Text consolidated by Valsts valodas centrs (State Language
Centre) with amending laws of:
16 December 2010 [shall come
into force from 1 January 2011];
16 December 2010 [shall come into force from 30 December
2010];
15 November 2012 [shall come into force from 1 January
2013];
13 December 2012 [shall come into force from 11 January
2013];
22 May 2014 [shall come into force from 18 June
2016];
3 November 2016 [shall come into force from 29 November
2016];
22 June 2017 [shall come into force from 19 July 2017].
If a whole or part of a section has been amended, the
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The Saeima1 has adopted and
the President has proclaimed the following law:
The National
Guard of the Republic of Latvia Law
Chapter I
General Provisions
Section 1. Purpose and Scope of
Application of This Law
(1) The purpose of this Law is to involve the citizens of
Latvia in State defence.
(2) The Law prescribes the tasks and structure of the National
Guard of the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter - the National
Guard), and the course of service of national guardsmen.
Section 2. The National Guard and
Its Place in the State Defence System
The National Guard is a component of the National Armed
Forces, the objective of which is to involve the citizens of
Latvia in the defence of the State territory and society and
which participates in the planning and execution of the State
defence tasks in accordance with the tasks determined in the
Law.
Section 3. Tasks of the National
Guard
The National Guard shall:
1) prepare the citizens of Latvia for service in the National
Guard and train the National Guard personnel;
2) execute State defence tasks;
3) in accordance with the procedures laid down in laws and
international agreements, participate in international operations
and rapid reaction forces;
4) participate in the provision of host nation support;
5) destroy explosive objects and perform blasting work;
6) participate in emergency, fire-fighting and rescue work and
measures for elimination of the consequences of events that have
caused emergency situations;
7) [22 May 2014];
8) provide support to State and local government institutions
in crime prevention, guaranteeing of public order and
security;
9) provide support to the Information Technology Security
Incidents Response Institution in prevention of information
technology security incidents and overcoming the consequences
arisen;
10) provide support to the Recruitment and Youth Guard Centre
in implementation of a youth guard interest educational
programme.
[22 May 2014]
Section 4. Status of a National
Guardsman
(1) A national guardsman is a person who has given an oath of
the national guardsman, who has been awarded with a service rank
and who is performing service in the National Guard according to
the contract concluded with the National Guard on the service in
the National Guard.
(2) A person shall acquire the status of a national guardsman
after giving of an oath and concluding a contract with the
Commander of the National Guard unit on the service in the
National Guard. Person's status of a national guardsman shall
lapse upon termination of the contract on the service in the
National Guard. The Minister for Defence shall determine the
content of the contract and the procedures by which the contract
shall be concluded and extended.
(3) Contract on the service in the National Guard shall be
concluded for five years, taking into account the maximum age
specified for the service in the National Guard.
(4) After expiry of a contract on the service in the National
Guard, upon agreement of the parties, it may be extended each
time for a period specified in Paragraph three of this Section
but not longer than until the attainment of the maximum age
specified for the service in the National Guard.
(5) A national guardsman shall be issued with a service
identification document. The Cabinet shall determine the sample
of the service identification document and the procedures for the
issuance, use and returning thereof.
Section 5. Oath of a National
Guardsman
(1) Upon commencing service in the National Guard, a citizen
of Latvia shall give the following oath:
"I, upon assuming duties of a national guardsman and
recognising responsibility to my nation and law, swear to be
faithful to the Republic of Latvia, the Constitution and lawful
government thereof, not sparing my strength, health and life to
defend the State of Latvia and its independence. I swear to
fulfil conscientiously the duties of a national guardsman, comply
unquestioningly with military discipline, always execute orders
and directions of my commanders in accordance with the laws of
the Republic of Latvia."
(2) The procedures for giving the oath and mutual relations
between national guardsmen, procedures for the performance of the
service in the National Guard and internal procedures of units
(subunits) shall be determined by the Minister for Defence.
[22 June 2017]
Section 6. Performance of the
National Guard Service
(1) Service in the National Guard shall include execution of
the National Guard tasks determined in the Law and training of a
national guardsman. A national guardsman shall perform service in
the National Guard in accordance with the laws and regulations
governing the National Guard service, orders of commanders,
contract on the service in the National Guard and other contracts
specified in this Law, which have been concluded with the
National Guard.
(2) In accordance with the contract on the service in the
National Guard, a national guardsman shall be involved in the
execution of the National Guard tasks and training for up to 30
days per year, but, if a national guardsman is sent to courses
specified by the Minister for Defence or performs the office
duties of a qualified specialist of the important profession
determined by the Minister for Defence in international or
national military training or drills - for up to 90 days per year
during free time, outside of regular employment or studies, as
well as in cases when, in accordance with the conditions of this
Law, a national guardsman is released from the regular employment
or studies.
(3) A national guardsman may also be involved in the execution
of the National Guard tasks and training for more than 30 days
per year:
1) if an emergency situation or exceptional circumstances are
announced;
2) with a consent of the national guardsman for the execution
of the service tasks specified by the Commander of the National
Armed Forces and training;
3) in accordance with the conditions of this Law, concluding
an additional contract on the fulfilment of the duties of the
position specified by the Minister for Defence, related to combat
support or combat service support, or training and participation
of the national guardsman in an international operation or rapid
reaction forces.
(4) An employer or educational institution shall release a
national guardsman involved in the National Guard service from
the performance of work duties or studies, without paying the
work remuneration, but retaining the work (position) place or
right to continue studies:
1) up to five working days per year for the training of the
national guardsman;
2) up to five working days per year for the execution of the
National Guard tasks;
3) if an emergency situation or exceptional circumstances are
announced - until cancellation of the emergency situation or
exceptional circumstances;
4) up to one and a half years for participation in an
international operation or rapid reaction forces and the training
required for it;
5) up to one a half years, if the national guardsman has been
assigned the fulfilment of duties of an absent soldier or of
vacant position in the National Armed Forces.
(5) Special military training for those students of accredited
institutions of higher education, who perform service in the
National Guard, shall be carried out in accordance with the
procedures determined by the Cabinet.
(51) The procedures by which a national guardsman
shall be sent to improve qualification in training courses, or to
a military educational institution or unit of the National Armed
Forces the tasks of which include implementation of adult
educational programmes for the acquisition of the education
necessary for the fulfilment of the respective service duties,
and the conditions and procedures for covering and reimbursing
the expenses related to improving qualification or training of a
national guardsman, as well as the cases, when a national
guardsman shall not reimburse the expenses related to improving
of his or her qualification or training, shall be determined by
the Cabinet.
