanitary protection of the resorts and setting the regime of
resort activities;
17) secures
development of the zones of rest of workers; determines such zones and
exercises control over proper application of resorts;
18) coordinates the
activity of the oblast organization of the Red Cross of Georgia.
Article 32. Jurisdiction in
the field of physical training and sport.
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the
Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia:
1) directs the affairs of physical training and
sport;
2) secures the development of the network of
sporting facilities and premises on the territory of the autonomous oblast;
develops the network of gymnasiums for physical training of population; takes
measures for strengthening of material-technical basis of physical training and
sport;
3) coordinates the
holding of sporting events in the oblast;
4) directs activity of
voluntary sporting associations.
Article 33.
Jurisdiction in the field of labour, application of
labour resources and training of human resources.
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast:
1) provides registration and regulation of
labour resources on the territory of the Autonomous oblast; takes measures for
rational application of labour resources and for development of the system of
employment; develops the system of
public awareness with regard of demand in labour resources at the enterprises,
organizations and institutions; takes measures for lowering the level of
fluctuation movement of personnel at the enterprises, organizations and institutions
located on the territory of the Autonomous Oblast;
2) exercises control
over the observance of labour law, rules of labour protection and accident
prevention;
3) takes part in
elaboration of labour plans together with the Ministries, State Committees and
Agencies;
4) approves the plans
of organized staffing, resettlement, employment of school-leavers at the
enterprises, organizations and institutions irrespective of their
subordination;
5) takes measure,
together with the trade unions and other public organizations for developing of
Socialist Emulation on the territory of the Autonomous Oblast; approves the conditions and summarizes the
result of the Socialist Emulation together with the oblast authorities;
6) directs the
activity of training and retraining of workers and servants at the enterprises,
organizations and institutions under the oblast subordination; exercises control over the training courses
at the enterprises, organizations and institutions under higher subordination;
7) designs the plans
of employment for the institutions of education, culture and healthcare of the
Autonomous oblast; secures the proper allocation of qualified staff;
8) organizes the works for providing the necessary
working and life conditions to the servants working at the institutions of
education, culture, healthcare and social protection; exercises control over proper implementation
of plans on providing these servants with housing conditions and privileges
established by law;
9) takes measures for
applying the scientific methods of work, sharing of progressive experience,
increasing the labour effectiveness and strengthening of labour discipline;
10) takes measures for
promoting the invention and rationalization activities, application of modern
technologies and progressive methods at the enterprises; supports activity of
scientific-technical societies.
Article 34.
Jurisdiction in the field of Social Protection
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast:
1) directs the affairs of social protection at
the enterprises and organizations of social protection under the oblast
subordination;
2) exercises control
over the works of institutions and agencies dealing with the issues of social
protection and located on the territory of the Autonomous Oblast;
3) coordinates the
timely and proper assignment and payment of pensions and allowances; exercises control over observance of
legislation on privileges of the citizens;
4) institutes the personal pensions of local
significance; files the motions on providing the personal pensions of
republican and All-Union significance in pursuance of the rules established by
law;
5) forms the oblast
Council of Social protection for farmers and exercises control over its
activity;
6) coordinates the work for employment of
retired and disable citizens, as well as of members of families of military
servicemen, perished soldiers and partisans; provides the job places for using
the labour of disable and retired citizens;
8) decides the issues relating to the
employment of citizens at the institutions of social protection; takes measures
for developing the network of agencies dealing with the matters of social
protection; provides support for strengthening of material basis and capacity
of the institutions working in the field of social protection;
8) directs the works
of the organs of forensic-labour medicine;
9) directs and
controls the activity of associations of blinds and deaf; develops the training and manufacturing
establishments for these societies.
Article 35.
Jurisdiction in the field of administration of Socialist justice,
protection of state and public order, rights of citizens and people’s control.
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast:
1) secures observance of laws of the USSR and
the Georgian SSR, other acts issued by the higher organs of state authority and
state administration; secures the
maintenance of state and public order, socialist property, rights and legal
interests of citizens, enterprises, institutions and organizations;
2) takes measures for improving the legal
works; directs this works at the enterprises, institutions and organizations
under oblast subordination; organizes the work for legal consultations and
interpretation of laws at the enterprises, organizations and institutions;
3) takes measures for
preventing the crime; analysis the crime
situation on the territory of the Autonomous oblast;
4) when necessary,
revokes the acts issued by the heads of subordinate enterprises and
organizations;
5) suspends the acts, which run counter to the
legislation and are issued by the heads of enterprise, institutions and
organizations on the matters of land-management, water-management, environment protection,
construction, housing and communal economy, application of labour resources,
production of public goods, protection of historical monuments, and informs the
relevant higher organs about such decision;
6) secures the timely and proper consideration
of proposals, applications and complaints of citizens; exercises control over implementation of such
works at the Departments and Divisions of the Executive Committee of the
oblast, at the enterprises, organizations and institutions located on the territory
of the Autonomous Oblast; receives the
elucidative notes on these issues from the heads of aforementioned entities;
7) exercises
administrative measures in case of breach of order in pursuance to the
procedure established by law;
8) forms the Committee of People’s Control of
the Autonomous oblast and changes its composition; directs the activity of the Committee of
people’s Control of the Autonomous oblast; considers the reports on its work; revokes the decisions of the Committee of
People’s Control if they run counter to the relevant legislation;
9) elects the court of
the autonomous oblast and changes its composition; considers the reports on the work of the
court of Autonomous oblast;
10) directs the work
of State Arbitration and Notary offices;
exercises general administration of the Bar Council; facilitates the
organs of Procuracy in their work.
