Parliament approves amendments to Law on Structure, Powers and Rules of Procedure of Government of Georgia

The Georgian Parliament has approved at first reading a bill amending the Law on the Structure, Powers and Rules of Procedure of the Government of Georgia.

According to Parliament, the bill would allow first deputy ministers and deputy ministers to concurrently serve as heads of legal entities under public law operating within their respective ministries or under their state control, as well as heads of state subordinate agencies within their ministries’ areas of governance.

Presenting the bill, Government Parliamentary Secretary Vakhtang Bachiashvili said that a first deputy minister or deputy minister could also be appointed as a special representative of the Prime Minister.

Corresponding amendments will also be made to the Law on Combating Corruption.

The government’s legislative initiative is being considered by Parliament under an expedited procedure.