Article 24. Public Discussion of Draft Normative Legal Acts

Draft normative legal acts shall be posted by the developer on the portal for discussion of draft normative legal acts (hereinafter referred to as the portal) for public discussion in the manner prescribed by legislation.

The developer shall post the draft normative legal act on the portal before submitting it to the body that adopts the normative legal act.

The time limit of public discussion of draft normative legal acts on the portal shall be determined by the developer based on the specifics of regulated public relations and cannot be less than fifteen days from the date of posting of draft normative legal acts on the portal.

Consideration of comments and (or) proposals received from participants in public discussions on a draft normative legal act shall be carried out by the developer by revising it in accordance with the accepted comments and (or) proposals.

If the received comments and (or) proposals are rejected, the developer shall be obliged to justify the reason for their rejection.

The results of public discussion of draft normative legal acts shall be submitted by the relevant ministries, state committees, departments and other organizations to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan (for legal expertise) and the body that has the right to adopt a normative legal act (for consideration), as a rule, indicating the results of consideration of the received comments and (or) proposals.