These amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan are submitted with the aim of further democratizing state governance, increasing the role and responsibility of legislative, executive branches of power, the Government and the state bodies at the local level in implementing the powers entrusted o­n them by the Constitution, as well as strengthening the influence of political parties in implementing the aforementioned reforms, towards the renewal and modernization of the country.

Article 1. The following amendments shall be introduced to the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, adopted o­n December 8, 1992 at the eleventh session of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan of the twelfth convocation (Register of the Supreme Council, 1994, №11, Art.5; Register of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2003, №3-4, Art.27):

1) Article 89 shall be stated in the following edition:

“Article 89. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the head of the state and ensures the concerted functioning and interaction of bodies of state power”;

2) Clause 15 of the Article 93 shall be stated in the following edition:

15) “appoints and dismisses from their posts khokims of provinces and the city of Tashkent in accordance with the law. The President has the right to dismiss from their posts by his decision the khokims of districts and cities in the case where they violate the Constitution, laws or committing of acts, which discredit the honor and dignity of the khokim”;

3) Part two of the Article 102 shall be stated in the following edition:

“The khokim of a province and the city of Tashkent is appointed and dismissed from the post by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in accordance with law”.

Article 2. This Law enters into force from January 1, 2008.

The President
of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Islam Karimov