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Lawmaking: Oversight Functions of Parliament (PDP, Agency for Legislative Initiatives, Edited by D. Kovryzhenko, E. Rakhimkulov, October, 2006) /Series of Manuals for National Deputies of Ukraine/ TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWARD……4 INTRODUCTION…6 SECTION 1. TYPES OF PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL FEATURES….9 Parliamentary Oversight: Primary Stages of Development……..9 Basic Mechanisms of Parliamentary Oversight: General Features…16 General Oversight Authority of Parliament………..16 Oversight Authority of Verkhovna Rada Committees…25 Oversight Authority of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights…28 Oversight Authority of the Accounting Chamber ….32 Oversight Authority of People’s Deputies….36 SECTION 2. TYPES OF PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT: LEGAL ISSUES…..43 General Parliamentary Oversight Exercised by the Verkhovna Rada…….43 Parliamentary Oversight Exercised by Committees and Temporary and Investigative Commissions of the Verkhovna Rada……54 Parliamentary Oversight Exercised by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights..57 Parliamentary Oversight Exercised by the Accounting Chamber…..62 Requests (Interpellation) and Applications of Deputies….68 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS………73 APPENDIX Appendix 1. Legal Regulation of Parliamentary Oversight in Select Foreign Countries…83 Appendix 2. Status of External Fiscal Control in Select Foreign Countries….94 Appendix 3. Status of Ombudsman in Select European Countries….103 f Bill�� i�}��ng..29
Preparation and Consideration of Bills in Second Reading …33 Preparation and Consideration of Bills in Third Reading …40 Preparation of Laws for Signature of President of Ukraine….44 Reconsideration of Laws Returned by the President…48 Signature, Promulgation, Publication, and Entry into Force….53 Archiving Adopted Laws…….55 Section 4. SPECIAL FEATURES OF INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF LAWS ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET……57 Regulatory Framework….57 Development, Submission, and Approval of Fiscal Priorities…57 Developing Draft Bills on the Federal Budget of Ukraine…60 Submission of Draft Budget Bills to the Verkhovna Rada for Consideration…61 Presentation of Draft Budget Bills in the Verkhovna Rada…64 Verkhovna Rada Decisions on Draft Budget Bills…65 Verkhovna Rada’s Preparation of Draft Budget Bills for First Reading….65 Consideration of Budget Bills in the First Reading…67 Preparation of Budget Bill for Second Reading …69 Consideration of Budget Bills in Second Reading…70 Preparation of Budget Bills for Third Reading…72 Consideration of Budget Bills in Third Reading…72
SUPPLEMENTARY - DIAGRAMS……….74 Registration and Introduction of Draft Bills for Consideration by Verkhovna Rada…74 First Reading – Discussion and Approval of Primary Principles, Provisions, Criteria, and Structure of a Bill…76 Second Reading – Clause-by-Clause Discussion and Adoption in Second Reading..77 Third Reading – Adoption of Bills, Requiring Revision and Approval, in Their Entirety…78 Procedure for Adoption of Budget Laws…….79 Review by President of Ukraine Entry into Force……..81 |
