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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AKWAPIM SOUTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY) (ESTABLISHMENT) INSTRUMENT, 1991 (LI 1525A).

IN exercise of the powers conferred on the Provisional National Defence Council Secretary responsible for Local Government by section 2 of the Local Government Law, 1988 (P.N.D.C.L. 207), and with the prior approval of the Council, this Instrument is made this 15th day of October, 1991.

Section 1—Establishment of Assembly.

There is hereby established a District Assembly to be known as the Akwapim South District Assembly (hereinafter referred to as the "Assembly") for the area specified in the First Schedule to this Instrument.

Section 2—Membership of Assembly Etc.

(1) The Assembly shall consist of not more than sixty-four persons which shall be made up of —

(a)  the District Secretary;

(b) forty-two persons representing the electoral area who shall be elected directly by the electorate in accordance with regulations made in that behalf by the National Commission for Democracy; and

(c) not more than twenty-one persons comprising the traditional authorities or their representatives and other persons ordinarily resident in the District, who shall be appointed by the Council in consultation with the traditional authorities and organised productive economic groupings in the District.

(2) For the purpose of election to the Assembly, the area of authority of the Assembly shall be divided into the electoral areas specified in the First Schedule to this Instrument.

Section 3—Functions of Assembly.

(1) The Assembly shall perform all the functions conferred on District Assemblies by the Local Government Law, 1988 (P.N.D.C.L. 207).

(2) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph, the Assembly shall perform the functions set out in the Second Schedule to this Instrument.

Section 4—Common Seal.

(1)  The Assembly shall have a Common Seal which shall be such as the Secretary may approve by notice in the Gazette.

(2)  Until such time as the Common Seal approved in sub-paragraph (1) is available, a rubber stamp bearing the inscription "The Akwapim South District Assembly" shall be used as the Common Seal.

Section 5—Administrative Area of Assembly.

The area of authority of the Assembly shall comprise the area specified in the First Schedule to this Instrument.

Section 6—Location of Principal Office of Assembly.

The Assembly shall establish its principal office at Nsawam where meetings of the Assembly shall be held.

Section 7—Inaugural Meeting of Assembly.

(1) The Assembly shall hold its inaugural meeting on such date as the Secretary shall with the prior approval of the Council determine.

(2) The Presiding Member of the Assembly shall be elected at the inaugural meeting.

Section 8—Interpretation.

In this Instrument, unless the context otherwise requires—

"Council" means the Provisional National Defence Council;

"ordinarily resident" has the meaning assigned to it under subsection (2) of section 16 of the Local Government Law, 1988 (P.N.D.C.L. 207).

"Secretary" means the Provisional National Defence Council Secretary responsible for Local Government.

Section 9—Commencement.

This Instrument shall be deemed to have come into force on the 30th day of November, 1988.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

LIST OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE AREA OF AUTHORITY OF THE AKWAPIM SOUTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

Town/Area Council   Description of Zone  Description of Electoral Area         

NSAWAM      1. Bank Road

Bank Road, Teshie Town and Ayigbe Town.         1. Bank Road

Unit 1—Bank Road

All houses on the right side Accra/Kumasi road starting from the residency junction to the old hospital junction, then turn left to H/No. D/115 then turn left towards Dr. Sarkwa’s Clinic; this area includes H/Nos. D/109-D/126 and Bungalow Nos. 1-21.

Unit 2—Teshie Town

All houses on the left of the hospital road starting from the junction of Dr. Sarkwa’s Clinic.

This area includes H/Nos. B/91-92, B/138-139, B/162 and B/171

Unit 3—Ayigbe Town

All houses within the Ayigbe town area and include H/Nos. B/10, B/17-20B, B24-25B, B/80, B/85, B/93-B/94           

            2.   Nsawam Central

Mission, Station Road East, Station Road West and Court Road West.           2.  Nsawam Central

Unit 1—Mission

All houses in the area bounded on the east by the Accra/Kumasi road starting from the hospital junction on the west by the mission street and on the north by the Nsawam Market. This area includes H/Nos. D/20-23, D/31-40, D/44, D/48, D/65-97, D/105-107.

