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 29th day of November
1988.
Section 1—Establishment of
Assembly.
There is hereby established a
District Assembly to be known as
the Amansie East 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 eighty-two persons
which shall be made up of—
(a) the District Secretary;
(b) fifty-four persons
representing the electoral areas
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-seven
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
Amansie East 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 offices at Bekwai 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—Revocation.
The Local Government (Amansie
District Council) (Establishment)
Instrument, 1974 (L.I. 922) is
hereby revoked.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
LIST OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE AREA OF
AUTHORITY OF THE AMANSIE EAST
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY.
Town/Area Council Description of
Zone Description of Electoral
Area
FIANKOMA 1. Fiankoma
Fiankoma, Odumase Behenase.
1. Fiankoma
Unit 1—Fiankoma
Fiankoma, Amakom
Unit 2—Odumase
Odumase, Bronikrom
Unit 3—Behenase
Behenase, Kwame
Adukrom
2. Okorase
Okorase, Mankanora, Akutuase.
Unit 1—Okorase
Domiabra, Nkran, Tuahenekrom,
Besease, Ampofokrom, Memponbuom.
Unit 2—Mankanora
Awawam, Jonakrom, Anikiase,
Ahurunkrom, Donkodua, Kwame,
Dapaakrom.
Unit 3—Akutuase
Anyinatise, Kotenaso,
Akwasi-Ankwerekrom, Akyeremaa,
Seidukrom Akokonso Daban Nos. 1-2,
Apampatia.
3. Abuntunso
Abuntunso, Kente, Dotom.
2. Abuntunso
Unit 1—Abuntunso
Unit 2—Kente
Gyampekron, Abut
Unit 3—Dotom
Nyameyeadom, Humabene 1 and 2
Asuhtem, Odu-mase Bekwamene 1 and
2, Epiewo, Akwasibiokro, Oben Ne
Oben, Akwa-buoso Kente/ Asuontem,
MModubam, Aboayekrom.
4. Abuakwaa
Ankaase-North, Anka- ase South,
Ntabene.
Unit 1—Ankaase-North
Unit 2—Ankaase-South
Unit 3—Ntabene
Ntabene, Abohyenso, Ebunabin,
Odumase, Aboutntem.
5. Wawase
Wawase, Dominase,
Asuadei. 3.
Wawase
Unit 1—Wawase
Unit 2—Dominase
Unit 3—Asuadei
Asuadei, Aduyaw
6. Krabo
Odikrobronum, Nkwakwaahene,
Mpenkyireni.
Unit 1—Odikrobronum
Unit 2—Nkwankwaahene
Nkwankwaahene,
Bronum
Unit 3—Mpenkyireni
Mpenkyirenie, Boadikrom,
Jakobu-Fuokrom, Nehi- ninihini,
Sowodadiem.
ESSUMAJA 1. Essumaja
Aduabon, Adwenaase.
4. Essumaja
Unit 1—Aduabon
Aduabon, Wontonase
Unit 2—Adwenaase
Adwenaase, Ebunmu, Asangemanso.
2. Kyekyewere
Kyekyewere, Bentinko.
Unit 1—Kyekyewere
Kyekyewere, Boamang
Unit 2—Bentinko
Mantukwa,Abrade, Wontonase
3. Chiransa
Chiransa, Sefwi
Unit 1—Chiransa
Unit 2—Sefwi
4. Dominse
Kajatia, Ahdwo, Nwamase, Gyedi.
5. Dominase
Unit 1—Kajatia
Kajatia, Brofoyedru
Unit 2—Ahdwo
Ahdwo, Zongo
Unit 3—Nwamase
GWedi, Wawase, Mmepon
Unit 4—Gyedi
Amadae, Aburaso,
Atua-
Gyabi
5. Adjamsu
Tunsuom, Edwenase Gyedi.
