Article 19. Organization of Activities of State Commission

The State Commission shall be composed of representatives of state administration bodies, local government bodies, other organizations and commandants of territories.

The composition of the State Commission and the Regulation on the State Commission for Ensuring the State of Emergency shall be approved by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The activities of the State Commission shall be carried out in the composition of the chairperson, secretary and other members.

The Chairperson of the State Commission shall be accountable to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The members of the State Commission and the specialists involved to ensure its work shall retain jobs and wages at their main place of work.

Meetings of the State Commission shall be convened by its chairperson as necessary, and decisions shall be drawn up in protocols. Members of the State Commission shall participate in meetings without the right to be replaced.

Decisions of the State Commission on each item on the agenda of the meeting shall be taken by open vote and shall be considered adopted if they are supported by a majority of votes from the total number of members of the State Commission. In case of equality of votes, the vote of the chairperson of the State Commission shall be deemed decisive. Decisions adopted by the State Commission in accordance with its powers shall be binding on public administration bodies, local state authorities, territorial commandant's offices, as well as natural persons and legal entities.