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Timestamp: 2020-02-28 23:03:43
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 221', '§ 27', '§ 28', '§ 23', '§ 4110', '§ 42', '§ 415', '§ 49', '§ 47', '§ 55', '§ 52', '§ 6', '§ 58', '§ 80', '§ 3', '§ 25']

Entry into force: 01.09.201915.03.201901.07.201801.07.201716.07.201601.01.201617.12.201401.08.201401.07.201401.04.2013
1) the military defence of the state and participation in collective self-defence;
3) participation in international military co-operation pursuant to the procedure provided for in the International Military Co-operation Act;
4) participation in the resolution of a state of emergency and an emergency situation and the ensuring of the security on the bases of and pursuant to the procedure provided by law;
(2) The Defence Forces may assist the police upon the performance of functions provided for in clauses 3 (1) 1), 4), 5), 6) and 8) of the Police and Border Guard Board Act, except in the cases specified in clause (1) 4) of this section. Upon the provision of assistance the Defence Forces have no right to use direct coercion provided for in Chapter 4 of the Police and Border Guard Board Act. The provision of assistance is permitted only if there is no other way for the police to perform the function.
(3) The procedure for the involvement of the Defence Forces in the performance of the functions specified in subsection (2) of this section shall be established by a regulation of the Government of the Republic.
(1) The Defence Forces have symbols which are approved pursuant to the procedure established by the Government of the Republic Act and the description of and the procedure for the use of which is established by a regulation of the Minister of Defence.
(1) The Defence Forces may have decorations which are approved pursuant to the procedure established by the Government of the Republic Act and the description of and procedure for the bestowal of which is established by a regulation of the Minister of Defence.
(1) The Minister of Defence shall exercise supervisory control over the Defence Forces.
(2) On the basis of the statutes of the Defence Forces and the maximum number of posts of military rank, the Minister of Defence shall, on the proposal of the Commander of the Defence Forces, establish the total number of posts of military rank and other places of service for each structural unit specified in subsection 12 (2) of this Act separately.
(3) [Repealed - RT I 2010, 7, 29 - entry into force 01.08.2012]
(1) The organisation of the Defence Forces, the principal functions and location of the structural units and the rights and obligations of the chiefs of services and commanders of structural units shall be determined in the statutes of the Defence Forces established by the Government of the Republic.
(2) The structural units of the Defence Forces are the Headquarters of the Defence Forces, the Air Force Staff, military units, the Military Police of the Estonian Defence Forces, the Estonian National Defence College, the Estonian Contingency of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, the Military Intelligence Centre, the Support Command and the Special Operations Task Unit of the Defence Forces.
(3) The statutes of regular structural units shall be established by the Commander of the Defence Forces.
(1) A military unit is a brigade, group, battalion, division, fleet and base.
(21) A regular military unit is specified as a flag unit.
(3) The standard sizes and structure of military units, the names of their subunits and their categorisation according to armed services and branches shall be determined in the statutes of the Defence Forces.
(4) The division of military units into high readiness units, rapid reaction units and reaction units shall be determined by the Government of the Republic in the statutes of the Defence Forces.
(5) The requirements for the reaction speed, level of training and equipment of military units shall be established by the Minister of Defence.
(1) Peacetime units and their subunits are divided into regular, task and reserve units.
(2) A regular unit is a military unit with a permanent location, which is completely or partially manned with active servicemen and conscripts.
(4) A reserve unit is a unit in the reserve which has been trained on the basis of regular units and has exercised together and which is called for the purposes of reserve training or in the course of mobilisation.
(5) With the approval of the Minister of Defence, the Commander of the Defence Forces may form task units for a specified term for the fulfilment of a specific objective.
(1) Wartime units and the subunits thereof shall be formed on the basis of peacetime units in the course of mobilisation.
(2) The composition of wartime units shall be established by the order of the Government of the Republic,
(3) The Commander of the Defence Forces may form task units in order to fulfil a specific objective.