Unit 2—Station Road East

All houses in the area bounded on the east by the mission street and on the west by the Bank lane.  This area include H/Nos. D/25-25A, D57-59, D/74-79, D/83-85, D/100-104A.

Unit 3—Station Road West

All houses in the area bounded on the east by the station road on the west by the court street and on the south by the court.  This area include H/Nos. C/20-29, C/32-40 and C/43.

Unit 4—Court Road West

All houses on the area bounded on the east by the court road and on the south by the hospital road starting from magistrate court.  This area includes H/Nos. D/56, D/63, B/16, B/52-55, B58-62, B/64 and B96-103.           

            3. Kojo

Kojo Wofa paye and Mateta West  3.   Kojo

Unit 1—Kojo Wofa paye

All houses starting from the Aburi road junction bounded on the east by the wofa paye road and on the west by the Accra/Kumasi road. This area includes H/Nos. E/4-73D

Unit 2—Mateta West

All houses in the area bounded on the west by the wofa paye road, on the east by the Mateta stream and on the south by Aburi road.  This area includes H/Nos.E.173C-95 E/100-107 and E/ 110-113.

            4.  Duayeden

Duayeden Medium Security Prisons and Ahodjo.            4.  Duayeden

Unit 1—Duayeden

All houses in the area bounded on the north by the Aburi road and on west by the Accra/Nsawam road.  This area includes H/Nos. F/5-35A.

Unit 2—Medium Security

Prisons All residential houses in the Medium Security Prisons.  This includes Quarters A/1-12, B/1-12 and C/1-12

Unit 3—Ahodjo

All unnumbered houses within the Ahodjo, Djankama and Drobo area.           

            5.  Djankrom West

Djankrom Zongo, Pakro Road South and  Mateta East.  5.  Djankrom West

Unit 1—Djankrom Zongo

All houses in the area bounded on the south by the Nsawam/Pakro road on the west by the Mateta stream and on the north by the Railway line.  This area includes H/Nos. 1/1-16, 1/13-63, L/66-78 and L/80-85.

Unit 2—Pakro Road South

All houses in the area south of the Nsawam/Pakro road starting from the Mateta stream. This area includes H/Nos. H/1A-1E, H/3A- 23C, H/24A-24B, H/25-27A-C, H/54-56A and H/59-66

Unit 3—Mateta East

All houses in the area bounded on the west by the Mateta stream and on the east by the Junior Staff Quarters road.  This area includes H/Nos. H/4B-4G, H/6-6C, H/8A-C, H/9-9A, H/10-10H H/13A, H/17A, H/19, H/20A H/21A-21D H/21H, H/22, E/112B, E/113-133A, H/1-1E, and H/3A.     

            6.  Djankrom East

Asante Akuraa, Akrofi and Djankrom         6.  Djankrom East

Unit 1—Asante Akuraa

All houses within the Asante Akuraa and the Nurses Quarters.  This includes H/Nos. HH/2-2A, HH/4-4C, HH/10D, HH/10E, HH12-12B and NQ/1-30.

Unit 2—Akrofi

All houses within the Akrofi area and include H/Nos. HH/10-10C HH/11-11E, HH/12-12B, HH/15- 15H, HH/17-17C, HH/19-19C, HH/20B, HH/30-3A and Junior Staff Quarters Nos. 1-20.

Unit 3—Djankrom

All houses within the Djankrom. The area includes H/Nos. H/28-28A, H/28E, H/28F/1 H/28H/1 H/28G and H/28H.           

            1.  Densuso

Dompreh and Obeng Darko            Unit 1—Dompreh

H/Nos.K1-K16/B, K17-K49/A,  Darko K50-K58/B, K61-K73.

Unit 2—Obeng Darko

H/Nos. K117-120, K121-K130 K130/A-137/A, and K137/B- K137/C.

            2. Akyinaso

Yaw Wereko, Adu Kokor Asikafo Amantem, Akwamu Amanfro, Kofi Sah and Kwaku Tawiah          8.  Akyinaso

Unit 1—Yaw Wereko

H/Nos. K18-K29/A, K30-K44, K74-K91, K92-K144/B.

Unit 2—Adu Kokor

H/Nos. K110A-K116, K135-K140,

K140/A-K145 and K146-K152.

Unit 3—Asikafo Amantem

Unit 4—Akwawu Amanfro No. 1

Unit 5—Kofi Sah

Kofi Sah, Sumkrom, Djatui and Yaw Densu

Unit 6—Kwaku Tawiah

Kwaku Tawiah, Pananso Krokese, Panpanso, Panpanso Ningo, Panpanso Bekorkrom, Nyame Bekyere, Captain Akuraa Panpanso Teshie, Fatima Village and Obletima.        

ADOAGYIRI   3. Duadekye

Duadekye  Owuraku Ntoaso and Akuffokrom       9.  Duadekye

Unit 1—Duadekye

H/Nos. M/1-M/12 and K/1.

Unit 2—Owuraku

Unit 3—Ntoaso

Ntoaso 1 and 2

Unit 4—Akuffokrom

Akuffokrom, Sansam, Okanta and Warabeba     

            4. Adoagyiri

Zamarama Line, Moshie Line, Wangara Line and and Kotokoli.            10.  Adoagyiri Zongo

Unit 1—Zamarama Line

H/Nos. J1/A-JS/C-3J24, J26, J29, J32, J34, J37-J38, J69-J71, J73-J74 and J76-J78.

Unit 2—Moshie Line

H/Nos. J4-J14, J22-J23, J39, J41-J42, J50-J56 and J60-J68.

Unit 3—Wangara Line

H/Nos. J32, H35/A, J80, J83-J84, J118-J120, J132-J135, J139-J141, J146-147, J149-150 and J153-J155.

Unit 4—Kotokoli

H/Nos. J85-J89, J90-J97 J101, J105-J113, J122-J127, J128/A- J128/C, J129-J131, J144, J145, J145/A145/C, J145/D, and J.181  

             5. Sabon Zongo

Sabon Zongo and Amoakrom         11.  Sabon Zongo

Unit 1—Sabon Zongo

H/Nos. Q1-Q10/A, Q11-Q43 and Q44-Q98

Unit 2—Amoakrom

H/Nos. J162/E, and J173 J179/A  

            6.  Sakyikrom

Okafra, Amakoh, Asante Kwaku, Darmang and Duayeden Nyanawase           12.  Sakyikrom

Unit 1—Okafra

H/Nos. LI-L100 and L101-L200

Unit 2—Amakoh

H/Nos. L35/A-L41 and B42  L61

Unit 3—Asante Kwaku

Unit 4—Darmang

Darmang, Ahwerease, Fankyeneko, Mooka, Anoff, Kwateikrom, Akwadum and Kwasi Tenten

Unit 5—Duayeden Nyanawase      

            1.  Aburi East

Brukuase, Ntarem and Odumbrade            13.   Aburi East

Unit 1—Brukuase

H/Nos. AE1/3, 2/3, 3/3, 7/3, 9/3, 10/3, 11/3, 12/3, 13/3, 14/3, 15/3, 16/3, 17/3, 18/3, 19/3, 21/3, 24/3, 28/3, 30/3, 30A/3 31/3, 32/3, 35/3, 39/3, 40/3, 50/3, 53/3, 56/3, 57/3, 67/3, 68/3, 70/3, 71/3, 73/3, 75/3, 76/3, 86/3, 89/3, 90/3 91/3 and 92/2

Unit 2—Ntarem

H/Nos. AE22/3 22A/3, 23/3, 24/3, 24B/3, 27/3, 45/3, 46/3, 48/3, 60/3, 64/3, 65/3, 78/3, 82/3, 83/3, 84/3, 85/3, 86/3, 87/3, 88/3, 93/3, 96/3, 98/3, 100/3,101/3, 102/3, 105/3, 106/3, 107/3, 108/3, 116/3-128/3, 107A/3, 170C/3 and Police barracks.

