Chapter 5. Regulations of Labour Relations in Religious Organisations and the Enterprises Created by Them

Article 27. Regulation of Labour Relations in Religious Organisations and at the Enterprises Created by Them

The labour relations in Religious organisations and at the enterprises created by them shall be regulated by the legislation in force.

The incomes from the work at religious organisations earned by citizens including priests shall be taxable in the order and at the rates established by the legislation.

The citizens working at religious organisations under a labour contract may be members of a trade union.

Article 28. Social Security and Social Insurance of Citizens Employed in Religious Organisations

Citizens employed in religious organisations including priests are subject to social security and social insurance equally with the workers and employees of state and social enterprises, institutions and organisations.

For these purposes the religious organisations, their enterprises and institutions shall make deductions to the Fund for Social Security of the Population of the Republic of Belarus in the order and at the rates established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.

 

Chapter 6. Ensuring the Observance of the Legislation on the Freedom Religion and Religious Organisations

 

Article 29. State Bodies Assuring the Observance of the Legislation on the Freedom of Religion and Religious Organisations

 

The State Body of the Republic of Belarus for the affairs of religion shall be formed by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. It shall consider and solve the questions arisen in the sphere of relations between the state and religious organisations.

Acting in this capacity it shall:

- establish contacts and coordinating communications with analogous institutions in other states;

- create the databank concerning religious organisations in the Republic and observance of the legislation on the freedom of religion and religious organisations;

- render assistance to the religious organisations on their request in achieving agreements with the state bodies by them as well as assistance in the matters requiring the solution by the state bodies;

- promote the strengthening of the mutual understanding and tolerance between the religious organisations of different confessions;

- provide the local executive and administrative bodies with the methodical recommendations and consultations on the matters concerning the observance and application of the legislation on the freedom of religion and religious organisations;

- ensure the theological examinations with the participation of the representatives of religious organisations and appropriate specialists;

- register the statutes (regulations) of religious associations, centres, boards and the religious fraternities, cloisters, missions, and ecclesiastical educational institutions created by them;

- represent the Government in the relations with religious organisations and their representatives on the instruction of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus.

The observance of the legislation on the freedom of religion and religious organisations at the places shall be ensured by the local Councils of Deputies as well as local executive and administrative bodies.

The regional (Oblast) executive committees and the Minsk City Executive Committee may create the bodies (departments) for the communications with the religious organisations in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Belarus On the Local Administration and Self-Administration in the Republic of Belarus(D.

 

Article 30. Responsibility for Violation of the Legislation on the Freedom of Religion and Religious Organisations

The officials and citizens guilty of violation of the legislation on the freedom of religion and religious organisations shall bear the responsibility established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.

 

Article 31. International Treaties

Should the rules established by an international treaty, to which the Republic of Belarus is a party, be different from those contained in the legislation on the freedom of religion and religious organisations, the rules established by the international treaty shall be applied.