Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Composition of the Government of the
Republic of Lithuania
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall consist of
the Prime Minister and Ministers.
Article 2. The Powers of the Government of the
Republic of Lithuania
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall implement
the executive power in Lithuania.
The powers of the Government shall be defined by the
Constitution and laws of the Republic of Lithuania.
Article 3. The Legal Ground of the Activity of the
Government of the Republic of Lithuania
In its activities the Government of the Republic of
Lithuania shall be bound by the Constitution of the Republic of
Lithuania, laws of the Republic of Lithuania, other legal acts
adopted by the Seimas and the decrees of the President of the
Republic, as well as by this Law.
Article 4. Basic Principles of Activity of the
Government of the Republic of Lithuania
In its activities the Government of the Republic of
Lithuania shall proceed from the principles of democracy,
lawfulness and openness.
Article 5. Responsibility and Accountability of the
Government of the Republic of Lithuania
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall be jointly
responsible to the Seimas for the general activities of the
Government. The Government shall present an account of
implementation of the programme of the Government to the Seimas
at least once a year.
The Ministers of the Republic of Lithuania shall be
responsible to the Seimas, the President of the Republic and
directly subordinate to the Prime Minister.
Upon the request of the Seimas, the Government or individual
Ministers shall account to the Seimas for their activities in
accordance with the procedure established by the Statute of the
Seimas.
Chapter 2
FORMATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
Article 6. The Prime Minister of the Republic of
Lithuania shall, with the approval of the
Seimas, be appointed and dismissed by the
President of the Republic.
The Ministers shall be appointed and dismissed by the
President of the Republic on the nomination of the Prime
Minister. While temporarily acting for the President of the
Republic, The Seimas Speaker may not dismiss or appoint the
Ministers without the approval of the Seimas.
Upon refusal of the President of the Republic to appoint the
recommended candidate to the post of a minister, the Prime
Minister shall within 10 days present a new candidate of a
minister.
The Prime Minister, within 15 days of being appointed, shall
present the Government which he or she has formed and which has
been approved by the President of the Republic to the Seimas and
shall submit the programme of its activities to the Seimas for
consideration. In the event that this programme is not approved
by the motivated decision of the Seimas, the Prime Minister shall
present a new programme for consideration within 15 days from the
date on which it has not been approved. Upon their request,
ministries and other state institutions must provide the
material, which is necessary for the preparation of the
Government programme, to the newly appointed Ministers and
contribute to the preparation of the said programme.
The new Government shall be granted authorization to act
after the Seimas approves its programme by majority vote of the
Seimas members present at the sitting. During the drafting of the
Budget Law, the Government programme shall be accordingly
revised.
Article 7. Swearing in of the Prim% MInister and
Ministers of the Republic of Lithuania
On entering upon their duties, the Prime Minister and
Ministers shall take an oath during the sitting of the Seimas.
The text of the oath shall read as follows:
"I (full name),
swear to be faithful to the Republic of Lithuania;
swear to respect and observe its Constitution and laws, to
protect the integrity of its territories;
swear to the best of my ability to strengthen the
independence of Lithuania, conscientiously serve my Homeland,
Democracy, and the well-being of the people of Lithuania.
So help me God!"
The oath may be taken omitting the last sentence.
The Prime Minister and Ministers shall take the oath during
the Seimas sitting, in President's presence. The oath shall be
administered by the Seimas Speaker, or, in his or her absence, by
the Deputy Seimas Speaker, substituting for the Seimas Speaker.
The Prime Minister and each Minister shall take the oath
while standing in front of the Seimas Speaker or Deputy Seimas
Speaker and reading the oath, holding his or her hand on the
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. Upon reading the
entire text of the oath, the Prime Minister or individual
Minister shall sign the nominal oath sheet.
The text of the oath shall not be amended and changed with
the exception of the omission of the last sentence. The Prime
Minister or individual Minister who does not comply with this
provision, who refuses to sign the nominal oath sheet, or who
signs the sheet with a stipulation, shall not be considered to
have taken the oath and cannot hold his or her office.
Nominal oath sheets shall be handed over to the Seimas
Speaker.
Chapter 3
RETURNING OF THE POWERS OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF LITHUANIA AND ITS RESIGNATION
Article 8. Returning of the Powers of the Government of
the Republic of Lithuania
Upon the election of a new Seimas, the Government of the
Republic of Lithuania shall within 3 days return its powers to
the President of the Republic. Upon the election of a new
President, the Government shall within 5 days return its powers.
The President of the Republic shall accept the powers
returned by the Government and charge it to continue exercising
its functions until a new Government is formed.
Article 9. Resignation of the Government of the
Republic of Lithuania
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall have the
right to announce its resignation to the President of the
Republic. Such an application shall be presented in writing.
When more than half of the Ministers, including those who
have resigned and those who have been removed from office, as
well as the Ministers of newly founded or reorganized Ministries,
are changed, the Government must be re-invested with authority by
the Seimas. Otherwise, the Government must resign.
The Government must also resign if:
1) the Seimas disapproves two times in succession of the
programme of the newly-formed Government;
2) the majority of all the Seimas members express a lack of
confidence in the Government or in the Prime Minister in a secret
ballot vote;
3) the Prime Minister resigns or dies;
4) after the Seimas elections, when a new Government is
formed; or
5) upon approval of the Seimas, the President of the
Republic removes the Prime Minister from office.
The President of the Republic shall accept resignations of
the Government and, as necessary, charge it to continue
exercising its functions or charge one of the Ministers to
exercise the functions of the Prime Minister until a new
Government is formed.
Article 10. Resignation of the Minister of the Republic
of Lithuania
Every Minister shall have the right to resign. A Minister
shall inform the President of the Republic about his or her
resignation in writing.
A Minister must resign if more than half of all the Seimas
members express, in a secret ballot vote, a lack of confidence in
him or her.
The President of the Republic shall accept the resignation
of a Minister and commission him or her to continue in office
until a new Minister is appointed.
Article 11. Submitting an Interpellation to the Prime
Minister or an Individual Minister or
Submitting a Draft of a Resolution concerning
Non-Confidence in the Government.
During a session, a group of at least 1/5 of the Seimas
members may submit an interpellation to the Prime Minister or an
individual Minister, as well as, submit a draft of a resolution
wherein non-confidence in the Government is declared.
Upon considering the response of the Prime Minister or an
individual Minister to the interpellation, or the reply of the
Government to the draft of the resolution concerning non-
confidence, the Seimas may decide that the response is not
satisfactory and by a majority vote of half of all the Seimas
members, express non-confidence in the Prime Minister or an
individual Minister, or the Government; said voting shall be done
by secret ballot.
Upon the declaration of non-confidence in the Prime Minister
or an individual Minister, or the Government, they must
immediately resign.
When the Seimas declares non-confidence in the Prime
Minister, the President of the Republic shall charge one of the
Government members to exercise the functions of the Prime
Minister until a new Government is formed. When the Seimas
declares non-confidence in an individual Minister, the President
of the Republic shall charge one of the other Ministers to
exercise temporarily the said functions until a new Minister is
approved and sworn in. In this case, the Prime Minister shall
within 15 days present to the President of the Republic a new
candidate for minister.
Chapter 4
GUARANTEES OF THE GOVERNMENT MEMBERS
OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
Article 12. Guarantees for Inviolability of the Prime
Minister and the Ministers
The Prime Minister and the Ministers may not be found
criminally responsible, may not be arrested, and may not be
subjected to any restrictions of personal freedom without the
preliminary consent of the Seimas, or, if the Seimas is not in
session, of the President of the Republic.
Article 13. Social Guarantees of the Prime Minister and
the Ministers
Health and life insurances of the Prime Minister and the
Ministers shall be provided from the state funds.
