The purpose of this Law is to regulate relations in the field of administrative procedures.

The main objectives of this Law are to ensure the rule of law, the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities in relations with administrative bodies.

Legislation on administrative procedures consists of this Law and other legislative acts.

Acts of legislation establishing special administrative procedures should not worsen the position of individuals and legal entities.

In cases where the acts of legislation establishing special administrative procedures do not regulate certain relations for the implementation of administrative procedures, the norms of this Law shall be applied.

If an international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules than those provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan on administrative procedures, then the rules of the international treaty are applied.

This Law applies to the administrative and legal activities of administrative bodies in relation to interested parties, including licensing, permitting, registration procedures, procedures related to the provision of other public services, as well as other administrative and legal activities in accordance with the law.

This Law shall not apply to relationships arising in the fields of preparation and adoption of normative legal acts, collection of taxes and other mandatory payments, performance of public service, holding of referendums, elections, defense, public security and law enforcement, as well as other activities related to operational-search activities, inquiry, preliminary investigation, application of criminal coercive measures, judicial proceedings, proceedings on cases of administrative offenses, and the sanitation and liquidation of banks.

The legislation on appeals of individuals and legal entities does not apply to relations within the scope of this Law.

The following general definitions are applied in this Law:

interested person — a person to whom the administrative act or administrative action being adopted is addressed, as well as whose rights and legitimate interests are affected or may be affected by the administrative act or administrative action;

administrative proceedings — the process of consideration of an administrative case, the adoption of an administrative act, its revision on an administrative complaint, as well as the execution of an administrative act, regulated by an administrative procedure;

administrative discretion (discretionary authority) — the right of an administrative body to apply at its own discretion one of the measures allowed under the law or to refrain from applying the appropriate measure based on its own assessment of the legality and expediency;

administrative bodies — bodies endowed with administrative and managerial competence in the field of administrative and legal activities, including state administration bodies, local executive authorities, citizens’ self-government bodies, as well as other organizations and specially formed commissions authorized to carry out this activity;

administrative procedure — procedural rules governing the administrative and legal activities of administrative bodies;

administrative actions — legally significant actions (inaction) of an administrative body in relation to individuals and legal entities, committed in the field of administrative and legal activities, which are not administrative or procedural acts;

administrative act — a measure of influence of an administrative body aimed at creating, changing or terminating public legal relations and generating certain legal consequences for individual individuals or legal entities or a group of individuals distinguished by certain individual characteristics;

administrative and legal activity — administrative activity that has an impact on individual individuals or legal entities or a group of individuals identified according to certain individual characteristics;

procedural act — an act adopted by an administrative body in the course of administrative proceedings, by which an administrative case is not resolved on the merits.

The fundamental principles of administrative procedures are:

legality;

proportionality;

reliability;

the opportunity to be heard;

openness, transparency and clarity of administrative procedures;

priority of the rights of interested persons;

inadmissibility of bureaucratic formalism;

meaningful take-over;

implementation of administrative proceedings in a “one-stop-shop” principle;

equality;

trust protection;

legitimacy of administrative discretion (discretionary authority);

research.

Administrative procedures must be carried out in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, this Law and other legislative acts.

Measures of influence on individuals or legal persons provided in the course of administrative proceedings must be appropriate and sufficient to achieve the legitimate goal pursued by the administrative body, and the least burdensome for the persons concerned.

The documents and information about the actual circumstances submitted by the interested parties during the administrative proceedings are considered reliable until the opposite is proved.

In case of doubts about the authenticity of the documents or information submitted by the interested parties, the administrative body independently and at its own expense takes measures to verify their authenticity.

In the course of administrative proceedings, it is prohibited to demand from interested persons the submission of additional materials certifying the authenticity of the documents or information submitted by them, unless such a requirement is established by law.

The administrative body is obliged to provide the interested person with an opportunity to express his or her opinion on all the circumstances that are important for the adoption of the administrative act.

Administrative procedures should be open, transparent and understandable to interested persons.

Administrative bodies are obliged to ensure free access to information about administrative procedures in the ways established by the legislation on the openness of the activities of public authorities and administration.

All irreparable contradictions and ambiguities in the legislation arising in the course of administrative proceedings are interpreted in favor of the interested parties in the absence of disagreements between these interested parties.

Administrative bodies are prohibited from burdening interested persons with duties, denying them rights or restricting their rights in any other way for the sole purpose of complying with formal rules and requirements.

Non-compliance by the interested person with the formal rules and requirements cannot serve as a basis for the adoption of an unfavorable administrative act, if the interested person acted in good faith, fulfilled his maintenance obligations and the violations of the formal rules and requirements did not prevent the correct resolution of the administrative case on the merits.

Administrative bodies are not entitled to present to interested persons requirements that they have already fulfilled in the framework of other actions.

If the documents and information submitted to the administrative body purportedly include the content of other necessary documents, the latter cannot be requested additionally or separately.

If the implemented administrative procedure also includes other administrative procedures, in the cases provided for by law, it is considered that they have also been carried out.

In cases where the administrative body for the implementation of the administrative procedure requires the receipt of documents and information from other administrative and other bodies, administrative proceedings are carried out according to the “one-stop shop” principle, in which the administrative body receives the necessary documents and information on its own, without the participation of interested parties through interdepartmental interaction, except as provided by law.

