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Lukashenko calls for large-scale audit of national legislation

MINSK, 18 July (BelTA) – The Belarus President Administration must conduct a large-scale audit of the national legislation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with judges of the Constitutional Court on 18 July, BelTA has learned.

Characterizing the work of the Constitutional Court at the present stage, the head of state drew attention to the fact that the body should also play the role of in the law enforcement activity. 

According to the president, there are 175,000 normative acts are in force in Belarus today. “Too many of them. Some are difficult to read and perceive, some are overloaded. Some issues are overregulated. Many norms are repeated. Multiple adjustments are made to the documents,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. He drew attention to the fact that when significant adjustments are made, the normative legal act should be reissued in an updated version, which will greatly facilitate the work with such a document.

In this regard, Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed to organize a large-scale audit of the national legislation. The work will be organized by the Belarus President Administration. “Olga Ivanovna [Chupris, deputy head of the Belarus President Administration], you need to gather specialists and involve the Constitutional Court in this work,” the head of state said. MPs should also be involved in the process.

The purpose of such an audit, as the president explained, is to reduce the body of law, eliminate contradictions in legal regulation, identify bylaws that do not comply with the Constitution, laws and decrees of the president.

“We need to make a complete revision. We need to remove all the unnecessary things and leave only what matters. We need to conduct this revision. It will be a revolution not only in lawmaking, but a revolution in the country,” Aleksandr Lukashenko assessed the scope and importance of the upcoming work. “Everyone, from ordinary lawyers to the president, will focus our efforts on the matter.”

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