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Amendments To The Military Service Act

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Militārā dienesta likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law of military service to do military service Act (the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2002, nr. 14; 2003, 2, 15 no) the following amendments: 1. in article 2: express the following in paragraph 8:8 ") — soldier cadets learn military education onsite, for the officer's rank;"
Express 12. paragraph by the following: "12") — military formations, which are independent of management and approved State; ".
2. in article 3: turn off in the first paragraph, the word "warrant_officer";
to supplement the article with the fourth paragraph as follows: "(4) the composition of the instructor are divided into newer, older and senior instruktoro."
3. Article 9: turn off the second part of paragraph 2;
adding to the third paragraph after the words "internal procedures" with the words "garrison and guard the rules governing the garrison and guard service organizations, and military ceremonies".
4. Express article 18, second subparagraph by the following: "(2) the Admission of military educational institutions is subject to the following age limits: 1) officer admitted to classrooms in 27 years of age;
2) latest headquarters officer course — up to 35 years of age;
3 senior staff officers) course — up to 40 years of age. "
5. Article 20: replace the third subparagraph of paragraph 2, the word "the" with the words "warrant_officer highest instructors";
to supplement the article with the sixth part as follows: "(6) in the third subparagraph, the time limits do not apply to professional service contracts concluded by the Minister of defence to people who adopt professional service to ensure national formations of the armed forces participation in international operations. In this case, the Minister of defence contracts to the international operation, but not more than one year. "
6. Supplement article 21 with 3.1 part as follows: "(31) in the interest of national defence can ask a soldier to perform non-resident accreditation in the country's defence attachés of posts for a period of up to three years, while keeping his current position. Compliance Attaché of the soldiers position determines the highest attestation Commission. Ask a soldier that the execution of the Office entitled Minister of defence, subject to the diplomatic and consular law. "
7. Turn article 22, second paragraph, the word "warrant_officer".
8. Article 23: put the name of the article as follows: "article 23. The appointment of the officer positions ";
turn off the sixth.
9. Make the text in article 24 as follows: "(1) the highest instructor positions are appointed by the force of the kind soldiers Commander but direct exposure units — national armed forces Commander.
(2) the rest of the instructors and the composition of troops positions are appointed by the unit commander of the soldiers (boss).
(3) instructor and the composition of troops of soldiers can appoint one rank higher and only in exceptional cases with the national armed forces Commander's consent: two degrees of higher post.
(4) instructors and soldiers must not appoint officers positions. "
10. To supplement article 26, fourth paragraph 3 with the following: "3) If a soldier will be deducted from the school's failure or breach of discipline."
11. Article 27: put the name of the article as follows: "article 27. Soldier's transfer to the civilian national authority or posting to the European Union institutions ";
to supplement the article with the second part as follows: "(2) soldiers temporarily may be placed on the civil institutions of the European Union, maintaining his military status. Posting occurs in the laws. When a soldier is assigned to the institutions of the European Union, he maintained this statutory service. Benefits, compensation, welfare, as well as social and other guarantees to maintain the part which the institutions of the European Union. ";
believe the current text of article about the first part.
12. Replace article 30, second paragraph, the words "the military attachés" by the words "defence attachés".
13. Article 31: make the second part of paragraph 2 as follows: "2) Instructor: a) the most recent composition instructors: corporal, b) senior instructors: Sergeant, virsseržant (marine power-mate), c) highest instructors: virsseržant headquarters (Navy, quartermaster headquarters), the main virsseržant (Navy-chief mate), the highest virsseržant (maritime forces — the highest quartermaster);";
turn off the second part of paragraph 3.
14. Article 32: replace the second part of paragraph 2, the word "the" with the words "warrant_officer senior instructor";
Replace paragraph 3 of the second paragraph, the word "instructor" by the words "the other instructor";
off in the fourth paragraph, the words "warrant_officer".
