What is Public body (Netherlands)?

In the Netherlands, the term public body is the general denomination for administrative divisions within the Dutch state, such as the central government, a province, a municipality or a water board. These types of political entities are defined by the Constitution of the Netherlands.

In addition, Article 134 of the constitution provides for the definition of other public bodies by law. Such bodies can be professionally oriented, like the Dutch Order of Advocates , or be constituted to perform functions in a specific region. This means that the term public body is sometimes used to indicate a special or irregular type of public body , which can also be an administrative division or a certain other type of governmental organisation.