Establishment of associations of Village Councils

(1) Village councils in each district of Belize shall together establish an association of all the village councils in that district, which shall be known as “The........................... District (2) The six District Associations of Village Councils shall form a National Association of Village Councils. (3) The District Associations and the National Association shall have such powers and duties, and shall be regulated in such a manner as shall be prescribed by regulations and by- laws made hereunder. (4) The Minister may make regulations for the composition of, and procedures to be followed by, the associations mentioned in this section, after allowing representatives of village councils an opportunity to present their views and all such regulations shall be subject to negative resolution of the House of Representatives. 43 (5) The regulations aforesaid shall include a code of ethics for members of the council. (6) A District Association of Village Councils or the National Association of Village Councils may represent any village council or group of village councils at any forum, especially where the village council or group of village councils may not have financial, technical or other resources to adequately and meaningfully represent themselves thereat.