(Competence of the Government)
1. It is incumbent upon the Government:
a) To define and implement the general policy of the country, following its
approval by the National Parliament;
b) To guarantee the exercise of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the
citizens;
c) To ensure public order and social discipline;
d) To prepare the State Plan and the State Budget and execute them following
their approval by the National Parliament;
e) To regulate economic and social sector activities;
f) To prepare and negotiate treaties and agreements and enter into, approve,
accede and denounce international agreements which do not fall under the
competence of the National Parliament or of the President of the Republic;
g) To define and implement the foreign policy of the country;
h) To ensure the representation of the Democratic Republic of East Timor in
the international relations;
i) To lead the social and economic sectors of the State;
j) To lead the labour and social security policy;
k) To guarantee the defence and consolidation of the public domain and the
property of the State;
l) To lead and co-ordinate the activities of the ministries as well as the
activities of the remaining institutions answerable to the Council of Ministers;
m) To promote the development of the co-operative sector and the support for
household production;
n) To support private enterprise initiatives;
o) To take actions and make all the arrangements necessary to promote
economic and social development and to meet the needs of the Timorese people;
p) To exercise any other competencies as provided by the Constitution and
the law.
2. It is also incumbent upon the Government in relation with other organs :
a) To submit bills and draft resolutions to the National Parliament;
b) To propose to the President of the Republic the declaration of war or the
making of peace;
c) To propose to the President of the Republic the declaration of the state
of siege or the state of emergency;
d) To propose to the President of the Republic the submission to referendum
of relevant issues of national interest;
e) To propose to the President of the Republic the appointment of ambassadors, permanent representatives and special envoys;
3. The Government has exclusive legislative powers on matters concerning its
own organisation and functioning, as well as on the direct and indirect
management of the State.
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