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Law on the City of Skopje Republic of Macedonia Government of the Republic of Macedonia Law on the City of Skopje 11 December 2003 CONTENTS of the Law on the City of Skopje I. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 This law regulates the organization and the competences of the City of Skopje, as a particular unit of local self-government; the type, name, boundaries, competences and organs of the organizational parts of the City are stipulated; the relations and the cooperation between the City of Skopje and the organizational parts of the City; financing; supervision; as well as other issues of importance for the City of Skopje. Article 2 The territory of the City of Skopje, as a particular unit of local self-government and the capital of the Republic of Macedonia, as stipulated by law, represents a unique spatial, urban, transport, socio-economic, ecological and administrative entity. For ensuring more efficient exercise of the right to local self-governance on the territory of the City of Skopje, certain works within its competence determined in the Constitution and in this law are performed by the city municipalities (hereinafter: municipalities in the City of Skopje) being its organisational parts. The municipalities in the City of Skopje are parts of the City of Skopje, with boundaries clearly defined in this law, in which the citizens are guaranteed to have democratic participation and responsibility for the performance of certain local activities within the competences of the City of Skopje that are determined with the Constitution and the Law on Local Self-Government, and which are determined in this law as activities within the competence of the municipalities in the City of Skopje. Article 3 The provisions of the Law on Local Self-Government refer also to the municipalities in the City of Skopje unless otherwise stipulated by this law. The municipalities in the City of Skopje determined with this law do not have the same status as the municipalities determined with the Law on Territorial Organisation of the Local Self-Government of the Republic of Macedonia. 2 Article 4 The citizens of the City of Skopje exercise the right to local self-governance directly and through democratically elected organs of the City of Skopje and of the municipalities in the City of Skopje, in a manner determined by law. Article 5 The citizens of the Republic of Macedonia who have permanent residence on the territory of the City of Skopje are residents of the City of Skopje. Regarding the rights and obligations of the mayors and the members of the councils of the City of Skopje and the municipalities in the City of Skopje deriving from the residency, the provisions of the Law on Local Self-Government are adequately applied. Article 6 The City of Skopje is a legal entity. Article 7 The City of Skopje has a coat of arms and a flag, which are used throughout its territory. The municipalities in the City of Skopje may have their coat of arms and a flag, which they shall use together with the coat of arms and the flag of the City of Skopje. Article 8 The City of Skopje has a statute. The statute of the City of Skopje, in compliance with the law, regulates the organisation, scope of works and manner of operation of its organs, relations with the municipalities and other issues of importance for the City of Skopje as a particular unit of local self-government. Article 9 The City of Skopje and the municipalities in the City of Skopje may establish cooperation with the units of local self-government from the Republic of Macedonia and from other countries, with international organisations of local communities, as well as be a member, i.e. associate in national and international organisations of local authorities. 3 II. ORGANISATION OF THE CITY OF SKOPJE Article 10 The works within the competence of the City of Skopje, as a particular unit of local self-government, which are indivisible in character and equally important for its entire territory, as well as the works attributed to the character of the City of Skopje as the capital of the Republic of Macedonia, are performed by the organs of the City of Skopje. The works that are of local importance and are functionally divisible in character are performed by the municipalities in the City of Skopje. Article 11 The following municipalities are determined in the City of Skopje: Aerodrom, Butel, Gazi Baba, Gjorche Petrov, Karposh, Kisela Voda, Centra, Chair and Shuto Orizari. Alternative for Article 11: The following municipalities are determined in the City of Skopje: Aerodrom, Arachinovo, Butel, Gazi Baba, Gjorche Petrov, Karposh, Kisela Voda, Centra, Chair and Shuto Orizari. Article 12 The municipalities in the City of Skopje are within the boundaries of the following territory: The Municipality of Aerodrom covers the Cadastre Municipality (hereinafter: CM) Gorno and Dolno Lisiche, settlements Vardar, Aerodrom, 