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Decree-Law No. 3/2016 approving the principles and rules of organization, competence and functioning of Municipal Administrations and Municipal Authorities.

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Jornal da República, I Série, No. 11.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Water
Keyword
Institution Local government Agricultural development Policy/planning Governance Community management Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Freshwater pollution Hazards Early warning system Food security Public health Pollution control Water supply
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 160 articles divided into nine Chapters, approves the principles and rules of organization, competence and functioning of Municipal Administrations and Municipal Authorities and applies to the entire national territory with the exception of the Special Administrative Regions. It creates the Inter-ministerial Technical Group for Administrative Decentralization (GTIM), with the mission of ensuring the coordination of all bodies and services of the State's Direct or Indirect Administration that intervene in the formulation or execution of the Administrative Decentralization and Local Power Policy, defining the respective powers. The organizational model of Municipal Administrations and Authorities have the mission of ensuring the performance of the administrative functions of the State through the execution of Government policies and programmes at the local level, for the promotion and guidance of socio-economic development and through the provision of goods and services in the municipalities, namely in the following areas: a) Education; b) Health; c) Food Security; d) Public Works and Transport; e) Water, Basic Sanitation and Environment; f) Agriculture; g) Market and tourism management; h) Social Action; i) Civil Protection; j) Natural Disaster Management; k) Registries, Notaries and Cadastral Services; l) Support to non-governmental organizations and community organizations.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Joint Ministerial Order No. 43/2017 approving the Regulation on the powers of municipal authorities and municipal administrations in the field of water and sanitation.

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2017

Keyword: Institution, Local government, Policy/planning, Governance, Community management, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control, Monitoring, Water supply, Sewerage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX