Conducting the Sitting of Deputies of the Local Council of Deputies of the Base Level in the Oblast and of Deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies on the Issue of Recall of the Member of Council of the Republic
The day of the sitting of deputies of local Councils of Deputies of the base level in the Oblast and of deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies (hereinafter, the sitting of deputies) shall be announced not later than within five days from passing the decision on appointing the vote on recall of the member of the Council of the Republic elected from the Oblast or the City of Minsk by the presidium of the Oblast or the Minsk City Council of Deputies and the Oblast and the Minsk City Executive Committee.
The sitting of deputies shall be considered legally competent if attended by more than half of the total number of deputies elected to the local Councils of Deputies of the base level in the Oblast and of deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies. The sitting must be attended by not less than one quarter of deputies from each local Council of Deputies of the base level in the Oblast.
The sitting of deputies shall be opened by the oldest deputy of the local Council of Deputies of the base level in the Oblast or of the Minsk City Council of Deputies.
In order to provide for the work of the sitting, its presidium, secretariat and the counting board must be elected.
The sitting of deputies shall be conducted with the participation of the member of the Council of the Republic with regard to whom the issue of recall has been raised or his proxy (proxies).
The refusal of the member of the Council of the Republic to take part in the sitting or his failure to appear at the sitting without a good reason subject to a timely notification shall not impede the consideration of the issue of his recall.
The ground and reasons for the voting on the recall of the member of the Council of the Republic shall be presented by a person authorised by the bodies which passed the decision on the appointment of the vote.
The chairman of the sitting shall be under obligation to give enough time to the member of the Council of the Republic for submitting his explanations.
Upon the instructions of the member of the Council of the Republic, his proxy shall be entitled to take the floor at the sitting. Upon the completion of discussion of the issue of recall, the member of the Council of the Republic or his proxy shall have the right to take the floor prior to voting.
Members of the Council of the Republic, the Central Commission, deputies of Councils of Deputies of all levels and representatives of mass media shall be entitled to attend the sitting.
