The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law of public administration facilities in chapter I General provisions article 1. The terms used in the law, the law is applied in the following terms: 1) the public entity, the Republic of Latvia as the initial legal person governed by public law and derived public persons. They operate under public law;
2) derived public person, municipality or other statutory or legally established public person. It is assigned by law to its own competence, which also includes its own budgeting and approval. It can have its own property;
3) authority — the body which works on behalf of the public and with legislative competence in public administration, financial resources allocated to the implementation of its activities and has its own staff;
4) public people's organ, authority or official, whose jurisdiction and the right to make public the legal person will have certain public entities concerned the legal basic act or in the Act of Governing;
5) administration of the Republic of Latvia as the initial public person authorities and officials;
6 relays managed-derived) public authorities and officials of persons;
7) regulatory decision, a solo act that focuses on the legal implications of the establishment, modification, or termination of the finding in the area of public administration. Administrative decision governed by the specific public legal relations with other institutions or officials (order, etc.) or individuals (especially administrative act). Internal decision which the service or working relationships focused on regulatory framework decision, the preparation of procedural guidance or other internal operations of the authority, not the Board's decision;
8) officer — physical person in general or in the particular case is empowered to take or to prepare the Board's decision;
9 political officer — officer), which elected or appointed on the basis of political criteria;
10) regulatory officer — an officer who is a civil servant or employee of the authority, and which shall be appointed or recruited on the basis of professional criteria;
11) individuals: a natural person or private-law legal person.
 2. article. The purpose of the law this law aims to ensure a democratic, legal, effective, open and public governance.
 3. article. The scope of the law (1) this Act establishes the Cabinet passed the Government institutional system and the operational framework of the public administration.
(2) the provisions of this law also applies to individuals that comply with law or delegated to it by the authority to release the public administration tasks.
(3) public administration principles and other provisions of this law also apply to institutions which are not subordinated to the Cabinet of Ministers, other special laws in so far as the law does not provide otherwise.
 4. article. Public people's action (1) the Republic of Latvia as the initial public person in the area of public administration operates under the direct and immediate administrative authorities.
(2) derived public person in the area of public administration works with the authorities directly.
 5. article. Public person responsibility for their bodies (1) the direct administration of the Republic of Latvia. The Republic of Latvia is responsible for directing the activities of the regulatory authorities.
(2) the managing authority, Intermediate acting, which by law passed by the relevant public of the derived autonomous competence of the person representing the public. The derived public person is responsible for the administration of direct action.
(3) the regulatory authority can Directly perform certain administration tasks that are within the competence of the Republic of Latvia, but which passed the corresponding derived public person or authority. In this case, the body representing the Republic of Latvia. The Republic of Latvia, responsible for the activities of the authority in the framework of the tasks assigned to it, in so far as the sub-delegation authority immediately subordinated to the regulatory authorities.
(4) If there is reasonable doubt as to the pierēķināmīb of a particular public authority, that is to say, — about which the public person in authority representative case, it shall be deemed to represent the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Latvia shall be responsible for its operation.
 6. article. The unity of public administration public administration is organised in a single hierarchical system. No authority or Government officials can not be outside of this system.
 7. article. Public administration subordinated to (1) implement cabinet departments across government organizations (institutional subordination) and over government functions (functional subordination).
(2) cabinet departments implemented by individual Cabinet members. Cabinet Member of the benchers is implemented directly or with direct regulatory authority, its departments or officials.
(3) the authority or Subordination of the exercise of supervision.
(4) exposure means higher authorities or officials of the power to order the lower body or official, as well as to cancel the lower bodies or officials.
(5) monitoring means higher authorities or officials the right to verify the lower officials of the decision or of the authority of the rule of law and to repeal the unlawful decision, as well as the unlawful inaction case in order to decide.
(6) in determining the institutional authority subordinated to the form and content of one public person, take into account the authority of the Government function or the nature of the task, the effectiveness of the performance, the rule of law and democratic control assurance considerations.
(7) the institutions subordinated to the functional form and content determined by law, in accordance with which it carries out national management functions or tasks.
 8. article. Benchers derived public person (1) a derivative of the institutional public person subordinated to the form and content of which lays down the law or on the basis of which the derived public person was created. Where the law provides otherwise, the derived public person is in the Cabinet.
(2) a derivative of the functional departments of the public person's form and content determined by law, under which the national administrative functions or tasks are performed.

(3) If an individual's direct task filling the transfer of Government derived public person or certain of its authority (article 5, third paragraph), the institution concerned shall determine the duties of the functional departments in form and content. If otherwise, then, the performance of this task, the derived public person or specific authority located in the institutions concerned.
(4) the municipality, performing public administrative functions under the law, which passed its autonomous province situated in the Cabinet under the supervision of the law "on local governments" in the order and volume.
 9. article. Functions of public administration public administration management of the Cabinet meeting the Executive administrative functions (functions of public administration), which consists of certain regulatory tasks and responsibility for their implementation.
 10. article. Principles of public administration (1) the Government is subject to the law and rights. It works in certain laws and competence. Government of its powers can be used only in accordance with the mandate of the point and the target.
(2) State administration in its activities to respect human rights.
(3) the Government work in the public interest. To the public interest and proportionate individuals rights and legal interests.
(4) the public administration, a separate body or officer exercising public administrative functions, not your interests.
(5) State administration in its activities comply with the principle of good administration. This includes openness to individuals and society, data protection, fair implementation of procedures within a reasonable time and other provisions, the purpose of which is to make Government respect the rights of private individuals and legal interests.
(6) State administration in its activities to constantly examine and improve the quality of the services provided to the public. Its duty is to simplify and improve the procedures for individuals.
(7) the Government has a duty to inform the public about its activities. This applies especially to those individuals and to those whose rights or legal interests in or planned activities implemented in the affected or may be affected.
(8) the public administration organized and easily accessible as possible for private individuals.
(9) the public administration shall be organised pursuant to the subsidiarity principle.
(10) public administration organized as effectively as possible. Government institutional system constantly checks and, if necessary, improved.