Upon expiration of the term of office of the Prime Minister
or the Ministers, their resignation or dismissal from the
respective office due to the reorganization of the Government,
they shall be provided with the following social guarantees:
1) upon the completion of transfer of their duties, their
severance pay to be equal to 6 average monthly work payments; and
2) whenever possible, to return to their previously held
position or job, or, provided with an equivalent job or office in
state institutions and organizations.
The family of the Prime Minister or an individual Minister
shall receive a lump-sum compensation equal to five years salary,
according to the respective office, in the event that the Prime
Minister or individual Minister accidentally loses his or her
life while discharging his or her duties. Burial costs for the
Prime Minister or an individual Minister shall be covered by the
State. In the event that the Prime Minister or an individual
Minister has been injured while discharging his or her duties,
they shall be paid the compensation equal to his or her salary of
one to five years, taking into consideration the degree of
injuries.
The social guarantees specified in part 2 of this Article
shall be applied to the persons who have worked in the Government
for more than one year. They shall not be applied to the persons
who have resigned due to non-confidence in them declared in the
procedure established in Article 11 of this Law.
Funds for social guarantees shall be provided from the state
budget.
The Government members shall not be entitled to social
privileges.
Article 14. Prohibition for the Prime Minister and the
Ministers to Hold Office Subject to
Nomination or Election and to Engage in any
other Labour Activities
The Prime Minister and the Ministers may not hold any other
office subject to nomination or election, except the duties of
the Seimas members; may not be employed in business, commercial
and other private institutions or enterprises, and may not
receive any remuneration other than the salary established for
their respective Government offices and payments for creative
activities. Payments made to the member of the Government for
creative activities shall include royalties for works of art and
their performance, for radio and television programmes as well as
hourly salaries for educational, scientific and consultative work
performed by the member of the Government not during the sittings
of the Government or the Government committees.
Chapter 5
SPECIAL RELATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA WITH
THE SEIMAS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
Article 15. The Right of the Government of the Republic
of Lithuania to Present a Proposal for Pre-
Term Elections to the Seimas
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall have the
right to present to the President of the Republic a proposal to
announce pre-term elections to the Seimas, if the Seimas
expresses direct non-confidence in the Government.
Article 16. The Right of the Government of the Republic
of Lithuania to Announce Elections of the
President of the Republic
In the cases specified in part 1 of Article 89 of the
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, when the Seimas cannot
convene and announce elections of the President of the Republic,
the elections shall be announced by the Government.
The Electoral Committee for Elections of the President of
the Seimas shall be commissioned with implementation of this
decision.
Article 17. Participation of the Prime Minister and the
Ministers in the Work of the Seimas
In the manner established by the Seimas Statute, the Prime
Minister and the Ministers shall be entitled to take part in the
sittings of the Seimas, its Committees, Commissions and
parliamentary groups and to convey their opinion on issues under
consideration.
Article 18. Procedure for Replying by the Government
members of the Republic of Lithuania to Inquiries
of the Seimas Members
The Prime Minister or an individual Minister to whom an
inquiry about the activities of the Government, Ministries or
other governmental institutions is addressed by the Seimas
member, must reply orally or in writing in the procedure
established by the Seimas Statute.
At the Seimas session, in the established procedure the
Prime Minister and the Ministers shall answer the questions posed
by the Seimas members.
On the invitation of the Seimas Committee or Commission, the
Ministers or an officer authorized by the individual Minister
must participate in the sitting of the committee or the
commission and provide explanations on the issues under
consideration by the committee.
Article 19. The Duty of the Prime Minister and the
Ministers to Countersign the Decrees of the
President of the Republic
The Prime Minister or an appropriate Minister shall within 3
days sign the Decrees of the President of the Republic concerning
the issues specified in Article 85 of the Constitution of the
Republic of Lithuania. Responsibility for such decree shall lie
with the Prime Minister or Minister who signed it.
