Article 18. General Provisions

1. State property of the Republic of Uzbekistan includes the property of administrative-territorial units (municipal property). The disposal and administration of state property shall be carried out, on behalf of the people (the population of the administrative-territorial unit), by the relevant Councils of Peopleʼs Deputies and the state administration bodies authorised by them.

2. Property created or acquired using funds from the budget or other funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan or an administrative-territorial unit, or using funds of enterprises, organisations and institutions under their authority, shall respectively constitute the property of the Republic of Uzbekistan or the property of the relevant administrative-territorial unit.

3. The Republic of Uzbekistan shall not be liable for the obligations of its administrative-territorial units. Likewise, an administrative-territorial unit shall not be liable for the obligations of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

4. The Republic of Uzbekistan may create property jointly with other states and hold ownership rights over the results of economic activity on the basis of the share belonging to each state.

The use of water resources, airspace, and other types of property of interstate significance shall be regulated in accordance with agreements between the states.