On Veterans of War and Military Forces

On Veterans of War and Military Forces
Document number	811
Document issuer	Parliament of the Republic of Georgia
Date of issuing	17/10/1995
Document type	Law of the Republic of Georgia
Source and date of publishing	Departments of the Parliament of Georgia, 31-33, 17/10/1995
Registration code	280.070.000.05.001.000.120.
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LAW OF GEORGIA

ON VETERANS OF WAR AND MILITARY FORCES

Law of Georgia No 1814 of 19 February 1999 – LGH I, No 6(13), 4.3.1999, Art. 26

[ ON VETERANS OF WAR AND DEFENCE FORCES (Shall become effective upon taking of the oath of office by the President of Georgia to be elected in the next Presidential Elections) ]

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

This Law defines organisational, economic and legal grounds for the social protection of veterans of war and military forces, who are citizens of Georgia, to provide them with conditions for well-being and for being active.

[ This Law defines organisational, economic and legal grounds for the social protection of veterans of war and defence forces, who are citizens of Georgia, to provide them with conditions for well-being and for being active. (Shall become effective upon taking of the oath of office by the President of Georgia to be elected in the next Presidential Elections ) ]

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

Chapter I – General Provisions

Article 1 – State policy for veterans

The state policy for veterans shall include:

a) establishing the State Service of Veterans Affairs;

b) developing and implementing state and local targeted programmes ensuring the system of guarantees of legal and socio-economic benefits, established by this Law and other normative acts, for veterans and their family members, and of measures required for their practical implementation;

c) allocating budgetary funds from the central budget, the budgets of autonomous republics and local budgets for programmes ensuring social guarantees for veterans.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Article 2 – Legislation of Georgia on veterans

1. The legislation of Georgia on veterans includes this Law, and other legislative acts of Georgia as well as the treaties and international agreements of Georgia.

2. If the international agreements of Georgia establish rules other than this Law, the rules of the international agreement shall apply.

3. Within their competence and given the available funds and resources, public and local authorities, ministries, agencies, enterprises, institutions, organisations, concerns, and associations may take a decision to provide veterans with additional benefits and incentives for social protection not provided for by this Law without changing budgetary relations.

4. (Deleted).

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 3647 of 10 November 2006 – LHG I, No 44, 27.11.2006, Art. 295

Article 3 – Ensuring social protection for veterans and their family members

The State Service of Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for ensuring social protection for veterans and their family members, and for supervising the fulfilment of the provisions of this Law.

Article 3¹ – State Service of Veterans Affairs

1. The State Service of Veterans Affairs shall be a legal entity under public law established under this Law whose state control shall be exercised by the Government of Georgia.

2. The structure, duties, functions and other issues related to the work of the Legal Entity under Public Law called the State Service of Veterans Affairs (‘the State Service of Veterans Affairs’) shall be defined by its statute (regulations) which shall be approved by the Government of Georgia.

3. The State Service of Veterans Affairs shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed to and may be dismissed from the position by the Prime Minister of Georgia.

4. A supervisory entity may be established in the cases provided for by its statute (regulations) to manage the State Service of Veterans Affairs.

Law of Georgia No 1686 of 29 November 2013 – website, 16.12.2013

Article 4 – Funding the measures of social protection of veterans

1. The State of Georgia shall ensure the exercise of rights and benefits of veterans provided for by this Law, and allocate funds from central and local budgets in order to implement measures for their social protection.

2. To fund the measures for the social protection of veterans provided for by this Law, additional funds may be obtained from legitimate sources in accordance with established procedure, without changing budget relations.

3. The social protection measures for veterans established by the authorities of an autonomous republic shall be funded from the budget of the autonomous republic and other legitimate sources.

4. The social protection measures for veterans established by local authorities shall be funded from the local budget.

5. The funds and material assets voluntarily disbursed to public associations of veterans shall be used by those associations in accordance with established procedure.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 3647 of 10 November 2006 – LHG I, No 44, 27.11.2006, Art. 295

Article 5 – Scope of the Law

This Law shall apply to the citizens of Georgia who, under previous legislation, were recognised as veterans of war and the military forces, or are recognised as veterans under this Law.