(1) The Headquarters of the Defence Forces is a structural unit of the Defence Forces with the following functions:
1) provision of advice to the Commander of the Defence Forces and the Deputy Commander of the Defence Forces and supporting their activities;
2) planning the activities of the Defence Forces and preparation of the draft budget of the Defence Forces;
3) organisation of training of the Defence Forces;
4) planning and co-ordination of military operations of the Defence Forces;
5) preparation and carrying out the mobilisation of the armed forces;
6) organisation of internal control and internal audit in the Defence Forces;
7) other functions arising from law and the statutes.
(2) The Headquarters of the Defence Forces is headed by the Chief of the Headquarters of the Defence Forces. The Commander of the Defence Forces shall directly direct the performance of functions specified in clauses (1) 1) and 6) of this section.
The Support Command is a structural unit of the Defence Forces the function of which is the provision of logistical support and support service to the Defence Forces, the performance of the staging function and the compliance with other functions arising from the legislation.
(1) The Military Police of the Estonian Defence Forces is a structural unit of the Defence Forces whose functions are the exercise of supervision over discipline in the Defence Forces, the conduct of proceedings regarding offences within the limits of its competence and, on the basis of the assessment of hazards, the protection of foreign defence ministers, the managerial staff of foreign troops, the managerial staff of civilian and military headquarters of the North-Atlantic Treaty Organisations, the Minister of Defence and the Commander of the Defence Forces and other persons designated on the basis of subsection (11) of this section and the performance of other functions arising from the law or the statutes.
(11) The protected persons not specified in subsection (1) of this section shall be designated, where necessary, by a directive of the Minister of Defence.
(12) The bases of organisation and ways of execution of the protection of protected persons by the Military Police of the Estonian Defence Forces shall be established by the Minister of Defence.
(2) The rights and obligations of the Military Police of the Estonian Defence Forces upon performance of its functions shall be provided by law.
(1) The Estonian National Defence College is a structural unit of the Defence Forces, the function of which is to provide military education.
(2) The Estonian National Defence College is a national defence applied higher education institution within the meaning of the Applied Higher Education Institution Act.
§ 221. Estonian Contingency of NATO Cooperative Cyber DefenceCentre of Excellence
(1) The Es tonian Contingency of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence is a structural unit of the Defence Forces, whose function is to participate in the research, development, analysis and training activities of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and the participation in the drawing up and application of doctrines.
(2) A staff member of the Es tonian Contingency of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence who is not in active service shall be employed on the basis of the employment contract.
(1) The Special Operations Command of the Defence Forces is a structural unit of the Defence Forces whose function is the planning, preparation and execution of special operations and the performance of other functions arising from the legislation.
(2) A special operation is part of the activities of the Defence Forces which is executed by a unit which is formed, supplied and trained for that purpose in support of other units or separately, using tactics and methods which are different from that of other units.
(1) The Military Intelligence Centre is a structural unit of the Defence forces, whose task is to execute military intelligence and coordinate the intelligence and security operations of other structural units, provide the Minister of Defence, the Commander of the Defence Forces and the Deputy Commander of the Defence Forces with intelligence and security information and perform other functions arising from the legislation.
(2) The Military Intelligence Centre organises intelligence and security training and participates in international and national intelligence cooperation to the extent determined by the Commander of the Defence Forces.
(1) During peacetime, the Defence Forces are commanded on the principle of single command by the Commander of the Defence Forces who is subordinate to the Minister of Defence. The Minister of Defence does not have the command authority in respect of the Commander of the Defence Forces within the meaning of § 27 of this Act.
(2) The Deputy Commander of the Defence Forces, the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, the commander of service, the commander of command, the Commander of the Military Police of the Estonian Defence Forces, the Commandant of the Estonian National Defence College, the Commander of the Military Intelligence Centre, the Inspector General of the Defence Forces, the Comptroller General of the Defence Forces and the Commander of the Estonian Contingency of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and the commander of a military unit assigned in the statutes of the Defence Forces on the basis of subsection 12 (1) of this Act are in the immediate subordination of the Commander of the Defence Forces.
