Registr zastupování – vláda předložila návrh zákona

Register of Representations - the Government has presented a bill

In October last year, we informed you about the planned project of the Register of Representations - a new central register of digital powers of attorney for dealing with the state administration (link HERE). In February this year, the government presented a bill to the Chamber of Deputies that will provide for the Register in our legal system.

The bill, or rather the draft amendment to the Basic Registers Act, provides a more detailed idea of how the Register should operate in the future. The Register of Representations, referred to in the amendment as the Representation Authorisation Information System, will be part of the Register of Rights and Duties and will be administered by the Digital and Information Agency.

According to the original project, the Register was supposed to contain templates of authorisations for selected situations, but at the same time it was supposed to be possible to upload one’s own documents. The government amendment now presumes that the system will contain a catalogue of individual types of representation authorisations, i.e., a database of templates. When entering a representation authorisation (in simplified terms, a power of attorney) into the Register, it will thus be necessary to fit the authorisation into one of the specified types of templates. As presented, the amendment does not allow for uploading a representation authorisation with one’s own scope of authorisation.

The entry of data into the Register will be arranged for by the Digital and Information Agency. According to the Explanatory Memorandum, a "self-service registration" via the Public Administration Portal is also anticipated. An ”assisted registration” via CzechPoint should be available as well.

The government also proposes for the bill to be passed in the first reading. The reason for this is that work on the Register of Representations is already underway and, according to the Explanatory Memorandum to the amendment, the Register will be ready for launch on 1 July this year.

However, it is not yet certain whether the Register will be ready by that date, whether the amendment will be approved in time, and whether the text of the amendment will not be modified by amendments.

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Authors:

Dalibor Šimeček

Veronika Juhasová