New in the legislation on local self-government

Amendments were made to articles 16 and 33 of the Code relating to Municipal Service of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The new version sets forth article 16, No. 1, paragraph 3, of the Code relating to Municipal Service of the Republic of Tatarstan in accordance with which instances of representation of municipality’s interests in government and organization’s Audit Commission on a non-reimbursable basis where the Municipal Service is convener (shareholder, member of organization) were excluded from prohibitions on performing municipal service.

In addition, the article 33, No. 3 complemented with paragraph 2.1, under which disciplinary action for a corruption offence and a written explanation against municipal official subject to recognition of the corruption offence may be applied based on a report for the prevention of corruption or other offences with regard to corruption in which sets forth the circumstances of the offence of a division of a Personnel Service of the local self-government, except for dismissal in terms of the loss of confidence.

The adoption of this law requires an amendment into the legal acts which define of authority’s implementation from a founder’s organization or management of equities (ownership stake in capital) owned by municipality on behalf of it. Also the legal acts regulating the procedure for imposing a lack of respect for the limitations and prohibition, requirement of interest’s conflict prevention and desertion, and designed in order to counter the corruption.

The law «Changes in the articles 16 and 33 of the Code relating to Municipal Service» No.64-3RT of October 6th, 2018, shall come into force 10 days after his official publication.

The law was published in the October 8th, 2018, on the official portal of legal information of the Republic of Tatarstan.