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Decree-Law No. 11/2011 creating the National Development Agency.

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Community management Local government Environmental planning Protection of habitats Policy/planning
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decree-Law enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Decree-Law, consisting of 17 articles divided into three Chapters, creates the National Development Agency (ADN), as a service that integrates the direct administration of the State, depending on the Prime Minister. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of ADN, whose mission is to design, coordinate, execute and evaluate the policy defined and approved by the Council of Ministers with regard to the evaluation, management, monitoring and inspection of development capital projects. ADN is guided, inter alia, by the following objectives: a) Promote national and community development and economic activity, particularly in districts, sub-districts and rural "Sucos"; b) Rationalize the available financial resources, through a careful evaluation of the projects based on the analysis of their cost-benefit; c) Control the costs and quality of development capital projects.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Decree-Law No. 60/2020 approving the Statute of the National Development Agency.

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2020

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Community management, Sustainable development, Local government, Environmental planning, Protection of habitats, Capacity building, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX