Report on the Security Situation in the Czech Republic in 1999
(in comparison with 1998)

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3.2.2. Legislation86)

Act No. 23/2000, which amends Act No. 266/1994 Coll., on railways, regulates apart from other things the stay of persons in the area of railway.

A bill of the Czech police Act
It is a brand-new regulation, which should remove all insufficiencies of the current Act since the currently valid Act was adopted prior the Constitution of the Czech Republic came into force, thus it is required to newly solve the position, competence and authority of the Czech police.87)

The bill on weapons and ammunition
The necessity to respect the EC law in this field is leading to the development of this Act, which will help to decrease crime committed by legally possessed weapons and eliminate some discrepancies in the current legal provisions.
For submission to the Government by 31st March 2000

Draft factual intent on jurisdiction over the young people
This Act should comprehensively regulate the procedure of the state in prevention, detection and punishing crimes committed by juveniles including the treatment of delinquent youth.

The bill on Special Protection of Witnesses in terms of court proceedings
This bill shall regulate provisions of special protection of witnesses who are threatened in relation to their witness by bodily harm and other serious danger by violation of their fundamental rights.
For submission to the Government by 30th June 2000

Draft factual intent on Administration Procedures (Administration Procedure Code).

The bill on Administration Procedures (Administration Procedure Code).
It is a brand-new conception of the administration procedures based on the conception prepared the Ministry of Interior. The solution will be co-ordinated with the bill on administration of justice, which is being prepared the Ministry of Justice.
Th draft factual intent- for submission to the Government by 30th June 2000
The bill - for submission to the Government by 31st December 2000
The draft factual intent of criminal substantive and procedural act.

The bill on service relationship of security service members
This bill is aimed to regulate the service relationship of the members of all security and rescue services - the Czech police, the Czech Intelligence Service, prison service, customs officers, fire brigades, intervening services) and to adapt a solution for contemporary conception of industrial relations of state employees to comply with EC. The Government by its resolution No. 240 from 8th March 2000 imposed upon the Minister of Interior duty to ensure dilatory effect of this Act by 1st January 2003 since this Act could negatively impact the state budget.
For submission to the Government by 30th September 2000.

A draft Government order on activities and composition of the regional, district and municipal security councils and crisis boards of the regions and districts.
A draft Government order on details of crisis plans, the development of such plans and related documentation, and procedures of development their contents and the information system utilisation for crisis management.
A Government order setting rules for receiving and providing humanitarian assistance.
A draft Government order setting rules for participation in various international rescue work.
A draft Government order that determines the way of accounting expenses paid by legal entities and individuals - entrepreneurs for civil defence purposes.
These all are implementing regulations which regulate the facts which shall be ordered by the Government once an Act on Crisis Management and Integrated Rescue System comes into force. The bill is currently in the Chamber of Deputies of Czech Parliament.
For submission to the Government by 30th September 2000.

A draft Government order on one-time extraordinary indemnification for bodily injury or death in relation to the assistance provided by the Czech or municipal police.
A draft Government order on protection of constitutional officials of the Czech Republic.
These drafts shall regulate the facts ordered by the Government once the Act on the Czech police comes into force on 1st January 2001.
For submission to the Government by 30th September 2000.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior which determines the conditions for fire safety of some activities where the danger of fire is involved.
The decree describes the details how to perform the most dangerous activities in terms possible fire, e.g. thermal connection, welding, cutting and heating materials over the flame, electric arc, plasma, etc., aluminothermal welding and heating of bitumen in welding pools.
It shall come into force on 1st June 2000

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which implements some provisions of Act No. 186/1992 Coll., on Czech police Service Relationship as amended.
This decree is aimed at supplementing and clarifying legal institutions, which are missing in the current legal provisions.
It shall come into force on the date it is announced.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior on reimbursement of some expenses provided to the Czech police members in relation to their duties.
This draft supersedes the former decree which is today an obsolete form of a legal regulation, since it does not regulate some institutions and it sets too low rates valid for the period when it was adopted.
It shall come into force on the date it is announced.

A draft decree of the Ministry of Interior which alters the decree of the Ministry of Interior No. 294/1995 which regulates in full detail some labour-law relations, uniforms and ranks of the Czech Fire Rescue Brigade members.
This draft should bring some cost-effective measures taken in accoutrements of the CFRB members.
A draft decree of the Ministry of Interior on special allowances required for the duty service of the members of the Czech police.
The objective of this draft is to alter and unify the whole system of allowances (mainly in accoutrements) provided to the police members, and supplement the old decree by a new one.

