Published: 24.11.2017.
On compliance of the Order of 1 August 2017 by the Minister for the Environmental Protection and Regional Development No. 1-13/6038 “On suspending Para 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the decision of 16 June 2017 by the Salaspils Regional Council “On Establishment of the Standing Regional Committees and Election of Members thereof” (Minutes No. 12, § 4)” with Article 1 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and Section 49 of the law “On Local Governments”
Years
2017
Stages of the proceedings
Adjudicated
Outcome of the proceedings
Judgement
Type of the proceedings
Written procedure
Applicant
Local government council
Applicant: Salaspils novada dome
Date of the judgment: 29.06.2018.
Official publication: 02.07.2018.

On compliance of the Order of 1 August 2017 by the Minister for the Environmental Protection and Regional Development No. 1-13/6038 “On suspending Para 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the decision of 16 June 2017 by the Salaspils Regional Council “On Establishment of the Standing Regional Committees and Election of Members thereof” (Minutes No. 12, § 4)” with Article 1 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and Section 49 of the law “On Local Governments”

Case short name: Local Governments' Standing Committees

The Constitutional Court held:

to recognise the Order of 1 August 2017 by the Minister for the Environmental Protection and Regional Development No. 1-13/6038 “On suspending Para 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the decision of 16 June 2017 by the Salaspils Regional Council “On Establishment of the Standing Regional Committees and Election of Members thereof” (Minutes No. 12, § 4)” as being incompatible with the first sentence of Section 49 (1) of the law “On Local Governments” and invalid as of the date it was issued.

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