Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Law “On Amendments and Additions to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On General Military Duty and Military Service”.

According to the amendments to the law, the following commissions will be created:

For conscription for urgent military service:

- Council of Management - under the directorates for defense affairs of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent;

- military medical commission - at the assembly points of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent;

- Commission for the recruitment of the Armed Forces - at the regional (city) departments for defense affairs;

For conscription to alternative service, to serve in the mobilization conscription reserve, to grant deferrals from conscription and transfer to the reserve of the Armed Forces - territorial commissions under defense departments;

For medical examination of conscripts, determining the degree of their health and referral to treatment - territorial medical commissions at the departments of defense.

Also, according to the amendments made to the Law, the material responsibility of military personnel, cadets of universities, liable for military service, called up for military training, and serving in the mobilization draft reserve is established.

In this case, these persons can be held liable within 3 years from the date of discovery of the damage caused.

This law shall enter into force on the day of its official publication.