The authority of People’s Deputies of Ukraine terminates simultaneously with the termination of authority of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

The authority of a People’s Deputy of Ukraine terminates prior to the expiration of the term in the event of:

1) his or her resignation through a personal statement;

2) a guilty verdict against him or her entering into legal force;

3) a court declaring him or her incompetent or missing;

4) termination of his or her citizenship or his or her departure from Ukraine for permanent residence abroad;

5) his or her failure, within twenty days from the date of the emergence of circumstances leading to the infringement of requirements concerning the incompatibility of the deputy mandate with other types of activity, to remove such circumstances;

6) his or her failure, as having been elected from a political party (an electoral bloc of political parties), to join the parliamentary faction representing the same political party (the same electoral bloc of political parties) or his or her exit from such a faction;

7) his or her death.

The authority of a People's Deputy of Ukraine shall be also early terminated in case of early termination, under the Constitution of Ukraine, of authority of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, with such termination of the Deputy's authority taking effect on the date when the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of a new convocation opens its first meeting.

A decision on pre-term termination of the authority of a People's Deputy of Ukraine on grounds referred to in subparagraphs 1, 4 of the second paragraph of this Article shall be made by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, while the ground referred to in subparagraph 5 of the second paragraph of this Article shall be a matter to be decided by court.

Where a guilty verdict against a People's Deputy of Ukraine becomes legally effective or where a court declares a People's Deputy of Ukraine legally incompetent or missing, his or her powers terminate on the date when the court decision becomes legally effective, while in the event of the People’s Deputy's death - on the date of his or her death as certified by the relevant document.

Where a People's Deputy of Ukraine, as having been elected from a political party (an electoral bloc of political parties), fails to join the parliamentary faction representing the same political party (the same electoral bloc of political parties) or exits from such a faction, his or her authority shall be early terminated on the basis of a law upon the decision of the highest steering body of the respective political party (electoral bloc of political parties) from the date of adoption of such decision.