Article 6 – Categories of veterans

The following categories of veterans of war and the military forces shall be established under this Law:

a) veterans of World War II and persons equal to them;

b) veterans of combat operations in another state’s territory and persons equal to them;

c) veterans of combat operations for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence and persons equal to them;

d) veterans of military forces.

[ d) veterans of defence forces. (Shall become effective upon taking of the oath of office by the President of Georgia to be elected in the next Presidential Elections ) ]

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

Article 7 – Veterans of World War II and persons equal to them

1. Veterans of World War II and persons equal to them shall include:

a) military service personnel, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), who did military service or were temporarily in military units, staff and organisations of the army in the field, operating in combat operations which took place during World War II or in other combat operations to defend the homeland, as well as guerrillas and members of underground organisations operating in a temporarily occupied territory during the war;

b) military service personnel, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), and enlisted privates and commanders under the command of interior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, who served in cities during war, whose participation in the defence of said cities would be deemed a sufficient length of service to enter retirement on favourable terms, as designated for military service personnel of military units of the army in the field;

c) volunteers recruited for the army, the navy, the interior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, who served in regular positions in military units, staff and organisations comprising the army in the field, or who were in cities during that period, whose participation in the defence of said cities would be deemed a sufficient length of service to enter retirement on favourable terms, as designated for military service personnel of military units of the army in the field;

d) employees of intelligence and counter intelligence services and other persons who performed special assignments in the divisions of the army in the field, behind enemy lines or in the territory of other states during World War II;

e) employees of military facilities and enterprises and workers of the People’s Commissariat who became military service personnel during World War II and who carried out the orders of the army in the field and navy, as well as service personnel acting behind enemy lines who were awarded with orders and medals for their courageous work during the war; employees of organizations and institutions (including representatives of the arts and culture), and correspondents of central newspapers, magazines, telegraph agencies, information bureaus, cinematographers of the Central Studio of Documentaries (Newsreel Agency), who were seconded to the army in the field based on Resolution No 6139 of 7 July 1944 of the State Defence Committee of the USSR, and the joint Resolution of 21 July 1944 of the People’s Commissariat of the Soviet Republic of Georgia, and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Georgia based on the above Resolution; and the metallurgists recruited as a result of military mobilisation to provide qualified staff for the construction of the metallurgical plant being built in Transcaucasia;

f) service person of the destruction battalions, platoons and the public defence forces, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), combatants of the interior and state security agencies, the State Security Agency of Georgia and the State Intelligence Department, and service person of the command who participated in combat missions of the Government during the war;

g) persons who, as members of the guerilla, underground and anti-Fascist formations, participated in combat operations against Nazi Germany and its allies in the territories of various states;

h) military service personnel, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired) who served in those military units, establishments and schools not comprising the army in the field from 22 June 1941 to 3 September 1945, and who were awarded with medals for the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, or with the medals for the Victory over Japan;

i) persons who worked in local air defence facilities during the years of the war, as well as on the construction of defence premises, marine bases, aerodromes and other military facilities in the rear of the operating battle-front and in the areas adjoining railways and motorways;

j) crew members of the ships of the transport fleet interned in the sea ports of other states in the beginning of the war;

k) persons who collected ammunition and military equipment, and carried out mine clearance works on respective territories and facilities during World War II;

l) persons who worked in Leningrad in enterprises, institutions and organisations from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944 during the Siege of Leningrad, and were awarded with the medal for the Defence of Leningrad or with the badge of Inhabitant of the Besieged City of Leningrad;

m) soldiers imprisoned in concentration camps or trapped in ghettos, and other persons who did not voluntarily participate on behalf of their captors in combat operations during the war, as well as minor prisoners.