(6) A national guardsman shall inform the immediate commander
thereof, if circumstances have occurred, due to which the
national guardsman cannot be present for the execution of the
National Guard tasks or training.
(7) The Cabinet shall determine the procedures by which a
national guardsman shall be involved in the execution of the
National Guard tasks and training.
(8) While a national guardsman executes the National Guard
tasks, the requirements of the laws and regulations governing
employment legal relationships shall not apply thereto, except
for the norms laying down prohibition of differential treatment,
and the rights provided for pregnant women, breastfeeding women
and women during the period following childbirth up to one
year.
[22 May 2014; 3 November 2016]
Section 7. Lenght of Service of a
National Guardsman
(1) Time of service in the National Guard shall be added to
the length of service of a national guardsman, if he or she has
participated in the execution of the National Guard tasks or
training for at least 20 days per year.
(2) The time when a national guardsman performs, in conformity
with the concluded contract, the position specified by the
Minister for Defence, related to combat support or combat service
support shall not be added to the length of service.
(3) The length of service of a national guardsman shall be
taken into account when a service rank is being awarded to the
national guardsman and when calculating the remuneration and
compensation: the coefficient 0.8 shall be applied to each year
of service.
(4) The coefficient laid down in Paragraph three of this
Section shall not be applied, if a national guardsman executes
service tasks in conformity with the contracts concluded
additionally on the training and participation in an
international operation or rapid reaction forces, or for the
fulfilment of the duties of an absent soldier - absent for more
than six months - (hereinafter - the long-term absence) or of a
vacant position in the National Armed Forces.
(5) When a reserve soldier joins the National Guard, the time
of service in the active service shall be included in the length
of service of a national guardsman.
[22 May 2014; 22 June 2017]
Section 8. Insignia of the National
Guard
(1) The National Guard and National Guard units have their
flags. The Minister for Defence shall determine the procedures by
which flags shall be made and used.
(2) Each National Guard unit shall have its own identification
insignia. The Minister for Defence shall determine the procedures
for the approval and wearing of identification insignia.
Section 9. Cooperation of the
National Guard with State and Local Government Institutions,
Private Individuals and Associations Thereof
(1) The National Guard, State and local government
institutions, private individuals and associations thereof shall
cooperate in the execution of the tasks determined in the
Law.
(2) Campaigns of political parties (movements) in the National
Guard are prohibited.
(3) The Cabinet shall determine the procedures by which the
National Guard shall provide support to State and local
government institutions in crime prevention, guaranteeing of
public order and security.
Chapter
II
Structure and Management of the National Guard
Section 10. Management of the
National Guard
(1) Management of the National Guard shall be implemented by
the Commander of the National Guard, who shall be appointed to
position and released from position by the Cabinet according to
the proposal of the Minister for Defence.
(2) In the National Guard, the single command structure shall
be complied with.
Section 11. Commander of the
National Guard
(1) The Commander of the National Guard shall:
1) be responsible for the execution of the National Guard
tasks and organisation of service;
2) be responsible for the readiness of the units subordinate
thereto for combat and mobilisation, military training of the
personnel, military discipline and fulfilment of other
requirements;
3) ensure continuous management of the National Guard,
planning of tasks and control of execution thereof;
4) be responsible for timely submission of a request to the
Commander of the National Armed Forces for personnel, material,
technical and financial resources necessary for the execution of
tasks, and for lawful and effective use of the abovementioned
resources;
5) approve by-laws of the units subordinate thereto.
(2) The lawful orders and directions of the Commander of the
National Guard shall be mandatory for all national guardsmen,
soldiers of professional service who serve in the National Guard
and working civil employees.
(3) The Commander of the National Guard has the right to
request and receive from all State and local government
institutions information concerning issues related to the
execution of tasks of the National Guard.
Section 12. Headquarters of the
National Guard
(1) The headquarters of the National Guard is an institution
of the Commander of the National Guard that shall ensure:
1) a possibility for the Commander of the National Guard to
implement continuous management of the National Guard;
2) information and documentation necessary for
decision-making;
3) control over execution of lawful orders and directions of
the Commander of the National Guard;
4) execution of the National Guard tasks laid down in Section
3 of this Law.
(2) The Chief of the National Guard headquarters shall be
responsible for the execution of the tasks of the National Guard
headquarters. The Chief of the National Guard headquarters shall
be appointed to position and released from position by the
Commander of the National Armed Forces upon proposal of the
Commander of the National Guard.
Section 13. Recruitment of the
National Guard Staff
(1) The staff of the National Guard shall be recruited
from:
1) national guardsmen;
2) professional service soldiers;
3) civil employees.
(2) The service legal relationships of those professional
service soldiers who serve in the National Guard and the
employment legal relationships of the civil employees working at
the National Guard shall be determined respectively by the
Military Service Law and the laws and regulations governing
employment legal relationships.
Chapter
III
Admission of a Person to the National Guard, Appointment to
Position, Assessment and Transfer of a National Guardsman
Section 14. Admission to the
National Guard
(1) Such citizens of Latvia in the age from 18 to 55 shall be
admitted to the National Guard on a voluntary basis, who
1) comply with the requirements stipulated by the Minister for
Defence concerning the state of health, physical fitness and
knowledge of the official language, as well as with moral and
psychological characteristics;
2) do not perform professional service or service in
institutions of the Ministry of the Interior system or the Prison
Administration, the Constitution Protection Bureau, the Military
Intelligence and Security Service, local government police, the
Office of the Prosecutor, the Corruption Prevention and Combating
Bureau, the Financial Police, the Customs Criminal Board or the
Security Department of the Bank of Latvia;
3) are not subject to restrictions laid down in law regarding
combining of positions with service in the National Guard.
(2) The Minister for Defence shall determine the procedures by
which admission to the National Guard shall be performed.
(3) A person wishing to join the National Guard shall be
considered to be a candidate for the national guardsman starting
from the day when the application is submitted until the day of
concluding a contract on the service in the National Guard.
(4) A national guardsman may not be a person:
1) who is retired from military or another State service for
breach of discipline;
2) who is suspected of or prosecuted for committing a criminal
offence;
3) who has been punished for intentional criminal offence, for
the disclosure of an official secret through negligence, killing
through negligence, causing of bodily harm through negligence, or
destruction of the property of military service or damaging
thereof through negligence - regardless of whether or not the
criminal record has been extinguished or expunged;
31) who has been punished for committing criminal
offence through negligence, except for the criminal offence
referred to in Clause 3 of this Paragraph, unless the criminal
record has been expunged or extinguished;
32) who has been sentenced for the criminal offence
referred to in Clause 3 of this Paragraph by releasing him or her
from the punishment, or the criminal proceedings against him or
her have been terminated for non-exonerating reasons;
4) who is in the records of a narcologist or psychiatrist, who
has chronic mental disorders or equivalent conditions or over
whom trusteeship has been established;
5) who is or has been a staff employee or a supernumerary of
the security service, intelligence or counter-intelligence
service of the U.S.S.R., Latvian S.S.R. or a foreign state, or an
agent, resident or safe-house keeper.
