Constitutional Court judges may not be re-elected.

Constitutional Court judges are elected for a term of nine years.

Constitutional Court judges enjoy the same immunity as National Assembly deputies.

The Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court decides:

(Powers of the Constitutional Court)

(Proceedings before the Constitutional Court)

(Early Termination of Office of a Constitutional Court Judge)

Proceedings before the Constitutional Court shall be regulated by law.

The National Assembly is bound by the opinion of the Constitutional Court.

The proceedings in the court may be continued after the Constitutional Court has issued its decision.

Unless otherwise provided by law, the Constitutional Court decides on a constitutional complaint only if legal remedies have been exhausted.

- on other matters vested in the Constitutional Court by this Constitution or laws.

The legal consequences of Constitutional Court decisions shall be regulated by law.

The Constitutional Court may decide whether to initiate proceedings following a constitutional complaint with fewer judges as provided by law.

The Constitutional Court decides whether to accept a constitutional complaint for adjudication on the basis of criteria and procedures provided by law.

The Constitutional Court considers the charges in such a manner as determined in Article 109.

The law determines who may require the initiation of proceedings before the Constitutional Court.

Such abrogation takes effect immediately or within a period of time determined by the Constitutional Court.

A Constitutional Court judge may be subject to early termination of office in a manner provided by law only:

10/91, 13/93, 66/93, 35/97, 73/97 - decision by the Constitutional Court, 87/97, 73/98, 31/2000 and 24/2001),

Anyone who demonstrates legal interest may request the initiation of proceedings before the Constitutional Court.

If the Constitutional Court establishes that a law is unconstitutional, it abrogates such law in whole or in part.

The President of the Constitutional Court is elected by the judges from among their own number for a term of three years.

On the day this act enters into force, the provisions of Title 3 (Compensation for Change in Intended Purpose of Use of Agricultural Land and Forest) of the Agricultural Land Act (Ur. l. RS, Nos. 59/96, 31/98 [constitutional court ruling], 1/99, 54/2000 [ZKme], 68/2000 [constitutional court ruling], 27/2002 [constitutional court ruling], 58/2002 [ZMR-1] and 67/2002; hereinafter:

An appeal may be made before the Constitutional Court, in accordance with the law, against a decision of the National Assembly.

The Constitutional Court annuls ab initio or abrogates other regulations or general acts that are unconstitutional or contrary to law.

If a court deciding some matter deems a law which it should apply to be unconstitutional, it must stay the proceedings and initiate proceedings before the Constitutional Court.

The office of Constitutional Court judge is not compatible with office in state authorities, in local self-government authorities, and in bodies of political parties, and with other offices and activities that are not compatible by law with the office of Constitutional Court judge.

The Constitutional Court decides by a majority vote of all its judges unless otherwise provided for individual cases by the Constitution or law.

Upon the expiry of the term for which a Constitutional Court judge has been elected, he continues to perform his office until the election of a new judge.

If in deciding on a constitutional complaint the Constitutional Court establishes the unconstitutionality of a regulation or general act, it may, in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of this article, annul ab initio or abrogate such regulation or act.

The Constitutional Court is composed of nine judges, elected on the proposal of the President of the Republic by the National Assembly in a manner provided by law.

(4) lf a request or initiative for constitutional review of an act from the second paragraph of this Article has been filed, the lawsuit shall be considered as having been filed within the prescribed period if it was lodged within 30 days of the serving of the constitutional court decision, in which the court declares that it does not have jurisdiction.

Uradni list RS, Nos. 10/91, 13/93, 66/93, 35/97, 73/97 - decision by the Constitutional Court, 87/97, 73/98, 31/2000 and 24/2001) shall continue their work as misdemeanour authorities.

Procedures for issuing a building permit that commenced prior to the entry into force of this act and procedures for issuing a building permit that commenced after the entry into force of this act and are founded on location permits issued pursuant to the ZUN shall be completed pursuant to the provisions of the Construction Act (Ur. l. SRS, Nos. 34/84 and 29/86; Ur. l. RS, Nos. 71/93 [ZUN], 40/94 [constitutional court ruling], 69/94 [constitutional court ruling], 59/96, 45/99, 42/2000 [constitutional court ruling], 52/2000 [ZGPro] and 52/2000; hereinafter: the ZGO).

