Appendix 8

Order of the Chief of Staff, Secretary General

 of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia

#1492, December 09, 2019

                 FUNCTIONS OF THE LEGAL SUPPORT AND SERVICE DIVISION                

1. The Legal Support and Service Division, for the implementation of the tasks assigned to it within the scope of its powers, shall perform the following functions:

1) shall prepare and submit to the Chairperson of the National Assembly draft decisions, decrees of the Chairperson of the National Assembly, as well as resolutions of the National Assembly, resolutions of the Council and other sub-legislative acts and documents of the National Assembly;

2) shall provide the legal compliance of draft decisions, decrees of the Chairperson of the National Assembly, as well as resolutions of the National Assembly, resolutions of the Council and other sub-legislative acts and documents of the National Assembly;

3) shall provide legal support for the activities of the Chairperson of the National Assembly and the Staff;

4) by the recommendation of the Chairperson of the National Assembly or the Chief of the Staff shall monitor the procedure of implementation of individual decisions and decrees of the Chairperson of the National Assembly, and individual orders and recommendations of the Chief of the Staff, shall implement examinations if necessary and in case  problems are discovered shall submit proposals;

5) by the recommendation of the Chairperson of the National Assembly or the Chief of the Staff shall prepare draft legal documents regarding the protection of the interests of the National Assembly or the Staff in the courts of the Republic of Armenia, and shall provide implementation of representation in the courts;

6) shall organize the preparation of answers and other legal documents to official letters submitted to the National Assembly by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia, and shall provide representation in the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia on behalf of the National Assembly or the Staff;

7) shall organize and provide work regarding formation of draft agreements and regarding the activities of the National Assembly, discussing their provisions and concluding agreements;

8) shall provide control over compliance with the provisions of the concluded agreements;

9) shall organize and provide work regarding the establishment and maintenance of an electronic database of sealed agreements, as well as regarding the storage of paper versions and their archiving by the procedure as prescribed by law;

10) by the recommendation of the Chairperson of the National Assembly or the Chief of the Staff, shall study and prepare draft answers to official correspondences, letters, and proposals addressed to the Chairperson of the National Assembly or the Chief of the Staff;

11) by the recommendation of the Chairperson of the National Assembly or the Chief of the Staff shall prepare draft legal acts regarding the activities of the Staff, as well as shall provide legal consultation regarding the issues raised;

12) by the recommendation of the Chief of the staff shall implement official investigations;

13) shall implement other functions established by law.