Article 54. Amendments and supplements, as well as revocation of the certain legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Introduce amendments and supplements to the following legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

1. Introduce to the Penal Enforcement Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, adopted by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 409-I dated April 25, 1997 (Bulletin of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1997, No. 6, Art. 175; 2003, No. 9-10, Art. 149; 2004, No. 1-2, Art. 18; Bulletin of the Chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, No. 6, Art. 248, No. 9, Art. 422, No. 12, Art. 595; 2008, No. 4, Art. 187, No. 12, Art. 636, 641; 2009, No. 4, Art. 136, No. 12, Art. 470; 2010, No. 9, Art. 334; 2012, No. 9/1, Art. 238; 2014, No. 9, Art. 244; 2015, No. 8, Art. 310; 2017, No. 3, Art. 47, No. 10, Art. 605; 2019, No. 3, Art. 165, No. 5, Art. 267, No. 8, Art. 469, No. 9, Art. 588, 592, No. 12, Art. 880; 2020, No. 6, Art. 337; 2021, Appendix to No. 4, No. 11, Art. 1061, No. 12, Art. 1193; 2022, No. 5, Art. 464; 2023, No. 2, Art. 104, No. 3, Art. 187, No. 4, Art. 269; 2024, No. 2, Art. 115, No. 8, Art. 818, 823, 828), the amendments as follows:

1) Part 2 of Article 18 shall be hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

"When considering complaints, as well as conducting own initiative investigations on the incidents of violation of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of the citizens, the Commissioner of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman), the Deputy, regional representatives to the Republic of Karakalpakstan, provinces and Tashkent city, the Commissioner of Oliy Majlis for Children's Rights (Children's Ombudsman) and the Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights and Legitimate interests of Entrepreneurs under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right of free visit to penal institutions";

2) the second sentence of Part 1 of Article 792 shall be hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“The Ombudsmanʼs box shall be opened exclusively by the Commissioner of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman) or staff members of his or her Office, the Commissioner of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Childrenʼs Rights (Childrenʼs Ombudsman) or staff members of his or her Secretariat.”