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(1) Administrative offence proceedings for the offences
referred to in Section 35, Paragraph one of this Law shall be
conducted by the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau or
the State Language Centre (for the offences in the field of the
use of the official language).
(2) Administrative offence proceedings for the offences
referred to in Section 35, Paragraph two of this Law shall be
conducted by the National Electronic Mass Media Council or the
State Language Centre (for the offences in the field of the use
of the official language).
(3) Until examination of the case, administrative offence
proceedings for the offences referred to in Section 35, Paragraph
one of this Law, if such offences have been established by the
officials of the State Police or municipal police, shall be
conducted by the State Police or municipal police, but the
administrative offence case shall be examined by the Corruption
Prevention and Combating Bureau or the State Language Centre (for
the offences in the field of the use of the official
language).
[22 June 2023]
[13 December 2012]
1. With the coming into force of this Law, the Law on
Pre-election Campaigns Before the Saeima Elections and
Elections to the European Parliament (Latvijas Republikas
Saeimas un Ministru Kabineta Ziņotājs, 1995, No. 18, 1998,
No. 21; 2002, No. 16; 2004, No. 7; 2005, No 20; 2009, No. 5;
Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2010, No. 91; 2011, No. 144) and the
law On Pre-election Campaigns Before the Local Government
Elections (Latvijas Republikas Saeimas un Ministru Kabineta
Ziņotājs, 1994, No. 8; 2002, No. 6; 2005, No. 20; 2009, No.
5) are repealed.
[13 December 2012]
2. With regard to the local government elections intended on 1
June 2013, the provisions referred to in Section 11, Paragraph
three, Section 16, Paragraph two and Section 18, Paragraph two of
this Law shall be considered fulfilled if the electronic mass
medium, the publication and the advertising service provider
which offers to place the pre-election campaign materials on the
Internet for payment have, in conformity with the provisions of
this Law, sent the relevant price lists for the broadcasting time
of pre-election campaigns or the price lists for the placement of
pre-election campaign materials for the entire pre-election
campaign period for publication to the National Electronic Mass
Media Council or to the Corruption Prevention and Combating
Bureau at least 135 days before the day of the abovementioned
elections.
[13 December 2012]
3. To ensure fulfilment of the provision included in the first
sentence of Section 10, Paragraph three of this Law, funds from
the programme 02.00.00 "Funds for Unseen Events" of the
Department 74 "Financing to be Reallocated During the
Implementation Process of the Annual State Budget" of the State
budget shall be reallocated in accordance with the procedures
laid down in laws and regulations.
[13 December 2012]
4. Chapter XI of this Law shall come into force concurrently
with the Law on Administrative Liability.
[11 June 2020]
The Law shall come into force on 1 January 2013.
The Law has been adopted by the Saeima on 29 November
2012.
President A. Bērziņš
Rīga, 19 December 2012