9. Services Rendered by the Atoll Councils
The atoll council shall provide the following
services to the people of the islands within the administrative divisions in
accordance with the powers and responsibilities stipulated in Article 8 of this
Act. The government shall make financial and other facilities available within a
reasonable time frame required to provide the services identified:
(a) Provide the services that have to be
rendered to more than one island in the administrative division, and undertake
tasks that have been mandated to the council under various statutes;
(b) Among the various public services
rendered by the Government ministries and offices, provide those services that
are required to be delivered in the administrative division through the atoll
councils;
(c) Provide assistance and cooperation
required by the state institutions and Government offices established in the administrative
division;
(d) Establish and maintain a registration of
islands and their lands fall within the administrative division and provide the
information required by national land registration authority;
(e) Assist island councils in seeking
technical and financial assistance;
(f) Provide consultancies required to the
island councils;
(g) Administer
and implement projects in the Development Plan of Administrative Division that
have not been assigned to a particular island council;
(h) Provide other services which are assigned
to the councils, by a Law.
23. Powers and Responsibilities of the Island Council
Following are the powers and Responsibilities
of the island council:
(a) Administer and develop the island in
accordance with the Constitution and statutes and provide municipal services as
prescribed in this Act;
(b) Prepare island development plans in
consultation with the community, and submit the plan to the atoll council;
(c) In accordance with this Act, implement
development projects planned and assigned by the government in line with the
island development plans formulated by islands and submitted to the atoll
councils;
(d) Assist Government ministries and atoll
councils in monitoring the progress of various development projects, and
be accountable to the atoll council during project implementation and submit reports
according to the requirements of the ministries and atoll Council;
(e) Formulate island level policies necessary
to discharge the powers and responsibilities conferred to the island council by
this Act, and formulate and implement required regulations for the purpose;
(f) On behalf of the people of the island,
make decisions that are deemed necessary to discharge the powers and
responsibilities conferred to the island council by this Act;
(g) Manage public resources and funds of the
island;
(h) In accordance with the Land Law of the
Maldives and other statutes, for economic or social use, the council acquire
land, reefs and lagoons and own in the name of the council and lease out
these properties and invest in and own
the investments in the name of the council;
(i) Lease out and give lagoons and land for
different purposes as mandated by national authority for land management in
accordance with the Land Law and as per the island’s Land Use Plan;
(j) For economic or social use, obtain and own
movable and immovable assets and lease or give such assets maintained by the
council to other parties as per regulations formulated under this Act;
(k) Within the limits stipulated by this Act,
seek loans from financial institutions to fund development activities and submit
financial rights, interests and assets to the loan provider as security and create funds for other
undertakings;
(l) When the council members are replaced or
if the name of the council is
changed, take responsibility for the work undertaken by the previous council;
(m) In accordance with the regulations
formulated under this Act, determine and
collect fees for the services provided or facilitated by the council;
(n) In the event that a person’s land and
private property have to be acquired in the interest of the public, acquire such
effects after giving a fair and just compensation to the owner in accordance with the Law;
(o) Name and alter the names of vehicles and
vessels operated by the council, and public places of the island such as roads,
parks and places from where the council renders its services;
(p) Open or close temporarily or permanently,
roads parks or public squares of the islands;
(q) Provide the assistance and support needed
by the state institutions and Government authorities established in the island;
(r) Submit the reports stated in this Act, to
the relevant authorities;
(s) Use the council’s seal after registration
at the at the relevant Government authority;
(t) In accordance with the statutes of the
Maldives, make productive use of the reefs, lagoons and other natural resources of the
island;
(u) Take all necessary measures to establish
a safe and peaceful environment in the island in collaboration with the police;
(v) In matters which fall within the council’s
jurisdiction, or if any person in the
council’s area is
suspected of
having committed an act against the Law, request for police assistance in investigating the
matter;
(w) Administer the office of the island
council;
(x) Undertake other activities prescribed by
a Law.
24. Services Rendered by the Island Council
The island council shall provide the
following municipal services to the people of the island in which the council
was constituted; in accordance with the powers and responsibilities stated in
Article 23 of this Act:
(a) Build and maintain roads of the island;
(b) Dispose waste in a reasonably safe manner
at the island level as it does not create any inconvenience to the community;
(c) Maintain the jetty of the island, build
and maintain wharf, and operate the ferry terminal of the
island;
(d) In accordance with the Law of the
Maldives, take necessary measures to alleviate the land erosion problem and maintain the
jetty and the breakwater
of the
island;
(e) In accordance with the law of the
Maldives, provide
and maintain
public facilities such as water, electricity, and sewage system;
(f) In accordance with the Law of the
Maldives, provide primary health care and
other basic health
security
services;
(g) In accordance with the Law of the
Maldives, provide preschool education and organize and conduct educational and
vocational programs to train adults;
(h) Administer the island library, archive
official documents, preserve old and historical documents of the island in the
library and with the help of modern facilities, provide access to information;
(i) Maintain social centers, play grounds or sports
fields
and provide
sporting facilities, public parks and entertainment services;
(j) In accordance with the Law of the
Maldives, run a center to provide social security services, take measures to stop domestic
violence and provide the
victims of
such violence with security and assistance and put in place a system to help senior citizens and people with
special needs;
(k) In accordance with the Land Law of the
Maldives and in a manner which does not contravene the island’s Land Use Plan,
allocate land and register land and buildings, and monitor if all building work undertaken is in
accordance with the building regulations of the Maldives and other regulations by relevant Government
ministries, and in accordance with the Land Laws and other such Laws of the Maldives, keep record
of all dealings undertaken by parties in regards to matters of land;
(l) Maintain a land registry of the island
and provide information required for the national land registration authority;
(m) Maintain mosques;
(n) Maintain cemeteries, establish burial
service mechanism and organize for burial services;
(o) Maintain historical places and promote
and revive culture;
(p) Commemorate religious and national days
of importance and hold religious and national
functions;
(q) Organize to sweep and clean the roads,
maintain cleanliness of the island and its beauty;
(r) Provide the island with adequate lighting
at night;
(s) Pest controlling;
(t) Establish a mechanism that provides
assistance in an event of emergency;
(u) Monitor and check if shops, tea
boutiques, restaurants, café’s, guest houses and public markets comply with
standards, rules and regulations set by the law of the Maldives and take
corrective measures;
(v) Organize and manage for pedestrians,
motor vehicles and non motor vehicles to use the roads as according to the standards set by the statutes of the Maldives, and organize and
manage public land and
sea transport
services which levy a fee to operate in compliance with the standards set by the relevant Government authority;
(w) Assist the Courts of Law and Government authorities to execute the
sentences passed by the
Courts of
Law.
(x) Issuing and cancellation of permits and
registries; that Government ministries provide through the island councils, and on
matters that fall within the jurisdiction of the island council, and on matters that have been assigned to the
island council under
various
laws;
(y) Manage the birth and death registry of
the island, and gather and maintain the statistical records of the island, maintain a registry of citizen and non-citizen of the island, and maintain a registry of foreigners
living on the island;
(z)
Provide other services that are prescribed by Laws.
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