Article 128: Granting of powers to other bodies
Except in cases laid down in Article 123, the powers referred to in Article 124, paragraph 1 may be assigned to bodies other than those specified in Article
125 only by the provincial or municipal councils respectively.
Explanation
Please note: Only the Dutch-language version of the Constitution has legal effect.
Except in the cases covered by Article 123, only the provincial council or municipal council may assign autonomous powers of the province or municipality to bodies other than those listed in Article 125. These are powers over their own affairs, referred to in Article 124, paragraph 1.
This means that, for example, only a municipality may decide on intra-municipal decentralization, such as the establishment of sub-municipal councils or neighborhood councils.