Unit 3—Odumbrade

H/Nos. AE151/3, 152/3, 153/3, 155/3, 156/3, 157/3, 158/3, 159/3, 160/3, 161/3, 162/3, 163/3, 164/3, 171/3 and Anoff Maternity Home  

            2.  Aburi North

Krobo, Salem Domeabra and Apembronmu        14. Aburi North

Unit 1—Krobo

H/Nos. AN31/1-120/1

Unit 2—Salem

H/Nos. AN1/1-AN13/1, AE129/3-AE148/3, Botanical Garden, JSS and Presby. Women’s Training College.

Unit 3—Domeabra

H/Nos. AN25/1, 16/1, 17/1 20/1, 29/1 and 29B/1

Unit 4—Apembronmu

H/Nos. AN121/1-AN151     

            3.  Aburi West

Ankaase and Asufo  15.  Aburi West

Unit 1—Ankaase

H/Nos. AW/4, 10/4, 11/4 17/4, 19/4, 20/4, 28/4, 29/4, 30/4, 33/4, 34/4, 35/4, 41/4, 42/4, 43/4, 45/4, 50/4, 51/4, 52/4, 53/4, 55/4, 56/4, 56A/4, 57/4, 60/4, 61/4, 92/4, 94/4, 95/4, 96/4, 97/4, 98/4, 99/4, 100/4, 101/4, 102/4, 104/4 and 108/4

Unit 2—Asuofu

H/Nos. 109—AW157A/4 and Adonteng Secondary School.     

            4.  Aburi South

Atweasin, Jankama, Konkonuru and Kitase          16.  Aburi South

Unit 1—Atweasin

H/Nos. AS. 1/2-AS65/2, Methodist Mission House, Aburi Girls’ Secondary School and Staff Quarters.

Unit—2  Jankama

Unit 3—Konkonuru

Unit 4—Kitase

Kitase, Peduase Lodge Peduase and Adjemanti           

            5.  Otweri

Otweri and Kro          17.  Otweri

 Unit 1—Otweri

 H/Nos. AE1—AE63

 Unit 2—H/Nos. AW1-AW37A        

            6.  Brekuso

Upper Brekuso, Lower Brekuso, Ayim, Bodomase and Odonkorkrom             18.  Brekuso

Unit 1—Upper Brekuso

Unit 2—Lower Brekuso

Unit 3—Akyim

Ayim, Adenkrebi Bosompow, Togbe Ade, Daman and  Siwapue

Unit 4—Bodomase

Bodomase, Onyano and Wireiman

Unit 5—Odonkorkrom

Odonkorkrom and Otiakrom.          

