The study concerns the provisions of the Standing Orders of the Sejm relating to the drawing up of minutes of the proceedings of the Sejm and its bodies. The author points out that shorthand reports are the main source of information on the proceedings of sittings, since the minutes of the sittings of the Sejm are kept in the Sejm Archives. The complete, stylistically edited records of the proceedings of committee and subcommittee meetings perform a similar function. The opinion analyses in detail the content of shorthand reports and minutes, the procedures for drawing them up and amending them. It also outlines the method of publication of materials documenting the proceedings of sittings and meetings. Furthermore, the author addresses the issue of making available audiovisual material from Sejm sittings and committee and subcommittee meetings.
The study focuses on the constitutional provisions regulating the process of resignation of the government, as well as the procedure for appointing the next Council of Ministers. The author referred in detail to the cases in which the Council of Ministers ends its office. It was emphasised that although the Constitution does not limit the competences of the resigning Council of Ministers, according to the representatives of the doctrine, both the government and the Prime Minister should then limit themselves to the management of current state affairs. In addition, the study indicates historical instances of the use of the mechanism of the resignation of the Prime Minister, and refers to the scope of parliamentary oversight over the resigning Council of Ministers.
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