Date of the judgment: 20.04.2023.
Official publication: 21.04.2023.
Regarding Compliance of the Order No. 1-2/11040 of 21 December 2021 of the Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development "Regarding Suspension of the Effect of Binding Regulations No. 22/2021 of the Ķekava Municipality Council dated 8 September 2021 “Regarding the Operation of Gambling at Ķekava Municipality” with Section 41, Paragraph Two, Clause 11, and Section 42, Paragraph Ten of the Law on Gambling and Lotteries, as well as with Section 49, Paragraph One of the Law On Local Governments
The Constitutional Court ruled as follows:
To recognise the Order No. 1-2/11040 of 21 December 2021 of the Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development "Regarding Suspension of the Effect of the Binding Regulation No. 22/2021 of the Ķekava Municipality Council dated 8 September 2021 “Regarding the Operation of Gambling at Ķekava Municipality” as being compatible with Section 41, Paragraph Two, Clause 11, and Section 42, Paragraph Ten of the Law on Gambling and Lotteries, as well as with Section 49, Paragraph One of the Law On Local Governments”.
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