According to article 131, paragraph 1, the autonomous provinces are competent in areas that are of specific concern to them, namely, local community administration, organization of administrative offices and bodies at the provincial level, urban and rural police, fairs and markets, public services of interest to the province and the disbursement of provincial scholarships and grants.
Selon l'article 131.1, les domaines qui intéressent spécifiquement les provinces autonomes relèvent de leur compétence, à savoir: administration des collectivités locales, organisation des offices et organismes administratifs à caractère provincial, police urbaine et rurale, foires et marchés, services publics à intérêt provincial et allocations d'études et bourses provinciales.