Article 23. Attracting Additional Forces and Means to Maintain State of Emergency

In exceptional cases, on the basis of a decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in addition to the forces and means specified in Article 21 of this Constitutional Law, the forces and means of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan may be involved in maintaining the state of emergency.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be involved for performing the following tasks:

maintenance of a special regime of entry into the territory where a state of emergency has been introduced and exit from it;

protection of facilities that ensure the vital activity of the population and the functioning of transport, and facilities that pose an increased danger to human life and health, as well as to the environment;

separation of the opposing sides participating in conflicts accompanied by violent actions with the use of weapons, military and special equipment;

participation in the suppression of the activities of illegal armed groups;

participation in the elimination of the consequences of emergency situations, as well as saving people's lives as part of the forces of the State System for Prevention and Action in Emergency Situations.

The tasks specified in paragraphs two to five of part two of this article shall be performed by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Guard and the State Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and in the cases provided for in paragraph six of part two of this article, jointly with the Ministry of emergency situations of the Republic of Uzbekistan.