The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development through the Local Authorities deals with the following;
- Pollution control
- Building regulations
- Child-care facilities
- Fire-fighting services
- Local tourism
- District airports aerodromes and airships
- District planning
- District health services
- District public transport
- District public works only in respect of the needs of Districts in the discharge of council responsibilities to administer functions specifically assigned to them under this Constitution or other Laws
- Levies, tariffs and tolls
- Pontoons, ferries, jetties, piers and harbors, excluding the regulation of international and national shipping and matters related thereto
- Storm water management systems in built-up areas
- Trading
- Water and sanitation services limited to potable water supply systems and domestic waste-water and sewage disposal systems
- Veterinary services, excluding regulation of the veterinary profession
- Abattoirs
- Ambulance services
- Archives
- Libraries
- Liquor licensing
- Museums
- Local spatial planning
- Cultural matters
- Recreation and amenities
- Sport
- Roads and traffic automation and maintenance
- Amusement facilities
- Billboards and the display of advertisements in public places
- Cemeteries, funeral parlors and crematoria
- Control of public nuisances
- Control of undertakings that sell liquor to the public
- Facilities for the accommodation, care and burial of animals
- Fencing and fences
- Licensing of dogs
- Licensing and control of undertakings that sell food to the public
- Local amenities
- Local sport facilities
- Markets
- Local parks and recreation
- Local roads
- Noise pollution
- Ponds
- Public places
- Refuse removal, refuse dumps and solid waste disposal
- Street trading
- Street lighting
- Registration of births, marriages and deaths