Article 20. The Right of Legislative Initiative of the
Government of the Republic of Lithuania
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall have the
right of legislative initiative in the Seimas.
The Government shall enact a resolution concerning draft
laws submitted to the Seimas.
Chapter 6
THE POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
Article 21. Basic Powers of the Government of the
Republic of Lithuania
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall:
1) protect the constitutional order and inviolability of the
territory of the Republic of Lithuania, administer the affairs of
the country, ensure State security and public order;
2) implement laws and resolution of the Seimas concerning
the implementation of laws, as well as the decrees of the
President of the Republic;
3) coordinate the activities of the ministries and other
governmental institutions;
4) prepare the draft budget of the State and submit it to
the Seimas; execute the State budget and report on the
fulfillment of the budget to the Seimas;
5) hold, use and dispose of the State property according to
the procedures and situations established by law;
6) draft bills and other legal acts and submit them to the
Seimas for consideration;
7) submit proposals to the Seimas to establish and abolish
ministries;
8) if necessary, establish and abolish governmental
institutions;
9) approve regulations of ministries and governmental
institutions;
10) establish diplomatic relations and maintain relations
with foreign countries and international organizations, submit
proposals to the President of the Republic to appoint or recall
diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Lithuania in
foreign states and international organizations;
11) organize governing in upper administrative units;
12) propose to the Seimas to establish the direct governing
on the territory of a local government in cases provided by law;
13) discharge other duties prescribed to the Government by
the Constitution, this and other laws; and
14) have the right to address the Constitutional Court with
a request to investigate the conformity of laws of the Republic
of Lithuania and other acts adopted by the Seimas with the
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania.
Article 22. Relations of the Government of the Republic
of Lithuania with Local Governments
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall:
1) through its appointed representatives monitor the local
governments' adherence to the Constitution and laws of the
Republic of Lithuania and implementation of the decisions of the
Government; and
2) together with local governments establish general
directions of the development of social security, health,
education and culture.
Chapter 7
STRUCTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
Article 23. The Prime Minister of the Republic of
Lithuania
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania shall
represent the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and direct
its activities.
The Prime Minister shall:
1) form the Government and submit its composition for the
approval of the President of the Government;
2) submit proposals to the President of the Republic on the
appointment and dismissal of the individual Ministers;
3) appoint and dismiss the Government secretary;
4) convene the Government sittings and preside over them;
5) appoint and dismiss from office the heads of governmental
institutions, upon the recommendation of the individual Ministers
appoint and dismiss under secretaries of appropriate Ministries,
as well as impose disciplinary penalties on heads of governmental
institutions and upon the recommendation of the individual
Ministers impose disciplinary penalties on the under secretaries
of appropriate Ministries;
6) provide material inducements for the heads of
governmental institutions;
7) form working groups for drafting laws and other legal
acts;
8) in the cases specified by the Constitution of the
Republic of Lithuania submit to the President of the Republic
proposals to commission one of the Ministers to substitute for
the Prime Minister; and
9) discharge other duties prescribed to the Prime Minister
by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, this and other
laws.
In the event of a disagreement between the Prime Minister
and the Ministers on fundamental questions pertaining to the
activity of the Government, the Prime Minister shall have the
right to submit to the President of the Republic proposals
concerning dismissal of certain Ministers.
Article 24. Powers of the Minister who Exercises the
Functions of the Prime Minister or
Substitutes for the Prime Minister
The Minister who exercises the functions of the Prime
Minister shall be entitled to the same powers as the Prime
Minister.
The Minister who substitutes for the Prime Minister shall be
entitled to the same powers as the Prime Minister, with the
exception of the powers provided for in Article 9 and items 1 and
2 of Article 23.
The Minister who exercises the functions of the Prime
Minister or substitutes for the Prime Minister shall indicate his
or her own duties and make an entry "acting Prime Minister" or
"substituting for the Prime Minister".