[22 May 2014; 22 June 2017]
Section 15. Lists of Positions of
the National Guard and Material and Technical Stocks
The Commander of the National Armed Forces shall, in
accordance with the procedures specified by the Minister for
Defence, approve the list of positions corresponding to the
service ranks of professional service soldiers serving in the
National Guard or national guardsmen, except for the positions of
higher officers, as well as the staff of the National Guard units
and the list of material and technical stock. The list of
positions corresponding to the service ranks of higher officers
of national guardsmen shall be approved by the Cabinet.
[22 June 2017 / Amendment to Section regarding the
approval of the list of positions corresponding to the service
ranks of higher officers of national guardsmen in the Cabinet
shall come into force on 1 January 2018. See Paragraph 12
of Transitional Provisions]
Section 16. Appointment of a
National Guardsman to a Position
(1) A national guardsman shall be appointed to a position
present on the list of positions and conforming to the service
rank.
(2) A national guardsman shall be appointed to position of an
officer by the Commander of the National Armed Forces in
accordance with the procedures laid down in the Military Service
Law.
(3) A national guardsman shall be appointed to a position of a
higher non-commissioned officer by the Commander of the National
Guard.
(4) The commander of the National Guard unit shall appoint
national guardsmen to other positions of non-commissioned
officers and national guardsmen.
(5) If it is necessary for service, a national guardsman may,
with his or her consent, be appointed to a position lower than
the national guardsman's rank provides for, but maximum to a two
ranks lower position.
(6) An officer may be appointed to a one service rank higher
position and only in exceptional cases, with the consent of the
Minister for Defence - to a two ranks higher position.
(7) An officer shall be appointed to the position of an
officer only.
(8) A non-commissioned officer and a national guardsman of the
national guardsmen corps may be appointed to a one service rank
higher position and only in exceptional cases, with the consent
of the Commander of the National Armed Forces - to a two ranks
higher position.
(9) A non-commissioned officer and a national guardsman of the
national guardsmen corps may not be appointed to the position of
an officer.
Section 16.1 Discharge of
a National Guardsman from Position and Exclusion from the
Personnel
(1) A national guardsman shall be discharged from the
position:
1) by appointing him or her to another position;
2) by terminating a contract on the service in the National
Guard.
(2) A national guardsman who is dead, has perished or is
missing without information shall be excluded from the
personnel.
[22 May 2014]
Section 17. Transfer of a National
Guardsman
A national guardsman may be transferred to another National
Guard unit, appointing him or her to an equivalent position in
the following cases:
1) the position is being abolished in an individual unit or
the unit is being reorganised;
2) the national guardsman has changed the place of
residence;
3) the national guardsman consents to being transferred to
another unit.
[22 May 2014]
Section 17.1 Movement of
a National Guardsman
(1) The Commander of the National Armed Forces may, in the
interests of State defence, move a national guardsman who has the
corresponding education and qualification to the regular force
unit of the National Armed Forces, retaining the status of a
national guardsman. The commander of the regular force unit of
the National Armed Forces shall appoint the national guardsman to
a position of a national guardsman included in the staff list of
the regular force unit of the National Armed Forces and ensure
that execution of service tasks and training days of the national
guardsman is performed. Such national guardsman may be involved
in the execution of service duties for a time period of up to 30
days per year, and the national guardsman shall be disbursed the
same compensations and ensured the same social guarantees for
this time period by the National Guard as the national guardsman
who is involved in execution of tasks of the National Guard or
training up to 30 days per year.
(2) If due to objective circumstances it is not possible to
fill the positions of soldiers in the National Armed Forces, the
Commander of the National Armed Forces may assign the national
guardsman who has education and qualification corresponding for
the respective position for the time period until appointing of a
soldier to the position:
1) to fulfil the duties of a soldier in long-term absence or
of a vacant position in the regular force unit of the National
Armed Forces, except the duties of the position of the Commander
(Chief);
2) to fulfil the duties of a soldier in long-term absence or
of a vacant position in a unit of the National Guard, including
the duties of the position of a Commander (Chief), which is not
higher than the position of a company commander.
(3) An additional contract shall be concluded with a national
guardsman who is assigned the fulfilment of the duties of a
soldier in long-term absence or of a vacant position. The
national guardsman may fulfil the duties of the particular
position for not more than one and a half years.
(4) A national guardsman, in fulfilling the duties of the
position of a soldier, in addition to the provision and social
guarantees laid down in the law is entitled to receive
remuneration in conformity with the service rank determined for
the position, the length of service and relevant category of the
monthly salary, paid annual leave - 30 calendar days, excluding
public holidays, leave allowance in up to 50 per cent of the
monthly salary once in a calendar year upon going on annual
leave, as well as the determined special supplement for the
fulfilment of such service tasks which are related to increased
risk to health (life), when fulfilling the office duties of the
specialist in neutralising unexploded ammunition and neutralising
improvised explosive devices or a sapper (mine laying expert,
mine clearance expert, shotfirer). The rights specified for a
soldier to maternity leave, parental leave and leave for the
father of the child shall apply to the national guardsman. A
national guardsman shall not receive food rations or compensation
for them for the days when he or she fulfils the duties of the
position of a soldier.
(5) If circumstances have arisen due to which the national
guardsman cannot continue the fulfilment of the duties of a
soldier in long-term absence or of a vacant position, the
Commander of the National Armed Forces shall transfer him or her
for further service back to the unit of the National Guard.
(6) The procedures, by which a national guardsman shall be
assigned the fulfilment of the duties of a soldier in long-term
absence or of a vacant position and the positions of soldiers,
which may assigned for fulfilment to a national guardsman, shall
be determined by the Minister for Defence.
[22 May 2014; 22 June 2017]
Section 18. Official Travels
(1) A national guardsman may be sent on an official travel for
a specified period of time for fulfilment of the direct duties of
service or execution of an individual task in accordance with the
procedures stipulated by the Minister for Defence.
(2) A unit commander is entitled to send a national guardsman
on an official travel in the territory of Latvia, but the
Minister for Defence, the Commander of the National Armed Forces
and the Chief of the Joint Headquarters of the National Armed
Forces or his or her deputy - also to foreign countries.
(3) This Section shall not apply to a national guardsman who
participates in an international operation.
