Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 361 (No. 47, 5. ¤) Riga 1996. on 24 September, the Defense Ministry regulations Issued in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers Act article 14 machine (3) i. General questions 1. The Ministry of defence (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministry") is a central executive authority in the country, the Cabinet of Ministers implement the Constitution, laws and other statutory functions and tasks in the field of national defence.
2. the Ministry is acting within the limits of its competence, on behalf of the Republic of Latvia and to implement its policies.
3. the Ministry shall operate in a Constitution, laws, this Statute and other laws as well as international treaties.
4. the Ministry is a legal person and has the seal of the Republic of Latvia with the great coat of arms image and full name of the Ministry.
5. the Ministry is financed from the State budget. It has its own balance sheet and the General Treasury account settlement Center, as well as a special budget account according to the procedures laid down in the law.
II. tasks of the Ministry Ministry 6, the main task is to develop a national policy and to coordinate the Ministry and of the activities to ensure the protection of the country's military.
7. the tasks of the Ministry are: 7.1 ensure national armed forces and the other to the Ministry of the military activities of the Department;
7.2. ensure the functioning of the armed forces of the land and sea border defense and airspace control, as well as other tasks for the national territory, territorial waters and economic zone;
7.3. regularly check the national armed forces ready and the other to the Ministry of the military activities of the Department;
7.4. the development of the concept of national defence and the national defence plan;
7.5. to elaborate and submit for approval to the Cabinet of the national armed force headquarters structure and establishment plan;
7.6. to approve the documentation of an important national collections of objects, the object of protection and the procedure;
7.7. to provide national armed forces and the other to the Ministry of civilian control of military units;
7.8. jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take part in international security and protection measures in the development and planning;
4.9. ensuring cooperation with NATO and other international organisations of safety and protection;
7.10. to plan for mobilization, mobilization preparation and implementation;
7.11. organize and coordinate to the Ministry institutions, to provide financial and logistic base and organize a unified national defence institutions supply system;
7.12. to realize a unified national defence policy, technical support to carry out the functions of the principal armament, equipment and other military equipment purchase, production, and repair, as well as to control the execution of the order;
7.13. to provide national armed forces soldiers and employees of the departments of the Ministry of social and legal protection, and improvement of working conditions as well as material interests;
7.14. to plan and organize the construction of objects of national defence, management and repair, to take care of environmental protection measures the Ministry departments;
7.15. to elaborate and submit to the Cabinet of Ministers proposals for the financing of national defence requires the State budget resources and utilisation, the finance ministries and institutions and held control over the national budget funds use them;
7.16. to analyze the law and other law enforcement and to develop laws and other legal acts in the field of the protection of the State;
7.17. the Ministry's competence to carry out legislation with the requirements of the Europe Agreement and the white paper recommendations and ensure that the requirements and recommendations for implementation;
7.18. ensure the readiness of the armed forces to take part in the crash, and in the case of natural disasters prevention and the effects of the winding-up;
7.19. the audit and inspection done by the Ministry and the institutions and take measures to prevent the deficiencies found and damages;
7.20. the control of money and material goods and the use of the Ministry and the authorities;
7.21. to organize the media with information on the activities of the Ministry;
7.22. perform other tasks that are assigned to the Ministry in accordance with the laws and other legal acts.
III. structure of the Ministry of labour, Ministry of 8 headed by Minister of defence (hereinafter referred to as "the Minister"), which is politically responsible to Parliament for the activities of the Ministry.
9. Minister: 9.1. define the action strategy for the Department and is responsible for the overall operations of the Ministry;
9.2. without express authorisation by the representative of the Ministry;
9.3. issue orders and instructions to the Ministry in matters of competence and, if otherwise provided by law, shall be entitled to cancel the Ministry officials and institutions to the Ministry leaders orders or orders, if they do not comply with the law;
9.4. the Ministry and approved under the authority of regulations, statutes and the establishment, in accordance with the State budget and the number of units of the State wage fund;
9.5. The Prime Minister recommends candidates for the appointment of a Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry, and is entitled to require that the resignation of the officials.
10. Minister of the law "on State civil service" (Latvian journal, 1994, 52 no; 1995, no. 82; 1996, 49, 105 no) and other acts in the order appointed and released from Office: 10.1. the Ministry of the Secretary and his Deputy;
10.2. the central apparatus of the Ministry Department heads;
10.3. the institution to the Ministry leaders (where the law provides otherwise).
11. The Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary: 11.1. Ministers of political views;
11.2. advocate Ministry prepare bills in the Parliament, the Commission and other national institutions;
11.3. the Ministry is responsible for preparing the law and other legislation of the future direction of the project in the Saeima.
12. the State Secretary of the Ministry's national civil servant (official candidate). Secretary of State: 12.1 provides a rational framework for the establishment of the Ministry;
12.2. the Ministry manages the administrative work;
12.3. ensure continuity in the management of the Ministry's political change;
12.4. without express authorisation by the representative of the Ministry;

12.5. the Department organizes tasks necessary financial, legal and administrative base, confirmed the Ministry's central apparatus Department regulations and the establishment, in accordance with the State budget for the Ministry of the State the number of units and wage fund;
12.6. in accordance with the law "on State civil service" and the labour code of Latvia appointed and released from Office by the Ministry officials (servants candidates) and recruiting and released from the Labour Ministry staff;
12.7. coordinate and control Ministry departments and institutions to the Ministry of work, as well as cooperation with the Ministry responsible for the existing institutions;
12.8. is responsible for the legislation with the requirements of the Europe Agreement and the white paper recommendations and ensure that the requirements and recommendations for implementation;
12.9. in accordance with the Minister's authority to issue orders and instructions to the Ministry on matters within the competence of the law, if such rights are not just the Prime Minister.
13. The Secretary of State can be a Deputy, that the Minister determines the function.
14. the central apparatus of the Ministry consists of the divisions and stand-alone divisions that make up the State Secretary and the tasks and functions of which are defined in the regulations approved by the Secretary of State.
15. The Ministry is: 15.1 the national armed forces (located directly under the authority of the Minister of defence);
15.2. The Military Counterintelligence Service;
15.3. the national presidential and Parliamentary security service.
16. Ministry responsible: 16.1. The Latvian National Defense Academy;
16.2. The Latvian War Museum;
16.3. the national joint stock company "arsenal";
16.4. the State company supplying "Bells";
16.5. the non-profit organization public company holiday village "Pipariņ";
16.6. the non-profit organization the national company "autobāz of the Ministry of defence";
10.4. the non-profit organization public company "infrastructure";
16.8. national service conscription Center;
10.5. The war hospital.
IV. Closing questions 17. Be declared unenforceable: 17.1. Cabinet of Ministers of February 22, 1994, decision No. 20 Of the Statute of the Ministry of defence "(Latvian journal, 1994, nr. 31; 1995, no. 99);
17.2. The Cabinet of Ministers of 20 June 1995, Regulation No 164 "regulations on the management of armaments and logistics of liquidation" (Latvian journal, 1995, 99 no).
Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Čever Z in place of the Minister of defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs v. Birkavs