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Pursuant to Article 23 of the Statute, the Assembly of Br\u010dko District is the legislative body of authority. It determines general policy and performs ordinary parliamentary tasks (Article 23, paragraph 2). In other words, the Assembly is in charge of passing the laws and budget and it elects mayors and other employees in accordance with the law and keeps control of the whole administration.3627 <\/sup><\/span>The Assembly is composed of thirty-one (31) councillors (previously there were 29) and they are elected in general, free, fair, and direct elections by secret ballot in accordance with the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the District (Article 24). Pursuant to the Election Law,3628 <\/sup><\/span>the d\u00b4Hondt method is used for the election procedure and election system. According to the Election Law, each constituent people shall be entitled to a minimum of three terms of office. The Assembly Councillors were elected for the first time in 2004 since the Assembly\u2019s term of office is four years (Article 23). The election commissions of the District and Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be in charge of monitoring the elections. The composition of administration shall reflect the multiethnic structure according to the data of the last census.<\/p>\n

The Assembly is a hard-working body. It passed 170 laws during the period from 1999 to 2003.3629 <\/sup><\/span>In its work, the Assembly relied on the work of the Judicial Commission. This small but very efficient Commission3630 <\/sup><\/span>commenced operating on 1 June1999. The work of this commission was based on the following principles:3631 <\/sup><\/span>clear division of powers, free access to non-corrupt administration, conformed performance of public tasks with due respect for the principle of multi-ethnicity, respect for independence and professionalism of the judiciary. The Commission conducted a comprehensive legal reform, it developed 40 draft laws until the completion of its mandate at the end of 2004 and these laws were passed by the Assembly. The legislation included the areas of civil, administrative, labour and social welfare laws. The following laws should be mentioned: the Law on Ownership and Other Real Rights,3632 <\/sup><\/span>the Law on Repossession of Abandoned Property,3633 <\/sup><\/span>and the Law on Conflict of Interest in the Institutions of Br\u010dko District of BiH.3634 <\/sup><\/span>This law also applies to the Assembly itself. The Assembly also passed legal acts necessary for its operations: the Rules of Procedure,3635 <\/sup><\/span>the Rules of Administrative Proceedings,3636 <\/sup><\/span>and the Law on the Councillors of the Assembly of the Br\u010dko District of BiH.3637 <\/sup><\/span>The Annual budget is passed on a regular basis,3638 <\/sup><\/span>as well as the policy guidelines.<\/p>\n

For some decisions to be made, for instance, concerning the Br\u010dko District Laws or the Br\u010dko District Budget (Article 34, paragraph 1), a three-fifths majority of the total number of Councillors is required. In order for some amendments to the Statute to be made, a three-fourths majority of the total number of Councillors is required (Article 34, paragraph 2). Under Article 40, laws must not have retroactive effect. The principle \u201cnulla poena sine lege\u201d (Article 40, paragraph 2) is applicable. Article 41 regulates the procedure of normative control. The Statute and the Br\u010dko District laws must be consistent with the BiH Constitution and the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Courts of the Br\u010dko District have the right to decide whether the laws are consistent with the BiH Constitution, and whether a certain norm of the laws of the Br\u010dko District is consistent with the Statute.3639 <\/sup><\/span>Articles 42-45 stipulate in detail the revenue- related matters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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