Article 25. The Ministers of the Republic of Lithuania
The Ministers of the Republic of Lithuania shall be
personally responsible for the spheres of administration
entrusted to them.
A Minister may be temporarily substituted only by another
member of the Government appointed by the Prime Minister.
A Minister shall:
1) be responsible for the fulfillment of tasks assigned to
the respective Ministry;
2) ensure the enforcement of laws, decrees of the President
of the Republic, directives of the Prime Minister and other legal
acts;
3) submit to the Government drafts of laws and other legal
acts in the procedure established by the Government work
regulations;
4) carry out instructions of the Government and the Prime
Minister;
5) issue orders and other legal acts approved by orders,
exercise control over the enforcement of them. Orders and other
legal acts issued by a Minister shall be registered in the
procedure established by the Government work regulations.
As needed several Ministers may issue joint orders or other
legal acts approved by the order;
6) submit to the Government or the Prime Minister a report
on the activities of a Ministry and render an account of his
activities upon the request of the Prime Minister;
7) submit to the Prime Minister his proposals concerning
appointment and dismissal from office of the under secretaries of
Ministries and imposing disciplinary penalties on them;
8) approve the structure of a Ministry and the roll of staff
not exceeding the established annual wage fund;
9) approve regulations (rules) of structural units of the
Ministry, departments, services and inspectorates in the
Ministry, other institutions and organizations under its
jurisdiction, as well as of state enterprises assigned to the
sphere of its regulation;
10) appoint and dismiss heads of structural units of the
Ministry, departments, services and inspectorates in the
Ministry, other institutions and organizations under its
jurisdiction, as well as of state enterprises assigned to the
sphere of its regulation; and
11) exercise other powers prescribed to him by laws.
Article 26. Government Committees of the Republic of
Lithuania
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall have the
right to appoint, when it is deemed necessary, standing and ad
hoc committees.
The work of the committees shall be presided over by the
Prime Minister, a Minister or other persons appointed by the
Government.
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall establish
objectives, functions, procedure of activities and financing of
the committees. Funds for purpose-oriented financing of standing
committees must be provided for in the draft of the State Budget
Law.
Chapter 8
THE MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENTAL
INSTITUTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
Article 27. The Ministries of the Republic of Lithuania
The Ministries of the Republic of Lithuania shall be as
follows:
Ministry of Environmental Protection;
Ministry of Economics;
Ministry of Energy;
Ministry of Finance;
Ministry of National Defence;
Ministry of Culture;
Ministry of Forestry;
Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Ministry of Communications and Informatics;
Ministry of Social Security and Labour;
Ministry of Construction and Urban Planning;
Ministry of Transport;
Ministry of Health;
Ministry of Education and Science;
Ministry of Justice;
Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Ministry of Public Administration Reforms and Local
Government Affairs;
Ministry of Internal Affairs; and
Ministry of Agriculture.
On the recommendation of the Government, the Ministries
shall be founded and abolished by the Seimas of the Republic of
Lithuania by enacting a law.
Article 28. Objectives, Functions and Rights of the
Ministries of the Republic of Lithuania
The Ministries shall resolve issues assigned to their
competence, and shall also discharge other functions prescribed
by laws.
Objectives, functions and rights of the Ministries shall be
established in laws, and regulations of the Ministries.
Article 29. Under Secretaries of the Ministries of the
Republic of Lithuania
Internal organization of the Ministry shall be administered
by the under secretary of the appropriate Ministry (under
secretaries).
The under secretary (under secretaries) of the Ministries
shall be directly responsible to the appropriate Minister. If
there are several under secretaries in the Ministry, the scope of
their competence shall be established by the appropriate
Minister.
The Minister shall head the structural units of the Ministry
directly or through the under secretary (under secretaries), and
the departments, services and inspectorates in the Ministry,
other institutions and organizations under the jurisdiction of
the Ministry - through the heads of these institutions.
