Those who illegally interfere in the licensing procedures of urban planning activities may be fined up to 132 million UZS

Those who illegally interfere in the urban planning licensing procedure may be fined up to 132 million UZS

In Uzbekistan, administrative and criminal liability has been introduced for unlawful interference in the licensing procedure in urban planning activities.

With the law signed by the President on November 2, relevant amendments were made to the Administrative and Criminal Codes. According to it, unlawful interference—that is, exerting influence in any form, putting pressure, or obstructing—by using one's official authority in the performance of tasks and functions assigned to authorized bodies and concluding entities during the implementation of procedures for allocating land plots for construction, designing, building, reconstructing, and accepting completed construction projects into operation, shall entail a fine from 100 to 150 times the BCA, i.e., from 44 million UZS to 66 million UZS, or administrative detention for a term of up to 15 days.

If such an act is committed after the application of an administrative penalty, one of the following punishments shall be imposed:

A fine up to 300 times the BCA, i.e., up to 132 million UZS, or deprivation of certain rights up to 5 years

Compulsory community service up to 360 hours

Correctional work up to 3 years

Restriction of freedom from 1 to 2 years

Deprivation of liberty up to 2 years.

The law also established liability measures for violating fire safety requirements in Uzbekistan. In particular, the dispensing of liquefied petroleum gas to consumers in household gas cylinders by automobile gas filling stations shall cause the imposition of a fine from 3 to 5 times the BCA, i.e., from 1 million 320 thousand UZS to 2.2 million UZS.

This law comes into force on February 5, 2027.