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The document ceased to be valid since April 11, 2016 in compliance with article 34 of the Law of Turkmenistan of 26.03.2016. "About religious liberty and the religious organizations"

LAW OF TURKMENISTAN

of May 23, 2015 No. 228-V

About modification and amendments in the Law of Turkmenistan "About religious liberty and the religious organizations"

I. Bring in the Law of Turkmenistan "About religious liberty and the religious organizations", accepted on October 21, 2003 (Sheets of Majlis of Turkmenistan, 2003, No. 4, Art. 37; 2004, No. 1, Art. 7; 2009, No. 2, Art. 33; No. 3, Art. 45; 2014, No. 2, Art. 75, No. 3, Art. 112), following changes and amendments:

1. The seventh Article 5 to state part in the following edition:

"The religious organizations shall observe requirements of the legislation of Turkmenistan. Use of religion for the purpose of antistate, anticonstitutional promotion, excitement of hostility, hatred, ethnic strife, violation of moral principles and civil consent in society, distribution of the slanderous, destabilizing situation fabrications, creations of panic among the population and unhealthy human relations, and also making of other actions directed against the state, society and the personality is inadmissible. Activities of the religious organizations, currents, sects and other organizations promoting terrorism, drug trafficking or psychotropic substances and to making of other crimes, and also propagandizing them, besides, which are secretly performing religious activities, including carrying out it in house conditions are forbidden.".

2. In Article 6:

the fourth to state part in the following edition:

"Based on permission of the Commission on work with the religious organizations and examination of the resources containing religious data, publishing and printed material in Turkmenistan with the consent of parents or persons, replacing them and also children training of children in spiritual dogma in mosques in time, free from general education school lessons, but no more than four hours a week can be provided.";

the fifth to state part in the following edition:

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