Administrative bodies are prohibited from taking an unequal approach in resolving administrative cases that have the same factual circumstances.

It is not allowed to resolve in the same way administrative cases that differ significantly in actual circumstances.

The administrative body is obliged to exercise administrative discretion (discretionary authority) in the same way. This provision does not preclude changes in the established administrative practice related to the exercise of administrative discretion (discretionary authority).

The trust of persons acting in good faith in an administrative act is protected by law.

Administrative bodies are obliged to respect the legitimate expectations of the persons concerned, due to the established administrative practice. The change in established administrative practice must be justified by the public interest, be of a general nature and be sustainable.

The administrative body is obliged to exercise administrative discretion (discretionary authority) within the limits established by law.

The adoption of administrative acts and the performance of administrative actions on the basis of administrative discretion (discretionary authority) must comply with the purpose of this authority.

The administrative body is obliged to comprehensively, fully and objectively investigate all the factual circumstances that are important for the correct resolution of the administrative case.

If necessary, the administrative body, not limited to the evidence presented by the interested parties, has the right to collect additional evidence on its own initiative in the manner prescribed by law.

Administrative acts and administrative actions must comply with the principles of administrative procedures.

Non-compliance with the principles of administrative procedures entails the cancellation or revision of administrative acts and administrative actions.

Administrative bodies carry out administrative proceedings on issues referred to their competence by law.

Disputes about the jurisdiction of administrative cases are resolved by a body that is superior to administrative bodies or a specially authorized body.

Interdepartmental interaction is carried out on the basis of a request for assistance from an administrative body in the manner prescribed by law. Relations between administrative bodies that are in a subordination relationship are not considered interdepartmental interaction.

A request for the assistance of an administrative body must be sent to an authorized administrative body that is in a position to provide appropriate assistance in the most efficient way.

Failure to respond to a request for assistance from an administrative body should not prevent the resolution of an administrative case.

Participants in administrative proceedings are:

administrative body;

the person to whom the adopted administrative act or administrative action is addressed (hereinafter referred to as the addressee);

a person whose rights and legitimate interests are affected or may be affected by an administrative act or administrative action (hereinafter referred to as a third party).

The administrative body may invite third parties to participate in administrative proceedings on its own initiative or at the request of an interested person.

In cases provided for by law, third parties are involved in administrative proceedings without fail.

Legal entities participate in administrative proceedings through their representatives, acting within the powers granted to them by the legislation, constituent documents or a power of attorney issued and executed in accordance with the law.

Individuals may participate in administrative proceedings directly or through their representatives, with the exception of cases provided for by law, where the need for their personal participation is established. Participation of a representative does not deprive an individual of the right to personally participate in administrative proceedings. The powers of a representative in the cases provided for by law must be expressed in a power of attorney issued and executed in accordance with the law.

The representative of the interested person is authorized to perform all actions related to the administrative proceedings on behalf of the person represented, and also enjoys the same rights that are vested in the participant in the administrative proceedings he/she represents, unless otherwise provided by law or a document certifying his/her authority.

Interested persons have the right to familiarize themselves with the materials of the administrative case, make extracts from them, make copies, challenge, present evidence, participate in the examination of evidence, ask questions to other persons participating in the administrative proceedings, make statements on administrative proceedings, file petitions, give oral and written explanations to the administrative body, state their arguments on all issues arising in the course of administrative proceedings, object to statements, petitions and arguments of other interested persons, appeal against administrative and procedural acts, as well as administrative actions.

Interested parties may have other rights in accordance with the law.

Interested parties must conscientiously use the procedural rights granted to them and fulfill the duties assigned to them by law.

In the administrative body, administrative proceedings are conducted in the Uzbek, Karakalpak languages or in the language of the majority of the population of the area.

Participants in administrative proceedings, if necessary, may use the services of an interpreter when participating in administrative proceedings and familiarizing themselves with the materials of the administrative case, and also have the right to speak in their native language.

In the event that one of the interested persons withdraws from the administrative proceeding before the adoption of the administrative act, this person may be replaced by his legal successor, if such succession is possible in accordance with the law.

In case of transformation, liquidation or change of the name of an administrative body, succession is allowed in accordance with the law.

For the successor, all actions performed in the course of administrative proceedings prior to his entry into the administrative case are binding to the same extent as they would be binding for the interested person whom the successor replaced.

Persons facilitating the resolution of an administrative case (witnesses, experts, specialists, translators, and others) are involved in administrative proceedings on a voluntary or contractual basis by an administrative body on its own initiative or at the request of interested persons, as well as in cases provided for by law.

The administrative body is obliged to warn the witness, expert and interpreter about the responsibility for giving knowingly false testimony, expert opinions and translations.

A witness on a voluntary basis, unless otherwise provided by law, may be involved in administrative proceedings to present information relevant to the adoption of an administrative act or to verify the fact that an official of an administrative body has taken any action.

The witness shall give oral or written testimony of his/her choice. Oral testimonies of the witness are stated by the administrative body in the relevant protocol.

In order to give an opinion on matters requiring special knowledge in the field of science, technology, art or craft, the administrative body may appoint an expert.

When appointing experts and determining the range of issues that must be clarified by experts, the opinion of all participants in the administrative proceedings is taken into account.