2. The list of the military units, headquarters and establishments which comprised the army in the field during the years of the war, as well as the list of the cities and towns, the participation in the defence of which would be deemed a sufficient length of service to enter retirement on favourable terms, as designated for military service personnel of military units of the army in the field, shall be approved by the Government of Georgia, on the basis of the recommendation of the Minister of Defence of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 1814 of 19 February 1999 – LGH I, No 6(13), 4.3.1999, Art. 26

Law of Georgia No 1845 of 19 March 1999 – LHG I, No 12(19), 6.4.1999, Art. 40

Law of Georgia No 279 of 3 May 2000 – LHG I, No 17, 12.5.2000, Art. 43

Law of Georgia No 2322 of 6 June 2003 – LHG I, No 19, 1.7.2003, Art. 122

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Law of Georgia No 3930 of 8 July 2015 – website, 15.7.2015

Article 8 – Veterans of combat operations in the territory of other states and persons equal to them

1. Veterans of combat operations in the territory of other states and persons equal to them shall include:

A) military service personnel, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), non-regulars called for military training, enlisted privates and commanders under the command of the interior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, employees of these entities and the Ministry of Defence who were dispatched by public authorities while fulfilling their service duties to participate in combat operations in other states.

2. The status of veteran for persons of other categories who participated in combat operations in the territory of other states shall be defined by the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 1845 of 19 March 1999 – LHG I, No 12(19), 6.4.1999, Art. 40

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September, 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Article 9 – Veterans of combat operations for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence and persons equal to them

Veterans of combat operations for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence and persons equal to them shall include:

a) military officers of Georgia’s regular army, the People’s Guard, including persons transferred to the reserve/retired, workers of the militia and civilians voluntarily enlisted in those formations who participated in combat operations in 1918-1921 to defend the independent Republic of Georgia and maintain its territorial integrity;

b) participants of combat operations performed within the national movement of Georgia or for its independence between 1921 and 1924;

c) participants of combat operations for maintaining Georgia’s territorial integrity and freedom and independence in the Abkhazia and Shida Kartli region: officers and employees of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Security of Georgia, the State Security Service of Georgia and the State Intelligence Department, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), as well as civilians and volunteers enlisted in military formations who participated in combat operations;

d) civil aviation pilots (crew) performing special flights in combat operations;

e) (Deleted).

Law of Georgia of 17 May 1996 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 13, 7.6.1996, p. 21

Law of Georgia No 1845 of 19 March 1999 – LHG I, No 12(19), 6.4.1999, Art. 40

Law of Georgia No 2199 of 25 June 1999 – LHG I, No 29(36) 10.7.1999, Art. 153

Law of Georgia No 3290 of 9 June 2006 – LHG I, No 24, 29.6.2006, Art. 189

Law of Georgia No 3930 of 8 July 2015 – website, 15.7.2015

Article 10 – Veterans of military forces

Veterans of military forces include military service personnel of the military forces of the former Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia, military service personnel of the interior troops, state security troops, border troops, the Military Prosecutor’s Office and military courts awarded with orders and medals or departmental honourable distinctions and entitled to state reimbursement for the years served, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), and former military service personnel who became disabled during the term of military service as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease.

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

[ Article 10 – Veterans of defence forces

Veterans of defence forces include military service personnel of the military forces of the former Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia, military service personnel of the former interior troops, state security troops, border troops, the Military Prosecutor’s Office and military courts awarded with orders and medals or departmental honourable distinctions and entitled to state reimbursement for the years served, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), and former military service person who became disabled during the term of military service as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease. (Shall become effective upon taking of the oath of office by the President of Georgia to be elected in the next Presidential Elections ) ]

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

Article 11 – Determination of persons with disabilities (‘disabled person’) as a result of combat operations during World War II and in the territory of other states

Disabled persons of World War II and from combat operations in the territory of other states shall include:

a) military service personnel of the army in the field during World War II, including those dismissed (retired) from military service, guerrillas, and workers and employees of respective category equal to military service personnel in terms of pension provision, who became disabled as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease, when constructing defence barriers, military marine bases and aerodromes on the front in the area of combat operations, in the areas around railways and motorcars adjoining the front;

b) military service personnel, privates and commanders under the command of the interior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, who became disabled as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease when performing official duties during World War II and the period following the war;

c) privates and commanders under the command of the nterior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, who became disabled as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease when performing official duties in areas of combat operations;

d) military service personnel, privates and commanders under the command of the interior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, soldiers and commanders of the fighting battalions, platoons and the People’s Guard, who became disabled as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease when performing military assignments for the Government;

e) persons tasked by local authorities during the years of the war with collecting ammunition and military equipment, carrying out mine clearance works of territories and facilities, who became disabled as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease;

f) workers and employees serving the military contingent in other states, who became disabled as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease.