[22 May 2014; 22 June 2017]
Section 19. Assessment of a National
Guardsman
(1) A national guardsman shall be subject to assessment, the
purpose of which is to evaluate his or her compliance with the
service course requirements.
(2) A national guardsman shall be assessed at least once every
five years or due to proposal for a higher position or awarding a
service rank, if more than a year has elapsed since the previous
assessment.
(3) A commander is only entitled to assess a subordinate after
a total of six months service in the National Guard.
(4) The assessment procedures shall be determined by the
Commander of the National Armed Forces.
[22 May 2014]
Chapter
IV
Obligations and Rights of a National Guardsman
Section 20. General Obligations of a
National Guardsman
A national guardsman has the following general
obligations:
1) to fulfil in good faith the oath of a national guardsman
given and the contract concluded with the National Guard on the
service in the National Guard;
2) to conscientiously fulfil the requirements of the
regulations and other regulatory enactments, and lawful orders of
commanders;
3) to notify the immediate commander without delay of the
circumstances preventing from being a national guardsman or
fulfilling the duties of service.
[22 June 2017]
Section 21. General Rights of a
National Guardsman
(1) A national guardsman has the right to appeal the decisions
of officials taken in respect of him or her to a court, if such
decisions unduly restrict his or her rights or infringe upon his
or her honour and dignity, and if he or she has used all means to
dispute the decision in accordance with the subordination
procedures to higher officials, including the Minister for
Defence.
(2) A national guardsman has the right to submit complaints
and proposals on the service course issues. The Minister for
Defence shall determine the procedures by which complaints and
proposals shall be submitted and examined.
Section 22. Right of a National
Guardsman to Use a Firearm, Physical Force and Special Means
(1) A national guardsman has the right to keep and carry a
service firearm in accordance with the procedures stipulated by
the Minister for Defence.
(11) In performing service, a national guardsman
has the right to keep, carry and use special means in accordance
with the procedures stipulated by the Cabinet.
(2) When a national guardsman fulfils service duties, the
norms laid down in the Military Service Law on the right of a
soldier to use a firearm, physical force and special means shall
apply thereto.
[22 May 2014]
Section 22.1 Right of a
National Guardsman to Provide Extended First Aid
(1) A guardsman who has completed the extended first aid
training course programme, while performing his or her service
duties, is entitled to provide extended first aid using the
equipment, medical materials and medicinal products included on
the list approved by the Cabinet.
(2) The Cabinet shall determine the extended first aid
training course programme for guardsmen, the procedures by which
the training in provision of the extended first aid shall be
ensured and the procedures by which the training course acquired
abroad shall be recognised in the Republic of Latvia, as well as
the procedures for the storage, use, record and destruction of
the equipment, medical materials and medicinal products intended
for the provision of the extended first aid.
[22 June 2017 / Section shall come into force on 2
October 2017. See Paragraph 11 of Transitional
Provisions]
Chapter V
Awarding, Promotion and Removal of Service Ranks
Section 23. Service Ranks
(1) National guardsmen shall have the following service
ranks:
1) for the corps of national guardsmen: national guardsman,
senior national guardsman;
2) for the corps of non-commissioned officers:
a) for the junior non-commissioned officers: Corporal;
b) for senior non-commissioned officers: sergeant, first
sergeant;
c) for higher non-commissioned officers: senior first
sergeant, warrant officer, senior warrant officer;
3) for the corps of officers:
a) for the junior officers: Lieutenant, First Lieutenant,
Captain;
b) for senior officers: Major, Lieutenant Colonel,
Colonel;
c) for higher officers: Brigadier General, Major General,
Lieutenant General.
(2) Service ranks of national guardsmen different from the
service ranks of soldiers specified in the Military Service Law
shall be equalised to the ranks of soldiers in the following
way:
1) national guardsman - private;
2) senior national guardsman - private first class.
[22 June 2017]
Section 24. Awarding of a Service
Rank
(1) A person admitted to the National Guard shall,
concurrently with inclusion in the unit personnel, be awarded the
first service rank - a national guardsman. A reserve soldier
admitted to the National Guard and a reservist shall retain the
existing service rank.
(2) Service ranks shall be awarded to national guardsmen:
1) service ranks of officers, except for the service rank of
Lieutenant - in accordance with the procedures laid down for the
soldiers in the Military Service Law;
2) warrant officer service ranks - by the Commander of the
National Armed Forces upon proposal of the Commander of the
National Guard;
3) other non-commissioned officer service ranks - by the
Commander of the National Guard upon proposal of a unit
commander;
4) national guardsmen corps service ranks - by a unit
commander upon a proposal of a sub-unit commander.
(3) A national guardsman shall acquire the right to be awarded
the next service rank if he or she meets all the requirements
laid down for the awarding of the next service rank, as well as
for each service rank separately, has received a positive
assessment and he or she has no punishments in force.
(4) A national guardsman shall be awarded the next service
rank:
1) after serving the specified period in the existing service
rank if the position held provides for a higher service rank;
2) for achievements in battle and other achievements
(outstanding heroism, courage or achievements during the
execution of combat or other tasks) before the specified term of
service in the existing service rank or fulfilment of other
requirements laid down in the Law - as an award.
(5) During peacetime a national guardsman shall be awarded
with service ranks sequentially and in accordance with the
conditions provided for in the Military Service Law for awarding
service ranks to soldiers, except for the following service
ranks:
1) a senior national guardsman - to a national guardsman not
earlier than after one year of service in the National Guard;
2) a lieutenant - to a national guardsman, if at least
secondary education has been acquired and the course of the
Commander of the section of the National Guard has been
successfully completed.
(5¹) The rank of the first lieutenant may be granted to a
lieutenant after serving three years in the rank of the
lieutenant, if a higher service rank is provided in the position
and the lieutenant has acquired a higher education and has
successfully graduated from the basic course of the officer in
the military educational institution.
(6) When awarding a service rank to a national guardsman, the
term of service shall be calculated in accordance with the
conditions for the term of service laid down in Section 7 of this
Law.
(7) A national guardsman who resumes service in the National
Guard shall retain the service rank awarded previously.
[22 June 2017 / See Paragraph 13 of Transitional
Provisions]
Section 25. Awarding of a Service
Rank to a Specialist Officer
(1) A specialist officer may be a national guardsman who has
academic or second level vocational higher education in the
relevant speciality and who has completed a general course for a
specialist officer or another equal course.
(2) Service ranks for a national guardsman - specialist
officer - shall be awarded in accordance with the same procedures
as provided for in the Military Service Law for awarding a
service rank to a soldier - specialist officer.