The expert has the right to get acquainted with the materials of the administrative case relating to the subject of the examination, write out the necessary information from them or make copies, ask questions to the persons participating in the administrative proceedings and witnesses, take part in the on-site examination, attestation and examination events and other actions, aimed at conducting an expert assessment. An expert may refuse to give an opinion if the materials presented to him are insufficient for conducting an expert examination or if he does not have the necessary knowledge to perform the duties assigned to him.

Based on the results of his research, the expert presents an expert opinion. At the request of the administrative body or other participants in the administrative proceedings, the expert must provide additional clarifications on the opinion.

A specialist is involved in administrative proceedings to assist the administrative body in finding and securing evidence or giving explanations in the form of an opinion. A specialist has the right to refuse to participate in administrative proceedings if he does not have the necessary knowledge and skills.

An interpreter is a person who speaks languages, including signs of the deaf and dumb, knowledge of which is necessary for translation.

An official of an administrative body shall not be entitled to take part in administrative proceedings on behalf of an administrative body if he/she:

is an interested person in this administrative proceeding;

is (was) related or related to a person who is one of the interested persons participating in the administrative proceedings;

is a representative of one of the interested parties participating in administrative proceedings, or has previously participated as such in the same administrative proceedings;

acts or previously acted as a person facilitating the resolution of an administrative case in this administrative proceeding;

otherwise personally, directly or indirectly interested in the outcome of the resolution of the administrative case, or there are other circumstances that cast doubt on his impartiality.

Persons assisting to the resolution of an administrative case may be challenged in accordance with paragraphs two, three,four and six of part one of this article, as well as on the basis that they have previously given an opinion on the circumstances of this administrative case, or are in official or other dependence from an official of the administrative body considering the administrative case, other participants in the administrative proceedings or their representatives.

Interested persons participating in administrative proceedings are entitled, if one of the grounds provided for in Article 31 of this Law, to file a challenge in writing to an official of the administrative body and persons assisting in the resolution of the administrative case.

The challenge must be motivated and may be filed at any stage of the administrative proceeding prior to the adoption of the administrative act.

An application for challenge of an official of an administrative body shall be submitted to the official who is being challenged, or to the chairman of a collegiate body when administrative proceedings are carried out by the collegiate body. The official of the administrative body who has accepted the application for chellenge must, within one working day, suspend the consideration of the administrative case and submit the application for challenge for consideration to the person authorized to make a decision on the chellenge.

The decision on the application for challenge is made by the immediate head of the official to whom the chellenge was declared, and if the challenge is declared to the head of the administrative body, by a higher body or other authorized body.

If administrative proceedings are carried out by a collegiate body, the decision on the application for challenge is made by a simple majority of votes of the members of this body. The member of the collegiate body to whom the challenge was declared does not participate in the voting on consideration of the issue of challenge. If the challenge is declared to the entire composition of the collegiate body, the decision to challenge is made by the same body in its entirety by a simple majority of votes.

An application for challenge of persons assisting in the resolution of an administrative case shall be submitted to the official of the administrative body conducting the administrative proceedings, who shall make an appropriate decision on this application.

The decision on the application for challenge must be made no later than within one working day from the date of filing the application for challenge.

If an application for challenge of an official of an administrative body, a member of a collegiate body or the entire composition of the collegiate body considering the administrative case is satisfied, a person (collective body) authorized to consider this administrative case is simultaneously appointed.

If one of the grounds provided for in Article 31 31 of this Law exists, an official of an administrative body, as well as persons assisting in the resolution of an administrative matter, must immediately declare self-challenge.

A proper notice in administrative proceedings is considered to be sending a notice by registered mail with a return receipt or handing it against receipt, or a notice using information systems that ensure that the fact of the notice is recorded. The notice time is the moment when the interested person receives the relevant notice.

Interested persons are required to notify the administrative body of a change in their address during administrative proceedings. In the absence of such a message, notifications are sent to the last address known to the administrative body and are considered delivered.

If the persons concerned have provided the administrative body with telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, they must inform the administrative body of their change during the administrative proceedings in writing or electronically through the information system.

If it is not possible to deliver against receipt to the interested person, the notice may be personally delivered against receipt to one of the adult family members living with him or her, or, in the absence of such, to the self-governing body of citizens or the employer (administration of the educational institution) of the interested person. The person who has accepted the notice is obliged to hand it over to the interested person as soon as possible without delay.

An interested person who refuses to accept a notice shall be deemed to have been duly notified. The refusal is made out by a mark on the notice, which is returned to the administrative body. The note on the refusal of the interested person to accept the notice is certified by the self-government body of citizens or the employer (official of the administration of the educational institution) of the interested person or by the signatures of at least two citizens.

The administrative body bears the burden of proving the fact of proper notification.

Evidence in administrative proceedings is any data on actual circumstances that are important for the correct resolution of an administrative case.

An official of an administrative body considering an administrative case collects the evidence necessary for an objective, comprehensive and correct consideration of the case.

The administrative body is not entitled to impose requirements on the form of documents submitted as evidence by participants in administrative proceedings, except in cases where the form of documents is determined by law.

The administrative body accepts for consideration only those evidence that are important for the correct resolution of the administrative case.

The administrative body evaluates each evidence for reliability, relevance and admissibility and the entire body of evidence in terms of sufficiency.

Circumstances which by law must be confirmed by certain means of proof cannot be confirmed by any other means.

