CHANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS THE PREVENTIVE MECHANISM Defence Forces Service Act, which will also include a part on disciplinary liability and disciplinary proceedings and will thus lead to annulment of the Government Regulation No 388 of 17 December 1999 on “Disciplinary regulations of the Defence Forces”, will also take into account the requirements of § 22(3) of the Constitution. 3. MCM Squadron The Chancellor’s second inspection visit was to the MCM Squadron which is a navy unit and the commander of the unit is directly subordinate to the Commander of the Navy. The inspection did not reveal any shortcomings in the work of the unit. 4. Pioneer Battalion The Chancellor’s third inspection visit was to the Pioneer Battalion which is an army unit within the North-East Defence District. As a result of the inspection, the Chancellor made two recommendations to the battalion commander. It was found that there had been incidents where conscripts in the Pioneer Battalion were told to deposit their mobile phones against signature. The Chancellor found that the current regulation did not allow requiring conscripts to deposit their mobile phones. The Chancellor explained additionally that should a conscript violate the rules for the use of a mobile phone (e.g. by using it outside the free time) this may constitute a disciplinary offence in the meaning of § 8(1) of the Disciplinary Measures in the Defence Forces Act and such situations should be resolved by using relevant lawful measures. The Chancellor recommended to the unit not to require depositing of mobile phones by conscripts in the future. The commander of the North-East Defence District in his reply explained that an amendment in the internal regulations of the units of the defence district was made, so that “[...] in case conscripts violate the rules for the use mobile phones and electronic equipment they would be subject to disciplinary punishment. Conscripts will no longer be required to deposit their mobile phones.” Another problem pointed out by the Chancellor concerned the fact that under the internal regulations of the North-East Defence District during the basic military training course the conscripts may not keep audio equipment (CD or MP3 players, CD/radio sets, etc) or any other household electronic equipment in the barracks. The Chancellor drew the attention of the unit to the fact that although it may be necessary for better military training that conscripts are subjected to stricter requirements during the basic military training course than after it (e.g. in order to allow for quicker adaptation in the new environment, to develop obedience, strengthen military discipline, etc), the current statutory regulation does not allow to distinguish between the possession and use of electronic equipment in such a manner. The commander of the North-East Defence District in his reply explained that in the future conscripts would also be allowed to use personal electronic equipment during the basic military training course. 5. Air Defence Battalion The Chancellor’s fourth inspection visit was to the Air Defence Battalion which is an army unit within the North-East Defence District. 50 The Chancellor made one recommendation as a result of the inspection.