5) submit the draft budget of the Defence Forces to the Minister of Defence;
10) be responsible for the accurate and purposeful implementation of legislation governing the activities of the Defence Forces and the purposeful use of budgetary funds and report to the Minister of Defence;
(1) A commander is a military serviceman who directs the activities of members of the Defence Forces serving in his or her subordination.
(2) A commander has the command authority in respect of members of the Defence Forces subordinate to him or her. In the cases provided for in the Disciplinary Measures in the Defence Forces Act, a commander has disciplinary authority in respect of members of the Defence Forces subordinate to him or her.
(3) An immediate commander is a commander who is closest to a military serviceman and in whose immediate subordination a military serviceman serves.
(4) The direct commanders are an immediate commander and the commanders of a higher level than the immediate commander, in whose subordination a military serviceman serves.
(6) A commander shall be liable for the lawful and expedient performance of the tasks assigned to him or her or a military serviceman subordinate to him or her and other persons.
(7) A military serviceman is a superior within the meaning of the Civil Service Act in respect of the officials and support staff subordinate to him or her. If a structural unit of the Defence Forces or a part of a unit is directed by an official, he or she is a superior within the meaning of the Civil Service Act in respect of his or her subordinates and his or her official title is “head”.
The command authority is the right and obligation, arising from the position of a commander or delegated by a senior commander, to issue orders within the limits of the commander’s competence.
§ 28. Delegation of command authority
(1) A commander may, by an order, temporarily delegate the command authority of a commander of a military unit or subunit who is subordinate to him or her to another military serviceman who is subordinate to him or her.
(2) An order regarding delegation of the command authority shall set out a specific task for the performance of which the command authority is delegated and the period for which the command authority is delegated.
(3) Upon delegation of the command authority, disciplinary authority cannot be delegated. Delegation of the command authority shall not change the permanent structure or composition of a military unit.
(4) Task units and subunits may be formed by delegation of the command authority.
(5) The procedure for delegation of the command authority shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Defence and the extent of delegation of the command authority may be established by a regulation of the Minister of Defence.
(6) Upon participation in international military cooperation, the command authority shall be delegated to or received from a competent commander of another state or an international organisation on the bases and pursuant to the procedure provided for in the International Military Co-operation Act.
(3) An order shall not exceed the extent of the command authority of the issuer of the order.
(1) A military serviceman is required to comply with an order related to special conditions if compliance with such order is necessary for the expeditious elimination of the consequences of an accident or, in the event of an accident, in order to save lives or protect the health of persons, or to prevent destruction of or damage to property.
(2) In the cases provided for in subsection (1) of this section, an order shall be issued by a commander or a military serviceman of a higher rank.
(1) A military serviceman who has been appointed to a position or given a duty assuming special authority shall issue orders arising from his or her position or duties to all members of the Defence Forces regardless of their position or rank.
1) a military serviceman in guard service;
2) a military serviceman performing the functions of the Military Police of the Estonian Defence Forces;
3) a military serviceman belonging to the crew of a ship or an aircraft in order to ensure safety on board the ship or aircraft.
(1) An order shall be issued by an immediate commander. An order received from a commander higher than the immediate commander shall be complied with and a military serviceman is required to report the receipt of such order to his or her immediate commander at the earliest opportunity.
(3) If a military serviceman receives two or more orders which are in conflict with each other, he or she shall report the previous orders which are not complied with to the issuer of each subsequent order. If the issuer of the last order demands immediate compliance with his or her order, the recipient of the order shall comply with the order and the issuer of the last order shall be responsible for failure to perform the orders issued before.
(4) The recipient of a void order shall promptly report the receipt of the order to the immediate commander. If the void order is issued by the immediate commander, the recipient of the order shall promptly report the receipt of the order to the commander of the immediate commander. If the void order is issued by the immediate commander who is the Commander of the Defence Forces, the recipient of the order shall promptly report the receipt of the order to the Minister of Defence.
2) which exceeds the extent of the command authority of the issuer of the order;
(3) The recipient of a prohibited order shall, after compliance with the order, report the receipt of the order to the immediate commander. If the prohibited order is issued by the immediate commander, the recipient of the order shall report the receipt of the prohibited order to the commander of the immediate commander. If the prohibited order is issued by the immediate commander who is the Commander of the Defence Forces, the recipient of the order shall promptly report the receipt of the order to the Minister of Defence.