Unless otherwise provided by law, the administrative body considers the administrative case and adopts the administrative act as soon as possible, but no later than thirty working days from the date of registration of the application with the administrative body, and in the case of the adoption of an administrative act at the initiative of the administrative body — from the date of proper notification of the addressee about the commencement of administrative proceedings.

Terms for the adoption of administrative acts at the initiative of administrative bodies are established by law.

The term of administrative proceedings may be extended by the administrative body in cases provided for by law.

The time limit for administrative proceedings begins from the day the application is registered with the administrative body, and for the adoption of an administrative act at the initiative of the administrative body — from the day the addressee is duly notified of the commencement of the administrative proceedings.

When redirecting the application to the authorized administrative body according to its jurisdiction, the period of administrative proceedings begins from the day the administrative case is received and registered in the relevant competent administrative body.

The terms of administrative proceedings are calculated in days, months and years.

If the term for administrative proceedings expires on a day off (holiday), the expiration day of the term shall be the business day following it.

The administrative body has the right to suspend administrative proceedings in the following cases:

the impossibility of considering an administrative case before a court decision is made on a case that is being considered in civil, economic, administrative or criminal proceedings;

death of a natural person participating in administrative proceedings, if succession is allowed, or reorganization of a legal entity that is a participant in administrative proceedings;

providing an opportunity to correct errors and submit missing documents;

the absence for valid reasons of interested persons, if their participation is necessary for the completion of administrative proceedings;

appointment by the administrative body of an expert examination at the request of the interested person.

Notice of suspension of administrative proceedings shall be sent to interested persons within one working day. A notice of suspension of administrative proceedings is considered a procedural act.

The suspension of administrative proceedings entails the suspension of the running of time limits for administrative proceedings.

Administrative proceedings are resumed after the elimination of the circumstances that served as the basis for its suspension. A notice of the resumption of administrative proceedings shall be sent to interested persons within one working day.

From the date of resumption of the administrative proceedings, the time limits for administrative proceedings shall continue.

The administrative body is obliged to terminate the administrative proceedings if:

the administrative case is not subject to consideration in the administrative body;

an administrative case with the participation of the same participants in administrative proceedings, on the same subject and on the same grounds, is in the proceedings of a higher administrative body or in court;

the administrative case has been redirected to the authorized administrative body, or the administrative case with the same participants in the administrative proceedings, on the same subject and on the same grounds, is being processed by another administrative body authorized to resolve it;

there is an administrative act of this administrative body, adopted in an administrative case with the same participants in the administrative proceedings, on the same subject and on the same grounds;

the application or administrative complaint is withdrawn by the person who filed it;

as a result of a change in the legal status (legal status) of a participant in administrative proceedings, the adoption of an administrative act on an administrative case becomes impossible;

there are no interested persons for unjustified reasons, if their participation is necessary for the completion of administrative proceedings;

there is no interested person and in this case succession is not allowed as a result of the death of an individual or the liquidation of a legal entity participating in administrative proceedings.

Administrative proceedings may be terminated for other reasons in accordance with the law.

Termination of administrative proceedings is formalized by a procedural act.

A notice of termination of administrative proceedings shall be sent to interested persons within one working day.

Expenses related to the consideration of an administrative case shall be borne by the administrative body conducting the administrative proceedings.

Expenses related to payment for the implementation of additional actions in administrative proceedings, including those related to the participation of persons assisting in the resolution of an administrative case, shall be borne by the participant in the administrative proceedings, at whose request they were carried out.

Applications submitted to administrative bodies may be subject to a state duty or fee in the manner and amount established by law. The amount of the fee is established within the limits of the expenses of the administrative body for the consideration of the administrative case.

No state duty or fee is levied on administrative complaints.

The basis for initiating administrative proceedings is an application (complaint) of an interested person or an initiative of an administrative body.

Administrative proceedings are considered started from the moment of registration of the application with the administrative body.

If the basis for the commencement of administrative proceedings is the initiative of an administrative body, the administrative proceedings shall be considered initiated from the moment of proper notification of the addressee.

An application submitted to an administrative body must contain the following information:

1) the name of the administrative body to which the application is submitted;

2) last name, first name, patronymic of the applicant — an individual, his place of residence, and if the applicant is a legal entity — his name and location (postal address), as well as the name (surname, name, patronymic) of the representative and his address, if the application is submitted representative;

3) the applicant’s claim;

4) list of documents attached to the application (if any);

5) the date of submission of the application.

The application is signed by the applicant or his representative. If the application is submitted by a representative, a copy of the power of attorney or other document certifying his authority must be attached to it.

In cases provided for by law, an application submitted in the interests of other individuals and legal entities, in addition to the information listed in this article, must contain the name of the person (surname, first name, patronymic) in whose interests the application is submitted, his/her address (postal address) and other information provided by law.

Legislation may provide for other requirements for the application and the documents attached to it.

The administrative body is not entitled to require the applicant to submit information or documents, as well as to present requirements to the application and the documents attached to it that are not provided for by law.

Applications submitted in electronic form must contain the electronic address and a single identifier of the applicant, and in cases provided for by law, an electronic digital signature and other details.

The indication of the electronic address in the application is the consent of the applicant to receive notifications in electronic form through the information system.

Individuals and legal entities have the right to submit applications also orally, except in cases expressly prohibited by law.

An application received by an administrative body is subject to registration on the same day. The administrative body is obliged to issue to the applicant an appropriate document (mark) confirming the registration of the application, and in the case of filing an application in electronic form, to confirm the registration of the application by electronic message, a link to the relevant entry on the official website of the administrative body or in another way provided by law.

