Cabinet of Ministers acts of Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 223 (No. 38, § 33) in Riga on 18 July 1995, the regulations issued by the Ministry of the Interior in accordance with the law "on 1 April 1925 the law" the cabinet installation "restore" article 14 (3) (I). General questions 1. Ministry of the Interior (hereinafter ' the Ministry ') is a government institution in accordance with the laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Latvia implemented the policy of Home Affairs and carried out under the supervision of the Ministry and the General management of the institutions and coordinate their activities.
The Ministry and under its authority and under the supervision of existing institutions, the task of implementing the national policy on crime, public order and security, rights, legitimate interests and the protection of national security, criminal and administrative enforcement, registration of natural persons, migration and citizenship issues, fire protection, fire and rescue, as well as other tasks that the Ministry laid down by the relevant provisions.
The Ministry and under its authority and under the supervision of existing institutions represent the Ministry of the Interior system (hereafter referred to as "the Ministry").
2. subject to its competence, the Ministry works on behalf of the Republic of Latvia, and its action is binding on the Republic of Latvia.
3. the Ministry belongs to the Constitution, Executive power, as well as the Cabinet's legislation laid down under. The Ministry in its activity is based on the Constitution, laws, other legal acts and this Statute.
4. the law Ministry and the Cabinet of Ministers in certain competence works independently and cooperate with other government institutions and local governments and other institutions.
5. The Ministry is a legal person, it is the seal of the Republic of Latvia with the great coat of arms image and full name of the Ministry.
II. The Ministry's central apparatus functions 6. Ministry central apparatus main function is to organize and coordinate its existing institutions, and monitoring activities to ensure the person's life, health, rights, freedom and the protection of property crimes and other unlawful threats, as well as to maintain the order and security of society and the country.
7. the central apparatus of the Ministry functions: 7.1. to organize and coordinate the Ministry authorities, and to ensure their financial and logistic base;
7.2. the coordinating institution to the Ministry of supervision, Ministry of cooperation with existing institutions;
7.3. to identify the institution to the Ministry the functions, structure and, if laws or other legislation provide otherwise, these institutions state the number of units (set by the Cabinet of Ministry within the common numerical composition), as well as the institutions that manage the personnel staffing and organize staff training;
7.4. maintaining contacts with international cooperation to interested foreign institutions, as well as the development of an international contract projects or participate in their development;
7.5. to promote a pedagogical and scientific work in your industry;
7.6. ensure the central apparatus of the Ministry and subordinated to the Ministry of social institutions and legal protection, and improvement of working conditions as well as material interests;
7.7. in organizing the national budget allocated to the Ministry for use of funds, to develop and submit proposals to the Cabinet of Ministry of the State budget and the financial resources to be an overview of the State budgetary funds;
7.8. do the audit and inspection under the Ministry of the existing institutions and to take measures to prevent the deficiencies found and damages;
7.9. control the financial discipline and money and material goods and the use and the Ministry of supervision in existing institutions;
7.10. to analyze the law and another law enforcement Home Affairs;
7.11. the development of laws and other legislative proposals;
7.12. to organize the media with information on the existing institutions in the system of the Ministry of labour;
7.13. to carry out other functions assigned to the Ministry in accordance with laws or other legislation.
III. the management of the Ministry Ministry headed by 8 Minister of Interior (hereinafter "the Minister"), which is responsible for the Ministry's activities in Saeima.
The Minister is the highest political and administrative head of the Ministry.
The Minister is politically responsible for the realization of the State policy in the field of Home Affairs and on the execution of the tasks of the Ministry.
9. Minister: 9.1. Ministry central apparatus and its officials, as well as to the Ministry and the institutions and monitoring the actions of officials in the General management and supervision;
9.2. the Ministry determines the strategy;
9.3. the representative of the Ministry (without special authorisation);
9.4. Approves the establishment of the Ministry (in particular in national budgets pay Fund and number of units within the State);
9.5. According to the existing laws of the Interior authorities granted special ranks;
9.6. Approves the Ministry's central apparatus unit and the Ministry authorities regulations (laws, if not otherwise specified);
9.7. sets the leading officials of the Ministry;
9.8. no disciplinary action and rewards imposed by the authorities of the Interior and in the composition of the rank of commanding officers of the home affairs institutions of the Republic of Latvia in the disciplinārreglament (approved by the Supreme Council of 22 December 1992, the decision on the Interior of the Republic of disciplinārreglament by the authorities "— the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant, 1993, no 3, 20; Latvian journal, 1994, 151. No.) in the order, but employees who work for the Interior offices on a contractual basis, the Latvian labour code specified in the order;
9.9. is entitled to decide any matter within the competence of the Ministry, as well as delegate the power to decide questions under the relevant Minister officials;
9.10. is entitled to give orders to any central apparatus of the Ministry and the Ministry for the employee of the institution (in accordance with the internal affairs authorities, the internal rules of procedure of the service and subject to the provisions of procedural law);
9.11. is entitled to cancel any existing in the system of the Ministry of any officer of the institution of the order, order, instruction or decision (if otherwise provided by law);
9.12. the supervision of the Ministry in the abolished institution Manager orders or stop these activities, if the order or appropriate authorities action is unlawful;
9.13. perform other duties and use other rights laid down in the law or the Cabinet.
10. the Minister is appointed and released from Office: 10.1. State Secretary, Ministry of.
10.2. the Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry;
10.3. the central apparatus of the Ministry Department managers and Deputy Heads;
10.4. the Ministry leaders and heads of institutions Deputy (if the legislation is not otherwise specified).
11. in its decisions the Minister draws up the orders, orders, resolutions or guidelines.
