Vabariigi Presidendi ametihüve seadus (VPAS)
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Official English translation: An Act on Official Emoluments of the President of the Republic · RT V, 18.12.2023, 4
The official English translation is published in Riigi Teataja for information. Only the Estonian text has legal force.
The translation is of the version in force from 01.01.2024, not of the current one. Provisions whose Estonian text has changed since are marked. The Estonian text prevails.
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§ 1. Vabariigi Presidendi ametihüve
Vabariigi Presidendi (edaspidi president) ametihüve on ametipalk ja ametipension ning muu presidendiks valitud isiku riiklik soodustus.
President ei või oma ametivolituste kestel saada riigilt selles seaduses käsitlemata hüvesid.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 1. Official emoluments of the President of the Republic
(1) Official emoluments of the President of the Republic (hereinafter, the ‘President’) are the President’s official salary and pension and any other official emoluments which have been granted to a person who has been elected President.
(2) During their mandate, the President may not receive, from the State, any emoluments that are not dealt with in this Act.
§ 2. Presidendi ametipalk
Presidendi ametipalk määratakse kõrgemate riigiteenijate ametipalkade seadusega.
Repealed
Presidendi ametipalka makstakse ka Riigikogu esimehele presidendi ülesannetes.
Presidendi ametipalka makstakse presidendi volituste tekkimisest volituste lõppemiseni üks kord kuus.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 2. Official salary of the President
(1) The official salary of the President is determined by the law governing official salaries of senior public servants.
(2) The official salary of the President is also paid to the President of the Riigikogu acting as the President.
(3) The official salary of the President is paid to the President once a month from the beginning until the end of their mandate.
§ 3. Presidendi esindustasu
President saab esinduskulude katteks esindustasu, mille suurus on 20 protsenti ametipalgast.
Repealed
Esindustasu makstakse ka Riigikogu esimehele presidendi ülesannetes.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 3. Representation allowance of President
(1) In order to cover representation costs, the President receives a representation allowance which amounts to 20 per cent of the President’s salary.
(3) The representation allowance is also paid to the President of the Riigikogu acting as the President.
§ 4. Presidendi töö-, elu- ja esindusruumid ning ametiauto
Ametivolituste ajal on presidendil õigus kasutada riigi kulul töö-, elu- ja esindusruume ning ametiautot koos nende korrashoiu ja kasutamisega seotud teenustega.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 4. Work, residential and representation premises and official car of the President
During their mandate, the President is entitled to use – at the expense of the State – work, residential and representation premises and an official car together with the services related to their upkeep and use.
§ 6. Presidendi lähetuskulud
Käesolevas seaduses sätestatud lähetuskulude hüvitamise kord kehtestatakse Vabariigi Valitsuse määrusega.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 6. President’s secondment costs
The rules for reimbursement of secondment costs provided for by this Act are enacted by a regulation of the Government of the Republic.
§ 7. Presidendi muude ametikulude hüvitamine
Presidendi ametivolituste ajal tekkivad muud ametikulud hüvitab Vabariigi Presidendi Kantselei.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 7. Reimbursement of the President’s other official costs
The Office of the President of the Republic reimburses the President’s other official costs that are incurred during the President’s mandate.
§ 8. Presidendi kaitse
Presidendi ametivolituste ajal kaitseb presidenti ning tagab tema perekonna ja elukoha turvalisuse Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 8. Protection of the President
During the President’s mandate, the President is protected and the security of the President’s family and residence is ensured by the Police and Board Guard Board.
§ 8¹. Presidendi abikaasaga seotud hüved
Presidendi abikaasal on õigus presidendi ametivolituste ajal:
saada oma käsutusse sekretär, kes on Vabariigi Presidendi Kantselei teenistuja;
kasutada riigi kulul ametiautot ning selle korrashoiu ja kasutamisega seotud teenuseid;
saada esinduskulude katteks igakuist esindustasu, mille suurus on 30 protsenti presidendi ametipalgast;
saada käesoleva seaduse §-s 6 nimetatud korras hüvitist lähetuskulude ja muude põhjendatud kulutuste eest.
Presidendi abikaasa, kes on süüdi mõistetud karistusseadustiku 15. peatükis või 17. peatüki 2. jaos sätestatud süüteo eest, mille eest karistusseadustik näeb ette vähemalt kuni viieaastase vangistuse, kaotab õiguse käesoleva paragrahvi lõikes 1 sätestatud hüvedele.