(11) State administration in its activities shall also comply with this article not mentioned in the legal principles that were discovered, derived and developed institutions or judicial practice, as well as science.
 11. article. The application of the principles of public administration (1) public administration principles apply: 1) interpretation of this law and other laws and regulations;
2) checking (the Court) action of the institutions and officials of Justice and effectiveness;
3) checking and evaluating institutional and administrative officers.
(2) If article 10 of this law in the fifth, seventh and eighth, the said principles are not complied with, the individual whose rights and legal interests are affected is entitled to require compliance with the procedures of the administrative procedure.
 12. article. Public law (1) in order to ensure the effective enforcement of regulatory functions, the competent authority in accordance with the procedure laid down in the law, concluded the following public contracts in the field of public administration: 1) cooperative agreements (article 61);
2) administrative agreements (chapter X);
3) delegation agreement (chapter V);
4 participation agreement) (Chapter VI).
(2) a public contract shall be in writing, subject to the provisions of the civil code and the laws and limits.
(3) the law may establish other public contracts and conditions that are not mentioned in this article.
Chapter II institutional system of direct management of article 13. Direct management of the institutional system of direct government institutional system created and its organisation is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
 14. article. Direct administration records (1) in order to ensure direct institutional framework of government transparency and efficiency, creates the database for direct administration.
(2) a database for direct administration institutions are created, managed and stacking Cabinet established direct regulatory authority.
(3) to be included in the database available to the public the following information: 1 name of the authority, subordination), competence;
2 the location of the authority), the telephone and other means of communication, reception;
3) body;
4) Charter and rules of procedure of the authority;
5) list of officials;
6) and its binding authority released internal regulations;
7) the activities of the authority in a particular area directly regulating the external list of regulatory acts;
8) public accounts.
(4) the Cabinet of Ministers or the Cabinet Member can in addition detect the third part of this article not listed in publicly available information to be contained in the database.
(5) the Internet published database is public confidence.
 15. article. The establishment of direct administration, reorganization and liquidation (1) Cabinet creates, reorganize and eliminates the direct administrative authority based on law or on their own initiative, subject to the principles of public administration.
(2) the Cabinet of Ministers, establishing direct administration, Member of the Cabinet of Ministers, which is subordinated to the direct regulatory authority is located.
(3) direct regulatory authority reorganize: 1) adding it to another direct regulatory authority — the body that result in ceasing to exist;
2) combined with other direct administration or several other direct regulatory authorities — a result of the merged institution ceases to exist and the database creates a new direct regulatory authority;
3 transfer of the unit) or more units to another direct regulatory authority or more other direct regulatory authorities — a result of the Authority continues to exist;
4) dividing all the other direct regulatory authorities — a result of the body ceases to exist.
 16. article. Direct regulatory authority regulations (1) direct authorities governed by the Cabinet of Ministers approved regulations.
(2) the Regulations shall specify: 1) name;
2) Cabinet Member who is subordinated to the authority;
3) role, tasks and responsibilities;
4) procedures provided reports on the Authority's functions and features;
5) the institution of the rule of law enforcement mechanisms;

6 authority or administrative officials) that the individual may challenge the administrative act or actual action;
7) other matters which the Cabinet of Ministers considers important.
 Article 17. Direct regulatory authority (1) the direct Manager authorities organise the exercise of authority and the responsible authority, manages the administrative work, ensuring its continuity, efficiency and the rule of law.
(2) If a regulatory Act provides otherwise, the Authority's leader: 1) manages the Authority's financial, personnel and other resources;
2) approved the list of the institutions;
3) determines the regulatory authority officials and employees;
4) appointed and released from its officials shall be recruited and discount from its employees;
5) supports the authorities in the annual operational plan and budget request;
6) establishes the Authority's internal control system;
7) establish a management decision priekšpārbaud and follow-up procedures.
(3) the direct Manager authorities take the appropriate cabinet members in the given tasks, the obligations laid down in the Statute, as well as other laws and regulations of the specific functions and be responsible for their implementation.
 18. article. (1) the Ministry is a Ministry of Government concerned, industry-leading (higher) authority. Organized and coordinated by the Ministry of laws and other regulatory acts implementation, it participates in the development of sector policy.
(2) the Ministry is directly responsible to the Minister.
 19. article. The Minister's jurisdiction (1) the Minister in the Ministry headed by the Ministry's work.
(2) the Minister: 1) without special authorisation represents the Ministry;
2) gives the orders to the Secretary of State;
3) instructs the Ministry of administration officials and employees who inform higher officials;
4) can cancel the Minister of State, Parliamentary Secretary, Secretary and other government officials of the Ministry of Interior issued regulations, decisions and orders, excluding administrative provisions;
5) you can even implement the administrative head of the Ministry's competence.
(3) the Minister shall perform the other legislation in certain functions, other than those referred to in the second paragraph of this article.
(4) if the Minister as the Chief administrative authority totally or partially taken over by officers of the competence of their competence, as well as the second paragraph of this article 5 in the case referred to in paragraph they apply this law to the 37, 38 and 39 of the rules on the transfer of powers.
 20. article. Members of the Cabinet of Ministers direct regulatory jurisdiction (1) the members of the Cabinet's competence in the public administration sector is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(2) the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister or other Cabinet Member he fed directly by the national regulatory authority shall have the same powers as the Minister in the Ministry (article 19), if the law does not provide otherwise. 
21. article. The competence of the Minister of State direct authorities (1) the competence of the Minister of State she released in the Ministry's subordinated departments or institutions established by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(2) State Minister within their competence, shall enjoy the same rights as the Minister.
 22. article. Parliamentary Secretary's jurisdiction direct authorities (1) Parliamentary Secretary provides the link between the Cabinet and Parliament Member.
(2) Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet of Ministers on behalf of representative members of the Cabinet Member.
(3) to fulfill their duties and statutory functions of the members of the Cabinet of Ministers in certain competences, Parliamentary Secretary: 1) gives the orders to the Secretary of State or other government officials (employees) which informs the higher officials;
2) may order the Cabinet members under the existing authorities for the driver and, in some cases, other administration officials (employees) which informs the higher officials;
3) comply with other laws and regulations.