Refusal to register an application with an administrative body is not allowed.

The information necessary for filing an application with an administrative body is provided by an official or other employee of the administrative body, whose authority includes providing it.

Reference information is usually provided on:

application forms;

the content of the application;

the list of documents required for the application;

the consequences of violation of the requirements for the form and content of the application;

the time of receipt and issuance of documents;

terms and procedure for consideration of the application;

the procedure for appealing administrative and procedural acts and actions.

The administrative body is obliged to provide access to sample applications and other forms (forms) related to administrative proceedings, as well as to instructions for filling them out, including by posting them on the official website of the administrative body.

The administrative body is obliged to provide the necessary assistance to the applicant in accordance with the law.

If the application contains errors that can be corrected, the administrative body shall provide the applicant with the opportunity and time to correct them.

If the annex to the application does not contain documents required by law or to which the applicant refers, without which the adoption of an administrative act is impossible, the administrative body must allow the applicant to submit the missing documents, setting a term for this.

The term established by the administrative body for the elimination of errors and the submission of missing documents cannot be less than five working days, unless otherwise provided by law. At the request of the applicant, the administrative body must extend this period by at least five working days.

The term of administrative proceedings is suspended for the time of elimination of errors and submission of missing documents.

An application received by an administrative body whose powers do not include the adoption of the required administrative act shall be sent to the administrative body that, in accordance with the law, is authorized to consider administrative cases, not later than five days, with a notification to the applicant.

An administrative case is subject to consideration at a meeting of an administrative body (hereinafter referred to as a meeting) in cases provided for by law.

An administrative case may also be considered in a session at the initiative of an administrative body or at the request of an interested person.

When considering an administrative case, minutes must be kept at the meeting without fail.

The minutes of the meeting must reflect all the essential circumstances of the consideration of the administrative case. The minutes of the meeting, in particular, state:

1) the date and place of the meeting;

2) the time of the beginning and end of the meeting, information about breaks in the meeting;

3) the name of the administrative body, last name, first name, patronymic of the official of the administrative body or composition of the collegiate body considering the administrative case, and the secretary of the meeting;

4) last name, first name, patronymic of the addressee — an individual, his/her place of residence, and if the addressee is a legal entity — its name and location (postal address), name (surname, name, patronymic) of the representative and his/her address, if the representative is involved in the proceedings , as well as information about third parties involved in administrative proceedings;

5) information about the appearance of the persons participating in the administrative proceedings;

6) information about notifications and reasons for the non-appearance of the persons participating in the administrative proceedings;

7) information on explaining to interested persons participating in administrative proceedings their rights and obligations;

8) procedural acts of an official of an administrative body or a presiding collegiate body considering an administrative case, adopted during the consideration of this case;

9) applications and petitions of interested persons participating in administrative proceedings, and information on the results of their consideration;

10) information about the evidence presented, written opinions of experts, consultations of specialists and others;

11) explanations of interested persons participating in administrative proceedings, testimonies of witnesses, oral explanations of experts on their conclusions, opinions of specialists, data of examination of written and material evidence.

Interested persons participating in administrative proceedings have the right to apply for the inclusion in the minutes of the meeting of the circumstances that they consider significant.

In case of a sole consideration of an administrative case, the minutes of the meeting shall be signed by the official of the administrative body considering the case and the secretary of the meeting. In the case of consideration of an administrative case by a collegial body, the minutes are signed by the chairman and the secretary of the meeting.

The grounds for postponing the consideration of an administrative case are:

failure to appear at the meeting of any of the interested persons in respect of which there is no information about the proper notification;

Satisfaction of an application for recusal of an official of an administrative body authorized to consider an administrative case, or his absence;

the absence in the meeting of interested persons participating in the administrative proceedings, without which the consideration of the administrative case is not possible;

non-appearance of interested persons, duly notified of the time and place of the meeting, for reasons recognized by the administrative body as valid.

The administrative body has the right to consider an administrative case in the absence of a duly notified interested person, if the administrative body recognizes the reasons for the failure to appear at the meeting as unreasonable, or there is reason to believe that the interested person deliberately delays the consideration of the administrative case.

Interested persons have the right to apply for the consideration of an administrative case in their absence.

The administrative body, postponing the consideration of the administrative case, appoints the time and place of the next meeting, which it announces to the persons who appear against receipt. Persons who did not appear at the meeting and are again involved in the consideration of the administrative case are notified of the time and place of the next meeting.

Consideration of an administrative case is opened by an official of the administrative body, and in the case of a collegiate body — by the chairperson. Then, oral explanations of the participants in the administrative proceedings are heard.

Participants in administrative proceedings may ask each other questions.

After that, the administrative body proceeds to hearing the explanations of the persons contributing to the resolution of the administrative case and the examination of other evidence.

Written explanations of participants in administrative proceedings, as well as persons assisting in the resolution of the administrative case, must be announced at the meeting.

Petitions of interested persons participating in administrative proceedings are considered after hearing other participants in administrative proceedings.

An official of an administrative body or a collegiate body, following the consideration of an administrative case in a session, shall adopt an administrative act.

In the case when the adoption of an administrative act is carried out on the basis of the results of consideration of other bodies and officials, such consideration shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of this Law.