Unit 1—Tunsuom
Tunsuom, Kubease,
Ahodwo
Unit 2—Edwenase
Edwenase, Achiase
Unit 3—Gyedi
Gyedi, Apomasukrom, Kwasikumakrom,
Atta Kwakukrom, Kwasi Wirekokrom,
Nyame- Bekyere, Kojo Atuakrom,
Kwamena Dukukrom, Ataakrom.
NUMERESO 1. Numereso
Old
Town, Nen Town, Subinma.
6. Numereso
Unit 1—Old Town Numereso
West, Baakrom.
Unit 2—New Town
Numereso East, Duku-krom, Subinso,
Oforikrom.
Unit 3—Subinma
Subinma, Homakyem, Akroukrom,
Donkokrom, Boakyekrom, Amanfo-krom.
2. Kronko
Kronkor, Oseikrom
Unit 1—Kronko
Agyeikrom, Mensakrom, Wiakrom,
Mawoweremfi.
Unit 2—Oseikrom
Nyamekyekrom, Sunkwa,Asempaneye,
Apebueso, Denyase, Akwamende,
Nanapaye, Twenwaaso, Adwenpaye.
3. Fenaso No.
Old Town, New Town, Nyamebekyere.
Unit 1—Old Town
Fenaso Old Town,
H/Nos. FM 1-42, Nsiakrom,
Wroworoso.
Unit 2—New Town
Fenaso New Town H/Nos. 47-110,
Koodekrom, Mensakrom.
Unit 3—Nyamebekyere No. 2
Ntokrom, Antobiabine, Amanfokrom,
Gyasikrom.
4. Fahiakobo
Fahiakobo, Abrobuasin.
7. Fahiakobo
Unit 1—Fahiakobo
Gyaankotabuo, Nyame- bekyere,
Fawoman, Adomkrom, Dannomase.
Unit 2—Abrobuasin
Abrobuasin, Oseikrom
5. Wromanso
Wromanso, Bepotenten.
Unit 1—Wromanso
Ohiampeanika, Nyame- bekyere, Awie,
Bethlehem, Odumasi, Monia-Wromanso.
Unit 2—Bepotenten
Bepotenten, Senigya-krom, Wramso,
Nkum, Nkyensee.
HIA 1. Hia No. 1
Hia No. 1, Kronko, Ewiase, Ankaako.
8. Hia
Unit 1—Hia No. 1
Abokyekrom, Ntosokrom, Sarakrom,
Yaw Duakrom, Peterkrom.
Unit 2—Kronko
Kronko, Hia No. 2, Baakrom,
Sikapeyena.
Unit 3—Ewiase
Ewiase, Atakrom, Mantukwa,
Asidukrom.
Unit 4—Ankaako
Kofi Agyeikrom, Faamang,
Hiapennike, Kankamfraase,
Manko-noahogono.
2. Mile 9
Mile 9 Old Town, Mile 9 New
Town.
Unit 1—Mile 9 Old Town
H/Nos. 1-114, Mintakrom, Bekawopa,
Saabi II.
Unit 2—Mile 9 New Town
Awakrom, Kofiseikrom, Sesease
Finaso No. 1.
3. Aboagyekrom
Nankawora, Aboagye-krom.
Unit 1—Nankawora
Nankawora, Awawam, Kwahu Adeikrom,
Domeabra, Anikyiasa, Kwamo
Appiakrom.
Unit 2—Aboagyekrom
Aboagyekrom, Adeikrom, Esaase,
Mmordebam, Teta No. 1-2 Ahina.
DADEASE 1. Abodom
Asaase, Bofonase, Bomso, Deyease,
Adumasa/Kotwia.
9. Abodom
Unit 1—Asaase
Asaase and Yedwase
Unit 2—Bofonase
Unit 3—Bomso
Unit 4—Deyease
Unit 5—Adumase and Kotwia
2. Dadease
Asakyiri, Dadease, Ahwiren.
10. Dadease
Unit 1—Asakyiri
Unit 2—Dadease
Unit 3—Ahwiren
3. Boagyaa
Besease, Atwereso, Dwoamin.
