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666 32.—(1) In their work the local councils are in direct contact with the population; they promote the active participation, initiative and control of the workers in the local exercise of State authority.

(2) The local councils must report on their work to the electors at least twice a year.

33.—(1) The directive and executive bodies of the local councils are the Executive Committees elected from the members of those local councils.

(2) The Executive Committee is headed by a Chairman. The working procedure is managed by a Secretary, who is subordinate to the Chairman. The Chairman, his deputy or deputies, and the Secretary are elected by the Executive Committee from amongst its own members.

(3) The Executive Committees are directly responsible to the local councils and to the Executive Committees of higher councils, They must comply with the instructions of State administrative organs.

(4) The Executive Committees or their members may be dismissed by the local councils,

34. State administrative bodies may set up separate branch organisations to work beside the Executive Committees. Any such organisations in their specialist activity are subordinate to the higher bodies of State management, while in their normal work they are subordinate to the Executive Committee.

35. A separate law will lay down detailed rules relating to local councils and Executive Committees.

36.—(1) Justice is administered in the Hungarian People’s Republic by the Supreme Court of the H.P.R., the Courts of Appeal, the county courts and the district courts.

(2) For any specific group of cases the law may order the setting-up of separate courts.

37. Verdicts are pronounced by courts consisting of a professional judge sitting with non-professional members. The law may allow exemptions from this rule.

38. The Supreme Court of the Hungarian People’s Republic exercises supervision over the functions and verdicts of all inferior courts. To this end the Supreme Court may