Section 26. Removal and Renewal of
Service Ranks for a National Guardsman
The service rank of a national guardsman shall be removed if
he or she is convicted of committing a serious or especially
serious crime. In such case, the officer service rank shall be
removed by the President, the service rank of the higher
non-commissioned officer - by the Commander of the National Armed
Forces. Other service ranks of non-commissioned officers shall be
removed by the Commander of the National Guard, while the service
ranks of the national guardsmen corps - by a unit commander. A
service rank may be renewed only in accordance with a court
judgment rehabilitating a national guardsman.
Chapter
VI
Suspension of a National Guardsman from Position and Termination
of a Contract Regarding Service in the National Guard
Section 27. Suspension of a National
Guardsman from Position
(1) If an internal investigation against a national guardsman
is initiated or he or she is a suspect or accused in commitment
of a crime, and the holding of the position by the national
guardsman may interfere with the investigation process or the
fulfilment of service duties, he or she may be suspended from the
position until the matter is decided.
(2) The commander who has the right to appoint a national
guardsman to a position or a higher commander has the right to
suspend a national guardsman from the position and, if necessary,
appoint another person to the position in a temporary acting
capacity.
(3) The Commander of the National Guard is entitled to suspend
a national guardsman from position, with whom any of the
additional contracts provided for in this Law has been concluded,
and terminate such contract, if the national guardsman has left
the place of service without justifying reason or has not arrived
at the place of service at the specified time without a
justifying reason. The monthly wage, leave benefit, food rations
or compensation for them shall not be disbursed to the national
guardsman for this time period, and this time period shall not be
added to his or her length of service.
[22 May 2014]
Section 28. Maximum Age for Service
in the National Guard
(1) Maximum age for the service in the National Guard shall be
55 years, but for a national guardsman who performs the office
duties of a qualified specialist of important profession
specified by the Minister for Defence - 60 years.
(2) In individual cases the Commandeer of the National Guard,
taking into account the needs of national defence, may extend the
service for a national guardsman who has attained the maximum age
for service in the National Guard specified in Paragraph one of
this Section and complies with the requirements of this Law, for
a period not exceeding five years.
[3 November 2016]
Section 29. Termination of a
Contract on the Service in the National Guard and Suspension of
Service
(1) A contract on the service in the National Guard shall be
terminated in the following cases:
1) upon initiative of the national guardsman;
2) upon initiative of the National Guard.
(2) If a contract on the service in the National Guard is
being terminated before term upon initiative of the national
guardsman, he or she shall notify the National Guard thereof at
least a month in advance.
(3) A contract on the service in the National Guard shall be
terminated upon initiative of the National Guard by the unit
commander, if:
1) the circumstances referred to in Section 14, Paragraph four
of this Law have been found;
2) the national guardsman has lost Latvian citizenship;
3) the national guardsman has been recognised as unfit for
active service due to state of health;
4) the national guardsman has attained the maximum age set for
service in the National Guard;
5) the national guardsman does not attend training or does not
arrive for the execution of service tasks for more than one year
without a justifying reason;
6) expulsion from the National Guard has been applied to the
national guardsman as a disciplinary sanction.
(4) If a contract on the service in the National Guard is
being terminated before term (except when such contract is being
terminated due to the state of health), a national guardsman
shall, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the
Cabinet, compensate for the relevant part of expenses related to
his or her military training [including study expenses incurred
in foreign educational institutions (courses) covered by the
foreign country in providing aid to Latvia] in proportion to the
period not served, as well as in accordance with the procedures
laid down by the Minister for Defence shall return the material
and technical means (the equipment, utilities and other means)
and uniform issued to him or her, or reimburse their value. A
person shall not reimburse the part of expenses incurred for his
or her military preparation [including study expenses incurred in
foreign educational institutions (courses) covered by the foreign
country in providing aid to Latvia] if within one month after
termination of the contract on the service in the National Guard
the person enters in the contract on the professional
service.
(5) If a national guardsman commences holding the office of a
State official where the restrictions laid down in law do not
allow for combining of the office with the service in the
National Guard, the service in the National Guard shall be
suspended.
(6) After termination of a contract on the service in the
National Guard, a former national guardsman shall be included in
the reserve of the National Armed Forces in accordance with the
procedures laid down in laws and regulations.
[22 May 2014; 22 June 2017]
Section 30. Returning of Material
Values
(1) If a national guardsman is being suspended from the
position, suspends service or the contract concluded with him or
her regarding service in the National Guard is being terminated,
he or she shall, in accordance with the procedures stipulated by
the Minister for Defence, transfer all the service documents and
State property at the disposal thereof to the person appointed to
the position in a temporary acting capacity. If the person in a
temporary acting capacity has not been appointed to the position,
the national guardsman suspended from the position shall transfer
all the service documents and State property at the disposal
thereof to the immediate commander.
(2) If a national guardsman has deceased, perished or
disappeared without trace, his or her heirs shall transfer to the
National Guard the material values in their possession, which
have been issued to the national guardsman.
Chapter
VII
Involvement of a National Guardsman in the Fulfilment of Specific
Duties of Positions Related to Combat Support or Combat Service
Support and Participation in International Operations and Rapid
Reaction Forces
[22 May
2014]
Section 31. Involvement of a
National Guardsman in the Fulfilment of Specific Duties of
Positions Related to Combat Support or Combat Service Support
(1) If it is necessary for service, the National Guard may, in
addition to the contract on the service in the National Guard
referred to in Section 4, Paragraph two of this Law for a
specific period of time, but no less than a year, conclude a
contract with a national guardsman on the fulfilment of duties of
a position included on the list of the National Guard unit staff
or regular armed force of the National Armed Forces, related to
combat support or combat service support. The positions, for the
fulfilment of which a contract shall be concluded with a national
guardsman, the content of and procedures for concluding a
contract shall be determined by the Minister for Defence.
(2) A national guardsman who fulfils the duties of a position
specified by the Minister for Defence and related to combat
support or combat service support, is not released from the duty
of participation in training of the National Guard.
[22 May 2014]
Section 32. Participation of a
National Guardsman in International Operations and Rapid Reaction
Forces
(1) A national guardsman shall apply for participation in an
international operation or rapid reaction forces on a voluntary
basis.
(2) A national guardsman shall participate in an international
operation or rapid reaction forces by concluding additional
contracts on the training and participation in an international
operation or rapid reaction forces. The Minister for Defence
shall determine the content of the contract and the procedures
for concluding thereof.
(3) The Minister for Defence shall determine the procedures by
which national guardsmen shall be selected for participation in
international operations and rapid reaction forces.
(4) A national guardsman shall, prior to participating in an
international operation or rapid reaction forces, complete a
training course in accordance with the laws and regulations
determining the procedures by which the National Armed Forces
shall be prepared for participation in international operations
or rapid reaction forces.
