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Article 147
 

Raising of the issue on the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic


The presidium of a regional or the Minsk City Council of Deputies and the regional or the Minsk city Executive Committee, within five days upon receiving the conclusion of the Central Commission, sets the date of their sitting for considering the proposal on raising the issue on the recall of the member of the Council of the Republic.The member of the Council of the Republic, who is entitled to be present at the sitting personally or to send an authorized person (persons) for participation, is notified in writing on the date, time and place of the sitting not later than 15 days prior to the sitting.


If the actions on the initiation of the of raising the issue on the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic have been performed in accordance with the requirements of Section IX of this Code and there are grounds for raising the issue of his recall, the presidium of the regional or the Minsk City Council of Deputies and the regional or the Minsk City Executive Committee take a decision on raising the issue on the recall of the member of the Council of the Republic elected from the region or the city of Minsk and on appointing the date of voting on his recall.


In the case if the circumstances that have served as ground for initiating the raising of the issue on the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic are subject for consideration in the court, the bodies specified in part two of this Article suspend further consideration of the issue until the decision (sentence) of the court is taken.