Pärast presidendi ametivolituste lõppemist makstakse presidendi abikaasale käesoleva paragrahvi lõike 1 punktis 3 nimetatud tasu, mille suurus on 20 protsenti presidendi ametipalgast kuni abikaasa surmani.
Presidendi abikaasa, kes on süüdi mõistetud karistusseadustiku 15. peatükis või 17. peatüki 2. jaos sätestatud süüteo eest, mille eest karistusseadustik näeb ette vähemalt kuni viieaastase vangistuse, kaotab õiguse käesoleva paragrahvi lõikes 2 nimetatud tasule.
Vabariigi Valitsus võib korraldusega pikendada presidendiks valitud isiku lese soovil riigi kulul ametiauto ning selle korrashoiu ja kasutamisega seotud teenuste kasutamise õigust.
Presidendi abikaasa võib saada riigilt muudes seadustes käsitletud hüvesid.
Käesolevas paragrahvis abikaasa kohta sätestatut kohaldatakse ka presidendi registreeritud elukaaslasele.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 8¹. Emoluments relating to the President’s spouse
(1) During the President’s mandate, the President’s spouse is entitled to:
1) have at their disposal a secretary who is a public servant employed by the Office of the President of the Republic;
2) use, at the expense of the State, an official car as well as services related to its maintenance and use;
3) receive, in order to cover representation costs, a monthly representation allowance in the amount of 30 per cent of the President’s official salary;
4) be reimbursed in accordance with the rules provided by § 6 of this Act for secondment costs and other justified expenses.
(1¹) The President’s spouse who has been convicted of an offence provided for by Chapter 15 or Division 2 of Chapter 17 of the Penal Code, for which the Penal Code prescribes a custodial sentence of at least five years, forfeits their entitlement to the emoluments provided by subsection 1 of this section.
(2) After the end of the President’s mandate, the allowance provided by clause 3 of subsection 1 of this section – in the amount of 20 per cent of the President’s official salary – is paid to the President’s spouse until the spouse’s death.
(2¹) The President’s spouse who has been convicted of an offence provided for by Chapter 15 or Division 2 of Chapter 17 of the Penal Code, for which the Penal Code prescribes a custodial sentence of at least five years, forfeits their entitlement to the allowance provided for by subsection 2 of this section.
(3) On an application of the widowed spouse of the person who was elected President, the Government of the Republic may, by an order, extend the spouse’s right to use, at the expense of the State, an official car and the services related to its maintenance and use.
(4) The President’s spouse may receive, from the State, emoluments provided for by other laws.
(5) The provisions of this section concerning the spouse also apply to the President’s registered partner.
§ 9. Presidendi ametipension
Pärast ametivolituste lõppemist makstakse presidendile ametipensioni, mille määr on 75 protsenti presidendi ametipalga määrast. Presidendil ei teki õigust ametipensionile, kui tema ametivolitused lõppevad kuriteo eest süüdimõistva kohtuotsuse jõustumise tõttu.
Kui presidendi ametivolitused on kestnud vähem kui viis aastat, vähendatakse pensioni määra 2 protsenti iga viieaastasest ametivolituste kestusest puudu jäänud kuu eest, kuid mitte alla poole käesoleva paragrahvi lõikes 1 nimetatud ametipensioni määra.
Kui presidendil on ametivolituste ajal tuvastatud osaline või puuduv töövõime, suurendatakse tema ametipensioni 25 protsendi võrra.
Muid riiklikke pensione presidendile ametipensioni saamise ajal ei maksta.
Pensioni maksmine lõpetatakse, kui president loobub ametipensionist, valitakse presidendi ametisse tagasi või sureb.
Pensioni maksmine presidendile peatatakse vabadusekaotuse kandmise või psühhiaatrilise sundravi kohaldamise ajaks.
Isik, kes on süüdi mõistetud karistusseadustiku 15. peatükis või 17. peatüki 2. jaos sätestatud süüteo eest, mille eest karistusseadustik näeb ette vähemalt kuni viieaastase vangistuse, kaotab õiguse presidendi ametipensionile.
