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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of May 5, 1998 No. 154-Z

About the administrative-territorial device of the Republic of Belarus

(as amended on 10-04-2015)

It is accepted by the House of Representatives on April 9, 1998

Approved by Council of the Republic on April 17, 1998

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. The main terms used in this Law and their determinations

For the purposes of this Law the following main terms and their determinations are used:

administrative and territorial unit - part of the territory of the Republic of Belarus (the area, the area, the Village Council, the city, the settlement of city type) in which borders according to the procedure, established by the legislation, are created and the local council of deputies and executive and administrative organ are effective. For each administrative and territorial unit the name and borders, and for the area, the area, the Village Council - also administrative center are established;

the administrative-territorial device of the Republic of Belarus (further - the administrative-territorial device) as unitary state - division of the territory of the Republic of Belarus into administrative and territorial units by certain criteria for the purpose of the effective organization of public administration and local self-government, law enforcement and law and order, realization of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of the citizens of the Republic of Belarus who are constantly living in the corresponding territory (further - citizens);

the administrative center of administrative and territorial unit - the settlement in which there are local council of deputies and executive and administrative organ;

settlement border - external line of the territory of the settlement which separates from its territory other territories;

the settlement - compactly populated part of the territory of the Republic of Belarus, the permanent address of citizens having life activities of citizens, necessary for providing, residential and other buildings and constructions, the name and borders established in the appropriate order;

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