(2) Upon collecting and processing of information for the purpose specified in clause (1) 4) of this Act, information is not collected or processed with regard to an Estonian citizen, except a person applying for military service, serving or being employed in the Defence Forces or a person applying for the right of access to the restricted military area of the Defence Forces.
(2) In addition to the collecting of information in a manner provided for in subsection (1) of this section the Defence Forces shall have the right to interview persons and conduct covert intelligence in the area of an international military operation, involve a person in secret cooperation and simulate a legal person governed by private law, a structural unit or body or branch thereof. Upon collection of information, the principles and norms of international law shall be taken into account.
(3) Only the structural units of the Defence Forces designated in the statutes of the Defence Forces may collect information in the manner specified in clauses (1) 1) and 2) of this section.
(1) The Defence Forces may involve a person in secret cooperation in collecting information for preparation and conduct of a military operation in the area of international military operation and for protection of a military unit of the Defence Forces participating in military operation in the area of international military operation.
(6) The procedure for documenting the involvement of a person shall be established by the Minister of Defence.
(7) If a person is killed or gets injured upon the performance of tasks relating to secret cooperation, the compensation shall be paid pursuant to the procedure established on the basis of subsection 25 (1) of the International Military Cooperation Act for proceedings regarding extra-contractual claims for compensation for damage caused in the course of international military co-operation, compensation for the claims and waiver of compensation for the damage.
(1) For collecting information for preparation and execution of a military operation in the area of international military operation and protection of a military unit of the Defence Forces participating in the military operation the Defence Forces may simulate a legal person governed by private law, a structural unit or body thereof or a branch of a company.
(2) The simulated person or branch of a company shall be founded or acquired by the Defence Forces with the consent of the Ministry of Defence. The Minister of Defence shall be notified of the termination of simulation of a person or branch of a company.
(3) The Minister of Defence shall grant a written consent for simulation of a person or branch of a company on the proposal of the Commander of the Defence Forces setting out:
(4) Simulation of a structural unit or body shall be decided by the Minister of Defence on the basis of the circumstances specified in subsection (3) of this section.
The list of methods and means used by the Defence Forces use upon collection of information pursuant to clauses 37 (1) 1) and 2) and subsection (2) of this Act shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Defence.
(1) The Commander of the Defence Forces may request, on the bases and pursuant to the procedure for the provision of professional assistance prescribed in the Administrative Co-operation Act, that the Information Board collect the information necessary for the military defence of the state by exercise of the authority provided for in §§ 23, 25 and 26 of the Security Authorities Act.
(3) The Information Board shall submit a written overview of the authority exercised at the request of the Commander of the Defence Forces and of the information received upon exercise of the authority to the Ministry of Defence once every four months.
(1) The Military Police of the Estonian Defence Forces may make an enquiry to telecommunications undertaking on the basis specified in clauses 1262 (1) 1) and 2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and in respect of the persons specified in clauses 1262 (3) 1) and 2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure to get the following data:
(1) The Military Police of the Estonian Defence Forces may collect personal information concerning a person who is in military service or wishes to enter the military service by means of surveillance activities specified in subsection 1263 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and by means of an enquiry to the communications undertaking about the information specified in subsections 1111 (2) and (3) of the Electronic Communications Act if this is needed for making a decision regarding the access of a person to surveillance information or for employment of a person on a post of military rank in the Military police of the Estonian Defence Forces.
[RT I, 18.02.2014, 1 - entry into force 01.08.2014 ]
(4) [RT I, 18.02.2014, 1 - entry into force 01.08.2014]
5) seek to protect his rights and challenge the decision made ​C0#3F​C0#3Fon the basis of data collected pursuant to this section with the court, Chancellor of Justice, the Data Protection Inspectorate or the labour dispute committee, or to check the compliance with his fundamental rights and freedoms and the principle of good governance.
§ 4110. Data processing, preservation and forwarding
(1) The Personal Data Protection Act shall apply to the personal data collected in the course of the background check.
