of December 2, 1998 No. ZR-267
About veterans of the Great Patriotic War
This Law establishes the organizational, economic and legal basis of social protection of veterans of the Great Patriotic War in the Republic of Armenia, creating favorable conditions for ensuring their vigorous activity and welfare.
Under this Law veterans of the Great Patriotic War (further - veterans) are citizens of the Republic of Armenia and persons who are constantly living in the Republic of Armenia taking part in the Great Patriotic War and also participants of the Siege of Leningrad in the years of war and the former minor captives, those faces of the leading and ordinary structure of law-enforcement bodies and state security of the former USSR who are recognized as disabled people as a result of wound, contusion and the received injuries on duty of fascist concentration camps. The status of the foreign citizens and persons without citizenship who were taking part in the Great Patriotic War temporarily living or being in the Republic of Armenia is established by international treaties of the Republic of Armenia.
The legislation of the Republic of Armenia on veterans consists of this Law and other legal acts of the Republic of Armenia.
If international treaties of the Republic of Armenia establish other regulations than provided by this Law, then regulations of international treaties are applied.
Social protection of veterans is performed according to the procedure, established by the law and other legal acts.
Veterans have the right to free medical care and medical attendance, and also to receive permits to sanatorium treatment on favorable terms according to the procedure, established by the law for the military personnel within the state order.
And to the veterans having disability – also for introduction of payments for gas, water supply, water disposal and heat supply the monthly monetary assistance according to the procedure and the size, established by the Government of the Republic of Armenia is issued to veterans for the purpose of use of the electric power and transport.
The veterans having disability also have the right:
a) voided according to the Law of the Republic of Armenia of 19.12.2006 No. ZR-224
b) on payment with 50 percent discount of rent, rubbish disposal, phone and radio;
c) on free prosthetics and receipt of rehabilitation accessories according to the procedure, established by the Government of the Republic of Armenia.
Veterans in the procedure established by the Government of the Republic of Armenia earn monthly honourable reward.
The amount of honourable remuneration is not subject to the taxation and is not considered in case of determination of degree of social neediness of veterans or their families.
Expenses on implementation of the privileges established by this Article are financed by the Government budget of the Republic of Armenia, and also by other means which are not forbidden by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia.
Sales warranties of the social and economic privileges established by this Law and other regulatory legal acts for veterans and members of their families are provided with authorized body of the Government of the Republic of Armenia (further - authorized body) by implementation of the state target programs.
The document of single sample certifying the status of veterans issues authorized body according to the list and established procedure, approved by the Government of the Republic of Armenia.
Persons which violated requirements of this Law bear responsibility in the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia.
The amount of annual honourable payment to veterans establishes the Government of the Republic of Armenia.
This Law becomes effective since January 1st, 1999.
President of the Republic of Armenia
R. Kocharyan
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