Development Committees Law, 1993.

This Law, consisting of 90 Sections, is enacted for the establishment of the Development Committees.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, except within the limits of the City of Yangon Development and the City of Mandalay Development areas may form Committees in the remaining areas development committees either for a township or for adjoining townships collectively forming for the purpose development work. The Development Committee shall be established to carry out the duties and functions of the Committees. The duties and functions of the Committee shall include: (a) drawing up plans and carrying out town planning; (b) carrying out works for water supply, sanitation, isposal of sewage; (c)construction, supervision and maintenance of markets; (d) granting permission for the establishment of privately-owned markets and supervising them; (e) establishing cattle markets and supervising them; (f) carrying out precautionary measures against fire, flood, storm and natural disaster; (m) establishing cattle slaughter houses, granting permission for slaughtering of cattle for public consumption and supervising sale of meat; etc.