Kui isikule maksti käesolevas paragrahvis sätestatud presidendi ametipensioni, siis lõpetatakse pensioni maksmine kohtuotsuse jõustumise kuule järgnevast kuust. Käesolevas paragrahvis sätestatud pensionile õiguse kaotamise korral säilib isikul õigus taotleda pensioni üldistel alustel.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 9. President’s pension
(1) After the end of their mandate, the President is paid the President’s pension at the rate of 75 per cent of the President’s official salary. The entitlement does not arise if the President’s mandate ends due to the entry into effect of a judgment by which the President is convicted of a criminal offence.
(2) Where the duration of the President’s mandate was less than five years, the rate of the pension is reduced by 2 per cent for every month by which the mandate fell short of the five-year period of office, but not below half the rate of the President’s pension mentioned in subsection 1 of this section.
(3) Where, during the President’s mandate, the President’s work ability is found to be limited or they are found to be unable to work, their pension is increased by 25 per cent.
(4) While the President draws the President’s pension, they are not paid any other public pension.
(5) Payment of the President’s pension is terminated when the President waives the pension, is re-elected President or dies.
(6) Payment of the President’s pension to the President is suspended for the time during which they serve a custodial sentence or have been committed for compulsory psychiatric treatment.
(7) A person who has been convicted of an offence provided for by Chapter 15 or Division 2 of Chapter 17 of the Penal Code, for which the Penal Code prescribes a custodial sentence of at least five years, forfeits their entitlement to the President’s pension.
(8) Where a person has been paid the President’s pension provided for by this section, payment of the pension is terminated as of the month following the month during which the judgment entered into effect. A person who has forfeited their entitlement to the pension provided for by this section retains the right to apply for a pension on standard grounds.
§ 10. Presidendi pereliikme pensionamended 01.10.2026
Presidendi surma korral makstakse igale presidendi töövõimetule pereliikmele toitjakaotuspensioni, mille suurus on pool presidendi ametipensionist.
Presidendi pereliikme pensionid ei tohi kogusummas ületada presidendi ametipensioni määra.
Toitjakaotuspension määratakse riikliku pensionikindlustuse seaduse enne 2026. aasta 1. oktoobrit kehtinud redaktsiooni § 20 alusel.
Käesoleva paragrahvi lõigete 1 ja 3 piirangutest sõltumata on presidendi ametis olnud isiku lesel ja registreeritud elukaaslasel, kellega sõlmitud kooseluleping on lõppenud surma tõttu, õigus saada toitjakaotuspensioni, kui ta oli presidendi abikaasa või registreeritud elukaaslane presidendi ametivolituste ajal.
Toitjakaotuspensioni maksmine õigustatud isikule peatatakse vabadusekaotuse kandmise või meditsiinilise iseloomuga sunnivahendi kohaldamise ajaks.
The Estonian text of this provision has changed since the translated version (01.01.2024): the translation does not match the text in force.
§ 10. Pension of the President’s family members
(1) In the event of the President’s death, each of the President’s family members who is unable to work is paid a survivor’s pension in the amount of one half of the President’s pension.
(2) The total amount of the pensions received by a family member of the President may not exceed the rate of the President’s pension.
(3) The survivor's pension is granted in accordance with § 20 of the State Pension Insurance Act.
(4) The limitations of subsections 1 and 3 of this section notwithstanding, the widowed spouse – or registered partner whose registered partnership contract ended due to their partner’s death – of a person who served in the office of the President is entitled to the survivor’s pension provided they were the President’s spouse or registered partner during the President’s mandate.
(5) Payment of the survivor’s pension to the entitled party is suspended for the time during which they serve a custodial sentence or are subject to coercive treatment of a medical nature.
§ 11. Presidendi hüved pärast ametivolituste lõppemist
Pärast ametivolituste lõppemist on presidendil, kelle ametivolitused ei ole lõppenud ametist tagasiastumise või süüdimõistva kohtuotsuse jõustumise tõttu, õigus:
saada oma kasutusse elu-, esindus- ja tööruumid ruumide üüri- ja korrashoiukulude hüvitamisega riigi poolt või saada riigilt hüvitist presidendi elukoha korrashoiuga seotud mõistlike kulude eest;
saada oma käsutusse nõunik ja sekretär, kes on Vabariigi Presidendi Kantselei teenistujad;
saada ühekordset hüvitist ühe aasta ametipalga ulatuses;
kasutada riigi kulul ametiautot ning selle korrashoiu ja kasutamisega seotud teenuseid;
saada käesoleva seaduse §-s 6 nimetatud korras hüvitist lähetuskulude ja muude põhjendatud kulutuste eest.