13 Noemvri, Jane Sandanski and Novo Lisiche. The northwest boundary with the Municipality of Centar stretches along the Railway Station "Skopje", on the south – the railroad Skopje - Veles, southeast along the cadastre boundary of the village Dolno Lisiche, and northeast the boundary is the river Vardar. The Municipality of Butel covers the boundaries of CM Butel, Radishani, Ljubanci and Ljuboten with settlements Skopje Sever, KPD Shuto Orizari, Butel 2, Butel 1 and Radishani. The cadastre boundary of Butel represents its east boundary towards the Municipality of Gazi Baba. The north and the west boundary of the Municipality of Butel is the cadastre boundary of CM Ljuboten, Ljubanci, Radishani and Butel up till the city cemeteries “Butel” where the boundary stretches along the west fence of the graveyard, it covers the estate of the KPD Shuto Orizari up till the boundary with CM Vizbegovo and on south it extends to 4 the fence of the barracks “Ilinden”, i.e. to the fork of the municipalities of Butel, Chair and Karposh. On south it borders on the Municipality of Chair. The Municipality of Gazi Baba covers the boundaries of the CM Indzikovo, Trubarevo, Stajkovci, Creshevo, Bulachani, Strachinci, Rashtak, Smiljkovci, Jurumleri, Idrizovo and Singelik and continues along the boundary with the Municipality of Aerodrom (river Vardar) up till the fork of the municipalities of Aerodrom, Centar and Gazi Baba, i.e. the iron bridge on the river Vardar, carries on along the boundary of the municipalities of Centar and Chair and along the north boundary of the Forest Park “Gazi Baba”, it intersects the streets Koce Metalec and Hrvatska and keeps on along the cadastre boundary of Butel. The Municipality of Gjorche Petrov covers the CM Novo Selo, Volkovo, Orman, Nikishtane, Kuchkovo, Grachani, Orizari and the settlements Novo Selo, Kisela Jabuka, Gjorche Petrov and Hrom, and continues along the axis of the bridge on river Vardar on the road to Saraj, covers the SRC Saraj, along the river Vardar to the bridge on the newly designed street "Ciborovski" and along the boundary with the Municipality of Karposh. The Municipality of Karposh covers the territories of CM Bardovci, Zlokukjani, Vizbegovo, Dolno Nerezi, Gorno Nerezi, Gorno and Dolno Vodno, i.e. Forest Park “Vodno” and settlements Karposh 1, 2, 3, 4, Vlae, Taftalidze, Kozle, Zhdanec and Trnodol. The boundary with the Municipality of Centar leads to the crossroad "Ivo Lova Ribar" and "Ruzveltova" street, continues along "Ruzveltova", intersects the blvd "Partizanski Odredi" and "Ilindenska", continues along the pedestrian path located between the ZOO and the first part of the City Park, then through the footbridge on river Vardar it ends on the blvd "Nikola Karev". The boundary with the Municipality of Chair is the east fence of the barracks “Ilinden” and the cadastre boundary of village Vizbegovo, then it continues along the cadastre boundary of the village Bardovci ending at river Lepenec, along the river and along the newly designed streets "Aco Shopov" and "Ciborovski" it crosses over the river Vardar, continues south along the cadstre boundary of village Krushopek, up to the Vodno mountain crest, and there it diverges to the east and stretches until the boundary with the Municipality of Kisela Voda at the place called Teferich, than turns northwest along the southern roundabout of the City of Skopje at IZIIS. The Municipality of Kisela Voda covers the territories of CM Usje, Drachevo and settlements 11Oktomvri, Kisela Voda, Przhino, Crniche, Pintija, Ohis and Drachevo. The boundary starts from the fork of the municipalities of Centar, Karposh and Kisela Voda at IZIIS and along the newly designed southern roundabout of the City of Skopje it moves up to the seismologic observatory, and along the eastern foot of mountain Vodno it ends at the crossroad of street "Sava Kovachevik" and blvd "Srbija", continues along the cadastre boundaries of villages Usje and Drachevo and on southeast it ends at the Railway Station 5 “Drachevo”. From there the boundary moves northwest along the railroad Skopje- Veles up to the fork of municipalities of Centar, Aerodrom and Kisela Voda. The Municipality of Centar covers the central territory of the City of Skopje within the boundaries from the crossroad "Ivo Lova Ribar" with "Ruzveltova" street, stretches along "Ruzveltova", intersect blvd "Partizanski Odredi" and "Ilindenska", continues along the pedestrian path between the ZOO and the first part of the City Park, then through the footbridge over the river Vardar ends at the blvd "Nikola Karev" and along the boulevard on the east moves to St. "Slavej Planina" after which connects to the street "Samoilova", from there to the overpass on blvd. "Goce Delchev", and then along the boulevard joins the blvd. "Krste Misirkov" where it turns north to blvd. "Nikola Karev", and along goes up till the Skopje Fair, where it turns south along St.
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