Unit 1—Besease
Boagyaa Besease and Odumaso
Unit 2—Atwereso
Boagyaa-Atwereso
Unit 3—Dwoamin
Ampabame, Subinso, Praa and
Ensquose.
4. Dotom
Dotom, Asakore, Gyasikrom, Koniyaw.
11. Dotom
Unit 1—Dotom
Unit 2—Asokore
Unit 3—Gyasikrom
Unit 4—Koniyaw
5. Edwenase
Edwenase East Edwe- nase.
Unit 1—Edwenase East
Edwenase East left handside of
Dotom Kokotro Road.
Unit 2—Edwenase
Edwenase West right hand side of
Dotom Kokotro Road.
6. Kokotro
Kokotro North, Kokotro.
12. Kokotro
Unit 1—Kokotro North
Roman Catholic Church
Unit
Unit 2—Kokotro South
Methodist Church
Unit
BOSOME 1. Asiwa
Ahenbronom, Abrosanse, Bobiam.
13. Asiwa
Unit 1—Ahenbronom
Ahenbronom, Wawase, Zongo,
Krofofruom and Mission.
Unit 2—Abrosanse
Monkadjeiso, Abrasanse and
Atobease.
Unit 3—Bobiam
2. Anyinase
Anyinase, Danso
Unit 1—Anyinase
Unit 2—Danso
4. Yapesa
Yapesa, Nsonamoa, Appantubuom,
Kokobin. 14. Yepesa
Unit 1—Yapesa
Yepesa, Papse
Unit 2—Nsonamoa
Nsonamoa,
Krofrom, Twene Durase.
Unit 3—Appantubuom
Appantubuom, Yamaso
Unit 4—Kokobin
5. Adeito
Adeito, Atobiase
Unit 1—Adeito
Unit 2—Atobiase
Atobiase, Abaase,
Adakabinso 1 and 2.
3. Ayanso/Anuroso
Ayanso, Anuroso, Fre- boye.
15. Ayanso/Anuroso
Unit 1—Ayanso
Unit 2—Anuroso
Anuroso, Mpatase,
Kesewa
Unit 3—Freboye
Freboye No. 1, Krobo
6. Ankaase
Ankaase, Nkwanta-pong, Duase.
Unit 1—Ankaase
Unit 2—Nkwantapong,
Nkwantapong, Kwakyeman
Unit 3—Duase
TWEAPEASE 1. Tweapease
Tweapease North, Tweapease,
Tweapease West.
16. Tweapease
Unit 1—Tweapease North
Upper Town, Nsewaakrom,
Adinkrakrom.
Unit 2—Tweapease
Lower Town, Petuasin, G.N.C.C.
Camp Nyakomangokrom.
Unit 3—Tweapease West
Kanin-Line, Akaasu
2. Suhyenso
Nyamebekyere, Suhyenso Old Town,
Suhyenso New Town.
Unit 1—Nyamebekyere
Unit 2—Suhyenso Old Town,
Kotopreso
Unit 3—New Town Mawo Weremfiri
3. Apitiso No. 2
Kotase, Hwenyame, Akuraamu,
Apitiso No. 1, Aboo.
17. Apitiso
Unit 1—Kotase
Kotase H/Nos. 1-80 APS
Unit 2—Hwenyame
Hwenyame H/Nos. APS 81-150
Unit 3—Akuraamu
Akuraamu H/Nos. APS 151-210
Unit 4—Apitiso No. 1
Unit 5—Aboo
FENA 3. Mile 14
Compound, Fourteen- Two Mainline,
Atia, Sube No. 1. 18.
Mile 14
Unit 1—Mile 14
Compound, Yard
Truckyard
Unit 2—Fourteen-Two
Fourteen-Two,
Lartekrom Abranyasu Nyamebekyere.
Unit 3—Main Line
Unit 4—Atia,
Unit 5—Sube No. 1
Sube No. 1, Jonakrom.
