National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
51st Sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues
At the sitting held on 19 March, the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues considered the information of the Constitutional Court on the problems in achieving constitutionality and legality in the field of local and communal self-government.
The Committee unanimously accepted the Constitutional Court's opinion which noted that the Law on Local Self-Government did not regulate the manner and procedure for the election of local community bodies and pointed out the need to amend and modify the Law. The Committee decided to forward the Constitutional Court’s opinion to the competent Ministry and National Assembly committee for urgent action.
The Committee considered and endorsed the proposal to hold a public hearing on prosecutorial investigation, submitted by MP Vladimir Cvijan. The Committee decided that the public hearing should be held on 18 April 2013, at the National Assembly House.
The Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues also reviewed and adopted the Information on the projects it takes part in, as well as on international cooperation.
At the sitting, the Committee members were briefed on the memo of the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency Committee, Prof. Dr Zoran Stojiljkovic, requesting an interpretation of the expression “public office” as used in the Law on the National Bank of Serbia. It was decided that the Committee should request an interpretation of the expression from the National Bank of Serbia and forward it to the Anti-Corruption Agency and the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues.
The Committee discussed and endorsed the proposal to organise a public hearing on: Passing a Resolution on Legislative Policy, to be held on 2 April 2013, at the National Assembly House.
Committees related to this activity
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11.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - judges elected to judicial office for the first time take the oath of office before the National Assembly Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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11.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street)
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12.00 - opening of the exhibition marking 150 years since the birth of Mileva Maric Einstein (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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13.00 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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17.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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17.05 - National Assembly Deputy Speaker at the AEPA Association if Lawyers Conference: NO MORE SILENCE – ME AGAIN (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)