CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
5. The organisation, the composition and the functioning of the executive bodies
shall be defined by law.
Article 276
Local Property and Revenue
1. Local authorities shall have their own property and revenue.
2. The law shall determine the property of local authorities and shall establish a
local revenue system that guarantees the fair distribution of public resources and
ensures that necessary adjustments are made to correct the imbalances
between them, subject to the higher interests of the State.
3. The law shall define the forms of technical and human support given by the
State to the local authorities, without prejudice to their autonomy.
Article 277
Administrative Supervision
1. The local authorities shall be subject to the administrative supervision of the
State.
2. Administrative supervision over local authorities shall consist of verifying the
legality of administrative acts of local authorities, within the terms of the law.
3. Supervisory power may also be exercised with respect to the merit of
administrative acts, but only in cases and within the terms expressly established
by law.
4. Local authority bodies may only be dissolved, even when pursuant to direct
elections, as a result of serious legal acts or omissions, as provided for by and in
accordance with the terms of the law.
Article 278
Regulatory Powers
Local authorities shall have their own regulatory powers, within the limits of the
Constitution and of the laws and regulations issued by authorities with
supervisory power over them.
Article 279
Staff of Local Authorities
1. Local authorities shall have their own staff, in accordance with the law.
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