Legislative (representative) power in Autonomous District is implemented by:

- the population of Autonomous District by means of local referendum;

- the State Duma of Autonomous District.

1. The State Duma of Autonomous District is the supreme and the only permanent legislative (representative) organ of State power on the territory of Autonomous District. It carries out legislative (legal) regulations in the following spheres:

- of sole jurisdiction of Autonomous District;

- of joint jurisdiction of Russian Federation and Autonomous District in the part not falling under the authority of Federal organs of State power or delegated to the State Duma of Autonomous District by Russian Federation according to the agreements and treaties;

- delegated to the State Duma by local self-government organs of Autonomous District;

- delegated to the State Duma by other members of Russian Federation according to the agreements and treaties;

- in other spheres within its competence.

2. The State Duma of Autonomous District is a juridical person.

1. The citizens of Russian Federation, permanently residing on the territory of Autonomous District, elect the State Duma of Autonomous District, consisting of 21 deputies, for a 4-year term by means of secret voting at the universal equal direct elections.

2. Every citizen of Russian Federation, who has reached the age of 21, permanently resides on the territory of Autonomous District and has the right to vote, may be elected to the State Duma of Autonomous District.

3. Federal laws and the laws of Autonomous District determine the election procedure and declare the results of elections.

The laws of Autonomous District specially guarantee the representatives of indigenous small peoples of the North and ethnic communities of Autonomous District their right to be elected to the State Duma.

1. Among the powers of the State Duma of Autonomous District are the following:

In the sphere of constitutional status of Autonomous District and its administrative-territorial structure:

1.1.1. to accept and interpret Regulations (the Fundamental Law) of Autonomous District, make amendments and supplements to it;

1.1.2. to initiate in Federal Assembly of Russian Federation the changing of legal status of Autonomous District and acceptance of federal law on Autonomous District;

1.1.3. to examine the questions of Autonomous District borders alteration, accept the corresponding law of Autonomous District and apply to the Federation Council of Federal Assembly of Russian Federation for confirmation of the new borders;

1.1.4. to confirm the appellation of legislative (representative) organ of State power of Autonomous District and - on the initiative of Autonomous District Governor - the appellation of its executive organ;

1.1.5. to take decisions on the conduction of referendum in Autonomous District;

1.1.6. to decide - on the initiative of Autonomous District Governor - the matters of confirmation or alteration of administrative-territorial structure, status of administrative center, cities and other settlements on the territory of Autonomous District;

1.1.7. to create or annul the national districts on the territory of Autonomous District;

1.1.8. to change the appellation of Autonomous District according to the results of referendum and apply to Federal Assembly for confirmation of the new appellation;

1.1.9. to elect the representative of the State Duma of Autonomous District to Federation Council of Federal Assembly.

1.2.1. to confirm the budget of Autonomous District and the report on its performance;

1.2.2. to examine and accept the laws of Autonomous District regulating the procedure of Autonomous District State property administering, including the property of Russian Federation handed over for management to Autonomous District, as well as the laws regulating the possessing, administering and using of the natural resources on the territory of Autonomous District;

1.2.3. to examine and accept the laws of Autonomous District on introduction or repealing of taxes, customs duties and other payments to the budget of Autonomous District;

1.2.4. to examine and accept the laws of Autonomous District on the formation and money expenditure of various funds on the territory of Autonomous District;

1.2.5. to examine and accept the laws of Autonomous District on preservation of historical, archaeological and cultural monuments, the unique natural landscapes and national parks on the territory of Autonomous District;

1.2.6. to examine and accept the laws of Autonomous District on the right of property of indigenous small peoples of the North and ethnic communities, living on the territory of Autonomous District, and on the procedure of compensations for their losses;

1.2.7. to examine and accept the laws of Autonomous District on establishing of separate zones with special migration regime on the territory of Autonomous District in accordance with federal laws and federal programs;

1.2.8. to promulgate the laws of Autonomous District regulating the matters of joint jurisdiction of Russian Federation and its members in accordance with federal laws, treaties and agreements;

1.2.9. to ensure the legislative principles of local self-government in Autonomous District in accordance with general principles maintained by federal laws;

1.2.10. to promulgate the decrees on social-economic development programs in Autonomous District;

1.2.11. to accept and interpret the laws of Autonomous District and decrees of the State Duma of Autonomous District in other spheres of public relations;

1.2.12. to bring in the bills of federal laws to be discussed by the State Duma of Russian Federation on the matters concerning the interests of Autonomous District.

1.3.1. to appoint the elections to the State Duma and Governor of Autonomous District;

1.3.2. to assign the date of elections to the representative organs of local self-government and elections of local authorities' heads in Autonomous District;

1.3.3. to control the execution of federal laws and the laws of Autonomous District;

1.3.4. to appeal to court against decrees and orders of the Governor of Autonomous District or the normative acts of executive body of Autonomous District;

1.3.5. to dismiss the Governor of Autonomous District from his post in accordance with the present Regulations (the Fundamental Law) and the laws of Autonomous District;

1.3.6. to establish rewards and honorary titles of Autonomous District for citizens, who permanently reside and work on its territory;

1.3.7. to issue the code of laws of Autonomous District and decrees of the State Duma of Autonomous District.

1.4.1. to listen to the annual Governor's message about the situation in Autonomous District;

1.4.2. to send the adopted laws of Autonomous District to the Governor for signing and publication;

1.4.3. to put forward - together with the Governor of Autonomous District -legislative initiatives concerning the social-economic development of Autonomous District and send them to the State Duma of Russian Federation;

1.4.4. to appeal to the Governor of Autonomous District with proposals for making amendments and supplements, suspension or repeal of his decrees and orders as well as normative acts of executive organs of Autonomous District;

1.4.5. to confirm treaties and agreements concluded on behalf of the Governor with the Government of Russian Federation and with executive organs of other members of Russian Federation.

2. The State Duma of Autonomous District has a number of other powers provided by the Constitution of Russian Federation, federal laws, the present Regulations (the Fundamental Law) and the laws of Autonomous District for the legislative (representative) organ of the member of Russian Federation.

3. The State Duma of Autonomous District exercises power independently within its competence.