Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the fifty-third plenary meeting of the Senate, senators discussed the Law “On introducing additions and changes to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan.”

In the modern process of reforms and the comprehensive development of the state and society, the role of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis and political parties is of particular importance. The Uzbekistan 2030 strategy identifies important tasks and responsibilities of parliament and political parties.

These processes are aimed at improving the activities of political parties, providing additional guarantees for the full implementation of the powers of deputies and senators enshrined in the Constitution, as well as strengthening ties between voters and the party.

The discussed Law introduces additions and changes that provide for the procedure for financing political parties, distributing public funds between political parties, clarifying the grounds for early termination of powers of deputies of the Legislative Chamber, members of the Senate and deputies of local representative bodies, as well as regulatory measures applied to them for violating their duties and rules of ethics.

The senators noted that this Law introduces changes aimed at further increasing the responsibility of deputies and senators when adopting laws of direct effect that are important for society, as well as when addressing important issues of social development. Thus, the Law “On the status of a deputy of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and a member of the Senate” strengthens the grounds for early termination of the powers of a deputy and senator.

According to the changes being made, it is established that the grounds for early termination of the powers of a deputy or senator are the following cases:

engagement by a deputy, senator working in the Senate on a permanent basis, in other types of paid activities (except for scientific, creative and teaching activities) after receiving a warning about the inadmissibility of engaging in the relevant types of paid activities;

non-participation without good reason for thirty or more working days within one calendar year in the activities of the relevant chamber, faction of a political party, committee, commission to which he was elected;

obtaining a permanent residence permit of a foreign state or another document confirming the right to permanent residence in the territory of a foreign state;

withdrawal of a deputy elected on the basis of a party list from the membership of the political party that nominated him as a candidate for deputy.

A number of measures are also provided for a deputy or senator who has violated his duties and ethics rules. In particular, it establishes the use of such measures as issuing a warning, requiring an apology at the appropriate meeting, announcing the fact of violation at a meeting of the chamber, deducting a deputy or senator from the salary and early termination of powers.

The senators emphasized that the adoption of this Law serves to strengthen the activities of political parties, increase the responsibility of deputies and senators in the performance of their duties, their compliance with the rules of professional ethics, as well as fully ensure their right to immunity.

At the end of the discussion, the Law was approved by the senators.