12. The Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary, liaison with Parliamentary factions and of the Commission, on behalf of the Minister representing his political views, advocate Ministry prepare bills and other draft legislation, as well as the Ministry's views on the other institutions the law drawn up projects.
13. the State Secretary of the Ministry: 13.1 laws, other secondary legislation and the powers provided in this regulation, as well as the specific powers of the Minister directs the Ministry's administrative work and ensure continuity in the management of the Ministry's political change;
13.2. the Department organizes tasks necessary financial, legal and administrative base;
13.3. Approves the central apparatus of the Ministry departments and institutions to the Ministry of the operating instructions, as well as the departments and institutions under the existing regulations of the institutions;
13.4. the Deputy Secretary;
13.5. coordinates and controls the central apparatus of the Ministry's departments and institutions to the Ministry of works, as well as the institution with the Ministry in monitoring the existing institutions;
8.5. If the legislation is not otherwise specified, shall appoint the staff of the senior commanding ranks in the corresponding posts (excluding the provisions referred to in paragraph 10 positions), but in the central apparatus of the Ministry — the other ratings and commanding the posts and positions intended for employees who work on a contract basis, as well as releasing the employees of those posts;
8.5. under the existing laws of the Interior authorities granted special ranks;
13.8. impose disciplinary action and rewards in ratings and the commanding officers of the composition of the Interior of the Republic of Latvia to the authorities in accordance with the procedure laid down in disciplinārreglament, but employees who work in the system of the Ministry on the basis of the contract of employment, the labour code of Latvia within the order;

13.9. in matters within their competence, are entitled to cancel the central apparatus of the Ministry Department heads and bodies to the Ministry official orders, orders, instructions and decisions (unless otherwise provided by law);
13.10. perform other duties and use other rights established by law or other legislation.
14. Decisions Secretary of State draws up the orders, orders, resolutions or guidelines.
15. The Secretary of State is acting Deputy Under Secretary of State and the Prime Minister established the accepted division of responsibilities.
IV. the structure of the Ministry Ministry system includes 16:16.1 Ministry central apparatus;
16.2. the Ministry authorities;
16.3. the Ministry in monitoring.
17. The Ministry's central apparatus consists of the following departments, which do not have legal personality: 17.1. Administrative Department;
17.2. the Legal Department;
17.3. Security Department;
17.4. the Department of international relations;
17.5. the control and Audit Department;
10.9. The personnel Inspection Department;
17.7. The press section.
18. The Ministry's central apparatus can also be other bodies established under the law.
19. The Ministry of the Interior of the system institutions day ratings and commanding institutions composed of employees whose legal status and activities of the by laws of the Republic of Latvia, the home authorities, authorities of the Interior disciplinārreglament ratings and commanding over the service procedure (approved by the Council of Ministers of 6 February 1992, decision No 41 "on the internal affairs authorities and the composition of the commanding ranks over the rules of procedure of the service" — official Edition of AROUND the MP, 1992, no. 9), approved by the Minister for the Interior of the other rules of procedure and subsidiary legislation.
Ministry system institutions in accordance with the law "on State civil service" (Latvian journal, 1994, 52 no; 1995, no. 82) is also a civil servant posts, with civil servants or officials of the candidate, as well as the other posts where employees work on a contract basis.
V. the Ministry and supervision in the Ministry's 20:20.1. Police Department;
20.2. the security police;
20.3. Investigation Department (until 1 October 1995);
20.4. The prison administration;
20.5. the fire and Rescue Services Department;
20.6. the citizenship and Immigration Department;
20.7. the national security service;
12.9. The information centre;
20.9. Forensic Center;
20.10. The criminal inquiry Board;
20.11. Holding and supply management;
20.12. Communications Center;
20.13. Medical administration;
20.14. Mobile police regiment;
20.15. Guard troop.
21. The Ministry may also contain other institutions established under the law.
22. The Police Department rules, safety regulations of the police, fire and Rescue Services Department's regulations and the citizenship and Immigration Department rules approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
23. the Police Department's Security Chief, Police Commissioner and the citizenship and Immigration Department Director of the Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the Prime Minister's proposal, but the rest of the body to the Ministry leaders are appointed by the Minister.
24. Mobile police regiment and a regiment of the guard is a military, and led by the Commander.
Mobile military police officers within their competence are the legal powers of the police staff rights and obligations.
25. The Ministry authorities are legal persons, they are ģerboņzīmog with the updated state of the Republic of Latvia in the small coat-of-arms images and relevant institutions in the full name.
The central apparatus of the Ministry under the responsibility of the Department or the Ministry or institution or under the custody may be authorities and other institutions that the Ministry allocated State budgetary funds are established, reorganized and eliminated with the Minister's order. The said authorities and institutions shall ensure the functioning of the system of the Ministry and tasks, and may have a legal personality.
26. under the supervision of the Ministry are: 26.1. the Police Academy, which works on the basis of the Constitution of the Latvian Police Academy;
26.2. the municipal police authorities, which operate on the basis of the law "on the police" (the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant, 1991, no. 31; 1992, 37./38.nr.; Latvian journal, 1994, 49, 73, 131, 144. no), the Republic of Latvia approves municipal police (approved by the Council of Ministers on 12 august 1992 decision No. 331 "for the Republic of Latvia approves municipal police" — the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant, 1992, no. 42.) and the corresponding regulations of the respective local Governments approved.
Vi. Closing questions 27. Be declared unenforceable by the Council of Ministers of 28 august 1992, decision No. 366 on the Statute of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic "(official Edition AROUND the MP, 1992, no. 54).
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