Ley 47 de 1993 | Ley 47 de 1993 — Colombia law | Esheria

Ley 47 de 1993

This preamble identifies Law 47 of 1993 and states that it sets special rules for the organization and functioning of the Archipelago Department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina.

Jurisdiction
Colombia
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
Ley 47 de 1993
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Language
es
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This preamble identifies Law 47 of 1993 and states that it sets special rules for the organization and functioning of the Archipelago Department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. This article says the law’s purpose is to create a special statute for the Department Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina so it can develop within the constitutional framework, considering its geographic, cultural, social, and economic conditions. The Archipelago Department is a constitutional territorial entity with autonomy, its own authorities, the ability to exercise its powers, share in national revenues, manage its resources, and set the taxes needed to carry out its functions. The provision says what land and islands make up the territory of the Department Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. The Department Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina must carry out listed territorial, departmental, free-trade-zone, development, environmental, tourism, cultural, and other legally assigned functions.

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