            7.  Adomorobease

Adomorobease and  Gonteng         19.  Adomorobease

Unit 1—Adomorobease

Unit 2—Gonteng      

AJENASE PIEM       1.  Abaase

Abaase and Osentase         20.  Abaase

Unit 1—Abaase

H/Nos. E/1-E/26B

Unit 2—Osentase

H/Nos. S/1-S20A     

            2.  Fanti Town

Fanti Town and Domeabra  21. Fanti Town

Unit 1—Fanti Town

H/Nos. N/1-N/22

Unit 2—Domeabra

H/Nos. W/1-W/41P  

            3.  Ajenase Piem

Ajenase Piem            22.  Ajenase Piem

Unit 1—Ajenase Piem

Ajenase Piem, Odumase, Kpone, Piem-Saduase and Akrobonkuanya          

            4.  Tabankro

Tabankro and Chokochoko 23.  Tabankro

Unit 1—Tabankro

Tabankro, Odumtokro, and Asuobenase

Unit 2—Chokochoko

Chokochoko, Asaseasa and Lartebibio Adesa   

            5.  Obosono

Obosono and Awesu            24.  Obosono

Unit 1—Obonoso

Unit 2—Awesu

Awesu, Towoboase and Opetebetoa        

NKYENENKYENE    1. Nkyenenkyene

Otopa Ntiti, Kofi Aketwea, Adwoago and Acheampong 25.  Nkyenenkyene

Unit 1—Otopa Ntiti

Otopa Ntiti and Ababio

Unit 2—Kofi Aketwea

Unit 3—Adwoago

Unit 4—Acheampong          

            2.  Amanfrom

Aduakrom, Amanfrom, Wangara, Avaga and Oparekrom           26.  Amanfrom

Unit 1—Aduakrom

Unit 2—Amanfrom

Unit 3—Wangara

Unit 4—Avaga

Unit 5—Oparekrom 

            3. Odeikrom

Kwakyekrom, Odeikrom, Kwame Boafo, Otopakrom and Kwesikrom 27.  Odeikrom

Unit 1—Kwakyekrom

Unit 2— Odeikrom

28.  Kwame Boafo

 Unit 1—Kwame Boafo

 Unit 2—Otopakrom

 Unit 3—Kwesikrom 

            4. Otukwadjo

Otukwadjo and Asikabew    29.  Otukwadjo

Unit 1—Otukwadjo

Otukwadjo, Ankyeas Alafia.

Unit 2—Asikabew

Asikabew, Boahenkrom Aboom and Otu Village

            5.  Bowkrom

Bowkrom and Wawase        30.  Bowkrom

Unit 1—Bowkrom and Asongkrom

Unit 2—Wawase

Astek Village,Wawase and Ponponso      

DAGO/ ANAMERAMPONG            1.  Dago

Asomdwe, Anamerampa and Fahiakor     31.  Dago

Unit 1—Asomdwe

Asomdwe, Asongkrom-Zongo

Unit 2—Anamerampa

Anamerampa Nos. 1 and Debrakrom

Unit 3—Fahiakor      

            2.  Ahyiresu

Asong Yaw krom, Ahyiresu/Amanfro, Yaw Nyakokrom and Yeboakrom            32.  Ahyiresu

