Article 71. Powers of the Agency for Youth Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of state youth policy

The Agency for Youth Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the specially authorized state administration body in the field of state youth policy (hereinafter — the specially authorized state body).

The specially authorized state body shall:

develop and implement state programs in the field of state youth policy;

participate in legislative drafting in the field of state youth policy and prepare proposals to improve the relevant regulatory legal acts;

exercise control over compliance with legislation on state youth policy;

implement measures aimed at protecting the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of youth;

participate in the prevention of offenses among youth;

analyze the implementation of state youth policy and develop proposals for its improvement;

implement measures for the legal and social protection of youth and for ensuring their employment;

organize, on a systemic basis, work with youth studying abroad;

submit, to heads of state bodies and organizations, submissions subject to mandatory consideration on eliminating identified violations of legislation on state youth policy and the causes and conditions enabling them;

implement measures to ensure cooperation between state bodies and organizations on issues of implementing state youth policy;

cooperate, in implementing state youth policy, with non-governmental non-profit organizations, citizensʼ self-government bodies and other civil society institutions;

take measures to develop international cooperation in the field of state youth policy.

The specially authorized state body may exercise other powers in accordance with the law.

The specially authorized state body and its territorial departments shall have the right to send requests to state bodies and organizations demanding the provision of reasoned explanations on the execution of regulatory legal acts and programs on implementing state youth policy and on other important issues within their competence.

Draft regulatory legal acts that directly or indirectly affect the implementation of state youth policy shall be subject to mandatory coordination with the specially authorized state body.