Text of draft law “On the Constitution of Uzbekistan” announced

The draft law consists of 6 sections and 155 articles.

The Constitutional Law shall enter into force on the day of the official announcement of the referendum results by the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The laws and other normative legal documents in force in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan before the entry into force of the constitutional law shall be applied in the part that does not conflict with the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan as amended by this constitutional law.

The norms of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan as amended by the constitutional law shall apply directly from the moment of entry into force of the constitutional law, regardless of the adoption or existence of relevant laws and other regulatory legal documents.

Earlier, the Senate of Oliy Majlis approved the decision to hold a referendum on the draft law on the new version of the Constitution at the meeting held on March 14.

80 out of 83 senators supported the resolution, 1 abstained, and 2 did not vote. A national referendum is scheduled to be held on April 30. The referendum ballot will have the following question: Do you accept the constitutional law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan?