Part 18 – Local Legislature
Part Overview: Composition, meetings, and legislative law-making powers of Rural Village Assemblies and Municipal Assemblies.
Articles in Part 18:
Article 221 – Legislative Power of Local Level
(1) The legislative power of the local level shall, subject to this Constitution, be vested in the Village Assembly and Municipal Assembly....
Article 222 – Formation of Village Assembly
(1) There shall be a Village Assembly in each Village Council. (2) The Village Assembly referred to in clause (1) shall comprise a village e...
Article 223 – Constitution of Municipal Assembly
(1) There shall be one Municipal Assembly in each Municipality. (2) The Municipal Assembly referred to in clause (1) shall comprise the Mayo...
Article 224 – Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of Village Assembly and Municipal Assembly
The Head and Deputy Head of the Village Executive and the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Executive shall carry out the transaction...
Article 225 – Term of office of Village Assembly and Municipal Assembly
The term of Village Assembly and Municipal Assembly shall be five years.
Article 226 – To form laws
(1) The Village Assembly and Municipal Assembly shall make necessary laws on the subjects mentioned in the list of competencies of the local...
Article 227 – Other provisions related to Village Assembly and Municipal Assembly
The operation of the Village Assembly and Municipal Assembly, meeting procedures, formation of Committees, condition of vacation of the post...
Related Provisions & Cross-References
Bidirectional citations, thematic connections, and constitutional authority