In accordance with the decision of the Council of State, which has been presented by the Ministry of Justice, the Act of 28 February 2003 (175/2003) Under Articles 2, 7 and 25 (2):

ARTICLE 1 (5.2.2015/106)

Responsibilities of the Ministry

The tasks of the Ministry of Justice are:

(1) the preparation of the law in the field of constitutional law, general administrative law, civil law, criminal and procedural law, and other legislative matters which do not fall within the remit of the other Ministry;

2) development of the State Council's legislative drafting and EU legal advice;

(3) courts, proceedings and legal divisions;

(4) legal aid and the general association of lawyers;

(5) general interest representation;

(6) Prosecutor's Office;

(7) enforcement and control of the management of bankruptcy services;

(8) enforcement of fines, community sanctions and prison sentences;

(9) general planning of crime prevention and other criminal policies;

(10) the development of the status of victims of crime if it does not fall within the remit of the other Ministry;

(11) criminal records and other legal registers;

(12) pardons;

(13) the development of the content of the control measure;

(14) legal applications for marriage;

(15) international administration of justice if it does not fall within the remit of the other Ministry;

16), except for its financial management;

(17) State elections, municipal elections and referendums and the promotion of civic participation;

(18) the register of parties and the verification of the use of parties' accounts and funds;

(19) monitoring the implementation of the Language Act;

(20) Finnish law collection;

(21) accident investigation;

22) the autonomy of the province of Åland;

23) Sami cultural autonomy and coordination of Sami issues;

24) The Hague Conference on Private International Law;

25) equality and the promotion of good ethnic relations.

ARTICLE 2 (5.2.2015/106)

Agencies, institutions and bodies covered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Justice deals with:

(1) the Supreme Court;

(2) the Supreme Administrative Court;

3) court rights;

(4) administrative law;

(5) the administrative court of Åland;

(6) district rights;

(7) market law;

(8) the Labour Court;

(9) insurance rights;

(10) Criminal Sanctions Agency;

11) Training Centre for Criminal Sanctions;

12) National Public Prosecutor's Office;

(13) Public prosecutors;

14) Public Prosecutor's Office of the Province of Åland;

(15) Office of the Reich;

16. Enforcement agencies;

17) Office of the Province of Åland;

(18) State legal aid offices;

19) Office of the Exchange Ombudsman;

(20) Legal Register Centre;

(21) Accident investigation centre;

(22) Office of the High Commissioner for Children;

23) Office of the High Commissioner for Gender Equality;

24) The Office of the Supervisor and the Data Protection Board;

25) Office of the High Commissioner for Equal Opportunities;

(26) equality and equality boards;

(27) Sami litigation;

(28) the European Institute for Crime Prevention in the United Nations;

29) the Consumer Economy Board;

30) the jury selection panel;

31) the commission of the offence;

32) Nomination board.

ARTICLE 3 (16/02/2015)

Ministry organisation

The Ministry of Justice has the Department of Justice, the Legal Service and the Criminal Policy Department.

The Ministry has an administrative unit, a unit for democracy, language and fundamental rights, an economic unit, an internal audit service, an information management unit and a communications unit.

Details of the Ministry's organisation are laid down in the Rules of Procedure.

§ 4

Preparing things

The Permanent Secretary may order the official responsible for the preparation and presentation of the official of the Ministry or to prepare himself for the preparation and presentation of a case which would otherwise have to be addressed by another official. The same right shall be exercised by the Head of Division in a case which would otherwise have to be dealt with by an official of his staff.

§ 5

Settlement of cases

The Minister shall decide the matters to be decided at the Ministry.

Officials can resolve matters of non-social or economic importance at the Ministry. More detailed provisions on the decision-making power of officials are laid down in the Rules of Procedure.

The matters to be decided at the Ministry shall be dealt with, with the exception of those listed in Article 38 of the Statute of the Council of State.

ARTICLE 6 (12/04/2013)

Eligibility criteria for officials

The qualification requirement shall be:

(1) In addition to the provisions of the Statute of the Council of State (262/2003) (1) (2), other than a master's degree in law, other than a master's degree in international law and comparative law;

(2) as Head of Department, the degree of examination and familiarity with the administrative activities referred to in paragraph 1, as well as of the managerial skills and management experience shown in practice;

(3) Head of Department of the Legal Service, as referred to in paragraph 1, good familiarity with law preparation and public administration as well as in practice the managerial skills and management experience;

(4) the head of department of the department of criminality in the field of higher education and familiarity with the field of competence of the department and, in practice, managerial skills and management experience;

(5) the managing director, the degree of competence referred to in paragraph 1, the degree of familiarity with the post office and, in practice, managerial and managerial experience;

(6) a higher education qualification, a degree of familiarity with the post office and, in practice, managerial and managerial experience;

(7) the Head of Information, the Audit Director, the Director of Communications, the Electoral Director and the other Director, with a higher degree of higher education and familiarity with the field of activity of the service, as well as in practice demonstrated managerial skills;

(8) Under the authority of the Deputy Head of Department, the Government Adviser and the Secretary-General of the Government, Article 43 of the Statute of the Government of the Council of the European Union, in addition to the government advice on the monitoring of the implementation and application of the Language Act, An excellent oral and literary skill;

(9) the Deputy Head of the Department of Legal Affairs and the Legal Adviser, as Head of the Legal Service, as Head of Unit, with the degree of competence referred to in paragraph 1, and good familiarity with the preparation of the law, as well as in practice the managerial skills;

(10) In addition to the legislative advice referred to in paragraph 1, the law of the law of the law of the law of the law of the law of the law of the law of the law of the law of the law on the law of the law and of the languages of the law of the law of the law. Legislative advice on the legislative instrument, the excellent oral and written knowledge of Finnish and Swedish, as well as good familiarity with the preparation of the law or the Swedish language law, the other legislative advice of the law-making department; Graduate in higher education and the necessary Research and design skills;

(11) the legal advice of the Criminal Policy Department as referred to in paragraph 1 and the necessary research and planning skills as required in the preparation of the law;

(12) Higher degree of university education, knowledge of the post and practice of leadership in the field of criminality in the criminal political department;

(13) the master of development, the consulting official and the master of the planning department;

(14) the implementation and application of the Language Act by the next senior inspector with a higher education qualification and an excellent oral and written knowledge of the Finnish language and the Swedish language;

(15) training required by officials other than those referred to in paragraphs 1 to 14.

§ 7 (16/02/2015)

Appointment of officials

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall be appointed by the Ministry, subject to the specific provisions of the appointment.

§ 8 (24.5.2007/6)

Value

The Department of Division has the highest title.

§ 9

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2003.

This Regulation repeals the Government Decree of 22 March 2001 on the Ministry of Justice (2002) .