TFL Vsebine / Pravni letopis

Institut zadržanja objave predpisa je ena od pomembnih, samostojnih faz postopka za sprejetje predpisa, ki nastopi po sprejemu predpisa, vendar pred njegovo razglasitvijo (promulgacija), objavo (publikacija) in uveljavitvijo. Gre za ustavnopravni institut, ki pomeni obdobje od sprejetja predpisa do njegove razglasitve in objave ter ju začasno prepreči. V primerjavi z drugimi fazami širšega zakonodajnega postopka je ta institut manj poznan in včasih spregledan, kar povzroča težave, zlasti v okviru delovanja samoupravnih lokalnih skupnosti. Ustava tega instituta neposredno ne ureja, ampak nastopi kot pravna posledica nekaterih ustavnopravnih institutov, ki lahko vplivajo na dokončen nastanek predpisa po njegovem sprejemu (na primer suspenzivni veto in referendum). Tudi zakonodaja tega instituta večinoma neposredno ne ureja, razen na nekaterih področjih lokalne samouprave. Do zadržanja lahko pride ex lege kot posledica poteka ustavno ali zakonsko določenega roka ali zaradi določenega pravno relevantnega dejstva, na primer vložitve suspenzivnega veta ali zahteve za razpis referenduma. Neupoštevanje tega instituta ima v primeru spora pred Ustavnim sodiščem zelo hudo pravno posledico, in sicer da predpis sploh ni nastal.

The institute suspending the publication of a regulation is an important, independent stage in the legislative process that occurs after the regulation has been adopted but before its promulgation, publication, and entry into force. It is a constitutional-law institute representing the period between the adoption of a regulation and its promulgation and publication, temporarily preventing its execution. Compared to other phases of the broader legislative process, this institute is less well known and often overlooked, which causes difficulties, particularly within the functioning of self-governing local communities. The Constitution does not directly regulate this institute; rather, it arises as a legal consequence of certain constitutionallaw mechanisms that may affect the final formation of a regulation after its adoption (e.g. a suspensive veto or a referendum). Legislation generally does not explicitly regulate this institute either, except in certain areas of local self-government. The suspension may occur ex lege, as a result of the expiry of a constitutionally or legally determined period, or due to a specific legally relevant event, such as the filing of a suspensive veto or a request for a referendum. Failure to observe this institute may have a serious legal consequence in constitutional court proceedings—namely, that the regulation is deemed not to have come into existence at all.

The Institute of Suspending the Publication of a Regulation