LAW ON THE

LAW ON THE LAW ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS 14 January 1999 No. VIII-1030 (As amended by 13 April 1999 No. VIII-1138) Vilnius Article

1. Purpose of Administrative Tribunals
2. Specialised Administrative Tribunals shall be established for considering complaints (applications) against administrative enactments adopted by the entities of public and internal administration and their acts or omission (i.e., neglect to perform their duties).
3. The competence of Administrative Tribunals shall be established by the Law on Administrative Proceedings and other laws. Article
4. Establishment of Administrative Tribunals
5. The following Administrative Tribunals shall be established under Article 111 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania: 1) Vilnius County Administrative Tribunal; 2) Kaunas County Administrative Tribunal; 3) Klaipėda County Administrative Tribunal; 4) Panevėžys County Administrative Tribunal; 5) Šiauliai County Administrative Tribunal; 6) Higher Administrative Tribunal (in Vilnius); 7) Administrative Division of the Court of Appeals of Lithuania.
6. The territory under the jurisdiction of a specific County Administrative Tribunal corresponds to the territory under the jurisdiction of an appropriate county court.
7. The Higher Administrative Tribunal and the Administrative Division of the Court of Appeals of Lithuania shall exercise jurisdiction on the entire territory of the state. Article
8. Composition of Administrative Tribunals
9. The Administrative Tribunal shall be constituted of the Chairman and other judges of the Tribunal. Deputies to the Chairman of the Tribunal may be appointed in the Administrative Tribunal constituted of at least six judges.
10. The Administrative Division of the Court of Appeals of Lithuania shall consist of the Chairman of the Division and the judges. The legal status of the Administrative Division shall be equal to the legal status of the Civil and Criminal Divisions of the same court. Article
11. Judges of Administrative Tribunals
12. Persons of highest integrity, who are 25 years of age and over, have an adequate University degree in law and qualifications prescribed by the Government and have passed the judge’s examinations shall be eligible for appointment as judges of Administrative Tribunals.
13. Prospective applicants to the posts of County Administrative Tribunals must have had a not less than 3 years’ record of service as a judge, assistant to the judge of the Supreme Court of Lithuania, chairman of the court or chairman of the division, the prosecutor, deputy prosecutor, legal counsel, notary or Seimas Ombudsman, or not less than 5 years’ record of service in the legal profession according to the list of lawyer’s positions approved by the Government.
14. Prospective applicants to the posts of judges of the Higher Administrative Court or Administrative Division of the Court of Appeals of Lithuania must have had an at least 3 year’s record of service as a court or County Administrative Tribunal judge or a 4 years’ record of service as the Seimas Ombudsman or a 10 years’ record of service in the legal profession according to the list of lawyer’s positions approved by the Government.
15. Judges of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Lithuania, the Court of Appeals of Lithuania (also former judges of the above-mentioned courts), county and district court judges, doctors and habilitated doctors of law-oriented social sciences may be appointed to the posts of Administrative Tribunal judges without examination.
16. Administrative Tribunal judges shall be appointed and removed from office in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Lithuania.
17. The legal position of the Administrative Tribunal judges shall be equal to the legal position of court judges, i.e., the provisions of the Law on Courts shall be applicable with respect of them, with the exception of cases provided for by this Law. The system of remuneration for work, social security and other guarantees established for court judges shall also apply with respect to the Administrative Tribunal judges.
18. Courts of the same level shall be considered as equal for the purpose of fixing the judges wages. The basic wage of the Higher Administrative Tribunal judge shall equal the average of the basic wages of Vilnius County Court judge and the Court of Appeals of Lithuania judge. Article
19. Organisation of Work of Administrative Tribunals
20. Repealed.
21. Unless this Law or the Law on Administrative Proceedings establishes otherwise, issues relating to the organisation of work of Administrative Tribunals and other matters concerning their activities shall be settled pursuant to the provisions of the Law on Courts. Article
22. Constitution of Administrative Tribunals Administrative Tribunals must be constituted by 1 May
23. Administrative Tribunals shall start their activities from 1 May
24. I hereby promulgate this Law enacted by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC VALDAS ADAMKUS