Article 134: Other public bodies
- Public bodies for the professions and trades and other public bodies may be established and dissolved by or pursuant to Act of Parliament.
- The duties and organisation of such bodies, the composition and powers of their administrative organs and public access to their meetings shall be regulated by Act of Parliament. Legislative powers may be granted to their administrative organs by or pursuant to Act of Parliament.
- Supervision of the administrative organs shall be regulated by Act of Parliament. Decisions by the administrative organs may be quashed only if theyare in conflict with the law or the public interest.
Explanation
Please note: Only the Dutch-language version of the Constitution has legal effect.
Public bodies for professions and trades, and other public bodies, may be established by or pursuant to an Act of Parliament. One example is the Netherlands Bar (Nederlandse orde van advocaten), established under the Advocatenwet.
The law regulates these bodies’ tasks and organisation, the composition and powers of their governing bodies, and their supervision.
As with provinces and municipalities, decisions can be annulled if they are contrary to the law or the public interest.