15. Add to article 32.1 of the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) officers to specialists during the current peace rank grant in the following order: 1) Captain: officer specialist training or other then align course finished first after four years of first grade nodienēšan;
2) — captain after major senior officer specialist course or other equivalent course, and five year nodienēšan master degree;
3) Lieutenant Colonel — senior specialist officer course or equivalent course of other then finished after five years of major nodienēšan in major grade;
4) — Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, after the senior staff officer course or other equivalent course, and five years of nodienēšan Lieutenant Colonel grade. "
16. Article 33: make the first part 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., and point 7 by the following: "2) corporal-soldier (sailor) and dižkareiv (dižmatroz) after the latest instructor course;
3-kaprāl after a Sergeant) Instructor course, and four years of corporal nodienēšan grade;
4) virsseržant (quartermaster) — Sergeant after senior instructor course, and five years of nodienēšan Sergeant grade;
5) staff virsseržant (Chief of the quartermaster) — virsseržant (quartermaster) with at least the first level professional higher education after the highest instructor's course, and five years of virsseržant nodienēšan (quartermaster) degree;
6) Chief virsseržant (Chief Mate) — senior instructor course finished headquarters virsseržant (headquarters of the quartermaster) with at least the first level professional higher education after three years of nodienēšan virsseržant HQ (headquarters of the quartermaster) degree;
7) highest virsseržant (highest quartermaster) — senior instructor course finished main virsseržant (main quartermaster) with at least the first level professional higher education after three years of virsseržant nodienēšan (the main quartermaster) grade; "
make the first parts 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 as follows: "10) master (kapteiņleitnant) — first at the headquarters officer course in the latest or other equivalent course, and four-year nodienēšan in first grade;
11) major (komandleitnant) – the younger staff officer course or equivalent course of other then finished master (kapteiņleitnant) with higher education after five years of nodienēšan (kapteiņleitnant) of the master degree;
12) Lieutenant Colonel (komandkaptein) — major (komandleitnant) with higher education at the senior staff officer course or other equivalent course, and five years of major nodienēšan (komandleitnant) degree;
13) Colonel (sea captain), senior staff officer course or other course finished the assimilated to Lieutenant Colonel (komandkaptein) with higher education after five years of Lieutenant Colonel nodienēšan (komandkapteiņ) degree;
14) Brigadier General (Fleet Admiral): Colonel (sea captain) with higher education by higher commanding composition course and three years of Colonel nodienēšan (sea captain) grade; "
turn off the fourth paragraph, the words "Department of Defense".
17. the express article 34 the second sentence as follows: "in this case, the officer's rank robbed President, trainer higher rank — national armed forces Commander, the soldiers and the other instructor rank: unit commander (boss), and it can only be restored in accordance with the judgment of the Court of Justice reabilitējoš of soldiers."
18. Article 37: Supplement to the fourth part of the sentence the following wording: "time, which gives the right to annual paid leave, the parental leave period.";
Supplement fifth with text by the following: "in the year of the soldier shall leave compensation calculated for the period from the beginning of the year until he retired (for each 2.5 days month-day). If soldiers retired from the military service act article 42 1 of the first subparagraph in the case specified in paragraph or a professional service contract before the expiry of this law article 43 second paragraph, 2, 6, and 7 cases in point, annual leave compensation calculated for the full year. "
19. Article 38: make the third paragraph as follows:

"(3) a professional service soldiers, who, without interrupting the service, successfully taught education institution, ieskaiš test and a test for the sort granted paid leave of up to 20 working days a year. State examination for sorting or a diploma for development and advocacy in addition granted paid leave of up to 20 working days. ";
to supplement the article with the fourth paragraph as follows: "(4) a soldier who medical institution shall transfer the blood, days after each such grant, saving the rest of the day. At the request of the soldiers that day added to the annual paid vacation. "
20. in article 41: turn off the first part of paragraph 2 of section "c";
to turn off the second paragraph, the words "warrant_officer and";
to supplement the article with the fourth paragraph as follows: "(4) an officer whose post on statutory time limits have been approved by the Saeima (appointed), the Cabinet or the Ministry of Defense, continues to hold office until the expiration of the term, if any, they have reached the first part of this article, the maximum age for the post in question in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law has not been approved (appointed) another officer."
