On the Parliamentary Secretary

Law of Georgia

On the Parliamentary Secretary

Article 1. Purpose of the Law and Scope of Regulation🔗

1. The purpose of this Law is to facilitate the unimpeded and complete exercise of the legislative initiatives of the Government of Georgia and of the constitutional powers of the President of Georgia and the Government of Georgia in their relations with the Parliament of Georgia.

2. This Law defines the powers of the Parliamentary Secretary in relations with the Parliament of Georgia in order to ensure the exercise of the constitutional powers of the President of Georgia and the Government of Georgia. Law of Georgia of 20 September 2013 No. 1259 – website, 08.10.2013.

Article 2. Parliamentary Secretary🔗

The Parliamentary Secretary is an official of the Administration of the President of Georgia, the Administration of the Government of Georgia or a Ministry, who exercises the powers provided for by this Law and other relevant normative acts.

Law of Georgia of 2 May 2014 No. 2364 - website, 16.05.2014.

Article 3. Parliamentary Secretary of the President of Georgia🔗

1. The Parliamentary Secretary of the President of Georgia is the plenipotentiary representative of the President of Georgia in the Parliament of Georgia. He/she assists the President in the exercise of relations with the Parliament provided for by the Constitution of Georgia.

2. The Parliamentary Secretary of the President of Georgia shall be appointed to and dismissed from office by the President of Georgia upon the recommendation of the Head of the Administration of the President of Georgia.

3. On behalf of the President of Georgia, the Parliamentary Secretary of the President of Georgia shall submit for consideration to the committees and plenary sessions of the Parliament of Georgia:

a) (removed - 5 September 2018, No. 3376);

b) draft laws returned with reasoned remarks of the President of Georgia;

c) decisions of the President of Georgia on declaring a state of emergency or martial law, concluding a truce, restricting human rights and freedoms provided for by the first sentence of paragraph 4 of Article 71 of the Constitution of Georgia, as well as suspending the operation of constitutional norms provided for by the second sentence of paragraph 4 of Article 71 of the Constitution of Georgia;

d) decrees issued by the President of Georgia in cases determined by the Constitution of Georgia;

e) candidacies of those officials whose submission to the Parliament falls within the competence of the President of Georgia;

f) relevant documents for obtaining the consent of the Parliament of Georgia to a decision of the President of Georgia on the suspension or dissolution of the activity of a representative body of a territorial unit.

4. The Parliamentary Secretary of the President of Georgia:

a) submits to the President of Georgia for signature draft laws adopted by the Parliament of Georgia and ensures the transfer for publication of legislative acts signed by the President of Georgia;

b) if necessary, attends sessions of the Bureau of the Parliament of Georgia and participates in the consideration, in the committees, factions and plenary sessions of the Parliament of Georgia, of issues submitted by the President of Georgia;

c) with the consent of the President of Georgia, requests from the Parliament of Georgia the issues provided for by the Constitution of Georgia and submitted by the President of Georgia to the Parliament, except for those issues that require the consent/nomination of the Government of Georgia or the countersignature of the Prime Minister of Georgia;

d) in order to obtain the consent of the Government of Georgia or the countersignature of the Prime Minister of Georgia, ensures the submission to the Government of Georgia or the Prime Minister of Georgia of the issues provided for by the Constitution of Georgia;

e) organizes other relations of the President of Georgia with the Parliament of Georgia provided for by the Constitution of Georgia;

f) exercises other powers upon the instruction of the President of Georgia.

5. The submission of individual matters to the Parliament of Georgia, instead of by the Parliamentary Secretary of the President of Georgia, may be assigned by ordinance of the President of Georgia to another official.

6. The Parliamentary Secretary of the President of Georgia shall be accountable to the President of Georgia. He/she shall be officially subordinate to the Head of the Administration of the President of Georgia.

7. The Parliamentary Secretary of the President of Georgia shall have a deputy, who shall be appointed to and dismissed from office by the Head of the Administration of the President of Georgia upon the nomination of the Parliamentary Secretary of the President of Georgia. In the absence of the Parliamentary Secretary of the President of Georgia, his/her duties shall be performed by his/her deputy.

Law of Georgia of 20 September 2013 No. 1259 – website, 08.10.2013.

Law of Georgia of 5 September 2018 No. 3376 – website, 21.09.2018.

Law of Georgia of 15 July 2020 No. 6966-rs – website, 28.07.2020.

Article 4. Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia🔗

1. The Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia is the plenipotentiary representative of the Government of Georgia in the Parliament of Georgia.

2. The Prime Minister of Georgia shall appoint and dismiss the Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia to and from office in agreement with the Government of Georgia. The appointment and dismissal of the Parliamentary Secretary shall be formalized by an order of the Prime Minister.