2. Mile 15
Mile 15, Fawomang, Adansikrom,
Anyeme
Unit 1—Mile 15
Unit 2—Fawomang
Unit 3—Adansikrom
Unit 4—Anyeme
3. Hiayeya
Hiayeya, Abraaso No. 1,
Gyaemetanhune, Odumto.
19. Huu
Unit 1—Hiayeya
Hiayeyaw, Sukafrinam,
Anwaakrom, Billykrom.
Unit 2—Abraaso No. 1
Abraaso No. 1. Abraaso No. 2, Kofi
J. K. Krom, Kwakuadeikrom.
Unit 3—Gyeametanhunu
Unit 4—Odumto
Odumto, Mamfo Sundantawa, Aworasa,
Nnanyinase, Atikwaakrom.
4. Huu
Akwansrem, Boateng- krom,
Atabrakaso- Aduntia.
Unit 1—Akwansrem
Akwansrem, Edwinase,
Fahia-Kobo.
Unit 2—Boatengkrom
Unit 3—Atabrakaso
Unit 4—Adutian
Adutian Odaso, Adiemmra, Adwease,
Mmamabrom, Amanfokrom.
ASUO DANKRA 1. Boagyawe
Asuma, Adwenase Esiankwanta.
20. Boagyawe/Ankaase
Unit 1—Asuma
Unit 2—Adwenase
Unit 3—Esiankwanta
Esiankwanta, Detiem,
Asempanaye.
2. Abompe
Abompe, Asubontemaho.
Unit 1—Abompe
Unit 2—Asuobontemaho
3. Sanfo Aduam
Aduam, Sanfo 21.
Sanfo Aduam
Unit 1—Aduam
Unit 2—Sanfo
4. Abjase
Domeabra, Dadwen 22.
Ankase
Unit 1—Domeabra
Unit 2—Dadwen
5. Kwamang
Ademmera, Dwawoho, Abesowa.
Unit 1—Kwamang-Ademmera
Unit 2—Dwawoho
Unit 3—Abesowa
BOMSOMTWE
EAST 1. Morontuo
Morontuo, Ampaha
23. Morontuo
Unit 1—Morontuo
Unit 2—Ampaba
2. Ampentu
Ampentu, Dunkura, Kusiase.
Unit 1—Ampetu
Unit 2—Dunkura
Unit 3—Kusiase
3. Lake Side
Tumeabu, Dompa, Apewu
24. Lake Side
Unit 1—Tumeabu
Unit 2—Dompa
Unit 3—Apewu
4. Dagyanso
Dangyanso, Beposo
Unit 1—Dagyanso
Dagyanso, Adumasa
and Gyapedu.
Unit 2—Beposo
Beposo and Abosoma
AFOAKO 1. Asikasu
Asikasu, Akasanim, Esereso.
25. Asikasu
Unit 1—Asikasu
Unit 2—Akasanim
Unit 3—Esereso
2. Homase Nos. 1 & 2
Homase No. 1, Homase No. 2.
Unit 1—Homase No. 1
Homase No. 1,
Bedwuase
Unit 2—Homase No. 2
3. Amponya
Mehame Apebuorso, Atobiase.
Unit 1—Mehame
Unit 2—Apebuorso
Unit 3—Atobase
4. Akrofom
Dwendwenso, Besease, Penipa.
26. Akrofom
Unit 1—Dwendwenso
Dwenso, Kajasi
Unit 2—Besease
Besease, Nwomase
Unit 3—Penipa
5. Patasi
Brodehenease, Ampen- kro, Aboabo.
Unit 1—Brodehenease
Unit 2—Ampenkro
Ampenkro, Betenase,
Hwiibaa
Unit 3—Aboabo
Aboabo, Ataasi
6. Afoako
Mmonsie, Kubease 27. Afoako
Unit 1—Mmonsie
Mmonsie, Aduohuoase,
Cana
Unit 2—Kubease
Kubease, Ankaase
7. Donkease
Donkoase, Adubrem,
Begroase.