Law of Georgia No 1845 of 19 March 1999 – LHG I, No 12(19), 6.4.1999, Art. 40

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Article 12 – Determination of disability for combat operations for the territorial integrity, freedom and independence of Georgia

Disabled persons from combat operations for the territorial integrity, freedom and independence of Georgia shall include:

a) military officers of the regular army, the People’s Guard, including persons transferred to the reserve/retired, officers of the militia and civilians voluntarily enlisted in those formations, who participated in combat operations in 1918-1921 to defend Georgia and maintain its territorial integrity, and who became disabled as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease during combat operations;

b) participants in combat operations for the national movement of 1921-1924 or for the independence of Georgia, who became disabled as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease;

d) participants in combat operations for the maintenance of Georgia’ territorial integrity, freedom and independence, who became disabled as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease during combat operations.

Chapter II – Social Protection of Veterans and Persons Equal to Them

Article 13 – Social protection of veterans

The social protection of veterans shall include:

a) a pension provision in accordance with the Law of Georgia on the State Pension:

b) other guarantees of social protection in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Article 14 – Social protection of disabled persons of World War II and from combat operations in the territory of other states and for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence

1. The social protection of disabled persons as provided for in Articles 11 and 12 of this Law shall consider:

a) a pension provision in accordance with the Law of Georgia on the State Pension:

b) the inadmissibility to evict from occupied service residential houses without offering a replacement;

c) exemption from fees relating to public utility services such as water supply, collection of household and other waste, gas, electricity, phone, as well as using urban transportation (excluding taxi) in urban areas and suburban and inter-city transportation in rural areas, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia;

d) other guarantees of social protection in accordance with the legislation of Georgia;

2. War veteran hospitals may be closed down only by a resolution of the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 63 of 9 December 1999 – LHG I, No 47(54), 9.12.1999, Art. 239

Law of Georgia No 91 of 24 December 1999 – LHG I, No 52(59), 31.12.1999, Art. 253

Decision No 1/1/126, 129, 158 of 18 April 2002 of the First Panel of the Constitutional Court of Georgia – LHG IV, No 5, 25.4.2002, p. 2

Law of Georgia No 1762 of 22 November 2002 – LHG I, No 31, 10.12.2002, Art. 142

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 4289 of 29 December 2006 – LHG I, No 51, 31.12.2006, Art. 448

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September, 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Article 15 – Social protection of the participants of World War II and combat operations in the territory of other states and for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence

The social protection of the participants of World War II and of combat operations in the territory of other states and for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence shall consider:

a) a pension provision according to the Law of Georgia on the State Pension;

b) the inadmissibility to evict from occupied service residential houses without offering a replacement;

d) other guarantees of social protection in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 91 of 24 December 1999 – LHG I, No 52(59), 31.12.1999, Art. 253

Decision No 1/1/126, 129, 158 of 18 April 2002 of the First Penal of the Constitutional Court of Georgia – LHG IV, No 5, 25.4.2002, p. 2

Law of Georgia No 1762 of 22 November 2002 – LHG I, No 31, 10.12.2002, Art. 142

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 4289 of 29 December 2006 – LHG I, No 51, 31.12.2006, Art.448

Article 15¹ - (Deleted)

Law of Georgia No 2322 of 6 June 2003 – LHG I, No 19, 1.7.2003, Art. 122

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Article 16 – Social protection of the family members of disabled persons and participants of World War II, persons killed (‘deceased persons’) during combat operations in the territory of other states and for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence, including missing persons in the after-war period, veterans and persons equal to them.

1. The measures of social protection determined by this Law shall apply to the following family members of killed (deceased) veterans:

a) incapacitated parents, regardless of their age;

b) a spouse who has not remarried;

c) minor children (aged under 18) and other incapacitated family members who were dependants of the killed (deceased) person and who used to receive a pension for the loss of breadwinner, in accordance with the applicable legislation of Georgia.

