LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of June 24, 2002 No. 117-Z

About emergency state

Accepted by the House of Representatives on May 17, 2002

Approved by Council of the Republic on June 6, 2002

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Concept of emergency state

Emergency state means the particular temporary legal regime of activities of state bodies, other organizations, their officials entered according to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus and this Law in all territory of the Republic of Belarus or in its certain areas allowing the established by this Law of restriction (suspension) of the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Republic of Belarus, foreign citizens and persons without citizenship (further if other is not provided, – citizens), the rights of the organizations, and also assignment on them subsidiary duties.

Article 2. Purposes of introduction of emergency state

The purposes of introduction of emergency state are elimination of the circumstances which formed the basis for its introduction, safety of life and human health, and also elimination of the danger posing threat of territorial integrity and to existence of the state.

Chapter 2. Bases and procedure for introduction of emergency state

Article 3. Bases for introduction of emergency state

State of emergency can be imposed in the presence of the circumstances posing direct safety hazard of life and human health, territorial integrity and to existence of the state which elimination is impossible without application of emergency measures. Treat such circumstances:

to entail the emergency situations of natural and technogenic nature, including epidemic and epizooty which entailed (able) the human victims, drawing damage to health of people and the surrounding environment, considerable material losses and violation of conditions of life activity of the population (further - emergency situations);

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