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<P align="justify"> This is an ancie … <P align="justify"> This is an ancient institution which has survived unbroken down to the present day ([[Skolt Saami legislation|Skolt Saamis: legislation]]). Chapter 8 of the Skolt Law defines the administrative system of Skolt Saami affairs: the village assembly, the right of participation in the assembly, the competence of the assembly, the Skolt Councils and their responsibilities, and the institution of Representatives and their election. </P>
<P align="justify"> The Skolt Statute (1977) defines in detail the way in which the administration of Skolt affairs functions: the Representative convenes the annual village assembly. It is likewise her or his duty to convene the Skolt Councils, to prepare their meetings and to execute their decisions. The Representative also offers information and assistance to the Skolts on how to acquire and uses benefits applying to them, follows legislation, official decisions and other measures affecting the conditions of life of the Skolts, presents initiatives to the authorities to redress wrongs and carries out other tasks assigned to her or him by the Skolt Councils. </P>r or him by the Skolt Councils. </P> +
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