The powers of the president of the municipal people's council for environmental preservation in the context of sustainable development

Abstract EN

This study aims to examine the key powers entrusted to the president of the municipal people's council and their role in the preservation and protection of the environment.

the president plays a significant role in reducing the burdens of the centralized administrative system due to their direct interaction with citizens.

the legislature has granted the municipality various competencies through legal and regulatory texts, from which it derives its tasks and powers to preserve and protect the environment, with the assistance of the president of the municipal people's council.

the study also highlights the responsibilities assigned to the president of the municipal people's council regarding their relationship with other administrative bodies in the field of environmental protection, which overlap or coincide with them, similar to the urban planning and development law.

in addition, it addresses the president's powers through the procedural protection of the environment, in their capacity as a judicial police officer, according to the criminal procedure law.