Unit 1—Asong Yaw krom

Unit 2—Ahyiresu/Amanfro

Unit 3—Yaw Nyakokrom

Unit 4—Yeboakrom 

            3.  Obotweri

Obotweri Kwame Nantwi and Korantenkrom        33.  Obotweri

Unit 1—Obotweri

Unit 2—Kwame Nantwi

Unit 3—Korantenkrom         

            4.  Kwesikrom

Fianko Yaw, Adubora krom/Apremiso and Oforikrom     34.  Kwesikrom

Unit 1—Fianko Yaw

Unit 2—Aduborakrom/Apremiso

Unit 3—Oforikrom

Oforikrom and Otapakrom  

            5.  Kwakyekrom

Aframkrom, Kwame Boafo and Asiedu/ Amakakrom      35.  Kwakyekrom

Unit 1—Aframkrom

Unit 2—Kwame Boafo

Unit 3—Asiedu/Amakakrom           

OBODAN/FOTOBI    1.  Obodan

Obodan East, Obodan West, Anoff, Attakrom and Kwaku Pom             36.  Obodan

Unit 1—Obodan East

Unit 2—Obodan West

Unit 3—Anoff

Anoff and Kwasi Doe

Unit 4—Attakrom

Attakrom and Amanfro

Unit 5—Kwaku Pom

            3.  Fotobi

Fotobi, Apesika, Yaw Adipa and Asi Yaw             37.  Fotobi

Unit 1—Fotobi

Fotobi, Odumase and Chiribra

Unit 2—Apesika

Unit 3—Yaw Adipa

Yaw Adipa and Dobro

Unit 4—Asi Yaw

Asi Yaw and Gyan    

            3.  Nsaba

Nsaba and Pokrom  38.  Nsaba

Unit 1—Nsaba

Unit 2—Pokrom       

            4.  Aburi Amanfro

Aburi Amanfro, Apetem and Nsakyi           39.  Aburi Amanfro

Unit 1—Aburi Amanfro

Aburi Amanfro, Kwakwakrom and Kobiso

Unit 2—Apetem

Apetem, Yaw Doku, Adukrom Nsaba, Amanfro Besease

Unit 3—Nsakyi

Nsakyi, Kokoben, Mpakada Okyere Komfo and Kojokrom        

            5.  Oboadaka

Oboadaka and Papawani Oboadaka and Amanfro         40.  Oboadaka

Unit 1—Oboadaka

Unit 2—Papawani    

            6.  Dumpong

Dumpong, Okwansase and Adjonoa          41.  Dumpong

Unit 1—Dumpong

Unit 2—Okwansase

Okwansase and Nkumkrom

Unit 3—Adjonoa

Adjonoa and Agyekumkrom           

            7.  Ankwa/Dobro Papase, Okobeyeye and Ankwa Dobro          42.  Ankwa/Dobro

Unit 1—Papase

Papase, Asante-Kwaku Fankyeneko, Anfano, Twinto, Ayidonko, Nokoyedzen, Nsumia 1 & 2 and Dobro-Koreman

Unit 2—Okobeyeye

Okobeyeye, Onyamekrom and Jankama

Unit 3—Ankwa Dobro         

SECOND SCHEDULE

FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSEMBLY

It shall be the duty of the Assembly—

1. To promote and safeguard public health and for this purpose the Ministry of Health shall assign Medical Officers of Health, health inspectors and other staff as appropriate except semi-skilled and unskilled labourers to the District Assembly for the proper discharge of this duty.

2. To cause their District to be inspected regularly for the detection of nuisances or any condition likely to be offensive or injurious to health.

3. If satisfied that any nuisances or any condition likely to be offensive or injurious to health exists, to cause all proper steps to be taken to secure the abatement of the nuisance or the removal of the condition.

4. To ensure the provision of adequate and wholesome supply of water throughout the entire District in consultation with the Ghana Water and Sewerage, Corporation.

5. To establish, install, build, maintain and control public latrines, lavatories urinals and wash places.

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

7. 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.

8. 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 it is in the public interest to regulate.

9. To provide for the inspection of all meat, fish, vegetables and all other foodstuffs and liquid 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 liquid as are unfit for human consumption and to supervise and control manufactures of foodstuffs and liquids of whatever kind or nature intended for human consumption.

10. To provide, 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.

11. To prevent and deal with the outbreak or the prevalence of any disease.

12. To prevent the spread of and exterminate tsetse-fly, mosquitoes, rats, bugs and other vermin.

13. To prohibit or regulate the making of borrow-pits or other excavations.

14. To establish and maintain cemeteries.

15. To provide crematoria where in the opinion of the Assembly it is expedient so to do.

16. To regulate or prohibit the sinking of wells and provide for the closing of wells.

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

18. To provide that the owner or occupier of any land or tenements maintain, clear and keep free from vegetation the roads, streets or paths adjoining his land or tenements.

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

20. To provide for the control, regulation, inspection, supervision and licensing of—

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

(ii)  lodging and eating houses;

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

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

21. To establish and operate Clinics and Dressing Stations in consultation with the Ministry of Health.

22. To construct, repair and maintain and keep clean all streets.

23. To divert or alter where necessary the course of any street.

24. To provide or arrange for electric lighting in streets and other public places and where necessary to provide and maintain electricity supply in consultation with the Electricity Corporation.

25. To construct, repair and maintain all public roads other than trunk roads but including feeder roads and to undertake road rehabilitation programmes within the district.