(5) After return of a national guardsman from an international
operation, the national guardsman has the right to have the same
position as he or she had before the participation in the
international operation, or an equivalent position.
Chapter
VIII
Support and Social Guarantees of a National Guardsman
Section 33. Support of a National
Guardsman
(1) When fulfilling the service duties, a national guardsman
shall be partially State supported and shall be provided with a
uniform. Each national guardsman during training and execution of
service tasks shall receive the necessary service equipment and
food rations or a compensation therefore. Support conditions,
norms and procedures by which a national guardsman shall be
provided with material and technical resources shall be governed
by the Minister for Defence, while the amount of food ration
compensation and the procedures for payment thereof - by the
Cabinet.
(2) Medical examination of candidates for national guardsmen
and national guardsmen shall be carried out from the State funds
in accordance with the procedures stipulated by the Minister for
Defence:
1) for national guardsmen candidates - prior to concluding a
contract on the service in the National Guard;
2) for national guardsmen - at least once every five
years.
(3) The expenses incurred by a national guardsman while using
public transport (except for a taxi) for going to training and
ensuring the fulfilment of service duties shall be covered in
accordance with the procedures stipulated by the Minister for
Defence.
(4) A national guardsman shall be ensured with the means of
communication necessary for the fulfilment of service duties by
the relevant National Guard unit in accordance with the
procedures stipulated by the Ministry of Defence.
Section 34. Social Guarantees of a
National Guardsman
(1) A national guardsman shall be paid compensation for each
day of execution of the National Guard tasks or training - up to
30 days per year, except for the days when the national guardsman
executes the tasks specified in Sections 31 and 32 of this Law,
from the funds from the State budget allocated to the Ministry of
Defence. The amount of compensation and the procedures for the
payment thereof shall be determined by the Cabinet.
(2) The compensation referred to in Paragraph one of this
Section shall be disbursed to a national guardsman also in cases
when he or she is involved in the execution of service tasks or
training in accordance with the conditions of Section 6,
Paragraph three, Clause 1 of this Law for longer than 30 days per
year, or has been sent to courses for improvement of
qualification or to a military educational institution or a unit
of the National Armed Forces, the tasks of which include
implementation of adult educational programmes, for acquisition
of the education necessary for fulfilment of respective service
duties, or performs the office duties of a qualified specialist
of important profession laid down by the Minister for Defence in
international or national military training or drills.
(3) If a national guardsman has suffered a health impairment
when executing the National Guard tasks or participating in
training, he or she has the right to receive paid health care.
The conditions for the receipt of paid health care, the types of
paid health care services and the payment procedures, as well as
health care services and the expenditure not paid shall be
determined by the Cabinet.
(31) A former national guardsman shall retain the
right to receive paid health care in accordance with the
procedures and in the amount stipulated by the Cabinet, if a
contract regarding service in the National Guard was terminated
due to a disability or injury (mutilation, concussion) suffered
in executing the tasks of the National Guard or participating in
training, or due to an illness, the cause of which is related to
execution of the National Guard tasks or participation in
training.
(4) If disability has been determined for a national guardsman
during the time of service or within a year after termination of
a contract regarding service in the National Guard due to such
injury (mutilation, concussion) which has been suffered while
executing the National Guard tasks or participating in training,
or due to such illness which resulted from executing the National
Guard tasks or participating in training, he or she shall be paid
a single allowance specified for a soldier.
(5) If a national guardsman has suffered a health impairment
when executing the National Guard tasks or participating in
training, but has not become disabled, the national guardsman
shall be paid the single allowance for the health impairment
specified for a soldier.
(6) If a national guardsman has deceased when executing the
National Guard tasks or participating in training, or within a
year after his or her suffering an injury has deceased due to the
injury (mutilation, concussion) which has been suffered while
executing the National Guard tasks or participating in training,
the single allowance specified for a soldier shall be disbursed
to his or her spouse and descending relatives, but if there are
no descending relatives, to the ascending relatives of the
closest degree. The Ministry of Defence shall cover expenses for
the course of the necessary medical rehabilitation services to
the family members (spouse, children, parents) of the deceased
national guardsman.
(7) A national guardsman who has deceased or died during
service when executing the National Guard tasks or participating
in training shall be buried at the expense of the State. In such
case, a soldiers tombstone made according to the sample approved
by the Minister for Defence shall be erected. If a tombstone
different than the soldiers tombstone is erected, the Ministry of
Defence shall cover such part of tombstone erection expenses,
which corresponds to the value of a soldiers tombstone. The types
and amount of expenditure related to the burial of a national
guardsman and erection of a soldier's tombstone shall be
determined by the Cabinet. A national guardsman, who retired from
service in the National Guard after having served in the National
Guard for at least 20 years, shall be buried expressing military
honour and respect for him or her in accordance with the
procedures specified by the Minister for Defence.
(8) The relation of the cause of death or health impairment of
a national guardsman with the fulfilment of direct service duties
or participation in training shall be determined by the person
performing the internal service investigation. An accident
(health impairment) shall be considered as unrelated to the
fulfilment of the National Guard service duties or participation
in training and the allowance shall not be paid, if a suicide or
attempted suicide, use of alcohol or other intoxicating
substances, violation of laws and regulations or improper action
of a national guardsman has been determined.
(9) Losses caused to the property of a national guardsman due
to the execution of his or her service duties or participation in
training shall be compensated in full from the funds from the
State budget allocated to the Ministry of Defence. The procedures
for payment of compensation of losses shall be determined by the
Cabinet.
(10) The allowances provided for in this Section shall be
calculated by taking as the basis the salary specified for a
soldier of the relevant position service rank according to the
length of service and the relevant category of the monthly
salary.
(11) The social guarantees provided for in this Law shall be
ensured from the funds from the State budget allocated to the
Ministry of Defence.
(12) The procedures for payment of allowances laid down in
this Section shall not be in effect during war.
(13) The Cabinet shall determine the procedures by which
accidents in which national guardsmen have suffered during
service in the National Guard shall be investigated and
registered.
[13 December 2012; 22 May 2014; 3 November 2016; 22 June
2017 / Paragraph fourteen shall come into force on 1
January 2021 and shall be included in the wording of the Law of 1
January 2021. See Paragraph 14 of Transitional
Provisions]
Section 35. Support and Social
Guarantees of a National Guardsman in Fulfilling Specific Duties
of Positions Related to Combat Support or Combat Service
Support
(1) When fulfilling the duties of a position referred to in
Section 31, Paragraph one of this Law, a national guardsman, in
addition to the support and social guarantees of a national
guardsman provided for in this Law, is entitled to receive:
1) salary in conformity with the service rank laid down for
the position, the length of service and relevant category of the
monthly salary;
2) paid annual leave - 30 calendar days, not including public
holidays, and a leave allowance in the amount of up to 50 per
cent from the monthly salary once in a calendar year when taking
the annual leave.