(2) Data collected with regard to a person in the course of the background check shall be preserved during the period of his service and employment contract and three years after the release of him from the service or termination of the contract of employment in a file which is protected against illegal access.
(3) Data collected with regard to a person in the course of the background check may be forwarded to state agencies in the procedure provided for in the Public Information Act only for the purpose of background check or security check.
§ 42. Coordination of military intelligence
(1) The Defence Forces shall document the information collected according to clause 37 (1) 4) and subsection 37 (2) of this Act and § 415 in information files. The procedure for keeping, preservation and destruction of the files shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Defence.
(1) For the purposes of this Act, use of force means the use of physical force, special equipment, weapons or battle equipment by the Defence Forces in order to defend the state by military means, participate in an international military operation or perform the functions specified in § 49 of this Act.
(2) In accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, the Minister of Defence may provide more detailed instructions on the use of force to the Defence Forces.
3) to counter a threat imposed by civil aircraft.
(2) In the case of an attack against the Estonian state from outside the territory of the Estonian state in peacetime, the Minister of Defence or a competent commander shall make a decision regarding commencement of the use of force by the Defence Forces. The circumstances under which a commander is competent to make the decision regarding commencement of the use of force shall be established by a regulation of the Government of the Republic.
(3) Use of prevention measures and force provided for in § 47 of this Act shall be decided by the Minister of Defence or a minister authorised by the Government of the Republic, immediately notifying the President of the Republic thereof.
The Defence Forces shall use force upon participation in an international military operation on the bases and pursuant to the procedure provided for in the International Military Co-operation Act.
2) in the cases provided for in the Emergency Act and during a state of emergency in the cases provided for in the State of Emergency Act;
3) upon countering an attack against the restricted military area of the Defence Forces or a military serviceman staying in the restricted military area or to ensure measures provided for in §§ 55 and 56 of this Act;
(22) The Military Police of the Defence Forces may detain a person if this is unavoidable to counter an immediate threat to life or physical inviolability of the protected person. The detained person shall be promptly handed over to the police.
(3) Special equipment allowed for a military serviceman includes handcuffs, a service dog, means for tying up and a restraint-jacket.
(4) Weapons which a military serviceman may use are a cut-and-thrust weapon, gas weapon and firearm.
(5) The list of self-defence equipment prescribed for a military serviceman upon performance of the functions provided for in this section and subsection 3 (2) of this Act shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Defence.
(2) The procedure for the marking of a restricted military area shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Defence.
§ 52. Obligations of person in restricted military area
(1) A person shall not stay in a restricted military area without the permission of a competent military serviceman.
(2) A person staying in a restricted military area shall comply with the orders of a military serviceman.
(1) A military serviceman may detain a person staying in the restricted military area if there is a justified reason to believe that he or she:
(3) A person detained on a basis provided for in clauses (1) 2) or 3) of this section shall be promptly handed over to the police.
(1) A military serviceman may examine a detained person or an object held by him or her, including means of transport, if there is a reason to believe that the person holds objects or substances with which he or she could endanger himself or herself or others.
(2) A military serviceman has the right to deposit the objects or substances specified in subsection (1) of this section. The objects or substances deposited upon examination of a person and his or her personal effects shall be delivered to the police together with handing over the detained person. Upon release of the person, the objects or substances shall be immediately returned to him or her, unless a permit is required for the possession of such objects or substances and the person does not hold such permit.
(3) If a military serviceman or a servant of a structural unit of the Defence Forces resumes service in a position or support staff position prescribed in the table of organisation of the Defence Forces or if their service or employment relationships are terminated, the provisions of clause 105 (1) 2) of the Defence Forces Service Act, subsection 115 (2) of the Civil Service Act or § 6 of the Republic of Estonia Employment Contracts Act correspondingly apply. If the teaching staff of the National Defence College with whom contracts of employment are entered into are released from service, the compensation provided for in subsection 131 (1) of the Civil Service Act shall not be paid upon their release from service.
