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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY) (ESTABLISHMENT) (AMENDMENT) INSTRUMENT, 2004 (LI 1804).

IN exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister responsible for Local Government and Rural Development by subsection (3) of section 3 of the Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462) and with the approval of the Cabinet, this Instrument is made this 15th day of July, 2004.

Regulation 1—LI 1615 Amended.

The Local Government (Accra Metropolitan Assembly) (Establishment) Instrument, 1995 (LI 1615) is amended by the substitution for regulation 20 of the following:

20. "Membership and staff of the Sub-Metropolitan District Council"

(1) The Membership of each Sub-Metropolitan District Council shall not exceed 40 members as indicated below:

(a) the Deputy Chief Executive of each Sub-Metropolitan District Council;

(b) all the elected members of the Assembly within the Sub-Metropolitan District Council;

(c) not less than 10 Unit Committee Members elected bi-annually on rotational basis within the Sub-Metropolitan District Council; and

(d) such other persons not exceeding 30% of the Sub-Metropolitan District Council appointed by the Regional Minister on behalf of the President in consultation with the traditional authorities and interest groups in the Sub-Metropolitan District Council.

(2) There shall be a Deputy Chief Executive for the Council who should be:

(a) a member of the Metropolitan Assembly; and

(b) appointed by the Minister for Local Government with the prior approval by simple majority of members of the Council present and voting at the meeting;

(3) The Deputy Chief Executive shall;

(a) preside at meetings of the Executive Committee of the Sub-Metropolitan Assembly and in his absence a member of the Executive Committee elected by the members present from among themselves shall preside;

(b) be responsible for the day to day performance of the executive and administrative functions of the Sub-Metropolitan District Council; and

(c) be responsible for the supervision of units or departments of the Sub-Metropolitan Assembly and shall meet and report at least once to the Sub-Metropolitan Assembly at their regular meeting.

(4) The office of the Deputy Chief Executive shall become vacant if:

(a) a vote of no confidence supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Sub-Metropolitan District Council is passed against him;

(b) he is removed from office by the Minister; or

(c) he resigns or dies;

(5) Subject to sub-regulation (4), the term of office of a Deputy Chief Executive shall be four years.

(6) A person shall not hold office as Deputy Chief Executive for more than two terms in succession.

(7) The emoluments of a Deputy Chief Executive shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund and shall be determined by the Minister for Local Government in consultation with the Minister responsible for Finance.

(8) The Chairman of the Sub-Metropolitan District Council shall be elected from among the members and shall hold office for two years and be eligible for re-election.

(9) Each Sub-Metropolitan District Council shall have an Administrative Officer who shall be the secretary to the Sub-Metropolitan District Council.

(10) The Administrative Officer referred to in sub-regulation (9) shall be a member of the Civil Service.

(11) Other staff of the Sub-Metropolitan District Councils shall be appointed by the Assembly".

Regulation 2—LI 1615 Amended.

The Local Government (Accra Metropolitan District Assembly) (Establishment) Instrument, 1995 (LI 1615) is amended by the substitution for the Fourth Schedule of the following:

SCHEDULE

"FOURTH SCHEDULE

(Reg. 21)

Functions of Sub-Metropolitan District Councils

It shall be the duty of a Sub-Metropolitan District Council—

1. To number and keep records of all rateable properties in its are[sic] and collect all rates fixed and taxes levied by the Assembly on its behalf.

2. Be responsible for the day-to-day administration of its area.

3. Promote and safeguard public health and for this purpose assign medical officers of health, health inspectors and other staff as appropriate except semi-skilled and unskilled labourers, to its area.

4. Cause its area to be inspected regularly for the detection of nuisance or any condition likely to be offensive or injurious to health and to cause all proper steps to be taken to secure the abatement of the nuisance or the removal of the condition.

5. Build, install, maintain and control public latrines, lavatories and urinals.

6. Name all streets in its area and cause all buildings in such streets to be numbered.

7. Be responsible for Waste management in its area.

8. Be responsible for the administration of self-help projects.

9. Prepare annual estimates covering recurrent and development expenditure for inclusion in the budget of the Assembly.

10. To establish, maintain and carry out services for the removal of night-soil from any building and for the disposal and treatment of such night-soil.

11. To establish, maintain and carry out services for the removal and destruction of all refuse, filth and carcasses of dead animals from any public or private place.

12. To regulate any trade or business which may be noxious or injurious to public health or a source of danger to the public or which otherwise is in the public interest to regulate.

13. To provide for the inspection of all meat, fish, vegetables and all other foodstuffs and liquids of whatever kind or nature intended for human consumption whether exposed for sale or not; and to seize, destroy and otherwise deal with all such foodstuffs or liquids as are unfit for human consumption and to supervise and control the manufacture of food and liquids of whatever kind or nature intended for human consumption.

14. To maintain, supervise and control slaughter-houses and pounds and all such matters and things as may be necessary for the convenient use of such slaughter-houses.

15. To deal with the outbreak or the prevalence of any disease.

16. To maintain and control pounds, seize and impound any stray animal and provide for the payment of compensation for damage done by such animal.

17. To provide for the control, destruction and licensing of dogs.

18. To provide for the inspection and supervision of:

(i) Social halls, dance halls and places of entertainment;

(ii) Lodging and Eating houses;

(iii) any premises or land, upon which any profession, occupation, trade or business is carried on; and

(iv) such occupations as the Minister may specify in an Instrument from time to time.

19. To keep clean all streets.

20. To prohibit the construction of any new building unless and until the building plans have been submitted to and approved by the Assembly.

21. To control and regulate the sitting of advertisements and hoardings or other structures designed for the display of advertisements.

22. To maintain markets, prohibit the erection of stalls in places other than markets and prevent the sale and purchase of goods or stock near established markets or elsewhere.

23. To maintain and control parks for motor and other vehicles.

24. To promote the development of all sports within the area of authority.

25. To maintain public parks and gardens".

HON. KWADWO ADJEI DARKO, MP

Minister for Local Government and Rural Development

Date of Gazette Notification: 16th July, 2004.

Entry into force: 5th November, 2004.