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Ministry of Justice

Republic of Tajikistan 

 On August 10, 2009 No. 590

LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

of August 5, 2009 No. 549

About self-government institutions of settlements and villages

(as amended on 03-05-2019)

This Law governs the public relations on the organization, powers and activities of self-government institutions of settlements and villages and determines their legal, economic and financial basis.

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Basic concepts

The basic concepts used in this Law:

- settlements and villages - administrative and territorial units in the territory of which Self-government directly or through self-government institutions of settlements and villages is performed;

- self-government of settlements and villages - activities of the population of settlements and villages, is direct or through self-government institutions of settlements and villages under the responsibility for the purpose of the solution of the social, economic and cultural problems having local value taking into account all-social interests, national traditions and local specifics;

- self-government institutions of settlements and villages - Dzhamoat (Dzhamoat of the settlement and Dzhamoat of the village) who is elected voters of settlements and villages and resolves issues of local value within the powers;

- meeting of Jamia - the main form of activities of Dzhamoat on whom questions of competence of Dzhamoat are resolved;

- council of Jamia - joint bodies of Dzhamoat who performs the powers provided by this Law;

- the chairman Dzhamoata is the head of self-government institutions of settlements and villages who is elected deputies Dzhamoata;

- the deputy Dzhamoata is the citizen who is elected in Dzhamoat according to the procedure established by this Law;

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