2. The social protection of the family members of killed (deceased) persons shall include:

a) a pension provision according to the Law of Georgia on the State Pension:

b) other guarantees of social protection according to the legislation of Georgia;

Law of Georgia No 91 of 24 December 1999 – LHG I, No 52(59), 31.12.1999, Art. 253

Decision No 1/1/126, 129, 158 of 18 April 2002 of the First Panel of the Constitutional Court of Georgia - LHG IV, No 5, 25.4.2002, p. 2

Law of Georgia No 1762 of 22 November 2002 – LHG I, No 31, 10.12.2002, Art. 142

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 4289 of 29 December 2006 – LHG I, No 51, 31.12.2006, Art. 448

Article 17 – Social protection of veterans of military forces

Measures of social protection for the veterans of the military forces shall be determined by the legislation of Georgia. To provide social protection under this category, veterans shall be entitled to the following rights and benefits when reaching pension age:

a) an amount of state pension or state compensation in accordance with the established law;

b) exemption from fees relating to public utility services such as water supply, collection of household and other waste, gas, electricity, phone, as well as using urban transportation (excluding taxi) in urban areas and suburban and inter-city transportation in rural areas, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 91 of 24 December 1999 – LHG I, No 52(59), 31.12.1999, Art. 253

Decision №1/1/126, 129, 158 of 18 April 2002 of the First Panel of the Constitutional Court of Georgia – LHG IV, No 5, 25.4.2002, p. 2

Law of Georgia No 1762 of 22 November 2002 – LHG I, No 31, 10.12.2002, Art. 142

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 4289 of 29 December 2006 – LHG I, No 51, 31.12.2006, Art.448

[ Article 17 – Social protection of veterans of defence forces

Measures of social protection for the veterans of the defence forces shall be determined by the legislation of Georgia. (Shall become effective upon taking of the oath of office by the President of Georgia to be elected in the next Presidential Elections ) ]

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

Article 18 – Additional measures of social protection for veterans of special merit to the state

Veterans of special merit to the state, who have been awarded with the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union or the rank of National Hero of Italy and Yugoslavia for the liberation of the above states, or who have been awarded with all three classes of the Order of Glory of the Soviet Union, the Order of David Agmashenebeli of Georgia, and all three classes of the Order of Vakhtang Gorgasali, shall, in addition to measures of social protection, be honoured as follows:

a) streets, schools, and squares shall be named after them after their death in accordance with the established law, and busts shall be erected at their burial places at the expense of the state, in accordance with a sample determined by the legislation of Georgia;

b) the family (parents, spouse, children) shall be provided with a one-off allowance in the amount of 20 minimum pensions (salaries).

Article 19 - (Deleted)

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Article 20 – Reimbursement of the costs related to carrying out the measures for social protection of veterans by the ministries, agencies, enterprises, establishments and organisations

The reimbursement of the costs related to carrying out the measures for the social protection of veterans by the ministries, agencies, enterprises, establishments and organisations shall be determined by the Government of Georgia, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

Organic Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 3647 of 10 November 2006 – LHG I, No 44, 27.11.2006, Art. 295

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September, 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Article 21 – Making funeral arrangements

1. Dead (deceased) disabled persons or participants of World War II, veterans of combat operations in the territory of other states, veterans of combat operations for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence, and veterans of military service shall be buried at the locations chosen by the relatives of the dead (deceased) persons (by paying military homage).

2. The remains of the dead (deceased) veterans of the above category shall be prepared for movement, moved to the burial place, and the cemetery shall be arranged, at the expense of the ministries and agencies of Georgia to which the troops and establishments were subordinated in which the dead (deceased) disabled persons or participants of World War II, veterans of combat operations in the territory of other states, veterans of combat operations for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence, and veterans of military forces served or worked. Local authorities shall ensure the allocation of the burial place according to the place of residence of the dead (deceased) person or at a specially designated location such as a communal grave.