 23. article. The Secretary of State (1) the Secretary of State is the Chief Administrative Officer at the Ministry.
(2) the Secretary of State is subject to the Minister.
(3) the Secretary shall organize a previous Minister, the Secretary of State the filing and service of documents for the new Minister.
(4) If a direct regulatory authority, not the Ministry, one member of the Cabinet of Ministers direct authority, the Cabinet may determine that the head of the institution concerned is Executive Secretary.
 24. article. The members of the Cabinet of Ministers Advisory officers, staff and Office (1) the operation of Your Cabinet Member to your term can recruit officers and staff of the Advisory Forum and to create the Office. Advisory competence of officials direct authority, in particular the right to give instructions to the Government officials, determined by the Cabinet Member.
(2) the Minister's Office is the Department of the Ministry. The Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister's Office is a Department of the State Chancellery. Office of the Minister of special duties is the Ministry or other direct Administration Department.
 25. article. Consultative status of officials and employees of (1) a contract of employment with the officials or staff consultative Cabinet Member to switch his term of Office.
(2) After the expiry of the contract of employment Advisory officer or employee working time specified in the agreement, but not longer than three months gets the expected reward. This does not apply to cases where the official is used in part four of this article right.
(3) Cabinet Member may terminate the contract with officials or employees of advisory at any time, without notice.
(4) If a cabinet member on the Advisory Panel selects official, that official shall have the right, at the end of the post, to return previous or comparable civil servants.
(5) a member of the Cabinet of Ministers may be external advisory staff and expertise provides the status of Cabinet Minister. They are not officials of this law and the law "on prevention of conflict of interest in the activities of public officials", if not receiving compensation or other valuable benefits.
26. article. State Chancellery (1) National Office is located in the Prime Minister's direct authority.
(2) the public registry can be passed directly to other regulatory authorities.
(3) the Chief Administrative Officer of the State Chancellery is the Director of the State Chancellery.
(4) the Director of the State Chancellery to provide national Office functions, can give an order to the Secretary of State, who shall inform the Minister. If the Director of the State Chancellery order contradicts the Minister's order, order of the Minister.

(5) the State Chancellery shall: 1) institutional supports the work of the Cabinet of Ministers, in particular, by organizing meetings of the Cabinet, the Cabinet of Ministers ensures the preparation of a document according to the laws and established procedural arrangements for managing the records of Cabinet;
2) cabinet policy guidelines and tasks involving government policy planning;
3) on behalf of the Prime Minister shall coordinate and oversee the Cabinet and the Prime Minister's decision;
4) inform the public of the work of the Cabinet of Ministers;
5) manages the Cabinet's budget;
6) carry out the laws and regulations of other specific functions and the Cabinet of Ministers and the Prime Minister given tasks.
Chapter III administrative institutional system directly to article 27. Direct management of the institutional system of the Direct administrative institutional system and its organization of work, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers shall determine the appropriate derived public persona, respecting the principles of public administration.
 28. article. Sub-delegation authorities regulations derived public persons, organs establishing administrative authority directly manages the Authority's by-laws. To direct regulatory authority subject to the provisions of article 16 of this law the provisions of the second paragraph.
 29. article. The regulatory authorities directly subordinated to a derived public person's organ departments over the regulatory authority directly implement or even by individual institutions or officials.
 30. article. Sub-delegation authorities governing law (1) the provisions of this Act (other than the provisions of chapter II) applicable to the Government directly, in so far as other law in the special law does not provide otherwise.
(2) as regards the subdelegation of authority to apply this law article 15, third subparagraph, and article 17, first and second parts.
Chapter IV administration of the hierarchical order of article 31. The hierarchy of the institutions (1) offices are located in a single hierarchical system in which a single authority is subordinate to another authority. Authorities may create multiple levels of subordination.
(2) the highest authority is the Ministry or another cabinet member directly to direct regulatory authority.
(3) the legislative act can provide that subordination of one's function over a public authority exercised by persons other public authority of the person.
(4) persons of different public authorities joint hierarchy determined by law, giving it the highest authority.
 32. article. (1) the hierarchy of officials in the public administration officials included a single hierarchical system in which one officer is subordinate to another official. The officer works within their competence and the performance of their duties and the rights of its own.
(2) a member of the Cabinet of Ministers is the highest officer in respect of his subordinated to officials. Next highest officials is the Minister of State, Parliamentary Secretary, and the Secretary of State.
(3) direct government officials is higher regulatory officials for all the subordinates hierarchically lower level of direct government officials.
(4) Direct administrative officer is the highest administrative officer for all its subordinates hierarchically lower-level administration officials directly.
(5) If regulatory legislation provides otherwise, the subordination of one public officer in exercise of personal responsibility within the form.
(6) The hierarchy of officials operating in the various public authorities of persons (article 31, third paragraph), determined by law. If the respective normative act form of subordination, it corresponds to a specific function for a specific form of subordination.
 33. article. Substitution in public administration (1) the head of the authority replaced the next lowest official, if regulatory legislation provides otherwise. The head of the authority of government officials confirmed the substitution order.
(2) if the Administrative Officer fails or delays in carrying out their duties, the next higher administrative officer appointed by this Administration immediately substitute officials to ensure the continuity of the work of the authority. Higher administrative officer may depart from authorities driving policy approved the substitution, their specific reasons.
 34. article. The right to information of the higher authority or official may request and receive from the authorities or officials of the information in its possession, subject to certain statutory restrictions of availability.
 35. article. Service inspection rights (1) a member of the Cabinet of Ministers, the head of the authority or other regulations in the administrative officer may organize or perform a service check in your authority and lower authorities to clarify the facts or assess relevant management officials.
(2) the regulatory authority has a duty to cooperate with the officials who carried out the first paragraph of this article, answer the questions, as well as to provide it with all information in its possession that requires verification of the service concerned.
 36. article. The right to initiate disciplinary proceedings (1) the officer may initiate disciplinary proceedings on Administrative Officer, in respect of which it is the highest officer. It sends the case to the authorities of the proposed supervisor if regulatory legislation provides otherwise.
(2) If the disciplinary action is not within the competence of the officials on the proposed disciplinary administration officials informed it that the direct competence of the disciplinary action follows.
 37. article. The transfer of powers in the law (1) the higher authority or official may take over the management of the authorities or officials in the case of proceedings within their own jurisdiction.
(2) exceptionally, the higher authority or official may take over the monitoring of existing direct regulatory authority or Government officials in the case of proceedings within their own jurisdiction. In this case, the authority or the officer who wishes to exercise this right, you can only do this if your have received higher authority or official written consent. Consent is not required if the transfer of the powers of the right to use the Cabinet Member.

(3) if the sub-delegation authority fulfils its autonomous competence in the management function (article 5, second paragraph), the direct administrative authority or Government officials can take the sub-delegation authorities or officials of a Government filing in the case within their own jurisdiction, if it is for an external regulatory act. If the regulatory authority directly to perform a direct function of Government (article 5, third paragraph), then apply the second paragraph of this article.
(4) the administrative procedure within the first, second and third part of the transfer of the powers set out in the law is the administration official who issued the administrative act may be challenged if the law does not provide otherwise.
(5) in the first, second and third subparagraphs of takeover law powers, if: 1) in the framework of the administrative procedure according to the law or the rules of the collegiate Cabinet body, the exam, licensing, attestation, and similar cases, issue administrative acts or deciding on the actual course of action;
2) in accordance with the law or the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations collegiate institution shall take a decision on the conclusion of the agreement in the context of public procurement;
3) shall adopt the collegiate institution whose members in fulfilling their responsibilities is independent and not subject to the order or other impacts in respect of its decision and the decision of the institution shall be adopted in accordance with the law or the Cabinet of Ministers rules of procedure which apply to the judicial process inherent in the principle of proof.
(6) where it is used in this article, power transfer rights, higher authority or official decision on the case.
 38. article. The partial takeover of the powers the right to (1) the partial takeover of the powers the right to include a higher authority or official rights to decide the order of writing a separate aspect of the case, not taking over all things within their own jurisdiction.
(2) If the partial powers are used, the transfer of rights, the competent body or administrative officer shall take a final decision, subject to the higher authorities or officials in order decide the aspect of the case, and considering the other points.
(3) If the partial takeover of the powers the right to use the framework of the administrative procedure, administrative law point to it in the statement of reasons.
(4) a partial transfer of powers to apply all the conditions of the transfer of powers (article 37).
 39. article. Responsibility for the transfer of powers (1) completely taking over the body or subordinated to government officials in the case of proceedings within their own jurisdiction (article 37), higher authority or official simultaneously takes responsibility for the decision.
(2) the higher authority or official who used the partial transfer of the powers of the law (article 38), is responsible for this aspect of the case, which it decided.
 Chapter v a separate Government task delegation of article 40. Basic rules of delegation (1) the Public entity may delegate an individual and another public person (authorized person) the task of governance, including management decisions. The following administration tasks can be delegated only if the authorised person can perform the task effectively.
(2) an individual management tasks can be delegated by law, as well as the cases stipulated by law with the public person's organs issued external legislative or treaty.
(3) Other public person management tasks may be delegated to the cases stipulated by law. In such a case, the provisions of this chapter shall apply, in so far as other law in the special law does not provide otherwise.
 Article 41. (1) the subject of a public person can delegate administrative tasks, which include the public person or authority. Delegating administration tasks for execution of the function, in general the public persona.
(2) may not delegate the following tasks: 1) of government sector policy and development strategy planning and approval;
2) coordination of the sector;
3) officials of the institutions and governance;
4 person) public approval of the budget, financial resource allocation at the level of programmes and subprogrammes, the control of financial resources.
(3) individuals in addition to the second part of this article that cannot be delegated: 1) issue administrative acts, except where provided for by law;
2) tasks that are related to the State's external and internal security functions, except where provided for by law or the Cabinet of Ministers regulations;
3) other tasks which by their nature may be made only by the authorities.
 Article 42. The delegation conditions an individual (1) individuals should be able to carry out the regulatory tasks. Deciding on the management task delegation, individuals take into account its experience, reputation, resources, staff qualifications, as well as other criteria.
(2) when deciding on the management task delegation Association of persons, whether it represented a separate property or other interests, the interests of the group.
 43. article. The subordination of the authorised person (1) delegating administrative tasks with the law or the provisions of the Cabinet of Ministers shall determine the authority subordinated to the authorised person in respect to a particular task.
(2) delegation of management tasks to a contract, in respect of the execution of authorized person within its institutions subordinated to that contract.
(3) supervision over performance of the administrative task should be complete and efficient.
(4) the specific form and content of the benchers determined taking into account the regulatory tasks delegated and other considerations. Authorized person with delegated the right to issue administrative provisions, functional authority is located, if the external regulatory act does not provide otherwise.
(5) the authority, which is subordinated to the authorised person responsible for delegating tasks in legal and appropriate. This authority has authorised the administrative act issued the challenge to authority, if the external regulatory act does not provide authority.
(6) the authorized person shall deliver to the authority which it is subordinated, information required by the authority because of the delegated task.
 44. article. Damages in the event of delegation (1) the property damage and personal injury caused to a third party, to pay: 1) from the national budget in case the delegation established by law or the terms of the Cabinet of Ministers;
2), from the public budget of the person to which the delegator, in case the delegation established by contract.

(2) the authorized person in order to pay the loss of recourse to the relevant public person, if: 1) loss incurred by authorized persons of unlawful acts or omissions;
2) authorized person does not fulfil or properly fulfil the delegated tasks.
 Article 45. Contractual delegation procedure (1) for the direct administration of the regulatory competence of the delegation of tasks for a period of up to three years shall be decided by a member of the Cabinet of Ministers, which is subordinated to the contract authority. For delegation to a longer period decided by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(2) for the sub-delegation authorities delegation of tasks shall decide the appropriate derived public person's organ that inform the direct regulatory authority to which the derivative is fed into the public persona. When the delegation period exceeds a year and the term of Office of the members of the local government, the delegation agreement with this direct regulatory authority.
(3) the decision on the admissibility of the delegation finds the delegation and be governed by the terms of the delegation.
 Article 46. The content of the contract of delegation Delegation agreement shall specify: 1) the parties;
delegated administration task 2) and legislation, which passed the task of delegating competence;
3) management task's due date and order;
4 the specific responsibility) the parties;
Task 5) quality evaluation criteria, but if the subject of the contract is a one-time task, also achieved results;
6 mutual settlement procedure), financial and other resources;
7) regular review and reporting procedures;
8) authorised persons supervising procedures;
9) the entry into force of the agreement;
10) contract period;
11) other essential conditions of the contract.
 47. article. The expiry of the delegation (1) the delegation agreement shall, on the expiry of the term for which it is concluded.
(2) if the term of the contract exceeds three years, the parties may each terminate, subject to a one-year notice period.
(3) the agreement may provide for a shorter notice period than that provided for in the second paragraph of this article.
(4) the contract may be terminated without notice period, if the other parties will grossly violate the provisions of the Treaty or there are other important reasons that prevented further contractual relationship.
(5) the dismissal, if the contract does not exist within its basic conclusion (article 40) or special conditions of individual (article 42).
Chapter VI public participation the public administration article 48. Public participation (1) of this Act the authority to achieve its activities involve public representatives (NGOs and other organised groups, individual competent persons), including their work groups, advisory councils or asking for opinions.
(2) important issues to the public body must hold a public consultation. If the authority decides not corresponding to a significant section of society, so this decision particularly justified.
(3) the Authority (the principal), pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, you can empower individuals to perform administration tasks.
(4) providing for public participation in its activities, the institution may also use other laws in certain types of public involvement that is not mentioned in this article.
(5) On the involvement of representatives of the public authorities and the authorities when the driver, if regulatory legislation provides otherwise.
 49. article. Conditions for authorization (1) individuals with external legislation or participation agreements (article 50) may be authorized to perform administration tasks, which does not include the regulatory decision or prepare ™, if: 1) shall do public good (non-commercial) purposes;
2) it is appropriate to encourage public involvement in public administration, and 3) it can take at least as effective.
(2) The authorisation, subject to the provisions of this chapter, apply the first paragraph of article 42. Selecting individuals, the authority shall apply objective criteria, subject to the conditions referred to in the first subparagraph. Concluding the contract, the principal of the intervention, if necessary, check the. Justification is made publicly available together with the draft Treaty (article 50, third paragraph).
 50. article. Collaborative contract conditions (1) The participation agreement to apply this law, the provisions of article 46.
(2) the intention to conclude the cooperation agreement shall inform the authorising authority and the higher law cases — also the highest authority (article 31, second paragraph).
(3) Participation in the project of the Treaty must be made available to the public at least 10 days before the signing. On the public availability of the principal reply.
(4) if the contract provides for the granting of funds to the budget funds and financial report on the subject to the same conditions as the contracting authority.
(5) the order in which direct regulatory authority foregrounding the contracts determine the switch cabinet.
(6) the sub-delegation authority foregrounding the contract shall be derived public person's organ cases and order. If such a procedure is laid down by the Treaty of cooperation of a public person derived switch organ.
 51. article. Participation agreement for Public Participation Agreement is publicly available. Contract disclosure procedures set by the Cabinet of Ministers.
 52. article. Principal's liability (1) the principal shall be responsible for the proper execution of the task.
(2) the principal mandate of the Act, and further by monitoring the activities of private individuals, to ensure the proper execution of the task.
 53. article. Damages in the case of authorization (1) Property damage and personal injury, which, in the exercise of the tasks of Government, suffered a third person from the public, make a personal budget to which the principal belongs.
(2) the authorized person in order to pay the damages brought to the public, if the loss incurred by authorised persons of the unlawful act or omission.
 Chapter VII cooperation in public administration article 54. Basic rules of cooperation (1) the authorities with no hierarchical relations, cooperate in order to perform its functions and tasks.
(2) the authority of the other institutions have received the proposal, cooperation can be refused only if there is article 56 of this law in the reasons for the refusal.
(3) cooperation takes place free of charge, if the external regulatory act does not provide otherwise.

(4) the authority may cooperate in both case, consistently. Cooperation constantly, authorities may close interdepartmental agreement (58.60).
(5) a public person can conclude cooperation cooperation agreement (rule 61).
 55. article. The subject of interinstitutional cooperation (1) the authority may propose to the other body to provide a separate administration officials participating in the specific management tasks.
(2) the authority shall, within the limits laid down in the laws and restrictions, may propose to the other authority to provide the information in its possession.
(3) the authority may propose to the other body to provide it with the opinion in question, which include an opinion of the authority.
(4) in the Act, regulations, may provide for other collaborative items.
 Article 56. The refusal of cooperation (1) the authority may refuse cooperation, refusal in writing giving reasons, if: 1) cooperation is not possible actual reasons;
2) cooperation is not possible for legal reasons.
3) cooperation may be involved in other body with less resource consumption;
4) requires resource consumption exceeds the cooperation institutions proposer the need for this cooperation.
(2) the authority that received the refusal to cooperate, you can invite the authorities refusal of higher authority to assess the validity of the refusal.
 57. article. Insufficient cooperation if the Authority considers that it is not the intention of the proposed cooperation achieved in the other act or omission of the Authority (cooperation is insufficient or is not properly secured), it can inform the other institutions of higher authority.
 58. article. Interdepartmental agreement (1) in order to ensure the continued cooperation of the authorities of different Cabinet members subordinated (belong to different departments), may enter into a written agreement of inter-connectedness.
(2) the interdepartmental agreement the authorities can close even if they belong to one person or to the public various public persons.
(3) the interdepartmental agreement may not be assigned or changed the statutory authorities.
(4) the interdepartmental agreement is not binding on the authorities concerned higher authorities. It does not limit the higher hierarchical authorities.