An administrative act is adopted in writing. Legislation may provide for cases when an administrative act may be adopted in a different form, including by issuing another relevant document or performing certain actions.

A written administrative act shall be signed by an authorized official of the administrative body or members of the collegiate body and affixed with the seal of the administrative body.

An administrative act must be legal, justified, fair, clear and understandable.

The administrative act must contain:

1) the name of the administrative act and the date of its adoption;

2) the name and location (postal address) of the administrative body that adopted the administrative act;

3) information about participants in administrative proceedings;

4) description of the issue resolved by the administrative act (descriptive part);

5) substantiation of the administrative act (motivation part);

6) statement of the decision made (operative part);

7) the term and procedure for appealing against an administrative act;

8) the position, name and surname of the official (members of the collegiate body) of the administrative body that adopted the administrative act.

An administrative act adopted on the basis of administrative discretion (discretionary authority) may provide for:

the moment of entry into force, lapse or duration of a certain right or obligation;

an indication of a certain event or condition in the future, which is associated with the entry into force or loss of force of a right or obligation;

a reservation on the preservation of the right of the administrative body to cancel the administrative act or the right to additional orders in the future;

additional orders ordering the addressee to perform, allow or refrain from performing certain actions.

The reasoning part of the administrative act must contain all the factual and legal grounds for the adopted administrative act.

When substantiating an administrative act, an administrative body shall not have the right to refer to evidence that has not been examined or attached to the administrative file in the course of the administrative proceedings, or which the participants in the administrative proceedings have not been given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with. If, when adopting an administrative act, an administrative body is endowed with administrative discretion (discretionary authority), the reasoning part of the administrative act sets out all the assessments, arguments and judgments that led to this or that administrative discretion (discretionary authority), or the refusal of it. At the same time, the administrative body must substantiate the conformity of the administrative act adopted by it with the principles of administrative procedures.

The administrative act shall enter into force upon proper notification of the addressee.

Proper notification of the addressee about the administrative act shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 33 of this Law.

In the cases provided for by law, an official announcement of an administrative act to interested persons is also recognized as a proper notice.

In cases where, according to the legislation, only the corresponding document should be issued to the addressee, the issuance of the document to the addressee is equated to the proper notification of the administrative act.

If an administrative act is subject to official publication as required by law, it shall enter into force on the day of its official publication.

The administrative body, at the request of the interested person, is obliged to clarify the administrative act without changing its content, and also, on its own initiative or at the request of the interested person, correct the typographical errors and mistakes made, without affecting the essence of the administrative act.

For the implementation of the actions provided for by part one of this article, state duties and other obligatory payments are not collected.

In cases prescribed by law, a fee may be charged for the issuance of the relevant document.

The procedure for suspension, renewal and re-issuance of documents issued on the basis of an administrative act is regulated by law.

In case of loss or damage to the issued document, a new document or its duplicate is issued at the request of the interested person in accordance with the procedure established by law.

The administrative body is obliged to issue (send) a new document or a duplicate document within a period of not more than five working days from the date of receipt of an application for issuing a document or its duplicate, except as otherwise provided by law. At the same time, the fee for issuing a duplicate of a document should not exceed half the amount paid for the consideration of an application by an administrative body in the usual manner on the date of filing an application for issuing a duplicate.

The amount of the fee for issuing a new document or a duplicate should not exceed the cost of this action.

An administrative act shall be terminated due to:

expiration of the term of the administrative act, if the administrative act is of an urgent nature;

the onset of a condition with which the administrative act links its termination;

cancellation of an administrative act;

the disappearance of the subject of regulation.

Termination of the validity of an administrative act entails the termination of the validity of documents issued on its basis.

An administrative act may be canceled or amended upon an application or an administrative complaint of an interested person by the administrative body that adopted it, a higher administrative body, as well as other bodies in cases provided for by law.

On its own initiative, an administrative body has the right to cancel or amend an administrative act adopted by it in cases where the need for this is due to changes in legislation, the prevention of a threat to public interests, the discovery of a discrepancy between an administrative act and legislation and in other cases provided for by law.

Legislation may provide for cases when administrative acts are canceled or amended only by judicial procedure.

If an administrative act is found to be inconsistent with legislation, it must be canceled or amended by the administrative body.

In cases where the trust of the interested person is subject to protection, the issue of repealing or amending the administrative act is considered in court.

The trust of an interested person is subject to protection if, relying on the legal force of an administrative act, he used the property received on the basis of an administrative act, entered into a transaction for the disposal of his property, or otherwise used the benefits and advantages provided by an administrative act.

The trust of the interested person is not subject to protection if:

the interested person has not fulfilled additional obligations related to the administrative act;

the interested person has not used the money, thing or right granted to him/her on the basis of an administrative act for its intended purpose;

the interested person knew about the unlawfulness of the administrative act or did not know about it due to his own fault;

the administrative act was adopted as a result of deceit, threats or other unlawful influence on the administrative body;

the law requires the annulment of the administrative act without regard to the protection of the trust of the persons concerned.

In the cases provided for by paragraphs two to five of part seven of this article, an unlawful administrative act may be canceled retroactively by determining a specific moment for its cancellation or annulment, unless otherwise provided by law.

Regardless of the confidence of the interested person, an administrative act found to be inconsistent with legislation may be canceled by an administrative body if its maintenance poses a threat to public interests.