Käesoleva paragrahvi lõike 1 punktis 1 nimetatud hüvede vahel otsustab Vabariigi Valitsus korraldusega ühe aasta jooksul alates presidendi ametivolituste lõppemisest, arvestades presidendi ühiskondlikku positsiooni ja funktsioone, mida president täidab pärast ametivolituste lõppemist, Eesti Vabariigi rahalisi võimalusi ning presidendi arvamust. Elu-, esindus- ja tööruumide kasutusse andmisel ei kohaldata riigivaraseaduse sätteid.
Presidendi surma korral ametivolituste või lõikes 2 sätestatud ajal otsustab Vabariigi Valitsus korraldusega elu-, esindus- ja tööruumide kasutusse andmise presidendi lesele või presidendi elukoha korrashoiuga seotud mõistlike kulude kandmise kuni lese surmani.
Pärast presidendi ametivolituste lõppemist võib valdkonna eest vastutav minister vajaduse korral määrata Vabariigi Presidendi Kantselei taotlusel presidendile kaitse lähtuvalt Politsei- ja Piirivalveameti koostatud ohuhinnangust. Sellisel juhul kaitseb presidenti Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet.
Presidendi lese elukoha valve määratakse käesoleva paragrahvi lõikes 4 toodud alustel ja korras.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 11. President’s emoluments after the end of their mandate
(1) After the end of their mandate, the President is entitled, unless their mandate has been terminated due to resignation from office or due to the entry into effect of a judgment of conviction entered in respect of the President, to:
1) enjoy the use of residential, representation and work premises with the cost of leasing and upkeep of such premises compensated for by the State, or to receive compensation from the State for reasonable upkeep costs of the President’s residence;
2) have at their disposal an adviser and a secretary who are public servants employed by the Office of the President of the Republic;
3) receive a lump sum compensation payment in the amount of one year’s official salary;
4) at the expense of the State, use an official car as well as services related to its maintenance and use;
5) be reimbursed in accordance with the rules mentioned in § 6 of this Act for secondment costs and other justified expenses.
(2) Within one year after the end of the President’s mandate, the Government of the Republic makes an order by which it decides between the emoluments mentioned in clause 1 of subsection 1 of this section, taking into account the President’s position in society, the functions which the President performs after the end of their mandate, the financial resources of the Republic of Estonia and the President’s opinion. The provisions of the State Assets Act do not apply to the granting of the use of residential, representation and work premises.
(3) In the event of the death of the President during their mandate or during the period provided by subsection 2, the Government of the Republic makes an order by which it decides on granting the use of residential, representation and work premises to the President’s widowed spouse or on covering reasonable costs related to upkeep of the President’s residence until the death of the widowed spouse.
(4) After the end of the President’s mandate, the Minister in charge of the policy sector may, where this is needed, assign protection to the President on an application of the Office of the President of the Republic and based on the threat assessment drawn up by the Police and Border Guard Board. In such a situation, the protection is provided by the Police and Border Guard Board.
(5) Security arrangements for the residence of the President’s widowed spouse are determined on the grounds and following the rules laid down in subsection 4 of this section.
§ 12. Presidendi matused
Presidendiks valitud isikule korraldatakse riigi kulul austusavaldustega matused.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 12. Presidential funeral
A person who has been elected President is given a ceremonial funeral at the expense of the State.
§ 13. Ametihüvede rakendamine
Käesolevast seadusest tulenevate presidendi ametihüvede rakendamist korraldab Vabariigi Presidendi Kantselei riigieelarve summadest.
Ametihüvede rakendamist presidendi suhtes, kelle ametivolitused on lõppenud, korraldab Vabariigi Presidendi Kantselei selleks otstarbeks riigieelarves ettenähtud summadest. Paragrahvi 11 lõike 1 punktis 1 nimetatud ametihüve rakendamist korraldab Vabariigi Valitsus oma reservi summadest.
Presidendi ametipensionile ja presidendi pereliikme pensionile kohaldatakse riikliku pensionikindlustuse seaduse sätteid, arvestades käesoleva seaduse erisusi.