A draft decree, which regulates some provisions of Act No. 29/1984 Coll., on the primary, secondary a higher professional training schools (Educational Act) as amended.
This draft covers the current needs for police training and it newly regulates some details to the Act, which has been amended, since it came into force.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which regulates the Act on Inhabitant Recording, the Act on Identity Card and the Act on Travel Documents.
Its aim is to regulate transfer of some administration activities from the Czech police to the District Authorities. As the issues relate to each other the objective is to regulate the three acts by one decree.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior on technical conditions for connection and operation of overhearing and tapping equipment.
It is a code of practice to the Telecommunication Act, which permits the described intervention to the fundamental rights of citizens only in case of investigation of very serious crimes, in particular organised crime.
It shall come into force on 1st July 2000.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which regulates some provisions of the Weapon and Ammunition Act.
This draft is to regulate the new Weapon and Ammunition Act, which is being prepared so that it complies with the EU Law in this field.
It shall come into effect on 1st January 2001.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which stipulates the rules for providing concealment.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which stipulates the procedure for establishment of civil defence premises without legal personality and for civil defence staff preparation.

The draft decree, which stipulates the requirements for construction of civil defence buildings and buildings affected by civil defence.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which stipulates the construction and technical measures of civil defence and requirements for civil defence in town and country planning.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which stipulates the process of evacuation and its comprehensive facilitation.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which stipulates technical, operational and organisation facilitation of the unified warning and information systems of citizens, the way of providing emergency information and requirements for warning and information equipment.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which stipulates the integration rescue system documentation content and its processing.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which stipulates the principles of integrated rescue system co-ordination in joint intervention, the rules for co-operation of integrated rescue system basic unit operational centres, and alarm grades and activities after the alarms is declared.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which stipulates the principles and manner of the development, approval and utilisation of the emergency district plan and external emergency plan.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior stipulating the manner, by which companies and individuals should be informed on possible state of emergency nature, prepared measures and their putting into operation.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which stipulates the principles for crisis communication connection within the integrated rescue system and shared data structure.

It is a code of practice, which regulates the details contained in the Act on Crisis Management and Integrated Rescue System that is currently in the Chamber of Deputies of Czech Parliament.
It shall come into force together with Act on Crisis Management and Integrated Rescue System (expected date: 1st January 2001)

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior, which stipulates the principles for establishment of emergency planning zone and the manner and extent of external emergency plan.
It is a code of practice relating to the Act on Serious Breakdown Prevention that follows a code of practice produced by the Ministry of Environment No. 6-8/2000 Coll.
It shall come into force on 1st September 2000.

The draft decree of the Ministry of Interior on police identification and the manner by which the police members should prove their service with to the police.
It is a code of practice to the new Czech police Act, which is to stipulate the details relating to the external identification of the police, uniform types and their colours and identification of police motor vehicles, boats and aeroplanes and the details relating to proving the membership of the police staff.
It shall come into force together with above-mentioned Act (expected date: 1st January 2001).

In the course of 2000, the Ministry of Transport and Communications will produce a range of decrees and codes of practice relating to the bill on operation of land transport, bill on professional competence to drive motor vehicles and bill on technical conditions of land transport vehicles, in particular:
Draft decree on point system for monitoring behaviour of our drivers in land transport.
Draft decree on driving licences.
Draft decree on road accident investigation, their recording and traffic misdemeanour solutions.
Drafts decree on drivers' competence training.
Draft decree on examining applicants for driving licence and improvement of drivers'competence.
Draft decree on approval of motor vehicle technical conditions and technical conditions of land transport.
Draft decree on regular technical check-ups and motor vehicle emission measurement.
Draft decree on motor vehicle registration.

3. Internal Security Policy

3.1. Activities To Date Aimed at Facilitating Internal Security
3.1.1. Conceptual Document Summary
3.1.2. The Survey of Legislation Adopted or Discussed in 1999
3.1.3. Prevention of Crime
3.1.4. European Integration, International Co-operation
3.1.5. Inter-ministerial Co-operation
3.1.6. The Ministry of Interior Organisation and Management, Human Resources and Training, Economy and the Czech Fire Rescue Brigade Activities
3.2. Fundamental Internal Security Activities for 2000
3.2.1. The Conceptual and Analytical Field
3.2.2. Legislation
3.2.3. Prevention
3.2.4. European Integration, International Co-operation
3.2.5. The Ministry of Interior Human Resource, Training, Economic and Management and Organisation Basic Activities

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