11) directs the work
of law-enforcement agencies under its subordination; exercises control over the
proper administration of passport regime;
12) directs the work
of the organs of registration and the Oblast Archive;
13) coordinates the measures aimed at
preventing the natural calamities and for liquidation of results of natural
disasters; when necessary, coordinates
the involvement of such works the staff of enterprises, organizations and
institutions, and population;
14) coordinates the
work of voluntary squads on protection of public order, amicable courts and other public organs;
15) directs the
fire-preventive activities on the territory of the Autonomous oblast;
coordinates the work of voluntary fire-brigades;
16) directs the
activities for protecting the lives of people at the rivers, lakes and water
reservoirs;
17) exercises control
over the observance of legislation on religious rites.
Article 36.
Jurisdiction in the field of defence
Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast:
1) secures implementation of the law of the
2) directs the work of
military training of civilians on the territory of the Autonomous oblast;
3) exercises control over the observance of
legislation on privileges and aids determined for participants of the Great
patriotic War, ex-servicemen and reserve forces, as well as the privileges and
aids for families of perished soldiers and partisans;
4) takes measures for
providing the reserves to the Military Forces of the
5) organizes the works for military-patriotic education of the
population; develops the patronage links between the working collectives and
military units; directs and controls the work of voluntary defence
associations.
Article 37. Jurisdiction in organizing the
elections
The Soviet of people’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast:
secures the implementation of necessary
measures on the territory of the Autonomous oblast for preparing and holding
the elections of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Supreme Soviet of the Georgian
SSR, local Soviets of People’s Deputies, as well as of the District
(City)People’s Courts.
Article 38. Jurisdiction in institution of
government award
The Soviet of people’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast considers the recommendations on awarding the
citizens with the Orders and Decorations of the
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, upon authorization of the presidium of the Supreme
Soviet of the
Article 39.
Other jurisdiction of the Soviet of people’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast
Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast, in addition to the jurisdiction specified for in
this Law, exercises other authorities in pursuance to the legislation of the
III. Organization of the work of the Soviet of
People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous oblast.
Session of the Soviet of People’s Deputies of
the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast
Article 40.
Convocation and rule of operation of the Session
The Executive Committee of the Autonomous
Oblast shall convoke the session of the People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian
Autonomous oblast not less than four times a year.
The session may be convoked at the request of
not less than one-third of Deputies of the oblast Soviet.
The first session of newly elected Oblast
Soviet shall be convened by the oblast Executive Committee within three weeks
after elections and the session shall be inaugurated by the oldest Deputy. The following session shall be open by the
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Soviet.
The Executive Committee of the Oblast Soviet
shall inform the Deputies and the public about the time and venue of
convocation of the session, as well as of the matters in agenda two weeks prior
of the session.
The session of the oblast Soviet is authorized
if not less than two-thirds of Deputies are present.
The Oblast Soviet shall elect a Chairman and a
Secretary from the Deputies for leading the Sessions.
Article 41. The rules of submitting the issues
to be considered at the session
The Executive Committee, Standing Commissions
and the Deputies of the oblast Soviet are authorized to submit the issues to be
considered at the session.
Proposals to the agenda of the session may be submitted
by the public organizations of the Oblast, as well as by the district and city
Soviets of the People’s Deputies.