Kohus on kohustatud 10 tööpäeva jooksul kohtuotsuse jõustumisest arvates kirjalikult teatama Vabariigi Presidendi Kantseleile asjaolust, millega seoses kaob isikul õigus käesoleva seaduse §-s 8¹ sätestatud hüvedele või §-s 9 sätestatud presidendi ametipensionile.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 13. Funding and application of official emoluments
(1) The Office of the President of the Republic arranges application of the President’s official emoluments that are provided for by this Act from the State budget.
(1¹) The application of official emoluments with regard to a President whose mandate has ended is arranged by the Office of the President of the Republic from the sums prescribed for this purpose in the State budget. The Government of the Republic arranges application of the official emolument mentioned in clause 1 of subsection 1 of § 11 of this Act from the funds of its own reserve.
(2) The provisions of the State Pension Insurance Act apply to the President’s pension and to the pension of a member of the President’s family without prejudice to special rules provided by this Act.
(3) Within 10 working days following the entry into effect of its judgment, the court is obligated to inform the Office of the President of the Republic in writing of the circumstance whose presence triggers forfeiture of a person’s entitlement to the emoluments provided by § 8¹ of this Act or to the President’s pension provided by § 9.
§ 14. Ametihüvede kaotamine
Kui presidendi ametivolitused on lõppenud teda kuriteos süüdimõistva kohtuotsuse jõustumise tõttu või kui pärast presidendi ametivolituste lõppemist on jõustunud tema kohta kuriteos süüdimõistev kohtuotsus, kaotab ta õiguse saada käesoleva seaduse §-des 11 ja 12 määratud ametihüvesid.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 14. Forfeiture of entitlement to the President’s emoluments
If the President’s mandate has ended due to the entry into effect of a judgment which convicts them of a criminal offence or if such a judgment has entered into effect after the end of their mandate, the President forfeits their entitlement to the official emoluments specified in §§ 11 and 12 of this Act.
§ 15. Seaduse rakendamise erisused
Käesoleva seaduse § 9 lõiget 2 ei rakendata presidendi suhtes, kes on valitud vastavalt Eesti Vabariigi põhiseaduse rakendamise seaduse § 4 sätetele, ja Eesti Vabariigi Ülemnõukogu esimehe suhtes.
Käesoleva seaduse § 11 lõike 1 punkti 1 rakendatakse ka presidendi suhtes, kelle ametivolitused on lõppenud käesoleva sätte jõustumise ajaks, ning tema lese suhtes.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 15. Special rules governing application of this Act
(1) Subsection 2 of § 9 of this Act does not apply to the President who has been elected under the provisions of § 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia Implementation Act and to the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia.
(2) Clause 1 of subsection 1 of § 11 of this Act also applies to a President whose mandate has ended by the time of entry into force of this provision and to the widowed spouse of such a President.
§ 15¹. Püsiva töövõimetusega isik
Presidendil, kellel on tuvastatud osaline töövõimetus riikliku pensionikindlustuse seaduse alusel, loetakse käesoleva seaduse §-s 9 sätestatud osalise töövõime tingimus täidetuks. Presidendil, kellel on tuvastatud täielik töövõimetus riikliku pensionikindlustuse seaduse alusel, loetakse käesoleva seaduse §-s 9 sätestatud puuduva töövõime tingimus täidetuks.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 15¹. Persons who are permanently unable to work
A President who has been found to possess limited ability to work under the State Pension Insurance Act is deemed to fulfil the condition of limited ability to work provided by § 9 of this Act. A President who has been declared to be unable to work under the State Pension Insurance Act is deemed to fulfil the condition of being unable to work provided by § 9 of this Act.
§ 16. Varasema õigusakti muutmine
[Käesolevast tekstist välja jäetud.]
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§ 17. Seaduse laienemine
Käesolev seadus laieneb §-de 9-14 osas Eesti Vabariigi ülemnõukogu esimehe suhtes.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 17. Extended application of this Act
Sections 9–14 of this Act apply to the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia.
§ 18. Seaduse jõustumine
Seadus jõustub 1996. aasta 1. oktoobril.
Translation of the version of 01.01.2024; the Estonian text of this provision has not changed since.
§ 18. Entry into force of this Act
This Act enters into force on 1 October 1996.