Article 159:
The democratic order of the Republic of Suriname includes at the regional level lower government bodies, the function, organization, powers and working methods of which are regulated by law in accordance with the principles of participatory democracy and decentralization of governance and regulations.

Article 161:
1. At the regional level, there are two representative bodies, the district councils and the resort councils.
2. The district council is the highest political-administrative body of the district.
3. The resort council is the highest political-administrative body of the resort.

Article 164
The regional representative bodies and the regional governing bodies participate in the preparation, establishment and implementation of the district and resort plans. The other specific tasks are further regulated by law.

Article 169:
1. The district council is left to rule and manage the household of the district.
2. The district council shall make such district ordinances as it deems necessary in the interests of the district within the limits of the Constitution and the laws and regulations of the Government. By law, it is specified with regard to which subjects the district council has legislative authority.

Article 174:
1. In each district there is a district board. The district board is the executive body of the district.
2. The district board consists of the district commissioner and the representatives of the various ministries in the district.

Article 175:
The district board is in charge of the day-to-day management of the district.

Article 1 E [extract]: […] the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Tourism, the special tasks are defined as follows:
The care for:
f) tourism in general and the further development of the tourism sector in particular.

2. This Ministry is also responsible for all matters directly or indirectly related to the matters referred to in the preceding paragraph, insofar as not specifically transferred to another Ministry.

Article 2
1. The regional bodies, as referred to in Articles 159 and 164 of the Constitution, are:
a. the regional representative bodies and
b. the regional governing bodies.
2. The regional representative bodies are the District Councils and the Resort Councils.
3. The regional governing bodies are the District Councils, the Resort Councils and District Boards

Article 12 (1)
1. The District Council is charged with the regulations and management of the household of the district, insofar as these are not reserved to other bodies by or pursuant to law.

Article 17 (1)
1. The Resort Council is the highest political-administrative body of the Resort.

Article 25 (1)
1.The Resort Council is charged with the supervision of the day-to-day management conducted by the District Board with regard to the district, insofar as this has not been entrusted to another body.

Article 29
1. The District Board is charged with the day-to-day management of the district.
2. It is accountable to the District Council.
3. It shall provide the District Council with the necessary information, which it shall required to perform its duties.

Article 30
1. The District Board is authorized to issue district decisions for the implementation of a provision of a district ordinance or for the ordination of a district related subject that is not exhaustively regulated by or pursuant to the law,to the extent that such authority is not vested in the District Council or any other body reserved.

Article 31
1. The head of the the District Board is the District Commissioner, who represents the government in the concerned district.
2. The District Commissioner shall exercise the powers conferred upon him by or pursuant to any granted by law, insofar as they do not conflict with the provisions of this law.

Article 50
1. The District Board is also responsible for:
a.to ensure that the residents of the district are as much as possible invloved in the preparation of resort and district plans;
b. to build a communication process towards the people, in the interest of making the governance public and contributing to the preparation of resort and district plans.
2. The District Board is responsible for making provisions in the civil service for the purpose of information and participation, as referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 51
1. Each year the Resort Council draws up a district plan for the coming year, which is presented to the District Council at the latest at the end of February of the current year.
2. When drawing up the district plan, the district plans submitted by the Resorts Councils are taken into account as much as possible.
3. The Resort Council may request to be represented in the deliberations on the adoption of the district plan by the District Council; the representatives of the Resorts Councils then have an advisory vote.

Article 52
1. Each year, the District Council prepares a district plan for the coming year that is appropriate within the framework of the national multi-year development plan, which is presented to the Minister at the latest at the end of March of the current year.
2. In drawing up the mutli annual development plan, the district plans submitted by the District Councils are taken into account as much as possible.
3. The District Council is authorized to be represented in the deliberations on the preparation of national plans by the National Development Body; the representatives of the District Councils then have an advisory vote.