(6) The benefits provided for in subsections 131 (1) and (12) of the Civil Service Act shall not be paid to a servant of the Headquarters Support and Signal Battalion at the Es tonian Contingency of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence who resumes the post established on the staff of the Es tonian Contingency of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence on the basis of the employment contract.
(8) The right specified in clauses (7) 2) and 3) of this section shall be retained only in the case the person has been employed uninterruptedly in the post established on the staff of the Es tonian Contingency of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence or if the interruption of the employment relationship at the Es tonian Contingency of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence does not exceed 90 calendar days.
(9) If a servant of the Headquarters Support and Signal Battalion at the Es tonian Contingency of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence was released from office due to reduction and he or she enters into the employment contract for employment in the post established on the staff the Es tonian Contingency of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence after the benefit provided for in subsection 131 (1) of the Civil Service Act has been paid and before the period has passed for which he or she was paid benefit, he or she shall return the benefit received to the extent corresponding to the period by which the employment contract was entered into earlier compared to the period being the basis for payment of the benefit.
§ 58. – § 80. [Omitted from this text]
RT I, 23.04.2014, 4
(2) Kaitsevägi võib abistada politseid politsei ja piirivalve seaduse § 3 lõike 1 punktides 1, 4, 5, 6 ja 8 sätestatud ülesannete täitmisel, välja arvatud käesoleva paragrahvi lõike 1 punktis 4 nimetatud juhtudel. Kaitseväel ei ole abiandmisel politsei ja piirivalve seaduse 4. peatükis sätestatud vahetu sunni kasutamise õigust. Abiandmine on lubatud üksnes juhul, kui politseil puuduvad muud võimalused ülesande täitmiseks.
(3) Kaitseväe kaasamise korra käesoleva paragrahvi lõikes 2 nimetatud ülesannete täitmiseks kehtestab Vabariigi Valitsus määrusega.
(1) Sõjaaja üksused ja nende allüksused formeeritakse rahuaja üksuste baasil mobilisatsiooni käigus.
(3) Kaitseväe juhataja võib moodustada konkreetse eesmärgi täitmiseks ajutisi üksusi.
(5) Valdkonna eest vastutav minister kehtestab määrusega käsuõiguse üleandmise korra ning võib kehtestada määrusega käsuõiguse üleandmise ulatuse.
(2) Rahvusvahelise sõjalise operatsiooni piirkonnas on Kaitseväel lisaks käesoleva paragrahvi lõikes 1 sätestatud viisil teabe kogumisele õigus isikuid küsitleda ja neid varjatult jälgida, kaasata isikut tegema salajast koostööd ning teeselda eraõiguslikku juriidilist isikut, tema struktuuriüksust või organit või äriühingu filiaali. Teabe kogumisel arvestatakse rahvusvahelise õiguse põhimõtteid ja norme.
(1) Rahvusvahelise sõjalise operatsiooni piirkonnas sõjalise operatsiooni ettevalmistamiseks ja läbiviimiseks ning sõjalisel operatsioonil osaleva Kaitseväe üksuse kaitseks teabe kogumiseks võib Kaitsevägi kaasata isikut tegema salajast koostööd.
(7) Kui isik salajase koostööga seotud ülesannete täitmisel hukkub või talle tekitatakse kehavigastus, lähtutakse hüvitiste maksmisel rahvusvahelise sõjalise koostöö seaduse § 25 lõike 1 alusel kehtestatud rahvusvahelises sõjalises koostöös tekitatud lepinguvälise kahjunõude menetlemise, kompenseerimise ning kahjuhüvitisest loobumise korrast.
(1) Rahvusvahelise sõjalise operatsiooni piirkonnas sõjalise operatsiooni ettevalmistamiseks ja läbiviimiseks ning sõjalisel operatsioonil osaleva Kaitseväe üksuse kaitseks teabe kogumiseks võib Kaitsevägi teeselda eraõiguslikku juriidilist isikut, tema struktuuriüksust või organit või äriühingu filiaali.
(2) Valdkonna eest vastutav minister võib kooskõlas käesolevas peatükis sätestatuga anda Kaitseväele täpsustavaid juhiseid jõu kasutamiseks.