Law No. HM-82 “On local government”.

This Law regulates the functioning of local government related to urban and rural administration, defining plenary powers thereof and its relations with other state bodies. Local government shall be guided in its activity by jurisdictional competence, legality, collegiality and transparency. Information related to decisions taken by local government shall be made generally available. The sphere of competence of the local government shall include rational use of natural resources, environmental protection, land-use planning and urban and peri-urban agriculture.