Provincial Governments Administration Act 1997 (No. 7 of 1997).

This Act makes provision for various aspects of administration of Provincial Governments. It applies to each Provincial Government including each provincial office or body established in relation to that province or to a Local-level Government office or body established in relation to a Local-level Government in that province. The Act deals with, among other things, women representation in provincial assemblies, procedures of assemblies, and sets out the principal administrative functions of provincial governments. Subject to– (a) the Constitution; and (b) the Organic Law; and (c) any overall policy directions by the National Government or the Provincial Executive Council, a Provincial Government shall, in addition to its other functions in relation to the province, be responsible for, among other things: establishing the basic minimum needs for the development of rural and urban areas and maintaining minimum standards as required by law (including safe and accessible water). A government shall also providing advice to landowners in relation to the development and control of their traditional land.