Decree-Law No. 07/2020 creating the Statute of the National Institute of Public Works and Urbanism (INOPU). Country/Territory Sao Tome and Principe Document type Legislation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 20. Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Institution Monitoring Land-use planning Use restrictions Environmental planning Urban land Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Inspection Policy/planning Geographical area Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force the day after its publication. Abstract This Decree-Law creates the Statute of the National Institute of Public Works and Urbanism (INOPU), whose main objective is to: supervise, regulate, control, direct, supervise and sanction the infractions related to the activities of Public Works and Urbanism. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Institute, in particular entitled to perform the following activities: carry out inspection to entities in the construction sector, by supervising compliance with the legal duties; request the provision of information, elements and documents relating to companies and individual entrepreneurs, with any public entities, namely local authorities, bodies and services that comprise the tax administration and social security; request the administrative and police authorities to take necessary measures for the performance of their duties. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org