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CHAPTER XII
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Local
government
to be
prescribed.
148. Not later than three years after the coming into force of
this Constitution, Parliament shall establish a system of Local
Government for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, of such
composition and with such powers, functions and duties as may be
prescribed by Parliament.
149. The principles that shall inform the establishing,
composition and functioning of local government bodies and their
functioning shall aim at achieving primarily the following objectives:
(a) effective participation of the people in the
affairs of local government institutions;
(b) effective opportunities for initiatives to be
proposed and implemented by local government
institutions;
(c) fiscal responsibility;
(d) proper procedures and structures for financial
accountability;
(e) the promoting of democracy, towards which
end the machinery for elections to local
government bodies, in cases where such
elections are prescribed by Parliament, shall be
under the supervision of the Electoral and
Boundaries Commission; and
(f) subject to the provisions of section 150 of this
Constitution, as fair a degree of autonomy of
local bodies as is consistent with the
constitutional responsibility of Cabinet.
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General
principles.
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