Unit 1—Donkoase
Donkoase, Abowie
Unit 2—Adubrem
Unit 3—Begroase
ADAGYA 1. Poano West
Abontema, Nsuoase 28. Poano
West
Unit 1—Abontema
Unit 2—Nsuoase
2. Poano East
Apebuorso, Amangoase Afransie.
Unit 1—Apebuorso
Unit 2—Amangoase
Amangoase,
Wawase, Abuordenkrom,
Mmem- pegohye.
Unit 3—Afransie
3. Ntinanko
Ntinanko, Akosombo, Gyamase,
Atwotwosu. 29.
Ntinanko
Unit 1—Ntinanko
Unit 2—Akosombo
Unit 3—Gyamase
Gyamase Gyedie
Unit 4—Atwotwosu
Atwotwosu Abusiabo, K/Marfokrom,
Abedimsebe Y/Mensakeom, K/Nyamekrom.
4. Huntado
Nifa, Benkum 30. Huntado
Unit 1—Nifa
Unit 2—Benkum
Boni
Boni East, Boni West
Unit 1—Boni East
Unit 2—Boni West
ADUMASA 1. Ofoase Kobobin
Ofoase North, Ofoase
South. 31. Ofoase
Unit 1—Ofoase North
Area bounded by Ofoase New Site
R/C Church, H/No. O.K. 92, 98 L/A
Pri. Sch. (Power Line) O.K. 123,
99, 89, 61, 52, 23, 13 and R/C Pri.
Sch.
Unit 2—Ofoase South
Area bounded by H/Nos. O.K. 122,
100, 88, 62, 51, 22, 12, R/C
Middle Sch. and Market Square,
O.K. 8, 29, 47, 66, 83, 105, and
L/A Middle Sch.
2. Kokobin
Kokobin West, Kokobin
East.
Unit 1—Kokobin West
Area covered by H/Nos. O.K. 67,
68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 and
Salvation Army Church Mission
Quarters and bounded West by the
Main Street.
Unit 2—Kokobin East
Area covered by H/Nos. O.K. 75-79,
80-82 and bounded in the East by
the Main Street.
3. Senfi
Ankase, Mpeboaso Brasankro.
32. Senfi
Unit 1—Ankase
Ankase and Edomso
Unit 2—Mpeboaso
Mpeboaso and
Dunsenase
Unit 3—Brasankro
Brasankro, Domi,
Adumasa
4. Anwiankwanta
Anwiankwanta, Kyekyewere
33. Anwiankwanta
Unit 1—Anwiankwanta
Anwiankwanta and Abenkyem
Unit 2—Kyekyewere
Kyekyewere, Prubun and Kwakudata.
5. Akyease
Akyease, Daa
Unit 1—Akyease
Akyease and Patase
Unit 2—Daa
Daa and Apaso
KOKOFU 1. Kokofu North
Kokofu North, Kokofu
South. 34.
Kokofu
Unit 1—Kokofu North
North Pampaso, Anoo, Aninta Zongo.
Unit 2—Kokofu South
South Adwenase, Sebedwe Tumsuoakyi,
Nkwadum, Saalam, Nkwantaha,
Anamansuro.
2. Asaman
Asaman, Asankare
Unit 1—Asaman
Unit 2—Asankare
3. Bedomase
Bedomase, Nkyekyem
Unit 1—Bedomase
Bedomase, Korase,
Anyinam
Unit 2—Nkyekyem
Nkyekyem, Kofi Moshiekrom,
Amofakrom.
4. Akyeremade
Akyeremade, Adweso
35. Akyeremade
Unit 1—Akyeremade
Unit 2—Adweso
5. Aboaso
Aboaso, Mansase
Unit 1—Aboaso
Mmonor, Botiede
Unit 2—Mensase
JACOBU 1. Tunsuom
Tunsuom North, Tunsuom South
36. Tunsuon
Unit 1—Tunsuom North
Area bounded by the Post Office
St. Peter's R.C. Primary Sch. Hse./Nos.
