SECTION 182

(1) Within the limits of the available resources, the council board may set up neighbourhood or village committees within the council. (2) The neighbourhood or village committees mentioned in sub-section 1 above shall be platforms for consultation aimed at encouraging the participation of the population in the preparation, execution and monitoring of council programmes and projects or in the monitoring, management or maintenance of the works and equipment concerned. (3) An order of the minister in charge of local development shall lay down the procedures for the creation, organization and functioning of neighbourhood and village committees.