The under secretary of the Ministry shall issue directions
concerning work organization of the personnel and office-work
management of the respective Ministry.
Article 30. The Structure of the Ministries of the
Republic of Lithuania
Ministries shall consist of departments, divisions and other
structural units.
Departments, services and inspectorates may be set up in the
Ministry.
Article 31. Collegia of the Ministries of the Republic
of Lithuania
A collegium may be founded in the Ministry of the Republic
of Lithuania which is an advisory body of the Minister. The
collegium shall comprise the Minister (head of the collegium),
under secretary of the Ministry, other employees of the Ministry,
as well as heads of the department, service, inspectorate in the
Ministry. Upon their consent, delegates of other Ministries and
state institutions as well as scientists may be invited to
participate in meetings of the collegium.
The Minister shall affix the number of members of the
collegium and approve its personal composition.
The collegium of the Ministry shall consider most important
issues concerning the activity of the Ministry, drafts of most
important orders of the Minister and other legal acts, hear the
reports of the heads of the structural units of the Ministry,
departments, services and inspectorates in the Ministry as well
as other institutions under its jurisdiction, consider how proper
employees are chosen and trained and how execution of the
decisions is checked.
Article 32. Government Institutions of the Republic of
Lithuania
For the solution of issues not assigned to the functions of
ministries, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania may found
Government institutions (departments, services and
inspectorates).
Government institutions shall be headed by the head
(departments, services - by the director, inspectorates - by the
chief). He shall be directly subordinate to the Prime Minister.
The head of the Government institution shall resolve issues
assigned to the sphere of competence of the institution, as well
as perform other functions prescribed by laws and Government
resolutions. The head of the Government institution shall be
personally responsible that the institution would resolve issues
assigned to it.
The head of the Government institution may have an assistant
(assistants).
The head of the Government institution shall issue orders
and other legal acts approved by the order, and supervise their
implementation.
Article 33. Control Exercised by the Government of the
Republic of Lithuania over Ministries and
other Government Institutions and the
Procedure for Coming into Force of their
Legal Acts
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall coordinate
the activities of the Ministries through the Ministers. The
Government shall have the right to repeal legal acts of the
Ministers and institutions under the jurisdiction of the
Ministries, as well as of Government institutions if they
contradict the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, laws,
other legal acts adopted by the Seimas, decrees of the President
of the Republic, resolutions of the Government of the Republic of
Lithuania and directives of the Prime Minister.
Legal acts of the Ministries and Government institutions in
which legal rules are established, amended or declared invalid,
shall come into force on the day following the publication of
said acts in the "Valstybes zinios", unless a later date of their
enforcement is set in the said legal acts.
Chapter 9
ORGANIZATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
Article 34. The Work Regulations of the Government of
the Republic of Lithuania
The work procedure of the Government of the Republic of
Lithuania shall be established by the work regulations of the
Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
Article 35. Meetings of the Government of the Republic
of Lithuania
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall resolve
the affairs of state administration at its meetings by a majority
vote of all Government members.
Officials whose right to participate in the Government
meetings is provided by the Constitution and other laws of the
Republic of Lithuania, may participate in the Government
meetings.
Other persons may be invited to the Government meetings.
Article 36. The Procedure for Submitting Documents to
the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Drafts of resolutions and other legal acts which are
submitted to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania must be
signed by a minister.
In cases when an issue belonging to the competence of the
minister covers the sphere of administration of another minister,
the minister shall coordinate the issue with another minister
before presenting it to the Government. In the event of
disagreement, the minister shall address the Prime Minister who
makes a decision.
Article 37. The Procedure for Drawing up the Agenda of
Meetings of the Government of the Republic of
Lithuania and Consideration of Issues
Drafts of resolutions and other legal acts of the Government
of the Republic of Lithuania shall be prepared, considered and
adopted at the Government meetings in the procedure established
by the Government work regulations.