The person concerned shall be compensated for property damage that has arisen or has become unavoidable due to trust in the legal force of the administrative act.

Compensation for property damage should not exceed the amount of benefit that was due to the interested person according to the content of the administrative act. A claim for compensation for property damage may be filed within one year from the date of notification of the interested person about the repeal of the administrative act.

An administrative act adopted in accordance with the law may be canceled or amended by an administrative body in the following cases:

in accordance with the requirements of the law or if such a possibility is expressly provided for by the administrative act itself;

if, due to later changes in factual circumstances or changes in legislation, the administrative act must be revoked in order to avoid prejudice to the public interest;

if additional obligations are associated with the administrative act and the interested person has not fulfilled them;

if the interested person does not use the money, thing or right transferred to him on the basis of an administrative act for the intended purpose;

when the revocation or amendment is carried out in favor of the interested party to whom the administrative act is addressed, and other interested parties are not burdened.

It is not allowed to cancel or amend an administrative act on appropriate grounds, when there are other grounds for re-adopting an administrative act of the same content.

An administrative act adopted in accordance with the law may be canceled retroactively by determining a specific moment for its cancellation only in the cases provided for in paragraphs two, four and five of part twelve of this article.

When adopting an administrative act to revoke or amend a previously adopted administrative act, an administrative body must determine in what part and from what moment the administrative act being repealed or amended becomes invalid.

An administrative act may be declared invalid by a court in accordance with the procedure established by law.

Cancellation of an administrative act in favor of an interested person may be carried out without holding a meeting.

The cancellation of an administrative act contrary to the interests of the person concerned is carried out by reviewing it at a meeting, unless otherwise provided by law.

If the cancellation of an administrative act is carried out in favor of one interested person, but contrary to the interests of another interested person, then the rules provided for in part two of this article shall apply.

In case of annulment of an administrative act, the documents, things and funds that were issued on the basis of it shall be subject to return by the persons possessing them, unless otherwise provided by law.

The following shall be subject to appeal in accordance with the procedure established in this Chapter:

administrative acts;

procedural acts in cases where their appeal is provided for by this Law;

administrative actions, including refusal to adopt an administrative act or failure to adopt it in due time.

An interested person has the right to file an administrative complaint with a higher administrative body or with another authorized administrative body that, in accordance with the law, is authorized to consider administrative complaints, through the administrative body that adopted the appealed administrative act, procedural act or performed an administrative action.

The administrative body that received the administrative complaint, within three working days from the moment of its receipt, sends the administrative complaint to a higher administrative body or other body authorized to consider this administrative complaint, together with the administrative case.

In case of disagreement with the result of consideration of an administrative complaint against an administrative act in an administrative manner or in the absence of a higher administrative body, the interested person has the right to appeal against the administrative act in court.

The legislation may define another body to which an administrative complaint against an administrative act may be filed.

An administrative complaint may be filed no later than thirty days from the moment of the proper notification of the administrative act, procedural act or from the moment when the person concerned became aware of the administrative action, unless otherwise provided by law.

The deadline for filing an administrative complaint may be restored by the administrative body considering the complaint, if it was missed for a good reason.

An administrative complaint is filed in writing, orally or electronically and must contain:

1) the name of the administrative body that adopted the administrative act;

2) last name, first name, patronymic and place of residence of the applicant (his/her representative) who filed the complaint, and for a legal entity — its name and location (postal address);

3) the requirements of the applicant;

4) list of attached documents (if any);

5) the date of submission of the application.

An administrative complaint is signed by the interested person or his representative. If the complaint is filed by a representative, a copy of the power of attorney or other document certifying his/her authority to sign the administrative complaint must be attached to him/her.

In cases provided for by law, an administrative complaint filed in defense of the rights and legitimate interests of other individuals and legal entities, in addition to the information listed in this article, must contain the name of the person (surname, name, patronymic) in whose interests the complaint is filed, and his address and other information provided by law.

Legislation may provide for other requirements for an administrative complaint and the documents attached to it.

The administrative body shall not have the right to present requirements to the administrative complaint and the documents attached to it that are not provided for by the legislation.

In case of oral appeal, an individual must present a document proving his/her identity, and a representative of a legal entity — a document confirming his/her authority and proving his identity.

Complaints submitted in electronic form must contain the electronic address and a single identifier of the applicant, and in cases provided for by law, an electronic digital signature and other details.

The indication of the electronic address in the complaint is the consent of the applicant to receive notifications in electronic form through the information system.

An administrative complaint is considered according to the rules provided for in Chapter 3 of this Law.

When considering an administrative complaint, the higher administrative body considers the administrative case in full.

A higher administrative body or other authorized body is obliged to make a decision on an administrative complaint within thirty working days, unless otherwise provided by law.

If a decision on an administrative complaint is not made within the established time limit, the person concerned has the right to appeal against the administrative act, procedural act or administrative action in court.

The person who filed an administrative complaint has the right to withdraw it before a decision is made on it. The withdrawal of an administrative complaint shall be made in writing or electronically.

On an administrative complaint, a higher administrative body or other authorized body has the right to take one of the following decisions:

leave the disputed administrative or procedural act unchanged;

amend the appealed administrative or procedural act;

cancel the administrative or procedural act and, if necessary, adopt a new one.

If it is impossible or inappropriate to make decisions provided for in part one of this article, when appealing against administrative actions, as well as in cases provided for by law, a higher administrative body or other authorized body may oblige the administrative body to adopt a certain administrative act, procedural act or perform a certain administrative action.