(2) When a national guardsman fulfils the duties of a position
referred to in Section 31, Paragraph one of this Law, the rights
specified for a soldier as regards pregnancy and maternity leave,
child-care leave and child fathers leave shall apply to him or
her.
(3) A national guardsman shall not receive food rations or
compensation for them for the days when he or she fulfils the
duties specified by the Minister for Defence, related to combat
support or combat service support.
[15 November 2012; 22 May 2014; 22
June 2017]
Section 36. Support and Social
Guarantees of a National Guardsman when Participating in an
International Operation or Rapid Reaction Forces
(1) During the training course, prior to participating in an
international operation or rapid reaction forces, a national
guardsman shall receive a salary provided for a soldier having
the relevant position service rank according to the length of
service and the relevant category of the monthly salary.
(2) A national guardsman participating in an international
operation shall, in addition to the support and social guarantees
of a national guardsman specified in the Law (except the
compensation referred to in Section 34, Paragraph one of this
Law), receive the following:
1) salary provided for a soldier having the relevant position
service rank according to the length of service and the relevant
category of the monthly salary, as well as the supplements
provided for a soldier by the Cabinet for participation in an
international operation;
2) social guarantees specified for a soldier, other guarantees
related to the participation in an international operation, and
health care.
(3) A national guardsman participating in rapid reaction
forces outside the territory of Latvia shall, in addition to the
support and social guarantees of a national guardsman specified
in the Law (except for the compensation referred to in Section
34, Paragraph one of this Law), receive the following:
1) salary provided for a soldier having the relevant position
service rank according to the length of service and the relevant
category of the monthly salary, as well as the supplements
provided for a soldier by the Cabinet for participation in rapid
reaction forces;
2) social guarantees specified for a soldier, other guarantees
related to the participation in an international operation, and
health care.
(4) A national guardsman participating in rapid reaction
forces in the territory of Latvia shall, in addition to the
support and social guarantees of a national guardsman specified
in the Law (except for the compensation referred to in Section
33, Paragraph one and Section 34, Paragraph one of this Law),
receive 50 per cent of the salary referred to in Paragraph three,
Clause 1 of this Section.
(5) If a national guardsman has deceased when participating in
an international operation in the corps of the National Armed
Forces contingent in compliance with the mandate approved by the
international organisation, or when participating in an
international operation where the participation is determined by
the decision of the Saeima, or when participating in rapid
reaction forces outside the territory of Latvia, the single
allowance in the amount of EUR 100 000 laid down for a soldier
shall be disbursed to his or her spouse and descending relatives,
but if there are no descending relatives, to the ascending
relatives of the closest degree.
(6) If a national guardsman, while participating in an
international operation or rapid reaction forces has acquired a
health impairment or illness or has deceased, the allowances
specified in this Section shall be disbursed by taking into
account the position, length of service and the relevant category
of the monthly salary of the national guardsman at his or her
basic place of service in Latvia before he or she was sent to the
international operation or rapid reaction forces.
[13 December 2012; 22 June
2017]
Chapter
IX
Wearing of a Uniform
Section 37. Provisions for Wearing a
Uniform
(1) A national guardsman shall have a service identification
document with him or her and wear a soldier's uniform with the
identification insignia of the National Guard when fulfilling the
service duties.
(2) Identification insignia and the procedures for using
thereof, as well as the procedures for wearing a uniform shall be
approved by the Minister for Defence.
(3) A national guardsman is entitled to wear the soldiers
uniform on public holidays, days of commemoration, as well as
during military events and fulfilling the duties of a
non-commissioning officer of youth guards.
(4) A national guardsman is prohibited from wearing the
soldiers uniform abroad (except where he or she executes such
service tasks abroad for which the wearing of the soldiers
uniform is provided for).
(5) A national guardsman is prohibited from wearing the
soldiers uniform and using the National Guard identification
insignia when engaging in political activity and participating in
events organised by political parties, partnerships and
foundations (except when he or she executes the service
tasks).
[22 May 2014]
Section 38. Right of a Former
National Guardsman to Wear the Uniform
(1) If a contract with a national guardsman regarding service
in the National Guard is being terminated, the Commander of the
National Guard may grant him or her the right to wear the
soldiers uniform:
1) for special achievements for the benefit of the National
Guard and the State;
2) for exemplary service in the National Guard;
3) if the contract regarding service in the National Guard is
being terminated due to such illness or disability which has
resulted from fulfilling the National Guard service duties;
4) in connection with acquiring the status of the National
Guard veteran.
(2) A former national guardsman is entitled to wear the
soldiers uniform according to his or her service rank only on
public holidays, days of commemoration and celebration, as well
as during military events.
(3) When wearing the soldier's uniform, a former national
guardsman shall fulfil the relevant rules of procedure and
provisions for wearing a uniform, as well as observe the general
requirements of military courtesy and discipline.
(4) If a former national guardsman does not comply with the
provisions for wearing of a soldiers uniform or by improper
conduct brings discredit upon the National Guard, the Commander
of the National Guard may deprive him or her of the right to wear
the soldiers uniform.
Chapter X
Awarding and Liability of a National Guardsman
Section 39. Awards
(1) The following awards are specified to mark the service or
battle achievements of a national guardsman:
1) praise and appreciation;
2) monetary prizes and other valuable prizes;
3) honorary decorations, certificates of honour and
medals;
4) for officers - a personal firearm or non-firearm
weapon;
5) promotion in the service rank for achievements in battle
and other achievements prior to the term.
(2) The Minister for Defence shall determine the procedures by
which national guardsmen shall be awarded.
[22 May 2014]
Section 40. Liability of a National
Guardsman
(1) A national guardsman shall be subject to disciplinary
liability, administrative liability or criminal liability for
unlawful actions, and compensation for material losses caused
shall be collected from him or her in accordance with the
procedures laid down in laws and regulations.
(2) If the losses to the National Guard or another unit of the
National Armed Forces have been caused due to the malicious
intent of a national guardsman or due to such unlawful, culpable
action by him or her as is not related to the fulfilment of
service, the national guardsman shall be liable for all the
losses caused to the unit of the National Armed Forces.
Section 41. Procedures for
Compensation of Losses
A national guardsman shall compensate for losses caused to the
National Guard or another unit of the National Armed Forces. With
the consent of the unit of the National Armed Forces, a national
guardsman, in order to compensate for losses, may transfer an
item of equivalent value or repair the damage.