The Government Secretary shall submit to the Prime Minister
proposals concerning the discussion of a draft resolution of the
Government or other legal act at the Government meeting.
The Government secretary shall draw up the draft agenda of
the Government meeting, name speakers and present it to the Prime
Minister together with the appropriate material.
When the Prime Minister approves the agenda of the meeting,
the Government secretary shall no later than 3 days before the
meeting deliver the meeting material to the Government members
and speakers.
The Prime Minister shall have the right to propose that new
issues be included into the agenda during the Government meeting.
A report and opinions of the Government members shall be
heard at the Government meeting. At the permission of the person
presiding over the meeting, other persons participating in the
meeting may express their opinion.
Article 38. Resolutions of the Government of the
Republic of Lithuania
Resolutions and decisions of the Government of the Republic
of Lithuania shall be passed at the Government meetings by a
majority vote of all Government members.
Government resolutions shall be signed by the Prime Minister
and the appropriate Minister. In the cases when a resolution
covers several spheres of administration, it shall be signed by
the prime Minister and the Minister who has submitted the draft.
Government resolutions shall be signed within three working days
after they have been passed, unless a different term of signing
is set by the Government.
Government resolutions in which legal rules are established,
amended or declared invalid shall become effective the next day
after they, signed by the Prime Minister and the appropriate
Minister, have been published in the "Valstybes zinios", unless a
later date of their enforcement is set in the said resolutions.
Government resolutions in which legal rules are not
established, amended or declared invalid, shall come into effect
on the day they are passed, unless a later date of their
enforcement is set in the said resolutions.
Article 39. Minutes of the Meetings of the Government
of the Republic of Lithuania
Minutes shall be taken at the Government meetings. The
number of a meeting, as well as persons participating at the
meeting shall be specified in the minutes. The reporter who has
submitted the issue for consideration as well as speakers shall
be named and the adopted decision shall be specified in the
minutes. The minutes shall be signed by the Prime Minister.
Article 40. Directives of the Prime Minister of the
Republic of Lithuania
Within his competence the Prime Minister shall issue
directives concerning the organization of the Government work and
personnel matters.
Directives of the Prime Minister shall become effective on
the day of their signing, unless a later date of enforcement is
set in the said directives.
Chapter 10
THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
Article 41. The Prime Minister's Office of the Republic
of Lithuania
The Prime Minister's office of the Republic of Lithuania
shall serve the Prime Minister and the Government.
The structure of the Prime Minister's office shall be
approved by the Prime Minister on the recommendation of the
Government secretary.
The Prime Minister's office shall be headed by the
Government secretary.
Heads and advisers on separate matters of the structural
units of the Prime Minister's office shall be appointed and
dismissed by the Prime Minister on the recommendation of the
Government secretary.
Article 42. The Government Secretary of the Republic of
Lithuania
The Government secretary shall arrange Government meetings,
participate in them and ensure recording of the meetings, as well
as publishing of the Government resolutions and directives of the
Prime Minister in the "Valstybes zinios".
The Government secretary shall be responsible for the use
and preservation of the Government seal.
The Government secretary shall appoint and dismiss employees
of the Prime Minister's office and heads of the institutions
which provide services for the Government, with the exception of
the cases specified in Paragraph 4 of Article 41 of this Law.
Article 43. Procedure for Preservation of the Documents
of the Government of the Republic of
Lithuania
Laws of the Republic of Lithuania, resolutions of the
Seimas, decrees of the President of the Republic, decisions of
the Constitutional Court, drafts and originals of resolutions of
the Government and directives of the Prime Minister, as well as
minutes of the Government meetings shall be preserved in the
Prime Minister's office.
The Prime Minister's office shall ensure the translation and
authenticity into foreign languages of resolutions of the
Government and directives of the Prime Minister.
I promulgate this Law enacted by the Seimas of the Republic
of Lithuania.
President of the Republic Algirdas Brazauskas
19 May 1994, No.I-464
Vilnius