CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
a) to pronounce upon a state of war before such is declared;
b) to pronounce upon the suspension of constitutional guarantees and the
declaration of a state of siege or of a state of emergency;
c) to issue an opinion on the criteria and conditions governing the use of total
or partial protection zones for the purposes of defence and security of the
national territory;
d) to analyse and monitor the initiatives of other State offices aimed at
guaranteeing the consolidation of national independence, the
strengthening of democratic political power, and the maintaining of law
and order;
e) to pronounce upon overseas peace missions.
Article 270
Organisation and Functioning
The organisation and functioning or the National Defence and Security Council
shall be established by law.
TITLE XIV
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
Article 271
Objectives
1. The objective of local administration shall be to organise the participation of
citizens in solving the particular problems of their community, to promote local
development, and to promote the deepening and the consolidation of democracy,
within the framework of unity of the Mozambican State.
2. Local administration shall rest on the initiative and the capacity of the people
and shall act in strict collaboration with organisations in which the citizens
participate.
Article 272
Local Authorities
1. Local administration shall consist of local authorities.
2. Local authorities shall be bodies corporate governed by public law, endowed
with their own representative bodies, and their purpose shall be to pursue the
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