Chapter
XIII. Introducing Amendments to the Constitution
of Ukraine
Article 154.
A draft law on introducing amendments to the
Constitution of Ukraine may be submitted to
the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the President
of Ukraine, or by no fewer National Deputies
of Ukraine than one-third of the constitutional
composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Article 155.
A draft law on introducing amendments to the
Constitution of Ukraine, with the exception
of Chapter I - "General Principles,"
Chapter III - "Elections. Referendum,"
and Chapter XIII - "Introducing Amendments
to the Constitution of Ukraine," previously
adopted by the majority of the constitutional
composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine,
is deemed to be adopted, if at the next regular
session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, no
less than two-thirds of the constitutional composition
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine have voted
in favour thereof.
Article 156.
A draft law on introducing amendments to Chapter
I - "General Principles," Chapter
III - "Elections. Referendum," and
Chapter XIII - "Introducing Amendments
to the Constitution of Ukraine," is submitted
to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the President
of Ukraine, or by no less than two-thirds of
the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine, and on the condition that it
is adopted by no less than two-thirds of the
constitutional composition of the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine, and is approved by an All-Ukrainian
referendum designated by the President of Ukraine.
The repeat submission of a draft law on introducing
amendments to Chapters I, III and XIII of this
Constitution on one and the same issue is possible
only to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the
next convocation.
Article 157.
The Constitution of Ukraine shall not be amended,
if the amendments foresee the abolition or restriction
of human and citizens' rights and freedoms,
or if they are oriented toward the liquidation
of the independence or violation of the territorial
ind ivisibility of Ukraine.
The Constitution of Ukraine shall not be amended
in conditions of martial law or a state of emergency.
Article 158.
The draft law on introducing amendments to the
Constitution of Ukraine, considered by the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine and not adopted, may be submitted
to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine no sooner than
one year from the day of the adoption of the
decision on this draft law.
Within the term of its authority, the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine shall not amend twice the same
provisions of the Constitution.
Article 159.
A draft law on introducing amendments to the
Constitution of Ukraine is considered by the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine upon the availability
of an opinion of the Constitutional Court of
Ukraine on the conformity of the draft law with
the requirements of Articles 157 and 158 of
this Constitution.
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