Section 42. Disciplinary
Sanctions
(1) The following disciplinary sanctions shall be applicable
to a national guardsman for breach of military discipline:
1) reprimand;
2) arrest up to 10 days and nights. Arrest shall be applicable
during continuous training or execution of service tasks, and it
shall be applied for no longer than until the end of such
training or execution of service tasks;
3) warning about unsuitability for the position;
4) demotion;
5) compensation or monthly wage reduction up to 20 per cent
for a period not exceeding six months;
6) expulsion from the National Guard.
(11) Contesting or appeal of the disciplinary
sanctions referred to in Paragraph one, Clauses 4 and 6 of this
Section shall not suspend their execution.
(2) During international operations disciplinary sanctions
specified in the Military Service Law, which are provided for the
professional service soldiers, shall be applied to a national
guardsman for breach of military discipline.
(3) The Cabinet shall determine the procedures for military
discipline and ensuring thereof.
[22 May 2014]
Chapter
XI
National Guard Veterans
Section 43. Status of a National
Guard Veteran
(1) A former national guardsman and a soldier retired from
professional service, who has attained the age of 55 years or has
been recognised as unfit for service due to physical fitness or
state of health, but who wishes to maintain a connection with the
National Guard, shall acquire the status of a National Guard
veteran.
(2) A person who due the circumstances referred to in Section
14, Paragraph four of this Law cannot serve in the National
Guard, may not become a National Guard veteran.
Section 44. Tasks of National Guard
Veterans
(1) The task of National Guard veterans shall be to pass their
knowledge and experience, in order to maintain high moral and
patriotic spirit in the National Guard, to support the Young
Guard movement and preserve the historical traditions, provide
assistance in training of national guardsmen and participate in
organising sports and cultural events of the National Guard
units.
(2) During war the Commander of the National Guard has the
right to involve veterans in the execution of the National Guard
tasks.
(3) In addition to the tasks specified in this Section, upon
the initiative of the National Guard veteran, the commander of
the relevant unit may involve him or her in the execution of
other tasks as well.
(4) The Minister for Defence shall determine the principles of
activity of unions of the National Guard veterans, and the
procedures by which the National Guard veterans shall be involved
in the execution of tasks.
Section 45. Ensuring of Activity of
the National Guard Veterans
(1) The National Guard veterans shall form unions of veterans
in the National Guard and co-ordinate the activity thereof with
the commander of the relevant unit.
(2) Unions of the National Guard veterans shall be financed
from the funds from the State budget allocated to the National
Guard.
(3) Activity of the National Guard veterans shall be managed
by the chief of the veterans appointed by the Commander of the
National Guard.
(4) The chief of the National Guard veterans shall receive the
salary in accordance with the procedures and in the amount
stipulated by the Cabinet.
(5) The National Guard veterans have the right to wear a
uniform in accordance with the procedures laid down in Section 38
of this Law.
[22 May 2014]
Transitional
Provisions
1. With the coming into force of this Law, the law On the
National Guard of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas
Augstākās Padomes un Valdības Ziņotājs, 1993, No. 16/17;
Latvijas Republikas Saeimas un Ministru Kabineta Ziņotājs,
1994, No. 13; 1995, No. 2; 1996, No. 14; 1997, No. 2, No. 8;
2000, No. 20; 2001, No. 1; 2002, No. 16; 2003, No. 22; 2004, No.
2; 2006, No. 1, No. 24; 2008, No. 3) is repealed.
2. Until the day of the coming into force of the relevant
Cabinet regulations, but not longer than until 1 October 2010,
the Cabinet Regulation No. 245 of 8 April 2008, Regulations
Regarding the Amount and Procedures by Which Compensation for the
Execution of the National Guard Service Tasks or Training Days
and Remuneration for Execution of Service Tasks Outside the Time
Provided for in a Contract Shall Be Paid to National Guardsmen
and Commanders of the Veterans Subordinate Units of the National
Guard, shall be in force.
3. With the coming into force of this Law, the National Guard
veterans who wish to continue execution of the tasks specified in
Section 44 of this Law, shall retain the status of veteran, but
shall be excluded from the National Guard staff lists by 1
October 2010.
4. With the coming into force of this Law, contracts regarding
service in the National Guard concluded with national guardsmen
for unspecified term shall be in force until 1 January 2015. In
accordance with Section 4, Paragraph three of this Law, the
contracts shall be concluded repeatedly from 1 October 2010 to 1
January 2015.
5. Service identification documents issued to national
guardsmen before the coming into force of this Law shall be valid
until 1 January 2015.
6. Until 31 December 2011, when calculating remuneration and
compensation for national guardsmen (except for national
guardsmen involved in international operations or rapid reaction
forces), the basic salary of soldiers during the first year of
service shall be taken as the basis.
7. The coefficient specified in Section 7, Paragraph three of
this Law shall not be applied to the period of service served by
a national guardsman until the coming into force of this Law.
8. Section 6, Paragraph four, Clause 4 of this Law regarding
the duty of an employer to release a national guardsman involved
in the National Guard service from fulfilment of work duties
shall come into force concurrently with the amendments to the law
On Enterprise Income Tax, which provide for tax allowance for an
employer during the time when a national guardsman participates
in an international operation or rapid reaction forces and the
training necessary for it.
9. Until 31 December 2011, the National Guard staff shall be
recruited, in addition to the persons referred to in Section 13
of this Law, also from military employees.
[16 December 2010]
10. The leave allowance specified in Section 35, Paragraph
one, Clause 2 of this Law shall not be paid to national guardsmen
in 2011.
[16 December 2010]
11. Section 22.1 of this Law shall come into force
on 2 October 2017.
[22 June 2017]
12. Amendment to Section 15 of this Law regarding the approval
of the list of positions corresponding to the service ranks of
higher officers of national guardsmen in the Cabinet shall come
into force on 1 January 2018. Until the day of coming into force
of this amendment, the Cabinet shall issue the relevant
regulations.
[22 June 2017]
13. The conditions provided for in Section 24, Paragraph two,
Clause 1 and Paragraph five of this Law for the receipt of the
service rank of the lieutenant shall be also applicable to
national guardsmen who have acquired the secondary education and
successfully completed the course of performers of the duties of
commanders of the section of the National Guard before the day of
coming into force of these conditions.
[22 June 2017]
14. Section 34, Paragraph fourteen of this Law shall come
into force on1 January 2021.
[22 June 2017 / The abovementioned amendment shall
be included in the wording of the Law of 1 January 2021]
This Law shall come into force on 1 September 2010.
This Law has been adopted by the Saeima on 6 May
2010.
President V. Zatlers
Riga, 26 May 2010
1 The Parliament of the Republic of
Latvia
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Language Centre)