In case of disagreement with the decision on an administrative complaint, the interested person has the right to appeal against it in court within thirty calendar days, unless otherwise provided by law.

An appeal against an administrative act suspends its operation and execution from the moment of registration of an administrative complaint with an administrative body, unless otherwise provided by law.

The execution of an administrative act is ensured by the administrative body that adopted it, unless otherwise provided by law.

The period established by an administrative body for the voluntary execution of an administrative act may not be less than five calendar days from the date of the proper notification of the addressee of the adopted administrative act, unless otherwise provided by law.

Within the framework of the execution procedure established by an administrative act, the addressee has the right to execute it in the most suitable legal ways and means for him/her.

The method of voluntary execution must ensure the proper and timely execution of the requirements of the administrative act.

Compulsory execution of an administrative act is carried out in the manner prescribed by law.

No measures of compulsory execution of an administrative act may be applied to a person who voluntarily performs his duties under an administrative act in a proper manner and within the prescribed period.

If, under the threat of application of measures for the enforcement of an administrative act, the addressee agrees to execute it voluntarily and begins to fulfill his obligations, then as long as the addressee executes the administrative act in good faith and in a proper manner, the appointed measure of enforcement must not be enforced.

Full performance by the addressee of his obligations immediately terminates the application of the enforcement measure.

The administrative body, in cases provided for by law, has the right to apply the following enforcement measures:

monetary coercion;

implementation of the actions provided for by an administrative act, at the expense of the debtor, by an administrative body or another person;

direct coercion.

The enforcement measure must be formalized by an executive act of the administrative body. The application of enforcement measures without the adoption of an appropriate executive act is not allowed.

When assigning a compulsory enforcement measure, an administrative body must be guided by the principles of administrative procedures.

If the appointed measure of compulsory execution did not ensure the proper and timely execution of the requirements of the administrative act, the administrative body has the right to apply a more severe measure of coercion.

The law may also provide for other enforcement measures.

An executive act of an administrative body is a procedural act that ensures the enforcement of an administrative act if the addressee fails to perform it properly and within the prescribed time limit.

Enforcement acts shall be subject to the requirements and rules provided for in Chapter 4 of this Law, unless otherwise provided by this Chapter or another law.

The executive act is adopted by the administrative body on its own initiative or at the request of another participant in the administrative proceedings, as a result of which the enforceable administrative act was adopted, within three working days after the expiration of the term for voluntary execution, unless otherwise provided by law.

An executive act of an administrative body shall be adopted only in writing and must be sent within one working day to the addressee, as well as to the person requiring the enforcement of the administrative act, for the purpose of notification in the manner prescribed by Article 33 of this Law.

In enforcement proceedings, the obligated person is the addressee in respect of whom an enforcement act has been adopted for non-performance or improper performance of his/her duties under an administrative act, and the exactor is the person in whose favor or in whose interests the enforcement act has been adopted.

An executive act shall be enforced not earlier than five days after the obligated person is duly notified of its adoption, unless otherwise provided by law. If it is impossible to properly notify the obligated person, the enforcement act enters into force and is enforced after five days from the date of registration of the fact of the impossibility of proper notification.

Monetary coercion can be expressed in the appointment of a certain amount to be recovered, or in the form of a penalty for each overdue day.

Limits of financial coercion are established by law.

If the obligation to perform an action provided for by an administrative act is not performed by the addressee, but its execution is possible on the part of another person, the administrative body may involve another person to perform this action at the expense of the obligated person. The body that ensures the execution of an administrative act has the right, if possible, to perform this action itself at the expense of the obligated person, unless otherwise provided by law.

If more lenient measures cannot ensure the execution of the administrative act or cannot be applied due to objective circumstances, then the body that ensures the execution of the administrative act has the right, if it has the appropriate powers, to directly compel the obligated person to fulfill his/her obligations under the administrative act in the manner prescribed by law. act, and in the absence of such powers, apply to the authorized state body for assistance in enforcing the relevant executive act.

The administrative body, in the case provided for in Article 75 of this Law, may send a warning to the obligated person about the application of a compulsory enforcement measure and set an additional time period for the voluntary execution of the requirements of the administrative act. If the obligated person fails to fulfill his/her obligations within the prescribed additional period of time, the administrative body shall apply the enforcement measure within one working day.

If an administrative body fails to duly perform its obligations under an administrative act adopted by it within the period of performance established by the administrative act, or if such period is not set within ten days from the date of adoption of the administrative act, the person concerned has the right to appeal against such non-performance in accordance with the procedure established for appealing against an administrative act.

Unless otherwise provided by law, the costs of the enforcement of an administrative act shall be reimbursed at the expense of the obligated person.

Administrative regulations that take into account the specifics of the activities of administrative bodies in resolving administrative cases, adopting administrative and procedural acts, executing administrative acts, as well as considering administrative complaints, are approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, unless otherwise provided by law.

Persons guilty of violating the legislation on administrative procedures are liable in the prescribed manner.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other interested organizations ensure the execution, communication to the executors and explanation of the essence and meaning of this Law.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan should:

bring government decisions in line with this Law;

ensure the revision and cancellation by the state administration bodies of their normative legal acts that are contrary to this Law.

This Law shall enter into force upon the expiration of twelve months from the date of its official publication.