of December 23, 2003 No. ZR-40
About safety of persons which are subject to special state protection
Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on December 3, 2003
This Law establishes the legal basis, the principles of the organization and implementation of safety of persons which are subject to special state protection, powers, procedure and features of activities of the bodies performing the state protection, groups of positions and military ranks of employees of the body performing the state protection, other features connected with service in the body performing the state protection governs the relations arising in the sphere of the organization and implementation of safety of persons which are subject to special state protection.
The basic concepts used in this Law make the following sense:
the state protection - function of the sphere of safety of objects of the state protection and protection of the protected objects which is performed on the basis of set of legal, organizational, security, regime, operational search, technical and other actions;
objects of the state protection - persons which are subject to special state protection under this Law;
the protected objects - buildings, structures, constructions of places of permanent or temporary stay of objects of the state protection adjoining to them the territories, vehicles which are subject to protection for the purpose of safety of objects of the state protection, and also the building, structure, the constructions adjoining to them the territories and vehicles used by body of the state protection;
security actions - set of the actions performed by body of the state protection, for safety of objects of the state protection and protection of the protected objects, including with attraction also other state bodies of safety;
access control - established procedure of admission on the protected objects and release from the protected objects of persons, vehicles, objects.
The state protection is performed on the basis of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, international treaties of the Republic of Armenia, this Law, other laws and legal acts.
The state protection is performed on the principles of legality, respect of the rights and freedoms, honor and advantage of man and citizen, humanity, continuity, political neutrality, centralized management, combination of application of public and secret methods and means of activities.
The state protection is provided by implementation of the following events:
1) implementation of personal protection, servicing by special means of communication and transport of objects of the state protection, and also provision of data on availability of threat of their safety;
2) implementation of operational search activities according to the legislation;
3) implementation of protection of public order and security actions in places of permanent or temporary stay of objects of the state protection;
4) providing on the protected objects of the set access control and procedure.
1. The management officials identified by this Law, persons to whom according to this Law the state protection, and also heads and other persons of foreign states and the governments is provided during their stay in the territory of the Republic of Armenia belong to the category of objects of the state protection.
2. The state protection is provided:
1) to the President of the republic;
2) to the Prime Minister;
3) to the chairman of National assembly;
4) in the cases provided by part 2 of article 6.1 of this Law - to the candidate for the Prime Minister's position.
The president of the republic, the Prime Minister and the chairman of National assembly during their tenure, and the candidate for the Prime Minister's position - to the solution of question of appointment of the Prime Minister has no right to refuse the state protection.
3. The state protection can be provided to other state officials, public, political, religious and other figures, and also other persons by the decision of the Prime Minister.
3.1. Voided according to the Law of the Republic of Armenia of 30.12.2022 No. ZR-610
4. In case of committing by person, subject to special state protection (except for persons provided by part 2 of this Article), the actions containing strong indications of administrative offense or crime (illegal act), the head of the group performing the state protection shall:
1) immediately to inform person which is subject to special state protection that the state protection can be suspended during making by this person of such actions;
2) immediately to report on the chief to the subordinated Prime Minister of Service of the state protection (further – Service) on feasibility of implementation of further protection.
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