21. Article 44: first paragraph excluded in paragraph 3, the words "the composition of the soldiers — warrant_officer force type of Commander; soldiers and instructors of composition — Commander of the soldiers ' unit (the Manager) ";
Add to part with (4) and (5) as follows: "4) highest instructor — the nature of the Force Commander, but direct exposure units — national armed forces Commander;
5) the rest of the instructors and the composition of the soldiers — soldiers of the unit commander (boss). "
22. Replace article 47 in the second part of the number and the word "June 17" with a number and the word "July 21".
23. in article 52: replace the second and third paragraph, the words "the injury (mutilation, concussion) or disease acquired during the performance of official duties" with the words "the injury (mutilation, concussion), obtained during the performance of official duties, or an illness caused in relation to the military service (occupational disease)";
replace the sixth paragraph, the words "sickness, obtained in the performance of their official duties" with the words "an illness caused in relation to the military service (occupational disease)";
to make an eighth of the following: "(8) a soldier's death or injury (mutilation, concussion) causes a direct connection with the performance of official duties is determined by the service's investigation. A soldier's injury (mutilation, concussion) determines the severity the treating doctor or the national armed forces central medical expertise in laws and regulations of the Commission. These decisions within 10 days from the issuance of the opinion of the soldier, his family or at his request, to represent the interests of the soldiers, may be challenged by submitting a respective application to the Minister for defence. The decision of the Minister of defence may appeal to the Court. During the service for the cause of disease related to the performance of the duties of the service determines the occupational disease and radiation pathology Centre. "
24. Article 53: put the last of the ninth part of the paragraph by the following: "interest-free loan repayment conditions and procedures determined by the professional service contract.";
to supplement the article with the eleventh subparagraph by the following: "(11) if the right to the second part of the allowance referred to in soldier occurs during when he participates in an international operation, the cost of benefits, taking into account the remuneration of the service, someone was a soldier in place of pamatdienest in Latvia before sending international operation."
25. Article 59: make the second paragraph as follows: "(2) Soldier remains in article 51 of this law provided for in the first subparagraph, if he is retired from active service disability, injury (mutilation, concussion), obtained during the performance of official duties, or an illness caused in relation to the military service (occupational disease).";
to supplement the article with the fourth paragraph as follows: "(4) a soldier in the Latvian army, which until 1940 to July 21, served in the Latvian army and receive a special bonus at State pension prescribed by Cabinet, retains this law, article 51 of the law provided for in the first subparagraph."
26. Turn off name of chapter XI, the words "and the service".
27. Article 61: replace the title, the word "Department" with the word "work";
to make the second and the third part as follows: "(2) the military staff of the employment contract concluded for a fixed period of time, until appointed soldiers. Military employee working hours shall be established in accordance with article 12 of this law the third part. The order in which the military employee recruiting, determined Defense Minister.
(3) military staff member shall receive the salary provided for the post in question in certain ranks of soldiers in military service in the first year, and the intake of a soldier or its refund. ';
to make a fifth by the following: "(5) on the military staff of the Act applies to article 51, in the first paragraph of article 53 of the first and third subparagraphs, and article 56, first paragraph, the professional service soldier social guarantees."
28. Turn 66. Article 1 of the third paragraph, the words "and the composition of warrant_officer".
29. Replace article 75, second paragraph, the words "the composition of the military men warrant_officer" with the words "highest instructors".
30. The transitional provisions: transitional provisions be supplemented by 9.2 points as follows: "9.2 up to 31 December 2006 capture in military educational institutions is determined by the following age limits: 1) the latest staff officer course – up to 40 years of age;
2 senior staff officers) course: up to 47 years of age. ";
transitional provisions be supplemented by the following paragraph 12: ' 12. This law, article 41 paragraph 2 of the first paragraph of section "b" of the soldier's maximum age for senior instructors shall enter into force on 1 January 2009. Until then the highest instructors maximum age professional service is 55 years old. "
The law adopted by the Parliament of 10 June 2004.
The President of the Parliament instead of the President i. Otter in Riga 29 June 2004 an editorial added: the law shall enter into force on 13 July 2004.