Cabinet Regulation No. 123 of 2004 on By-laws of the Hunting Management Development Fund

Disclaimer: The English language text below is provided by the Translation and Terminology Centre for information only; it confers no rights and imposes no obligations separate from those conferred or imposed by the legislation formally adopted and published. Only the latter is authentic. The original Latvian text uses masculine pronouns in the singular. The Translation and Terminology Centre uses the principle of gender-neutral language in its English translations. In addition, gender-specific Latvian nouns have been translated as gender neutral terms, e.g. chairperson. Translation © 2005 Tulkošanas un terminoloģijas centrs (Translation and Terminology Centre) Republic of Latvia Cabinet Regulation No 123 Adopted 2 March 2004 By-laws of the Hunting Management Development Fund Issued pursuant to Section 31, Paragraph four of the Hunting Law 1. These Regulations prescribe the procedures for the establishment, management and utilisation of the Hunting Management Development Fund (hereinafter — Fund). 2. Resources of the Fund shall be planned in the basic budget of the Ministry of Agriculture as a grant from the general revenue. 3. The holder of the Fund shall be the Ministry of Agriculture. 4. The Fund Council shall consist of: 4.1. the Minister for Agriculture; 4.2. two representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture; 4.3. a representative of the Latvian Ornithological Society; 4.4. a representative of the Latvian Teriological Society; 4.5. a representative of the Ministry of the Environment; 4.6. a representative of the State Forest Service; 4.7. a representative of the Latvian Hunters’ Association; 4.8. a representative of the State stock company [Latvian State Forests]; 4.9. a representative of the Latvian State Forestry Research Institute Silava; 4.10. a representative of the co-operative society Latvijas Meža īpašnieku asociācija [Latvian Forest Owners Association]; 4.11. a representative of the Union of Local and Regional Governments of Latvia; and 4.12. a representative of the Latvian Fund for Nature. 5. Members of the Fund Council shall not receive remuneration for work in the Fund Council and institutions or workplaces servicing the Fund shall not be created from the resources of the Fund. 6. The chairperson of the Fund Council shall be the Minister for Agriculture. The Minister for Agriculture shall approve the personnel of the Fund Council for a period of three years. 7. The chairperson of the Fund Council shall: Translation © 2005 Tulkošanas un terminoloģijas centrs (Translation and Terminology Centre) 2 7.1. convene and chair the meetings of the Fund Council (hereinafter — meeting); 7.2. approve the agenda of a meeting; 7.3. be responsible for the utilisation of the resources of the Fund; 7.4. sign the minutes of meetings; 7.5. request from beneficiaries a report regarding the utilisation of the resources granted by the Fund Council; and 7.6. on the basis of a decision by the Fund Council, invite auditors to examine the accounting of the resources of the Fund. 8. The Fund Council shall: 8.1. evaluate the annual report regarding the utilisation of the resources of the Fund and the planned utilisation thereof for the next year; 8.2. examine project applications, evaluate their justification and conformity with the objectives of the Fund; 8.3. take a decision regarding the inclusion of a submitted project onto the list of financed projects or a decision regarding the refusal of financing to the submitted project; and 8.4. if necessary, request an appearance by the applicant or his or her authorised person in order to obtain information regarding the submitted project. 9. A natural or legal person shall submit a project application to the chairperson of the Fund Council. 10. Within 15 working days after the taking of a decision regarding inclusion of a submitted project onto the list of financed projects or regarding the refusal of financing to the submitted project, the Fund Council shall send an extract of the decision to the submitter of the relevant project application. 11. A decision taken by the Fund Council may be disputed in accordance with the procedures prescribed by regulatory enactments regulating the administrative process. 12. The chairperson of the Fund Council shall notify the members thereof in writing of a meeting of the Fund Council and the agenda of the meeting five working days before the meeting. 13. The Fund Council shall have a quorum if at least two thirds of the Fund Council members participate in the meeting. 14. Decisions of the Fund Council shall be taken by a simple majority. In the event of a tied vote, the deciding vote shall be that of the chairperson of the Fund Council. 15. The Ministry of Agriculture shall perform the secretariat functions of the Fund Council. 16. Within 10 working days after the meeting of the Fund Council, the relevant minutes of the Fund Council meeting shall be sent to all participants in the meeting. Prime Minister E. Repše Minister for Agriculture M. Roze