TS 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38.
Unit 2—Tunsuom South
Area bounded by Jacobu-Nkuduase
Road including the Nos. TS 2 and
2, 6, 12, 19, 22 and Jacubu-
Fiankoma Road.
2. Ntaduom
Ntaduom East, Ntaduom West.
Unit 3—Ntaduom East
Area bounded by the market Sq.
Jacobu-Nkuduase road, Odotobri,
Rural Bank St., Main Jacobu Bekwai
road.
Unit 4—Ntaduom West
Area bounded by Ahenfie St.
including Nos. NTI 1-3.
3. Hentemase
Hentemase East Hentemase
West.
Unit 5—Hentemase East
Area bounded by the Market Sq.
including H/Nos. 1-3, 37, 38, 42,
43, 50 and Penipa.
Unit 6—Hentemase West
Area bounded by the
Jacobu-Fiankoma Road and H/Nos.
19, 20-25, 36 and St. Peters R.C.
Church.
4. Odumase/Monsie
Odumase, Monsie 37.
Odumase Monsie
Unit 1—Odumase
Area bounded by O. D
Jacobu-Akrokeri Road including Hse.
Nos. O.D. 1 and 2, 6, 11, and 4
and Methodist Church and Primary
School.
Unit 2—Monsie
Monsie and Nkwantananso Hse.No. NK
1 (Ahenfie) NK 2-10 and Pataso
including Hospital and staff
quarters.
5. Krofofuom
Krofofuom, Krofo- kruom.
Unit 1—Krofofuom
Area bounded by Jacobu-Knuduase
Road, Nankaba and Brotherhood
Churches and Mission L/A 2 Middle
and Jnr. Secondary School.
Unit 2—Krofokruom
Area bounded by Council Hall, L/A
Primary School and Police Station.
6. Biribiwomang
Dadiease, Danwomase, Akokwaso,
Akete-kyeiso. 38.
Biribiwomang
Unit 1—Dadiease
Dadiaese and Atudaso
Unit 2—Danwomase
Danwomase and Akatase
Unit 3—Akokwaso
Akokwaso, Odumase, Hemang Krodua,
Nkroapin Kyebi and
Betinsin.
Unit 4—Aketekyeiso
Aketekyeiso, Enyan-kyerem and
Amamom.
ADUDWAN AREA COUNCIL 1.
Kensere East
Hemang Obom 39.
Kensere
Unit 1—Hemang
Hemang, Ampabamo
Unit 2—Obom
Obom, Akokasu
2. Kensere West
Medoma, Biribiwomanu.
Unit 1—Medoma
Medoma, Kensere, Danyame, Monsa
Railway Quarters.
Unit 2—Biribiwomanu
1. Pampaso
Odumase, Agona 40.
Pampaso
Unit 1—Odumase
Odumase, Abease
Unit 2—Agona
Agona, Apetumase
4. Bodoma
Behenease, Kunoroase
Unit 1—Behenease
Bodom-Behenease
Unit 2—Kunoroase
5. Dwumakro
Dwumakro, Wiawso 41.
Dwumakro
Unit 1—Dwumakro
Dwumakro, Kyekyewere
Unit 2—Wiawso
Wiawso, Nerebehi
SUNSO/FREHO 1. Abosamso
Abosamso, Amormoso
42. Korchikrom
Unit 1—Abosamso
Unit 2—Amormoso
2. Korochikrom
Korchikrom Fraso No. 2
Unit 1—Korchikrom
Unit 2—Fraso No. 2
3. Nsuaem No. 2
Nsuaem, No. 2, Atobia- se, Nsuaem
No.1, Nsutem. 43.
Nsuaem
Unit 1—Nsuaem No. 2
Nsuaem
No. 2, Dankrantre
Unit 2—Atobiase
Atobiase, Tweapease
Unit 3—Nsuaem, No. 1
Nsuaem No. 1, Fordjuorkrom, Nos. 1
& 2, Beposo, Nkyerekrom Minti.
