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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.

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Jornal da República, I Série, No. 26.
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Institution Local government Policy/planning Governance Community management Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Freshwater pollution Pollution control Monitoring Water supply Sewerage
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Joint Ministerial Order enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Joint Ministerial Order regulates the exercise of some of the powers delegated by the Central State Administration to Municipal Authorities and Municipal Administrations, through Decree-Law No. 3/2016 of 16 March, in the fields of water and sanitation, approving the Statute of Municipal Administrations, Municipal Authorities and the Inter-ministerial Technical Group for Administrative Decentralization. In particular, the Regulation, consisting of five Chapters, aims to achieve the following general objectives: a) Enable Municipal Authorities and Municipal Administrations to exercise the powers delegated to them through Decree-Law No. 3/2016; b) Establish communication and reporting mechanisms between Municipal Authorities, Municipal Administrations and the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications; c) Allow monitoring and evaluation by the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications of the execution of the respective programmes and public policies, at the local level, by the Municipal Authorities and Municipal Administrations.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Implements

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

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2016

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX