Portuguese Local Government Law

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Portuguese Local Government Law is the legal framework that defines the organization, powers, and functioning of local authorities and municipalities in Portugal.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative law
legal framework
public law
aimsTo clarify distribution of powers between State and local authorities
ensure local autonomy
promote democratic participation at local level
appliesTo Madeira
surface form: Autonomous Region of Madeira

Azores
surface form: Autonomous Region of the Azores

mainland Portugal
surface form: continental Portugal
basedOn 1976 Portuguese Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
contains rules on delegation of powers to local authorities
rules on local public services
rules on supervision of local authorities by the State
rules on transparency and accountability of local authorities
country Portugal
defines functioning of local authorities
legal status of municipalities
legal status of parishes
local government bodies
local government competences
organization of local authorities
powers of local authorities
rules on local government assets
rules on local government finance
rules on local government procedures
field local government
public administration
governs creation and dissolution of municipalities
creation and dissolution of parishes
election of local government bodies
forms of intermunicipal cooperation
local administrative procedures
local referendums at municipal level
powers of municipal assemblies
powers of municipal councils
powers of parish assemblies
powers of parish councils
relations between central and local administration
implements constitutional principles of local autonomy
principle of decentralization in Portugal
principle of subsidiarity in Portugal
influencedBy European Charter of Local Self-Government
language Portuguese
regulates intermunicipal entities in Portugal
local authorities in Portugal
municipalities in Portugal
parishes in Portugal
subjectTo judicial review by Portuguese administrative courts

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Municipal Assembly of Albufeira appliesLegalFramework Portuguese Local Government Law
Municipal Chamber of Albufeira governedBy Portuguese Local Government Law