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The Legal Aid Administration Charter

Original Language Title: Juridiskās palīdzības administrācijas nolikums

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Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 869 in Riga 2005 (15 November. No 66 32) the legal aid administration regulations Issued pursuant to the public administration Act, article 16 of the equipment the first part i. General question 1. Legal aid administration (the Administration) is the Minister of Justice under the authority of an existing direct regulatory authority. Under the administration of the Minister shall be implemented through the Ministry of Justice. II. Administration functions, tasks and permissions 2. Administration functions: 2.1 managing the funds intended for the State to provide legal assistance;
2.2. management of funds intended for State compensation for the victims. 3. in order to ensure the performance of functions, in addition to the administration of the Act on State legal aid in these tasks performs the following tasks: 3.1.-regulating criminal procedure legislation, as well as the procedures laid down in the laws on State compensation for victims in the order paid State compensation to victims;
3.2. the law on State compensation for victims in the cases specified in the recover State budgetary funds, paid State compensation of victims;
3.3. establish and maintain a register of State compensation;
3.4. personal appearance for applications for State legal aid;
3.5. review the submissions of the parties on State legal aid provider status and the conclusion of contracts with legal aid to persons who, in accordance with the Act on State legal aid can be a legal aid provider;
3.6. the legislation on the application, proposal and the complaint handling policy, as well as the administrative regulations governing the process, following the complaint and provide the proposal and adoption of the person;
3.7. shall cooperate with national regulatory authorities, the authorities of other countries and international organisations;
3.8. prepare and submit to the Ministry of Justice reports, proposals and recommendations on the functioning of the Administration;
3.9. prepares and legal order provides proposals for legislation and policy planning documents for the implementation of the measures provided and the tasks of the authority, the necessary funding from the State budget;
3.10. inform the public about the activities of the Administration collects and provides statistical information on the effective performance of the functions. 4. the Administration has the right to external legal cases, to request and receive, free of charge from individuals the administration tasks required information and documents. III. structure of the Administration and executive competence 5. Administration is headed by a Director. Director of administration shall be appointed and removed by the Minister of Justice. 6. the Director of Administration to make public administration facilities Act direct authorities managerial functions. 7. the Administration Unit is independent of the Department, Division and section. IV. Administration of justice activities and reports on the activities of the administration of justice action 8 ensure Administration Director. The Director of Administration is responsible for the Authority's internal control and management decisions for the creation and operation of the system. 9. the Director of Administration has the right to annul the decision taken by the officials of the service, or the internal regulations issued. 10. Administration officials or employee's actual action may be challenged, by submitting the submissions to the Director of administration. 11. the Director of Administration issued the administrative act and the actual action may be challenged in the Ministry of Justice. The Justice Ministry's decision can be appealed in court. 12. the Director of administration at least once a year, provide the Minister of Justice report on the administration of the functions and use of the resources of the State budget. 13. The Minister of Justice has the right at any time to request a review of the functions of the administration. V. concluding questions 14. This rule 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 in the bottom paragraph shall enter into force simultaneously with the law on State compensation to victims. 15. Regulations shall enter into force by 1 January 2006. Prime Minister, Minister of finance Spurdziņš o. s. Āboltiņ, Minister of Justice of the