Article 42. The matters decided at the sessions
The Soviet of people’s Deputies of the South Ossetian
Autonomous Oblast is authorized to consider any issues under its jurisdiction
in conformity to the legislation of the
The following issues shall be under the sole
authority of the sessions:
1) recognition of the
authority of Deputies; pre-term termination of the authority of Deputies in the
events prescribed by law;
2) election of the
Oblast Executive Committee and alteration of its composition; formation and
election of standing Commissions of the oblast Soviets and alteration of their
composition;
3) consideration
of reports on the activity of the executive committee and standing commissions;
4) consideration of
information submitted by the Deputies on performing the duties of deputies,
decisions and instructions of the Soviet and its bodies;
5) forming the
divisions and department of the executive committee, appointment and dismissal
of the heads of divisions and departments;
6)
forming the Committee of People’s Control of the Autonomous Oblast and
alteration of its composition; consideration of reports on the activity of the
Committee of the People’s Control of the Autonomous oblast; revoke the
decisions of the Committee of the people’s Control of the Autonomous Oblast if
they run counter to the legislation;
7) forming the
Commissions at the Executive Committee in conformity to the legislation;
8) election of the
9) approval of current
and prospective plans of economic and social development, as well as the budget
of the Autonomous Oblast;
10) approval of
reports on execution of current and prospective plans of economic and social
development and execution of the budget of the Autonomous oblast;
11) consideration and
approval of the Action Plans on implementation of mandates;
12) consideration of
questions of Deputies;
13) annulment of
decisions and orders of the Executive Committee of the oblast Soviet; annulment
of decisions of the lower Soviets if they run counter to the legislation.
Article 43. Decisions made by the Soviet of
People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous oblast adopts decisions within the scope of its
jurisdiction established by the legislation of the
The decisions of the Oblast Soviet shall be
adopted on the basis of voting by show by majority of total number of Deputies
of the Oblast Soviet; the Decision shall be signed by the Chairman and
Secretary of the Executive Committee.
The decisions of the oblast Soviet shall be
communicated to the relevant organizations, officials and public within ten
days by the executive committee.
Proposals and recommendations envisaged in the Decision addressed to the
enterprises, institutions and organizations under higher subordination shall be
considered by the heads of the said organizations; the latter shall inform
about the results the Soviet or its executive committee within two weeks.
If the Heads of enterprises, institutions and organizations
under higher subordination fail to execute the decision made by the Oblast
Soviet, the latter is authorized to address to the relevant higher authorities
with proposal on imposition of disciplinary sanctions up to removal from the
office. The local Soviet or its
executive Committee shall be informed about the results of consideration of its
proposal within a month.
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the
Georgian SSR may revoke the Decision adopted by the Oblast Soviet if it runs
counter to the law.
(…)
The Executive Committee of the Soviet of
People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian
Autonomous Oblast
Article 45.
Executive Committee of the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast is the executive and administrative body of the
Soviet.
The executive-administrative body of the Soviet
of the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast
shall be the Executive Committee elected by the Soviet from among the deputies
composed of: a chairman, first vice-chairman, a secretary and members. The
number of members to the executive committee shall be decided by the Oblast
Soviet.
The executive committee shall be directly
accountable both to the Soviet that elected it to the Council of Ministers of
the Georgian SSR.
The executive committee shall report on its
work at least once a year to the Oblast Soviet that elected it and to meetings
of citizens at their places of work or residence.
The sittings of the executive committee of the
oblast Soviet shall be convened upon the necessity but not less than once a
month. The sitting of the executive
committee shall be deemed authorized if not less than two-thirds of its members
are present.
Article 46.
Jurisdiction of the executive committee
The executive Committee of the Soviet of
People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast shall guide the
state, economic and social-cultural development of its area on the basis of
decisions made by the Soviet that elected it and by the higher executive and
administrative bodies.
The Executive Committee shall decided matters
within the powers accorded to the Soviet except those that are under the sole
jurisdiction of the Session of Soviet.
The Executive Committee:
convokes the session of the Soviet and provides
the preparatory works;
organizes the preliminary discussion of
draft-decisions of the Soviet on the important issues at the meetings of
citizens at their places of work or residence;
coordinates the work of standing commissions of
the Soviet;
assists the deputies in exercising their
authorities;
elaborates and submits to the Oblast Soviet the
current and prospective plans of economic and social development, as well as
the budget of the Autonomous Oblast; takes measures for implementation of the
plans and budget; reports the Oblast
Soviet on execution of plans and implementation of budget;
coordinates implementation of decisions adopted
by the Soviet and higher state bodies, mandate of electors and informs the
deputies and population regarding their realization.
Article 47. Performance of
guidance of the divisions and departments. Relation with enterprises, organizations and
institutions
The Executive Committee of the Soviet of
People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous oblast shall guide and
administer the work of divisions and departments of the executive committee,
enterprises, institutions and organizations under the oblast
subordination; in the period between
convocation of sessions appoints and dismisses the heads of divisions and departments
subject to subsequent confirmation at the session (with the consent of relevant
higher body of state administration);
appoints to and removes from the office leading officials of divisions
and departments of the executive committee, heads of enterprises, institutions
and organizations under the Oblast subordination (in conformity to the list
approved by the executive committee of the oblast Soviet and upon the consent
of the higher body of state administration).
The Executive Committee of the oblast Soviet
may consider the matters accorded to the competence of its divisions and
departments.
Article 48.
