The Republic of Latvia Cabinet of Ministers of 28 July 1998, in Regulation No 271 in Riga (pr. No 40, 8. §) rules Issued by the Ministry of Justice in accordance with the law of the Ministry of equipment article 5 (I). The Ministry of Justice tasks and functions in the area of public administration, the Ministry of Justice 1 (hereinafter the Ministry) have the following main tasks: 1.1. take to the Ministry and the institutions and monitoring of enterprises (companies);
1.2. develop and implement a national policy for the improvement of the judicial system;
1.3. make informative database and registry updates and monitoring competence of the Ministry;
1.4. to monitor the development of the legal system.
2. the Ministry shall have the following main functions: 2.1 their competence to develop laws and other normative acts, in coordination with European Union norms, as well as Latvia binding international treaties;
2.2. in matters within their competence, to provide the international treaties binding for Latvia;
2.3. provide opinions on other normative acts of the Ministry of the developed projects;
2.4. to make mutual comparison of the laws and to prepare proposals for improving it in accordance with the rules of the European Union and Latvia binding international treaties;
2.5. the statutory framework to realize the District Court and district (municipal) courts and land registry departments of organizational management;
2.6. systematize and codification of legislation;
2.7. to organize the publication of the laws;
2. legalize 8 legal documents;
2.9. the register of political organizations (parties) and political organizations (parties) associations, as well as religious organizations and their institutions;
2.10. to submit to the Cabinet of Ministers proposals on Government budget allocations to the Ministry and supervision of existing institutions;
2.11. in addressing issues related to the reception of persons in Latvian citizenship naturalization procedures;
2.12. to carry out other functions in accordance with the laws and regulations.
II. rights of the Ministry Ministry 3:3.1 a validly reorganize the Ministry and supervision of existing institutions and existing companies held by (the company);
3.2. the representative of the Ministry and the institutions and monitoring of enterprises (companies ') interests in international organisations and international activities;
3.3. within their competence at international cooperation;
3.4. the delegates to the Ministry and supervision of existing institutions and businesses held by the (company), a public body, the statutory function of government administration;
3.5. judicial expert certification and supervision of experts;
3.6. other legislation.
III. structure of the Ministry and the competent officials of the Ministry of labour 4 political leader is the Minister of Justice (hereinafter the Minister). The Minister is responsible to Parliament for the activities of the Ministry and make the laws and other legislation in certain functions.
5. Minister without express authorisation by the representative of the Ministry and the statutory framework in the exercise the following rights: 5.1 concludes international agreements;
5.2. confirms the Ministry and supervision of existing institutions, as well as the Ministry of enterprises (companies) and the national authorities regulations and statutes;
5.3. giving direct orders to each Ministry and its official bodies (official candidate) and the employee and, in the cases specified by law, under the supervision of the existing institutions of the Ministry leaders;
5.4. establish commissions and working groups, which may also involve other officials (servants candidates) and employees, as well as other specialists;
5.5. the Court determines the procedure of certification of experts;
5.6 recommends that the Prime Minister's Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry, as well as the nomination requires a Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of resignation;
5.7. in accordance with the law "on State civil service" shall be appointed and relieved of the post of State Secretary of the Ministry;
5.8. switch contracts with external advisers.
6. the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry provides a link with the Parliament, the Commission and the factions, representing the Minister of Justice's political views and defending the Ministry prepare bills in the Parliament, the Commission, as well as other State bodies.
7. The Secretary of State: Ministry manages 7.1 administrative work and ensure the continuity of its work, where the political leadership of the Ministry;
7.2. in matters within their competence, without express authorisation by the representative of the Ministry;
7.3. after consulting the Minister approves the central apparatus of the Ministry staff list under the State budget to the Ministry specified wage fund;
7.4. is entitled to give orders to each Ministry and its official bodies (official candidate) and the employee and, in the cases specified by law, under the supervision of the existing institutions of the Ministry leaders;
7.5. in accordance with the law "on State civil service" shall be appointed and removed from Office by the Ministry officials (servants candidates) and in accordance with the labour code of Latvia for recruiting and dismissal of employees of the Ministry, which works on the basis of the contract of employment, as well as their competence switch other contracts;
7.6. the switch work contracts with external padomn internal;
7.7. the activities of the Ministry provide appropriate funding allocations, as well as to submit proposals for the operation of the Ministry necessary financial and material resources;
7.8. in accordance with the mandate of the Minister issues orders on matters within the competence of the Ministry, if such regulations are not just the right of the Minister;
7.9. the laws and regulations of other specific functions.
8. the Ministry is the Deputy Secretary of State, who are civil servants (officials of the candidates). Deputy Secretary of State competence.
9. The Ministry's departments is the Department, it Department and independent sections. Departments and independent department creates, reorganize and eliminate the Secretary of State, and their tasks, functions and rights set approved by the Department of the Secretary of State and the Department regulations. Employee responsibilities and rights are determined their position descriptions.
10. the departments and chapters are independent of the subject to the Secretary of State or a Deputy Under Secretary in the Division of functions provided.
11. the work of the Department is headed by the Director of the Department. The Director of the Department may be alternate.
12. the Substantive work of the section is headed by a head of Department.
IV. The Ministry and supervision of existing institutions and held by the Ministry of State enterprises (companies) 13. The Ministry has the following authorities: 13.1. Forensic research laboratory;
13.2. the National Centre for languages.
14. The rules referred to in paragraph 13 of the Directors is directly subordinate to the Minister or, in accordance with the mandate of the Minister, the Secretary of State, but the Special industry regulatory matters — the Ministry Department Director.
15. under the supervision of the Ministry has the following authorities: 15.1. The Refugee Appeals Board;
15.2. The Naturalization Board;
15.3. The Patent Office;
15.4. the totalitarian regime of the Evaluation Commission of the crime;
15.5. The business register;
15.6. The State Archives Directorate;
15.7. The State land service.
16. This provision 15. punk the same oversight of those bodies within the limits set out by law Minister or other officials of the Ministry in accordance with the mandate of the Minister.
17. The Ministry in charge of the following companies and institutions (companies): 17.1. non-profit organisation State joint stock company "Court House Agency";
17.2. Criminological Research Centre;
17.3. Patent technical library;
17.4. the State company "Latvian journal".
18. Ministry of State capital in companies in managing the State Governors appointed by the Minister for that special sectoral governance issues are also coordinating with the Department Director at the Ministry.
V. concluding questions 19. Be declared unenforceable: 19.1. Cabinet of 23 august 1994, decision No 118 on the Statute of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic "(Latvian journal, 1994, 111, 123 no; 1995, no. 186; 1996, 86, no. 135);
19.2. The Cabinet of Ministers of 11 October 1994, decision No. 129 "on amendments to the Cabinet of 23 august 1994, in decision No 119" on the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia of the Statute "(Latvian journal, 1994, nr. 123; 1995, no. 186);
19.3. The Cabinet of Ministers of 21 November 1995, Regulation No 364 "amendments to the Cabinet of 23 august 1994, in decision No 119" on the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia of the Statute "(Latvian journal, 1995, nr. 186; 1996, no. 86);
19.4. The Cabinet of Ministers of 14 May 1996, Regulation No 172 "amendments to the Cabinet of 23 august 1994, in decision No 119" on the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia of the Statute "(Latvia's journal, 1996, no. 86);
19.5. The Cabinet of Ministers of 6 august 1996, Regulation No 318 "amendments to the Cabinet of 23 august 1994, in decision No 119" on the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia of the Statute "(Latvia's journal, 1996, 13 No 5).
 
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