3. Within the scope of his/her competence, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia shall coordinate the activities of the ministries in the field of drafting bills.

4. On behalf of the Government of Georgia, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia shall submit for consideration to the committees and plenary sessions of the Parliament of Georgia:

a) bills prepared in accordance with the legislative initiative procedure of the Government of Georgia;

b) in cases determined by the Constitution of Georgia, international treaties and agreements for ratification, denunciation and annulment.

5. The Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia:

a) submits to the Government of Georgia proposals on issues of improving the legislative framework in the country;

b) (deleted – 20.10.2013, No. 1259);

c) attends the sittings of the Bureau of the Parliament of Georgia and the Government of Georgia;

d) participates in the consideration of bills and other issues in the committees, factions and plenary sessions of the Parliament of Georgia;

e) organizes other relations of the Government of Georgia with the Parliament of Georgia provided for by the Constitution of Georgia;

f) ensures the submission for publication of legal acts of the Government of Georgia and the Prime Minister of Georgia;

g) with the consent of the Government of Georgia, requests bills and other issues submitted to the Parliament of Georgia in accordance with the legislative initiative procedure of the Government of Georgia;

h) coordinates the activities of the parliamentary secretaries of the ministries in the field of drafting bills;

i) supervises the planning and conduct by the ministries of the drafting of bills and the implementation of the plan for drafting bills;

j) in cases provided for by the legislation of Georgia and in accordance with the established procedure, submits to the Parliament of Georgia the comments of the Government of Georgia concerning the bill under consideration;

k) submits to the Government of Georgia and the Prime Minister of Georgia the issues provided for by the legislation of Georgia that require the consent of the Government of Georgia or the co-signature of the Prime Minister of Georgia;

l) exercises other powers provided for by the legislation of Georgia and assigned by the Government of Georgia and the Prime Minister of Georgia.

6. The submission of individual bills or other issues to the Parliament of Georgia may, instead of the Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia, be entrusted by an ordinance of the Government of Georgia to another official.

7. The Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia shall be accountable to the Government of Georgia. He/she shall be administratively subordinate to the Head of the Administration of the Government of Georgia.

8. The Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia shall have a deputy, who shall be appointed to and dismissed from office by the Prime Minister of Georgia upon the recommendation of the Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia. In the absence of the Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia, his/her duties shall be performed by his/her deputy.

Law of Georgia of 20 September 2013 No. 1259 – website, 08.10.2013.

Law of Georgia of 2 May 2014 No. 2364 – website, 16.05.2014.

Law of Georgia of 5 September 2018 No. 3376 – website, 21.09.2018.

Article 5. Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry🔗

1. The function of the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry shall be performed by one of the Deputy Ministers.

2. The Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry:

a) organises the planning of the Ministry's activities in the field of preparation of draft laws and annually ensures the submission of the list of draft laws to be elaborated to the Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia;

b) develops proposals on introducing amendments to the plan for the preparation of draft laws by the Ministry;

c) monitors the resolution, within the established time limits, of the matters provided for by the plan for the preparation of draft laws by the Ministry;

d) where necessary, puts forward proposals on establishing a relevant commission for the purpose of preparing, considering or agreeing on individual draft laws;

e) monitors the state of response to petitions, letters and applications received from the Parliament of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 6 December 2018 No. 3901 – website, 14.12.2018.

Article 6. (Removed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 20 September 2013 No. 1259 – website, 08.10.2013.

Article 7. Relations between the Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia and the Parliamentary Secretaries of the Ministries🔗

The Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia shall, within the scope of his/her competence, coordinate the activities of the Parliamentary Secretaries of the Ministries. In order to exercise the powers conferred on him/her, he/she:

a) gives recommendations to the Parliamentary Secretaries of the Ministries on matters related to the preparation of draft laws;

b) facilitates and coordinates the participation of the Parliamentary Secretaries of the Ministries in the consideration of the draft laws prepared by them in the committees, factions and plenary sittings of the Parliament of Georgia;

c) receives information on the activities of the Parliamentary Secretaries of the Ministries.

Article 8. Ensuring the activities of the Parliamentary Secretary🔗

The activities of the Parliamentary Secretary of the President of Georgia, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of Georgia and the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry shall be ensured by the authorised structural subdivisions of the Administration of the President of Georgia, the Administration of the Government of Georgia and the apparatus of the Ministry, respectively.

Law of Georgia of 2 May 2014 No. 2364 – website, 16.05.2014.

Article 9. Final Provisions🔗

1. Upon the entry into force of this Law, the Law of Georgia of 14 March 2001 “On Parliamentary Secretary” shall be deemed invalid.

2. This Law shall enter into force upon publication.

President of Georgia M. Saakashvili

Tbilisi,

25 June 2004.

No. 246–rs