Decisions and ordinances of the Executive Committee
Within its power, the Executive Committee of
the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast shall
make decisions and issue the ordinances.
Decisions of the Executive Committee of the
oblast Soviet shall be adopted by the simple majority of vote casts; it shall
be signed by the chairman and the secretary of the Executive Committee. The ordinances of the Executive Committee of
the Oblast Soviet shall be signed by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the
Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee of the Oblast Soviet is
authorized to revoke decisions and ordinances issued by the executive
committees of lower Soviets of People’s Deputies.
The Oblast Soviet and the Council of Ministers
of the Georgian SSR are authorized to revoke the decisions and ordinances
issued by the executive committee of the Oblast Soviet.
Article 49.
Term of authority of the Executive committee
After expiration of the term of authority of
the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, its
executive committee shall retain the authority until the newly elected Oblast
Soviet has elected the executive committee.
Article 50.
Structure and the staff of the Executive Committee
The Structure and the staff of the Executive
Committee of the people’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, its
divisions and departments shall be determined on the basis of norms adopted by
the Georgian SSR for staffing of the given executive committee. The number of employees shall be determined
within the scope of salary fund on the basis of average wage of officials and
in conformity to the salary-scheme for state officials.
(…)
Divisions and departments of the Executive
Committee of the
Soviet of People’s Deputies of the
South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast.
Article 62.
Forming of divisions and departments
Divisions and departments of the Executive Committee
of the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous oblast
shall be formed by the Oblast Soviet and they are subordinate to the Soviet and
its executive committee, as well as to the higher body of state administration.
Divisions and departments of the Executive
Committee of the Soviet of People’s Deputies shall report to the Soviet, its
executive committee, relevant ministry and state committee of the Georgian SSR,
as well as to the meetings of citizens at their places of work or residence.
The list of divisions and departments and the
procedure for their forming shall be established by the law of the
Divisions and departments of the Executive
Committee shall be financed from the budget or run on a self-supporting.
The Statute of divisions and departments of the
executive Committee of the Oblast Soviet shall be approved by the Council of
Ministers of the Georgian SSR.
Article 63.
Competence of the divisions and departments and principles of their
activity
The divisions and departments of the executive
Committee of the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous
oblast shall guide the branches of state, economic and social-cultural
development on the territory of the autonomous oblast within the power accorded
them.
… the collegiums may
be formed at the divisions and departments.
The composition of collegiums shall be approved by the executive
Committee of the Oblast Soviet. The
decisions of collegiums, as a rule, shall be implemented under the Order issued
by the divisions and departments.
Within the scope of his competence, the head of
division or department of the Executive Committee of the Oblast Soviet issues the
Orders on the basis and for execution of the decisions and ordinances of the
Executive Committee, as well as of higher organs of state authority and state
administration.
Chapter III
Other state bodies of the South Ossetian
Autonomous oblast
Article 64. The Court of the Autonomous oblast
On the basis of Article 164 of the Constitution
of the Georgian SSR, the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian
Autonomous Oblast shall elect the Court of the Autonomous Oblast.
Article 65. Judicial proceedings in the
Autonomous oblast
In accordance with Article 171 of the
Constitution of the Georgian SSR,
judicial proceedings in the Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia shall be
conducted in the language of autonomous oblast or in Georgian, or in the
language of majority of the local population of given locality. Persons
participating in the court proceeding, who do not know the language in which
they are being conducted, shall be secured the right to become fully acquainted
with the materials in the case through the interpreter, and the rights to
address the court in their own language.
Article 66.
Procurator of the Autonomous Oblast
In accordance with the Constitution of the
Chapter IV
Concluding Provisions
Article 67. Adoption of and changes to the Law
on the Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia
In accordance of the Constitution of the
Article 68. Application of the authority of a
legal person
The Soviet of People’s Deputies of the South
Ossetian Autonomous Oblast shall have the status of a legal person.
The Executive Committee of the Oblast shall
have the official seal on sample approved by the Presidium of the Supreme
Soviet of the Georgian SSR.
Article 69. The rules of hoisting the State
Flag on the premises where the sessions of the Soviet of People’s Deputies of
the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast are held and on the Office-Building of the
Executive Committee of the Oblast Soviet
In accordance with the Regulations on the State
Flag of the Georgian SSR, the state flag of the Georgian SSR shall be hosting
during the session period on the building, in which the session of the Soviet
of People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast is held, and on
the Office of the Executive Committee of the oblast Soviet – permanently.
The raising of state flag on the building of
the Executive Committee, as well as of the state flag of the USSR and the state
flag of the Georgian SSR on the state and public offices, enterprises,
organizations and institutions shall be carried out in pursuance of the rules
established by the Regulations on the state flag of the USSR and the State flag
of the Georgian SSR.
(The Law of the