Presidential Decree No. UP-1933 of 1998 on strengthening of responsibility for violation of sanitary legislation

DECREE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN March 2, 1998 No. UP-1933 On strengthening of responsibility for violation of sanitary legislation With the purpose of increasing of role and effectiveness of activity of the state sanitary inspection, prophylaxis and prevention of infectious diseases growth, strengthening of legal responsibility of khokims of towns and regions, heads of enterprises, establishments, autonomous bodies and citizenry for sanitary and epidemiological status of localities of the republic: 1. To establish that khokims and the heads of municipal and sanitary services incur personal liability for sanitary and epidemiological well-being of localities of regions and towns. 2. To prohibit any pressure upon sanitary inspection bodies with the purpose to prevent from their activity on sanitary protection of the territory and prophylaxis of diseases, executed in accordance with the Law "On the State sanitary inspection" of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 3. To strengthen an administrative responsibility of khokims of towns and regions, the heads of enterprises, establishments, organizations and citizenry for sanitary legislation violation. To establish that: violation of sanitary legislation, sanitary norms, rules and hygienic standards carries amercement on officials mentioned above in the amount of 5 - 10 minimal wages; as for citizenry - the fine is 1 3 minimal wages; violation of obligatory rules established with the purpose of prevention of arising or spread of quarantine or other infections dangerous for people, carries amercement on officials - in the amount of 10 - 15 minimal wages, on citizenry - in the amount of 3 - 5 minimal wages. Within a week the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall approve an order of use of means received as fine. 4. If fine is not paid on time, established by the legislation, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Prosecutor's office of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall provide fulfillment of resolutions adopted by the state sanitary inspection. 5. Within a week the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan is to make to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan the following suggestions: on establishment of criminal liability for violation of sanitary legislation and rules of fighting with epidemics; on amendments and changes to legislative acts following from the present Decree. 6. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokims of regions and Tashkent city, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Municipal Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall work out and execute the measures on improvement of sanitary and epidemiological status of localities, prophylaxis and prevention of infection morbidity of disease, raise of responsibility of local authorities, municipal services and sanitary inspection bodies for fulfillment of the sanitary legislation demands. 7. TV and radio companies of Uzbekistan and National information agency shall introduce special broadcasts and rubrics about activity of sanitary and epidemiological service of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 8. The control for fulfillment of the present Decree is to be imposed on the Mr. Djurabekov I. H., the first Deputy Prime Minister, the Chairman of the Republic extraordinary antiepidemic committee. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan I. Karimov