Name of law
Law amending the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations




Name Bill
Amendments to the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations





Date of adoption
17/03/2010



Number / year Official Gazette
24/2010








DECREE № 81 Pursuant to Art. 101, para. 3 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria
DECREE:
To be published in the "Official Gazette" Law amending the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations adopted by HLI National Assembly on January 21, 2010, re-adopted on 17 March 2010
Released in Sofia on March 23, 2010
President of the Republic, Georgi Parvanov
stamped with the state seal.
Minister of Justice Margarita Popova

Law amending the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations (prom. SG. 10 of 1990 .; amend., SG. 11 of 1998 )
§ 1. In art. 7 following amendments and additions:
1. In para. 2 words "National Assembly" are replaced by "the buildings of the National Assembly, the Presidency and the Council of Ministers."
2. A par. 3:
"(3) The designated area is a security zone around the buildings under par. 2, which comprises not less than five and not more than twenty meters from the respective building. Designated area can be determined in each case on a proposal from the administration of bodies under par. 2, after consulting the competent authorities of the Ministry of Interior and approved by the Mayor of Sofia, which is notify the organizer of the meeting, rally or demonstration. "
§ 2. In art. 8, para. 1, 'the municipal council or mayoralty "is replaced by" mayor. "
§ 3. In art. 9, para. 2 the words "President of the Executive Committee of the Municipal People's Council, respectively mayor" is replaced by "The mayor of the municipality."
§ 4. In art. 10 is amended as follows:
1. In para. 1 the word "president" is replaced by "organizers signed a notification under Art. 8, para. 1 ".
2. In para. 2, 'President' is replaced by 'organizers under par. 1 ".
§ 5. In art. 11 is amended as follows:
1. In para. 1, 'the municipal council or mayoralty "is replaced by" mayor "and the words" five days "are replaced by" 72 hours ".
2. In para. 2 the words "President of the Executive Committee of the Municipal People's Council, respectively mayor" is replaced by "The mayor of the municipality."
§ 6. In art. 12 is amended as follows:
1. In para. 1, 'the chairman of the executive committee of the municipal council, the mayor respectively "are replaced by" the mayor. "
2. In para. 2:
a) in the text before item. 1 the words "President of the Executive Committee of the Municipal People's Council or mayor" is replaced by "The mayor";

b) in Item. 1 the words "public order" are replaced by "order". 3
. Paragraphs 4 and 5 are amended as follows:
"(4) The organizer of the meeting, rally or march may appeal the ban in the preceding paragraph before the respective administrative court within 3 days of receipt. The appeal shall not suspend the execution of the warrant. Court decision on it within 24 hours. The court's decision is announced immediately and permanently.
(5) conduct or the failure of the meeting, rally or march the mayor, respectively mayor of the municipality shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the Ministry of Interior. "
4. Paragraph 6 shall be repealed.
§ 7. In art. 13 is amended as follows:
1. In paragraph 1, the words "President of the Executive Committee of the Municipal People's Council, respectively mayor" is replaced by "The mayor of the municipality."
2. In para. 2 the word "immediately" is deleted.
§ 8. In art. 14 is amended as follows:
1. In para. 2 words "relevant authorities of the People's Councils" are replaced by "officials appointed by the mayor."
2. In para. 3 the word "appropriate" is deleted and the words "the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the municipal or district people's council" are replaced by "mayor."
§ 9. In the additional and final provisions be amended as follows:
1. In § 1 the word "comrade" is replaced by "other" and the words "meetings and meetings of employment provided for a legislative act" be replaced with "any meetings indoors."
2. In § 3 the words "people's councils" are replaced by "mayors".
Transitional provision
§ 10. (1) submitted before the entry into force of this law written notices shall be considered by the authority with which they were submitted. Waivers are subject to appeal under the terms and provisions of this Act.
(2) The refusals given before the entry into force of this Act and which the deadline to appeal has not expired, appealed to the terms and provisions of this Act.
(3) pending before the district courts shall be dealt by the previous order.
The law was adopted by the 41 th National Assembly on January 21, 2010 and March 17, 2010 and was affixed with the official seal of the National Assembly.
Chairman of the National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva
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