2. The right referred to in the previous point shall be exercised by the local
authorities, under the terms of the law.
Article 215
(Scope of local autonomy)
1. The financial resources of local authorities must be proportional to the
responsibilities prescribed in the Constitution or by law and to the
development programmes that have been approved.
2. It shall be established by law that part of local authority financial resources
must come from local revenue and taxes.
Article 216
(Local authority guarantees)
Local authorities shall have the right to lodge a legal appeal to ensure the free
exercise of their duties and respect for the principles of local autonomy enshrined in
the Constitution or in law.
CHAPTER II
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Article 217
(Local authorities)
1. Local authorities shall be corporate territorial bodies corresponding to
groupings of residents in certain divisions of national territory which shall
ensure and pursue the specific interests of the local area through their own
bodies, representing the respective local populations.
2. The o rganisation and functioning of the local authorities and the
responsibilities of their bodies shall be regulated by law, in accordance with
the principle of administrative decentralisation.
3. The law shall define local authority assets and shall establish a system for
local finance with the aim of ensuring that public resources are shared fairly
between the state and the local authorities, inequalities amongst local
authorities are corrected as necessary, the revenue is appropriately collected
and spending limits are adhered to.
4. Local authorities shall enjoy their own regulatory powers, under the terms of
the law.
Article 218
(Categories of local authority)
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