26. To prescribe the conditions subject to which the erection and construction, demolition, re-erection, and re-construction, conversion and re-conversion, alteration, repair, sanitation and ventilation of public and private buildings and structures may be undertaken and carried out.

27. To provide for building lines and the layout of buildings, to prepare and undertake and otherwise control schemes for improved housing layout and settlement.

28. To prescribe the conditions to be satisfied on a site for any building or for any class of building.

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

30. To provide for the demolition of dangerous buildings and for the recovery of any expenses incurred in connection therewith.

31. To maintain, as agents of central Government, all public buildings, including prestige buildings put up by the Central Government and previously maintained by the Public Works Department.

32. To maintain, as agents of the Ghana Highway Authority, trunk roads lying within the boundaries of the area of authority of the Assembly.

33. To take steps to ensure the effective maintenance of all Government properties within its area of authority.

34. To prohibit or regulate the use in any defined area of any inflammable material in the construction or repair of any building.

35. To control and regulate the siting of advertisements and hoardings or other structures designed for the display of advertisements.

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

37. To fix days and hours during each day on which a market may be held and prevent the sale and purchase of goods in markets on any day or at any hour except those fixed.

38. To regulate and control markets including the fixing of and collection of stallages, rents and tolls.

39. (1)To require the owner of any premises to do any of the following acts:

(i) to remove, lower or trim to the satisfaction of the Assembly any tree, shrub or hedge overhanging or interfering in any way with the traffic in any street or with any wires or works of,

(ii) to remove any dilapidated fence or structure abutting on any public place;

(iii) to paint, distemper, whitewash or colour-wash the outside walls or roof of any building forming part of the premises;

(iv) to tidy the premises; and

(v) to move any derelict car or other vehicles.

      (2) In the event of the owner failing to comply with a notice from any Assembly requiring him to perform any of the acts specified in sub-paragraphs (i-v) of paragraph (1) the Assembly shall be at liberty to undertake the work and charge the owner with the cost thereof.

40. To build, equip and maintain all public primary, middle and special school as are in the opinion of the Secretary for Education after consultation with the Secretary responsible for Local Government, required in its area.

41. To advise the Secretary for Education on all matters relating to primary and middle schools and such other matters as may be referred to it by the Secretary for Education.

42. To be responsible for—

(i) postings and transfers within its area of authority of teachers including pupil  teachers;

(ii) keeping records of teachers;

(iii) discipline of teachers in accordance with the disciplinary code laid down by the Ghana Education Service;

(iv) appointment of school welfare officers;

(v) recommending teachers for study leave;

(vi) appointment of headteachers in accordance with rules laid down by the Ghana Education Service;

(vii) supervision of primary and middle schools;

(viii)formation of education committees;

(ix)  collection of statistical data and other information;

(x) in-service training for pupils teachers;

(xi) nursery school education;

(xii) approval of the opening of private primary and middle schools;

(xiii) payment of teachers salaries from funds made available by Government;

(xiv) indenting for the supply and distribution of textbooks;

(xv)  disbursement of Education Grants.

43.  To provide for the control and regulation of—

(i) concerts, musical or theatrical performances, cinemas, fairs, circuses and other entertainments to which admission is to be obtained on payment of money or of any reward, except where the whole proceeds are being devoted to charity;

(ii) horse-racing meetings.

44. To grant and maintain scholarships or bursaries to suitable persons to attend any school or other educational institution in Ghana or elsewhere.

45. To provide for the establishment and maintenance of facilities for arts and crafts, for recreation and sport.

46. To establish, maintain, control and contribute to bands for musical performances in public places and at functions arranged by the Assembly, and generally to provide musical entertainment in such places and at such functions.

47. To arrange for the provision of public libraries in consultation with the Ghana Library Board.

48. With the prior approval of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, to control the disposal of any African antique work of art.