If in the performance of his office the President of the Republic violates the Constitution or seriously violates the law, he may be impeached by the National Assembly before the Constitutional Court.

The National Assembly may impeach the President of the Government or ministers before the Constitutional Court on charges of violating the Constitution and laws during the performance of their office.

Under conditions provided by law, the Constitutional Court may, up until a final decision, suspend in whole or in part the implementation of an act whose constitutionality or legality is being reviewed.

Upon receiving a resolution on impeachment from the National Assembly, the Constitutional Court may decide that pending a decision on impeachment the President of the Republic may not perform his office.

Persons that successfully completed the university study programme after the entry into force of the Higher Education Act (Ur. l. RS, Nos. 67/93, 39/95 [constitutional court ruling], 18/98 [constitutional court ruling], 35/98 [constitutional court ruling], 99/99 and 64/2001) or that successfully completed an appropriate four- year tertiary programme prior to the entry into force of the aforementioned act shall also be deemed to have gained the university qualification that is a condition for conducting inspection supervision and a condition for participants in the construction of works pursuant to this act.

25. The approval on the basis of Article 28 of the Defence Act (Ur. l. RS, Nos. 82/94, 44/97, 87/97, 13/98 [constitutional court ruling], 33/2000 [constitutional court ruling], 87/2001, 47/2002 and 67/2002 [correction]) for railway lines and works thereon, for national highways and works thereon, for international airports, for telecommunications and energy distribution links and for works of wider importance in terms of defence needs

The Constitutional Court shall decide either that the impeachment charges are justified or it shall dismiss the charges, and it may further decide on relieving the President of office by a two-thirds majority vote of all judges.

In the process of ratifying a treaty, the Constitutional Court, on the proposal of the President of the Republic, the Government, or a third of the deputies of the National Assembly, issues an opinion on the conformity of such treaty with the Constitution.

14. The approval or the permit on the basis of Articles 34, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 67 and 68 of the Public Roads Act (Ur. l. RS, Nos. 29/97, 18/2002 [constitutional court ruling] and 50/2002 [constitutional court ruling]) in the case of the construction and execution of works in the road protection belt and works that could affect road safety, and the opinion on the basis of Article 69 of the aforementioned act of law for works and premises for the performance of activities that directly affect traffic flow

Municipalities are financed by income from taxes and other contributions, as provided by the Law on Local Self-Government (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 72/93, No. 6/94 - judicial decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia, No. U-l-13/94-65, No. 45/94 - judicial decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia, No. U-l-144/94-18 and the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 57/94), and by income from taxes, duties, fees and other dues in accordance with special laws.

(4) lf a request or initiative to test the constitutionality of an act from the second paragraph of this Article has been filed, the lawsuit shall be considered as having been filed within the prescribed period if it was lodged within 30 days of the serving of the constitutional court decision, in which the court declares that it does not have jurisdiction.

the wording ` or indefinite` in Article 27 of the Institutes Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia/l Nos 12/91 and 17/91 - ZUDE and Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, Nos55/92 - ZVDK, 13/93, 66/93, 45/94 - Constitutional Court Decision, 8/96, 31/00 - ZP-L and 36/00 - ZPDZC),

Provisions of the Law on Financing of Public Consumption (the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, nos. 48/90, 34/91-l, 30/92, 52/92 - judicial decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia, No. U-l-55/92-17, the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, nos. 7/93, 43/93 - judicial decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia, No. U-l-22/93-10), which refer to municipalities and the Decree on the Allocation of Income Between Municipalities and the Republic (the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 34/91-l) shall cease to apply on 31 December 1994.

Procedures for issuing a location permit that commenced prior to the entry into force of this act shall be completed pursuant to the provisions of the Urban Planning and Other Forms of Land Use Act (Ur. l. SRS, Nos. 18/84, 37/85 and 29/86; Ur. l. RS, Nos. 26/90, 18/93, 47/93, 71/93, 44/97, 9/2001 [ZPPreb] and 23/2002 [constitutional court ruling]; hereinafter: the ZUN).