Article 57: Distribution of State power

1) The powers of the Federation shall be vested in the matters enumerated in Schedule 5, and such powers shall be exercised pursuant to this Constitution and the Federal law.

2) The powers of a State shall be vested in the matters enumerated in Schedule-6, and such powers shall be exercised pursuant to this Constitution and the State law.

3) The concurrent powers of the Federation and the State shall be vested in the matters enumerated in Schedule 7, and such powers shall be exercised pursuant to this Constitution, the Federal law, and the State law.

4) The powers of the Local level shall be vested in the matters enumerated in Schedule 8, and such powers shall be exercised pursuant to this Constitution and the law made by the Village Assembly or Municipal Assembly.

5) The concurrent powers of the Federation, State, and Local levels shall be vested in the matters enumerated in Schedule 9, and such powers shall be exercised pursuant to this Constitution, the Federal law, the State law, and the law made by the Village Assembly or Municipal Assembly.

6) Any law to be made by the State Assembly, Village Assembly or Municipal Assembly pursuant to clause (3) or (5) shall be so made as not to be inconsistent with the Federal law, and any law made by the State Assembly, Village Assembly or Municipal Assembly which is inconsistent with the Federal law shall be invalid to the extent of such inconsistency.

7) Any law to be made by the Village Assembly or Municipal Assembly pursuant to clause (5) shall be so made as not to be inconsistent with the State law, and any law made by the Village Assembly or Municipal Assembly which is inconsistent with the State law shall be invalid to the extent of such inconsistency.