49. To organise community development programmes to improve and enrich rural life through running literacy and adult education classes organising voluntary contributions and communal labour for the provision of such facilities and services as water supplies, roads, school buildings, community centres, and public places of convenience; and teaching village women the management of home and care of children.

50. To take such measures as would promote the well-being of under-privileged children and the stability of the distressed family.

51. To organise and maintain child-care centres and ensure the proper running and management of such centres.

52. To establish, run and manage children’s homes and offer parental care for the deprived, namely, orphans and those that are neglected or abandoned.

53. To render relief services during natural disasters, e.g. floods, fire, earthquakes, accidents, in the form of supply of material.

54. To be responsible for the improvement of agriculture including extension services and allotments for agricultural purposes.

55. To control methods of husbandry.

56. To allocate land in the ownership of the Assembly for farming purposes and to regulate the system of farming of such land.

57. To provide services for the improvement of livestock.

58. To prevent and control animal diseases.

59. To prohibit, restrict or regulate the hunting, capture, killing or sale of animals or birds or any specified kind of animal or bird.

60. To provide for measures for soil and water conservation.

61. To provide for the fencing of land and for the maintenance and repair of such fences.

62. To take every step to encourage persons to plant specified crops for the maintenance of themselves and their families.

63. To plant trees in any street and to erect tree-guard to protect the same: Provided that the streets shall not be unduly obstructed thereby.

64. To regulate or prohibit the planting, cutting, tapping, or destruction of any trees or vegetation growing along any street, road or path or in any public place.

65. To establish and manage, on commercial basis, rural and small-scale industries and farms.

66. To promote tourism in the District in co-operation with the Regional Development Corporation and the Tourist Development Board.

67. Subject to the control and direction of the Registrar of Births and Deaths to register all births and deaths occurring within the District.

68. To appoint in consultation with the Registrar of Births and Deaths such registration staff as may be necessary for the proper discharge of births and deaths registration duties.

69. To make such financial contribution as the Assembly deems necessary for the maintenance of any traditional authority which possess any functions which relate to any part of its area.

70. To establish and maintain tree nurseries and forest plantation and sell the produce thereof.

71. Compile and maintain a record of all tenant farmers and the rents and tribute which should be paid by them;

72. To prohibit or restrict the driving or use of vehicles generally or any specified class on any specified road or specified direction on any specified road.

73. To regulate the use and conduct of public vehicles, to regulate routes and parking places to be used by such vehicles to appropriate particular routes, roads, streets and parking places to specified classes of traffic and when necessary to provide the identification of licensed vehicles as defined in the Motor Traffic Ordinance.

74. To license any vehicle used for taxi, bicycle, motor bicycle and to prescribe the fees to be paid in respect of any such bicycle or vehicle.

75. To establish, acquire and maintain transport services by land or water including ferries.

76. To establish, maintain and control parks for motor and other vehicles.

77. To establish, maintain in consultation with the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation, Postal Agencies where necessary.

78. To lay down rules and regulations in respect of private and public property to ensure adequate fire protection.

79. To prevent and control fire outbreaks including bush fires.

80. To promote the development of all sports within the area of authority of the Assembly.

81. To organise sports activities within its area of authority and to provide such facilities as may be recommended by the national body responsible for sports.

82. To perform as agents of the national body responsible for sports in maintaining such sports facilities as may be assigned to it by the national body.

83. To advise, to the exclusion of all others, on all matters of sports relating to its area of authority.

84. To prohibit, restrict, regulate and license the manufacture, distillation, sale transport distribution, supply possession and consumption of akpeteshie, palmwine, and all kinds of description of fermented liquor usually made by citizens of Ghana or adjacent countries.

85. To license petrol service and filling stations within the District.

86. To provide information centres, where necessary in consultation with the Ministry of Information.

KWAMENA AHWOI

P.N.D.C. Secretary for Local Government

Date of Gazette Notification: 22nd October, 1993.