Unit 4—Nsutem
Nsutem, Banso
4. Tebeso No. 2
Tebeso No. 2, Tebeso
No. 1, Anwiaso, Ohwimase.
44. Tebeso
Unit 1—Tebeso No. 2
Unit 2—Tebeso No. 1
Tebeso No. 1,
Subriso
Unit 3—Anwiaso
Anwiaso, Bebsease,
Dwumakyi, Simdadieso.
Unit 4—Ohwimase
Ohwimase, Akwadum
NSUTA Nsuta
Nsuta, Nyameade 45.
Nsuta
Unit 1—Nsuta
Unit 2—Nyameade
Nyameade, Mnafo, Lineho,
Afatsonkrom, Nyame-bekyere No. 2,
Alhajikrom, Amiyakrom, Adipakrom,
Huntado, Acquokrom.
2. Nyame Bekyere
Nyamebekyere East, Nyamebekyere
West, Afiaso.
Unit 1—Nyamebekyere East
Nyamebekyere East including the
Market.
Unit 2—Nyamebekyere West
Nyamebekyere West including the
Palace.
Unit 3—Afiaso
Afiaso, Kojodumkrom, Kwaku
Adkukrom, Akerekrom.
3. Anomawobi
Anomawobi, Appiakrom
46. Anomawobi
Unit 1—Anomawobi
Unit 2—Appiakrom
4. Yawbre
Yawbre, Kakra
Unit 1—Yawbre
Yawbre, Damasco,
Aorekrom
Unit 2—Kakra
Kakra Adaekrom
5. Nsese
Nsese, Supom, Afra- mase.
47. Nsese
Unit 1—Nsese
Nsese, Tumsonkrom
Unit 2—Supom
Unit 3—Aframase
BEKWAI 1. Nampasa
Roman Mission Market, Asikafo
Amantem. 48.
Nampase
Unit 1—Roman Mission
From Roman Street, H/Nos.
NB.51-NPS. 119, NPA.81 Roman
Mission NPS. 4.
Unit 2—Market
From market street H/Nos. NPS
28-NPS 96, NPS 96-NPS 129, NPS-13,
NPS.13-NPS 28.
Unit 3—Asikafo Amantem
From Lorry Station on market
street to Police HQ. Bounded by
H/Nos. NPS. 69, 42, 33, 75, 102,
144, 30, 32, NPS 71-NPS
103.
2. Jnr. Sq. Nampansa
Jnr. Sq. Nampansa, Kokyekrom,
Aseibu.
Unit 1—Jnr. Sq. Nampansa
Jnr. Sq. Nampansa and Railway
Quarters.
Unit 2—Kokyekrom
Kokyekrom, Pipidan Low Cost
Estate.
Unit 3—Aseibu
Aseibu, Brasanase, Faman, Nsutam,
Kojoni-mokrom.
3. Twafo
Twafo East, Twafo West.
49. Brofoyedru
Unit 1—Twafo East
From Police Station on the Cape
Coast road: H/Nos.TF 1-TF 4, TF
34, TF 35 Pentecost Church.
Unit 2—Twafo West
From H/No. TF. 6-TF. 29A, H/ Nos.
TF. 29, BLK 'D' TF. 55, TF42A, TF
42B, TF. 50, TF. 56 Church of
Christ.
4. Brofoyedru
Brofoyedru East, Brofoyedru
West.
Unit 1—Brofoyedru East
From H/Nos. BD 51 on the Cape
Coast road to Brotherhood Church
Temple, H/Nos. BD 52 on BD street
H/No. BD. 31, BD. 48, BD 14.
Unit 2—Brofoyedru West
From the Pentecost Church on the
Cape Coast road H/Nos. BD 39-BD 81
bounded by BD 67, 85, BD. 3, 48
and 49.
5. Nyameduase
Nyameduase, Old Zongo.
