Overview - New In Legislation

Uzbekistan has undergone drastic changes related to unexpected death of its first president, Mr. Islam Karimov. His successor and now newly elected President Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoev holds a course for reforms and boosting of Uzbek economy. This summary provides an overview of the changes and novelties that were introduced in the legal environment of Uzbekistan within the period from the death of Mr. Karimov to the election of the new President of Uzbekistan.

New Laws

There has been a number of laws adopted during this period. Some of these laws are just new edition of the existing laws, others, like the Law "On Internal Affairs Agencies", are the long-waited laws that may have significant impact on the overall regulatory environment of Uzbekistan.

Law "On State Youth Policy" No. ZRU - 406 dated September 14, 2016

The Law regulates relations in the sphere of the state youth policy by defining the main principles of this policy, areas of focus, state bodies and other parties implementing and participating in implementation of the state policy. The Law defines certain terms that are frequently used in other legislative acts as well as introduce new terms. Thus:

Youth is defined as people that are at the age ranging from 14 to 30; Youth Entrepreneurship - entrepreneurial activities undertaken by the youth whether by incorporating legal entities or without such incorporation; Young Family is defined as a family where both parents are under the age of 31 or a family with a single parent who is under the age of 31. The requirement that a young family shall be the first marriage of the spouses, which was previously established in other legislative acts is abolished now by this Law; New/Young Specialist is defined as an employee under the age of 31, being an alumnus of higher or specialized secondary educational institution that has been employed to a position that he/she was trained and educated for within 3 years after the graduation and who is working for not more than 3 years under this specialization. Law "On Internal Affairs Agencies" No. ZRU-407 dated September 2016

The Law approves the structure of the internal affairs agencies as well as determines the procedure for hiring and dismissal of police officers, their service in the internal agencies along with means of legal and social protection.

The Law strictly regulates the grounds and procedure for use of certain coercive measures, such as:

Detention; Cordon (blocking) of sectors of the terrain, residential premises, constructions and other objects; Use of individuals and legal entities' vehicles; Physical force, firearms and specials means. The Law establishes that damage caused to individuals and legal entities by officers of the internal affairs agencies shall be compensated from the funds of the off-budget fund with further recovery from the guilty party.

The Law will enter into force after 6 months from its publication.

New edition of the Law "On protection and Use of Flora" No. ZRU-409 dated September 21, 2016

The Law regulates relations in the sphere of the use and protection of the plant community. The Law establishes that wild plants growing in the natural environment are the public property. On the other hand, wild plants that are grown in artificially created conditions may be owned by legal entities and individuals.

One of the measures established by the Law for the purpose of protection and...

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