[2. Burial expenses of the warriors deceased while defending the homeland and after the war shall be covered in accordance with the legislation of Georgia. (Shall become effective upon taking of the oath of office by the President of Georgia to be elected in the next Presidential Elections ) ]

3. An unemployed veteran shall be buried and his/her grave shall be arranged at the expense of the authorities which provided a pension to him/her. If the family members of the dead (deceased) veteran or other citizens undertake the burial of the dead (deceased) veteran, they shall be provided with an allowance for the burial, in accordance with the applicable legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 3647 of 10 November 2006 – LHG I, No 44, 27.11.2006, Art. 295

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

Chapter III – Transitional and Final Provisions

Law of Georgia No 1686 of 29 November 2013 – website, 16.12.2013

Article 22 – Public associations of veterans

1. To protect the legal rights and interests of veterans, respective public associations of veterans shall be established in Georgia, its autonomous republics, cities and towns, districts, enterprises, organisations, and institutions in accordance with the applicable legislation, based on the place of residence. The associations shall promote decision-making on the improvement of the social and household conditions of veterans at the executive bodies within their competence, and represent and protect the interests of veterans before public authorities and public associations.

2. The public and local authorities of Georgia shall facilitate the work of the public associations of veterans, and assist them financially in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, and allocate well-equipped work places, equipment, inventory and assets for their proper functioning.

3. (Deleted).

4. (Deleted).

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art.400

Law of Georgia No 3647 of 10 November 2006 – LHG I, No 44, 27.11.2006, Art. 295

Article 23 – Honouring the merit of veterans

1. To honour the merit of veterans of Georgia, the badge the Veteran of War and Military Forces of Georgia shall be established.

2. The statute of the badge and the description of the medal shall be approved by the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1996 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September, 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Article 23¹ – Period of application of benefits

1. The benefits stipulated by this Law shall apply to the persons provided for by Article 9(d) of this Law from 1 January 2003.

2. (Deleted).

Law of Georgia No 691 of 13 December 2000 – LHG I, No 50, 27.12.2000, Art. 147

Law of Georgia No 1302 of 15 February 2002 – LHGI, No 4, 5.3.2002, Art. 27

Law of Georgia No 1762 of 22 November 2002 – LHG I, No 31, 10.12.2002, Art. 142

Law of Georgia No 1953 of 29 January 2003 – LHG I, No 5, 19.2.2003, Art. 30

Law of Georgia No 3219 of 31 December 2003 – LHG I, No 33, 31.12.2003, Art. 253

Law of Georgia No 851 of 29 December 2004 – LHG I, No 42, 31.12.2004, Art. 224

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 3290 of 9 June 2006 – LHG I, No 24, 29.6.2006, Art. 189

Article 24 – Certificate proving rights of a veteran

1. The rights and benefits of veterans shall be realised upon providing a certificate of the uniform sample established by the Government of Georgia for veterans.

2. The sample of and procedure for issuing a certificate of a veteran shall be determined by the Government of Georgia.

3. When administering state and local social benefits designated for veterans, the electronic data base of veterans may be used.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 4962 of 24 June 2011 – website, 6.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Article 24¹ – Activities to be carried out with respect to the establishment of the State Service of Veterans Affairs

1. Within:

a) 10 days after the entry into force of this article, the Government of Georgia shall approve the statute (regulation) of the State Service for Veterans Affairs;

b) 10 days after the entry into force of this article, the Prime Minister of Georgia shall appoint the Director of the State Service for Veterans Affairs;

c) 30 days after the entry into force of this article, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia shall transfer to the State Service of Veterans Affairs the assets required for its operation, in accordance with the established procedure;

d) 30 days after the entry into force of this article, the President of Georgia and the Government of Georgia shall ensure the compliance of respective legal acts with this Law.

2. From the date of the entry into force of this article, the Public Service of Veterans Affair shall be determined as a successor in title of the Department of Veterans Affairs of the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Georgia.

3. After this article enters into force, the Ministry of Finance of Georgia shall take respective measures to form the budget of the Public Service of Veterans Affairs.

Law of Georgia No 1686 of 29 November 2013 – website, 16.12.2013

Article 25 – Transitional regulation of the social privileges provided for by this Law

The benefits provided for by Article 14(1)(c), Article 15(1)(c), Article 16(2)(c) and Article 17(1)(b) of this Law shall be changed according to the Law of Georgia on Social Assistance.

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

This Law shall enter into force upon its adoption.

Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia Head of the State Eduard Shevardnadze

Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Vakhtang Goguadze

Tbilisi

17 October 1995

No 811 – Iს