 Article 59. Interdepartmental coordination and execution of the arrangement (1) before the signing of the arrangement of the interdepartmental body coordinated the project with higher authority. If the higher authority within one month of the date of dispatch of the project does not answer, agreed in writing to be considered coherent.
(2) if the interdepartmental agreement is properly filled, it shall inform the authority of its higher authority that the agreement is not enforced.
(3) the authority may not require from the other institutions interdepartmental agreement, if its failure is the highest authority of the consequences.
(4) on the interdepartmental agreement, as well as for damages can not be legal action.
60. article. Interdepartmental agreement expired Interdepartmental agreement shall cease if: 1), which terminated its contracted;
2) at least one of the bodies cease to exist or to reorganize;
3) dismissal of one authority;
4) one it not or can not meet due to the actual or legal change of circumstances. In this case, the institution concerned or the higher authority shall immediately inform the other parties.
 61. article. Cooperation agreement (1) the Public person's cooperation agreement concluded to ensure at least one of the parties, the public person's competence management tasks more efficiently.
(2) the cooperation agreement on behalf of a public person its organ or competent authority.
(3) with the cooperation agreement may not be assigned or changed derived public persons the statutory competence. The cooperation agreement cannot affect the hierarchical relationships between the different public persons and institutions.
(4) a derived public person informed of the cooperation agreement, the direct administrative authority, which are subordinated to the public persona.
(5) if the cooperation contract is the task of the public person derived autonomous competence (article 5, second paragraph), the cooperation agreement may provide for contractual disputes settlement in court. If this is not provided for in the Treaty or in the regulations unless otherwise specified in the legislation, parties may not bring a court action.
 Chapter VIII of the Board's decision and responsibility for management decisions 62. The basic regulatory decision (1) the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the Board's decision in writing, except for urgent management decisions.
(2) the Board's decision check includes the efficiency and justice of the decision.
(3) the administrative decision in accordance with the laws and checks before (ex ante) and after its adoption (follow-up).
(4) the provisions of this chapter relating to the Board's decision on the verification arrangements apply, in so far as the law does not provide otherwise.
 Article 63. The efficiency of the regulatory decision check checking utility regulatory decision, assess the need for and suitability for the purpose. The efficiency of the administrative law considerations shall be determined by the administrative procedure law.
 64. article. Administration of Justice decision check checking the legality of the Board's decision: 1) evaluate compliance with external regulations and the General principles of law;
2) if necessary, assess its compliance with the internal laws and public administration principles;
3) rules in the event of a conflict between the established rules of law;
4) where, in respect of the adoption granted discretion determined, so far as it is attributable to the Board's decision;
5) where, in respect of its content granted freedom of choice, determine the content of the decision of the selection frame.
 Article 65. The efficiency of the Board's decision the previous test administration decision makers presented the draft decision higher management officers of the respective institution. The administration officials will assess the usefulness of the Board's decision.
 66. article. Administration of Justice decision on preliminary examination (1) the decision of the previous administration of Justice shall be carried out and its makers (' key), and a special department or officer of the Authority (papildpārbaud).
(2) the decision of the administration of Justice ' key is optional. Such examination shall also be carried out where the internal regulatory act no specific testing procedures.

(3) If papildpārbaud reveals that the Administration's draft decision is legal, the administrative officer shall endorse it. If papildpārbaud finds that the Board's decision does not comply with the draft law, it did not endorse. In this case, the papildpārbaud processor min objection in writing, specifying the requirements to comply with legal regulatory decision.
(4) if the Board's decision adopted without opposition, the specified papildpārbaud its maker motivates in writing their comments.
 Article 67. Administrative follow-up of the decision (1) the Board's decision pursuant to the follow-up of the specific form of subordination (article 7, fourth and fifth).
(2) the administrative act and the actual action of opposition and cancellation procedures and principles define the administrative procedure law.
(3) the rules of procedure of the authority or other internal normative acts of the Government officials laid out the regulatory incidentāl the decision (on the case), random and regular follow-up follow up.
(4) higher managerial officers with motivated decision may revoke or amend any lower officials, unlawful or inappropriate management decisions.
 68. article. Responsibility for management decisions (1) decisions of the management efficiency and justice answer it decision-makers.
(2) the Government official who made the decision of the administration of Justice in the papildpārbaud project, is responsible for its own assessment. If the papildpārbaud found that the Administration's decision is unlawful, but the Board's decision adopted without objection, the administration official who made the papildpārbaud, on the illegality of the decision of the Government regarding the controversy is not responsible.
 Article 69. Collegiate institutions regulatory decision a prior check (1) Collegiate institutions (Commission, Council, etc.) of the decision of the justice administration papildpārbaud Administration Officer, carried out in accordance with the laws and is responsible for the inspection of the rule of law.
(2) if the administrative officer finds that the relevant regulatory decision is judicial, it endorsed it. If administration officials have objections regarding the draft decision of the administration of Justice, it shall motivate his objection, specifying the requirements to comply with legal regulatory decision.
(3) If an institution adopts a collegial management decision, disregarding objections listed on papildpārbaud, each Member of the College expressed their observations on the decision of the justice administration, and these observations are recorded in the collegiate bodies of the regulatory decision.
(4) the public person's organ Derived law may provide for other regulatory provision of decision justice procedures.
 70. article. Responsibility for the administration of the institution of collegiate decision (1) on the collegiate bodies of the usefulness of the Board's decision and the rule of law the institution of collegiate responsibility they members who voted, unless one of them is specifically requested a decision in minutes to record their objections.
(2) the Government official who made the decision of the administration of Justice in the papildpārbaud project, is responsible for its own assessment. If the papildpārbaud found that the Administration's decision is unlawful, but the Board's decision adopted without objection, the administration official who made the papildpārbaud, on the illegality of the decision of the Government regarding the controversy is not responsible.
(3) the public person's organ Derived law may specify different principles of responsibility, except when it issued the administrative act.
 71. article. Types of liability (1) the officer in the cases specified by law for the decision of the Government is responsible for civil, criminal, administrative, but legislation — including disciplinary cases.
(2) political officials not apply to disciplinary actions.