50. Asokwa/Tunsuom
Unit 1—Nyameduase
Area bounded by the Methodist
Church, West off Cape Coast road
including Hse. Nos. ZR. 37, Court
Hse., Mission Filling Station,
Anglican Church Mission and
Schools, ZR. 74, 66, 87, 73, 65,81
Old Urban Council Hall and Hse.
Nos. ZR. 42, 67, 23, 26, 27, 28,
29 and 39.
Unit 2—Old Zongo
Area bounded by Old L/C Hall,
Methodist Middle and Primary
Schools including Hse. Nos. ZR.
79, 50, 33, 1 and 2, 49, 8,55, 86,
9, 10, 70, 13, 53 in the West by
SDA Secondary Sch. and ZR. 5, 69
and 16.
6. Asokwa/Tunsuom
Tunsuom,Asokwa, SDA Sec. School,
Pramso.
Unit l—Tunsuom
Area bounded by District Police
HQ. CMB Depot H/Nos. TS. 40,
Teleco- mmunication Station,
Hospital, SDA Church, including
Hse. Nos. TS. 37, 33, 32, Agric.
Bank, Post Office and Police
Station alos Hse. Nos. TS. 31, 12,
16, 22, ending at TS. 30.
Unit 2—Asokwa
Asokwa Street bounding Hse./Nos
Ask. 68, 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 26,
74, CMB Office, Ask. 40 Presby
Church Ask. 44, 43, 46, 69, and
73,
Unit 3—SDA Secondary School
SDA Secondary School and Staff
Quarters.
Unit 4—Pramso
Area bounded by Ahenfie and Hse,
Nos. AF. 61, 57, Between Asokwa
boundary, AF 30, 33, 34, 28, 50,
ZR. 5, 48, 53, 23, 14, 8, 6, 2,
including cold Street and Asokwa
Street.
7. Zongo
Zongo East, Zongo, West.
51. New Zongo
Unit 1—Zongo East
Zongo H/Nos. ZR. 56, 93, NZ. 52,
49, 7, 8, 15, 17, 24, 34, 36, 92,
91, Social Welfare and
Broadcasting Station.
Unit 2—Zongo West
Area bound in the west by old
Council Offices and Essumaja
Bekwai Road including H/ Nos.
NZ.42, 37, 33, 28, 23, 14, 6, 9,
4, 2, 73, 55 and the Mosque.
8. Adankraja
Adankraja Anwiam- Amerease Amoamo-
Dome. 52.
Adankraja
Unit 1—Adankraja
Adankraja, Sewaba
Unit 2—Anwiam-Amerease
Unit 3—Amoamo-Dome
Amoamo-Dome, Sesekro
9. Amoaful
Asomanya, Twafo 53.
Amoaful
Unit 1—Asomanya
Chiefs Palace, area, Old Council
Hall and Training Centre, area
East of Bekwai-Cape Coast Road.
Unit 2—Twafo
Area Lying West off Amoaful Bekwai
Road Comprising Zongo Presby Prim.
and L/A Middle School and Sikafo-
amatem.
10. Asanso/Fanease
Asanso East, Asanso West Fayease.
54. Asanso/Fayease
Unit 1—Asanso East
Akyeremade and
Kusiase
Unit 2—Asanso West
Nyinasinase and
Wiawso
Unit 3—Fayease
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 the District to be
inspected regularly for the
detection of nuisance 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
liquids 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 burrow-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 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 or 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 thereof;
(ii) to remove any dilapidated
fence or structure abutting on any
public place;
(iii) to paint, distemper,
white-wash 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 the Assembly requiring him
to perform any of the acts
specified in sub-paragraph (1) (i-v)
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 schools 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 pupil
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 entertainment
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 sports.
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-priviledged
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
ownerships of the Assembly for
farming purposes and to regulate
the systems 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-guards 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 tree 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
possesses 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 service by land
or water including ferries.
76. To establish, maintain and
control parks for motor and other
vehicles.
77. To establish and 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,
transportation, 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: 3rd
February, 1989.
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