Local Self-Government Code of Georgia (No. 1958-IIS of 2014) Country/Territory Georgia Document type Legislation Date 2014 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source 010250000.04.001.016100 Subject Agricultural & rural development, Forestry, Water, General Keyword Local government Governance Procedural matters Public participation Public land Forest management/forest conservation Water supply Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Abstract This Law defines the legal grounds for exercising local self-governance, powers of local authorities, rules for their establishment and operation, regulates their finances and property, their relations with citizens, with public authorities and with entities under public or private law, and sets forth the rules for carrying out state supervision and direct state administration of the activities of local authorities. Local self-government is the right and possibility of citizens of Georgia to solve, within the legislation of Georgia, local issues through local self-government bodies, in the interests of local population. A local self-governing unit is a municipality. A municipality is a settlement (self-governing city) with administrative boundaries, or an aggregation of settlements (self-governing community) with administrative boundaries and an administrative centre. A municipality shall have elected representative and executive bodies (the ‘Municipal Bodies’), a registered population and its own property, budget and revenue. A municipality is a legal entity under public law. Full text English/Georgian Website matsne.gov.ge References - Legislation Repeals Organic Law of Georgia on Local Self-Government. Legislation | Georgia | 2005 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Public land, Ownership, Agricultural land, Land-use planning, Water supply, Sewerage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Resolution No. 185 of 2021 of Georgian Government on State Program “Renewed Regions” Legislation | Georgia | 2021 (2021) Keyword: Agricultural development, Governance, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Resolution No. 233 of 2007 of Georgian Government on Rules for Determining and Delimiting Non-Agricultural Land Owned by Local Self-Governing Entity as well as Land attached to State Property (including minerals) and Public Property where State is a Shareholder, as well as Plots of Land which are Subject to Attachment to the Said Category of Property according to Legislation Legislation | Georgia | 2007 (2013) Keyword: Public land, Zoning, Local government, Common property, Registration, Cadastre/land registration, Minerals Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 36 of 2014 of Minister of Justice of Georgia on Rules for Maintaining Registry of Municipalities Legislation | Georgia | 2014 (2018) Keyword: Local government, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Governance Source: FAO, FAOLEX