 Chapter IX internal regulations article 72. The basic rule of internal law (1) the Cabinet of Ministers, the Cabinet Member, derived public person's organs or bodies the supervisor shall issue internal regulations: 1) on a legislative basis;
2) on his own initiative in matters within their competence.
(2) in the first subparagraph of this article not mentioned in the official issue internal regulations to the legislative basis.
(3) the internal legislative acts must comply with external regulations, general principles (including principles of public administration and administrative principles) and international law, as well as internal laws, which are issued by a higher authority or official.
(4) the internal normative act is binding on the Authority (the Department employees) or the officials to whom it was issued.
 73. article. Internal regulations (1) the public officer of a person's organs and their competence to issue internal regulations for: 1) the structure and authority of the Organization of work (regulations, rules of procedure);
2) unit structure and organization of work (rules of procedure);
3) external laws or general principles of law (instructions);
4) legislation of the use of the discretion granted by laying down uniform action in equal circumstances (recommendation). From these recommendations, in some cases it can be special reasons;
5) rules of conduct;
6) regulatory procedure of adoption of the decision, administration officials and other staff duties, behaviour, safety authority, as well as other questions relating to the activities of the authority.
(2) the internal laws and jurisdiction of issuance, saturisko provisions, entry into force and validity is determined by their content, not the title.
 74. article. Cabinet and Cabinet Member's competency internal picking laws and Cabinet and Cabinet Member of the internal regulations shall be issued in accordance with the Cabinet of the machine. Members of the Cabinet of Ministers instructions or draft recommendations are informed by the Ministry of Justice, legislation, regulations in the manner set out in the opinion.
 75. article. Direct Administration Manager and head of the Department's competence in the issue of internal regulations (1) direct regulatory authority issued its rules of procedure. Draft rules of procedure into line with the higher authority or a member of the Cabinet of Ministers, if the authority directly subordinate to him.
(2) the rules of procedure of the Department after coordination with the head of the institution according to the rules and regulations of the Authority manages the Department's Manager.

(3) the instructions and recommendations issued by the head of the authority, if not the top officials issued instructions or is not sufficient. Instructions or recommendations shall be coordinated with the Ministry of Justice and the higher authority, but, failing that, by the relevant cabinet member.
(4) the other provisions of this Act referred to in article 73 of the internal regulations of officials before the picking line with higher officials, if regulatory legislation provides otherwise. The project is intended to be consistent even if a month after the sending of the project has not received a written objection.
 76. article. Derived public person's organs, authorities and officials of the internal competency issue in legislation (1) derived public people and officials of the internal legislative issue and the entry into force of the order shall be governed by the organ.
(2) derived public people's organs, institutions and official instructions and recommendations projects into line with the higher authority and the Ministry of Justice or other Ministers of the Cabinet down.
 77. article. Internal legislation takes effect (1) instructions or recommendations may take effect after coordination with the Justice Ministry. The project is intended to be consistent, if the Ministry of Justice motivated the decision not challenged its legality in writing within two months after the sending of the project.
(2) instructions or recommendations on direct regulatory questions of competence (article 5, first and third paragraphs) shall enter into force on the day following their publication in the newspaper "Gazette", if the internal normative act is another term for entry into force.
(3) the Internal laws and regulations, with the exception of the instructions and recommendations enter into force on the date of signature thereof, if the internal normative act is another term for entry into force.
 78. article. The application of internal law (1) If the officer is in any reasonable doubt, or instruction or suggestions meet external regulatory provisions or general principles of law, these internal regulations do not apply and motivated in writing without delay report the highest officials and inform the authority or official that issued these regulations, as well as the Ministry of Justice. The authority or the officer that issued the laws concerned, can make orders to apply in writing. The order is enforceable if also includes the legal basis on which the officer doubts must be rejected.
(2) if the official finds contradiction between the internal laws, as the Act, issued by the higher authority or official.
(3) if the official finds contradiction between one level hierarchical institutions or officials issued internal laws, as: 1) of the General rules, in so far as it does not prejudice the special legal provisions;
2) of the Act if the two latest law is of General or special. Decisive is the date of adoption of the legislation.
(4) if the officials have reason to doubt whether the inner measure consistent with other internal legislative act, the officer shall apply, but his doubt motivated in writing inform higher officials in the report and the authority or the officer that issued these regulations, as well as the Ministry of Justice.
 Chapter x administrative contract article 79. The administrative framework of the Treaty (1) the administrative agreement is an agreement between a public person and individuals on administrative legal relations, amendment, termination detection or detection. Administrative act even if it included in the contract, remain independent of national legislation.
(2) contract on behalf of a public person in authority or official.
(3) the object of the contract is a public person's competence. The agreement focuses on the execution of this competence to the regulatory rules.
 80. article. Administrative contract conditions (1) the contract shall be awarded in the following cases: 1 to end the legal dispute), especially in the judicial process;
2) if applicable law grants authority freedom of action with regard to the issue of the administrative act, its content or the actual action.
(2) the administrative contract is not allowed if the form is not suitable for the particular legal relationship adjustment, especially if such a contract would be contrary to the principles of public administration or disproportionately restrict the legal protection of individuals.
 81. article. The management of the content of the contract conditions (1) the commitments with the administrative agreement, concluded between the public and private, take the parties, must be proportionate.
(2) the obligations of a public person should be legal. If these obligations are in the administrative act was issued or the actual action of the authorities, they must comply with the provisions of the Act on administrative procedures.
(3) individuals have obligations and must serve the public person's task.
(4) If an individual's subjective right to what a public person with administrative agreement, individuals committed to ensuring obligations are only that, which may be on the administrative law provisions (deadlines, requirements, tasks, reservations, including the cancellation of the reservation).
 Article 82. The administrative consent agreement (1) the administrative contract in accordance with this law, article 80, first paragraph, (1) the authority may enter into, if the project is accepted to higher authority.
(2) the administrative contract in accordance with this law, article 80, first paragraph, point 2, the authority may enter into, if the project is agreed with the authority that the relevant provisions can be a challenge.
(3) the Regulations may specify provisions of the administrative agreement, other coordination arrangements.
 83. article. Individuals the right to administrative contract in accordance with this law, the first paragraph of article 80, paragraph 2 without prejudice to the rights of individuals, it is in accordance with the administrative procedure law. If an individual administrative act or actual action contesting or appealing, it must be regarded as a termination of the contract.
 84. article. Third party rights agreement does not restrict the right of a third party.
 85. article. The administrative performance of the contract (1) If the parties to the administrative agreement does not comply with or properly questioning its validity, the other parties may require its performance in court.
(2) the judicial process and enforcement takes place in accordance with the administrative procedure law.
 86. article. Administrative termination and damages (1) an administrative agreement shall cease if: 1) it is executed;
2) ceases;

It's to welcome and 3) the cooling-off period;
4) public persona they can no longer perform due to legal circumstances.
(2) the right to compensation of damage and their proportions determined by the civil law, if the contract provides otherwise.
 Chapter XI public party private rights in article 87. Basic rules for the operation of a public person in the area of private law (1) the Public entity in the field of private law operates in the following cases: 1) carrying out transactions required for its activities;
2) providing the public services;
3) business (article 88).
(2) If a public entity operates a private law, subject to the law governing private transactions at all, as far as this action without prejudice to other laws.
(3) a public person, Derived by creating a private law legal persons, including those that are not profit-making nature, can not escape from this statutory liability and impose them on the other goals, which do not result from the public functions of the person.
 88. article. A public person's commercial activities (1) the Public entity may perform commercial activities: 1) if the market is not able to ensure the implementation of the public interest in the field in question;
2) sector, where there is a natural monopoly, thereby ensuring the availability of the service to the public;
3) strategically important industry;
4) new industry;
5) sector infrastructure development requires large capital investment;
6) sector, where appropriate in the public interest need to ensure higher quality standards.
(2) the conduct of the public Business entity under the law setting up the company.
 Article 89. Private-law contractual terms private law agreement concluded by observing that: 1) the switch without any discrimination;
2) the parties are equal;
3) the parties undertaking should be proportionate;
4) public law person does not arbitrarily prohibit or hinder the use of human rights;
5) public entity itself is responsible for the statutory functions.
 Chapter XII liability of Public Officials for personal belongings, authorities and the public of the work of the audit review article 90. Officers liability if the official performance of their duties, with the intention or gross negligence has caused financial losses to the public, it requires the officer to pay the damages law.
 91. article. Public people in (1) public people stuff is in the possession of the Authority (hereinafter authority Manta). The Authority released its possession of the property is used wisely.
(2) all property of the Authority obtained or created, official or employee in the performance of their duties, the person in question belongs to the public, if the law does not stipulate otherwise.
(3) the authority shall appoint the head of officials administering authorities. If this is not designated, the official of the body property is managed by the head of the authority.
 92. article. Information on information on the Authority's property assets and accounts of the authority of the State is publicly available, where the law provides otherwise.
 93. article. Audit authority (1) in order to ensure the effective functioning of the public administration, the authorities carried out audit.
(2) the Audit can cover a certain area. Audit procedure determined by law.
(3) the authorities shall establish the internal audit. Conducting internal audit assessed the authorities action plans, methods and procedures to ensure the effective work of the authority, and make recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the work of the authority.
 94. article. Public reporting (1) to inform the public of the activities of the authority, as well as the budgetary resources allocated to it, the body prepares the public accounts.
(2) public review, the contents and publication procedures determined by law.
 Transitional provisions 1. With the entry into force of this law shall lapse at the Ministry of equipment Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1997, 5. no; 1998, no. 15; 2001, nr. 14).
2. the Cabinet of Ministers until 1 January 2005 to ensure government compliance with the provisions of this law.
3. The Cabinet of Ministers until January 1, 2004 to develop and submit to the Parliament a draft law on the amendments required in other laws.
4. Institutional regulations, except those regulations issued on the basis of the law of the Ministry of equipment, according to the provisions of this law shall be adopted before 1 January 2005. By the time authorities regulations in force on the date of entry into force, shall remain in force insofar as they are not inconsistent with this Act.
5. This law, article 14 of part five shall enter into force on 1 January 2005.
6. If an individual act date of entry into force of the Treaty, is delegated to the obligation to fulfil the task (chapters V and VI), if the delegation is terminated for other reasons, it shall continue to perform this task in accordance with the existing rules, but no longer than up to July 1, 2003. Until then, if it is in accordance with the provisions of this law are permissible and appropriate, delegation is designed according to the requirements of this Act or is terminated in accordance with the current delegation of rules.
7. The Cabinet of Ministers to March 31, 2003 to develop and submit to the Parliament a draft law on amendments to the law under which individuals delegated administrative issues.
8. the interdepartmental agreement (58, 59 and 60) and public cooperation agreements (article 61), which is the law in force on the date of entry into force, shall remain in force for not longer than until 1 January 2005. By the time an agreement (contract), presented in accordance with the requirements of the law or terminated not later than 1 January 2005. About designing according to the requirements of this law is considered also the authorities (parties) signed the Protocol and relevant higher authorities a written confirmation that the agreement (contract) meets the requirements of this law. This Protocol and approval is added to an agreement (contract).
9. External regulations draw internal legislation incompatible with the Ministry of Justice (article 75, the third part of the second paragraph of article 76 and 77, the first part of the article) from January 1, 2004. Up to this date authorities shall send to the laws and regulations referred to the Ministry of Justice.
10. Chapter X of this law shall enter into force on July 1, 2003. The Cabinet of Ministers until March 1, 2003 to develop and submit to the Parliament a draft law on the amendments to the Administrative Procedure Act, regulating the proceedings before the Court arising from administrative legal relations on a contractual basis.

11. Article 88 of this law shall not apply to persons in public business, which started before the entry into force of this law.
12. The Cabinet of Ministers for the application of this law to issue internal regulations necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this law, or further explain its uniform application.
The law shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.
The Parliament adopted the law on 6 June 2002.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga on 21 June 2002, an editorial added: the law shall enter into force by 1 January 2003.