Review of municipal ordinances
Introduction
An ordinance is a type of legal rule that is included within the regulations, and is characterized by being subordinate to the law.
The term comes from the word "order", which refers to a mandate that has been issued by the person who has the power to demand its compliance. For this reason, the term ordinance also means "legal mandate."
According to different legal systems, ordinances can come from different authorities (civil or military).
Among civil ordinances, the term is mainly used in local administration, with the expression municipal ordinance. Such are those dictated by a town council or municipality for the management of its municipality. Municipal ordinances are usually debated and approved by the plenary session of its collegiate body; although in some cases they may be issued by the authority of the highest single-person body, the mayor or municipal president.
Civil ordinances are also council ordinances"), which reflect in writing the set of rules that each council community or general neighborhood council had.[1].
Military ordinances&action=edit&redlink=1 "Ordinance (military term) (not yet drafted)") designate: a formation or order of battle#Combat_Order "Order (army)"), the soldier under the orders of an officer "Officer (armed forces)"), and the laws or regulations that govern the military and troops.
Regulation by country
Colombia
The ordinances are administrative acts issued by the departmental assemblies "Departmental Assembly (Colombia)"), collegiate bodies of the administrative branch of the departments into which Colombia is politically divided.
Chile and Venezuela
Ordinances are a type of resolutions issued by the mayor with the agreement of the Municipal Council, and are characterized by being general and mandatory rules applicable to the community, within the territory of the commune. In the Chilean case, a Municipal Ordinance can be challenged through a claim of municipal illegality, by which the norm is submitted to review by an ordinary court of the Judiciary, the Constitutional Court or the Comptroller General of the Republic.[2].