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LAW OF THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC

of May 16, 2017 No. 674-VQD

About introduction of amendments to the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic "About religious liberty"

Being guided by Item 1 of part I of article 94 of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, Millie decides Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic:

In the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic "About religious liberty" (Sheets of the Supreme Council of the Azerbaijan Republic, 1992, No. 16, Article 694; Collection of the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic, 1997, No. 3, Articles 171, 226, No. 4, Article 287; 1998, No. 1, Article 16; 2001, No. 12, Article 736; 2002, No. 6, Article 328, No. 12, Article 692; 2003, No. 1, Article 16; 2005, No. 8, Article 684; 2009, No. 5, article 314, No. 7 of article 512, 517; 2011, No. 2, Article 71, No. 7, Article 604; 2013, No. 3, Article 217, No. 4, Article 355; 2015, No. 4, Articles 364, 367, No. 11, Article 1257, No. 12, Article 1443; 2016, No. 12, Article 1985) to make the following changes:

1. To state the fourth part of Article 1 in the following edition:

"Except for the religious figures invited by the religious center, carrying out religious promotion by foreigners and stateless persons is forbidden.".

2. The second offer of the third part of Article 21 to state in the following edition:

"The citizens of the Azerbaijan Republic who got religious education abroad can be allowed by the Caucasian management of Muslims to carrying out the ceremonies and ceremonies relating to Islam after approval of relevant organ of the executive authority.".

3. To state the second part of Article 24 in the following edition:

"The direction of citizens in religious educational institutions of foreign states for education, exchange of students and teachers of religious educational institutions, and also religious figures and specialists are performed by the religious center after approval of relevant organ of the executive authority.".

President of the Azerbaijan Republic
Ilham Aliyev

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