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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DORMAA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY) (ESTABLISHMENT) INSTRUMENT, 1989 (LI 1476).  

 

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 10th day of March, 1989.

Section 1—Establishment of Assembly.

There is hereby established a District Assembly to be known as the Dormaa 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 seventy-three persons which shall be made up of —

(a) the District Secretary;

(b) forty-eight 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-four 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 Dormaa 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 Dormaa Ahenkro 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 (Dormaa District Council) (Establishment) Instrument, 1975 (L.I. 1009) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

LIST OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE AREAS OF AUTHORITY OF THE DORMAA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

 

Town/Area Council   Description of Zone  Description of Electoral Area         

AKONTANIM             Kurontire

Kurintire, Atanofie     1. Kurontire

Unit 1—Kurontire: H/No. K.B. 1-K.B., 9

Unit 2 —Atonofie H/No. AT. 1-AT. 9          

            New Town

New Town, Old Town            Unit 1— New Town: H/No. NT12-NT.43

Unit 2 — Old Town: H/No. OT. 22-OT.9     

            Twumkrom

Twumkrom/Koradaso Abonsrakrom/Dwaho Taforo, Nsenia, Kosane, Kyeremekrom 2. Twumkrom

Unit 1—Twumkrom/Koradaso

Twumkrom/Koradaso

Unit 2—Abonsrakrom/Dwaho

Unit 3—Taforo: Taforo

Unit 4—Nsenia: Nsenia

Unit 5—Kosane

Unit 6—Kyeremekrom         

DORMAA/AHENKRO          Takoradi

Takoradi East,  

Takoradi West.          3. Takoradi

Takoradi East Area

Unit l—H/No. TD. 1-TD. 90

Saviour Church.

Unit 2—Takoradi West Area

H/No. Tl-T40 

            Nabikyire

Nabikyire East,

Nabikyire West            4. Nabikyire

Unit 1—Nabikyire East Area

H/No. NB. 1-NB. 38

Unit 2—Nabikyire West Area.

H/No. NB.31-NB. 68.

Unit 3— Supre          

            Ashanti Akim

Ashanti Akim

New Town      5. Ashanti Akim

Unit 1—Ashanti Akim Area.

H/No. AA. 1-AA. 22

Unit 2—New Town

New Town Area

New Town Osmadi Church 

            Dome 

Dome East, Dome West                  6. Dome/Agogo

Unit 1—Dome East

Dome East Area

H/No.D.1-D.31

Unit 2—Dome West

Dome West Area;

D.3-D.90       

            Agogo

Agogo, Health Centre          

Unit 1—Agogo

Agogo Area

H/No. AG. 1 -AG. 26

Unit 2—Health Centre

Health Centre           

WAMANAFO Ahenboboano

Dormaa Gyaase

Nana Yaw Tutu            7. Ahenboboano

Unit 1—Dormaa Gyaase

H/Nos.DGS.30-DGS. 26

H/Nos. DGS. 4-DGS. 51

Unit 2— Nana Yaw Tutu

H/No. AB. 1-AB. 6

H/Nos. AB. 76-AB. 85         

            Gyaase

Krontire

Nana Kwame Peprah          

Unit 1—Krontire

H/Nos. KR. 1-KR. 8

H/Nos. KR. 33-KR. 53

Unit 2—Nana Kwame Peprah.

H/Nos. GS 41-G S. 47

H/Nos. GS. 1-GS. 9 

            New Town

Kobedi—Asupraa

Kwame Asare

Sabikrom

Benkrom, Twafour

Apenkro, Amanfi       8. New Town Sabikrom

Unit 1—Kobedi-Asupraa

Unit 2—Kwame Asare

Unit 1—Benkrom

H/Ns.BF.1-BF.7, BP  –57 BP. 84

Unit 2—Twafour H/Nos. TF. 1-TF.11

H/Nos.NT.69-NT.89

Unit 3—Apenkro

Unit 4—Amanfi         

            Mewerenfiriwe

Kwasi Krom

Kwabena Antokrom,

 Asamoakrom, Adiepena     9. Mewerenfiriwe

Unit 1—Kwasikrom

Kwabena Antokrom

Unit 2—Asamoakrom

Adiepena, Akotokrom

Unit 3—Kwaku Twumasi/Kofi

Siawkrom (PS-Prepera Shed).      

ASUOTIANO Salam Nos. 1 and 2

Salam No. 1, Salam No. 2   10. Salam

Unit 1—Salam No. 1

Salam No. 1 Area: H/Nos.

SM.1-SM.23-SM 40

Unit 2—Salam No. 2 Area

Salam No. 2 Area: H/No. SM, 24-SM.38. 

            Asuotiano

Old Town/New Town 11. Asuotiano

Unit 1—New Town

New Town Area:  NT.1-NT.74

Unit 2—Old Town

Old Town Area: OT.1-OT.80

Unit 3 —  Mmebobomour    

            Nsesereso

Nsesereso/Asuhyia  12. Nsesereso

Unit 1— Nsesereso

Unit 2 — Asuhyia     

NKRAN-KWANTA    Funtundase/Diabaakrom)

Adobem(Diabaa)Kokowie Brofoyedur      13. Funtundase

Unit 1—Adobem(Diabaa)

Adobem: H/No. AD.1-AD.50

Unit 2—Kokowie

Kokowie: H/No. KK.1-KK.62

Unit 3 — Brofoyedur

            Mponkuansu                             

Mponkuansu, Jepa   14. Mponkuansu

Unit 1—Mponkuansu

Mponkuansu: MP.1-MP.38

Unit 2—Jepa

Jepa:  JP.1-JP.71    

            Yaakrom

Old Town (Yaakrom), New Town, Aprakukrom      15. Yaakrom

Unit 1—Old Town

Old Town: OT.1-OT.69

Unit 2—New Town

New Town: NT.1-NT.72

Unit 3—Aprakukrom

            Asunpiri/Nkwankwanta   

Asemiah Street,

Kofi Bile Street.            16. Asunpiri

Unit 1— Asemiah Street

Unit 2— Kofi Bile Street      

            Tookuren

Ekyeawkaan, Kobaa

Street, Yaw Wusukrom

Adiembra No. 1                    

Unit 1—Ekyeawkaan

Unit 2—Kobaa Street

Unit 3—Yaw Wusukrom

Unit 4—Adiembra No. 1      

            Krakrom

Amangoase, Asasetre,  

Kwame Yeboakrom  17. Krakrom

Unit 1— Amangoase

Unit 2— Asasetre

Unit 3— Kwame Yeboakrom          

            Kwakuanya

Kwakuanya,

Kojo Kumikrom

Kwabena Krakrom

Abusua-Be-Ade

Kwame Dwomokrom            18. Kwakuanya

Unit 1—Kwakuanya

Unit 2—Kojo Kumikrom

Unit 3—Kwabena Krakrom

Unit 3—Abusua-Be-Ade

Unit 4—Kwame Dwomokrom         

KYEREMASU           Ahenboboano

Nana Kwasi-Badu-Ababio

New Town, Tensuano           19. Ahenboboano

Unit 1—Nana Kwasi-Badu-Ababio

H/Nos. AB. 7-AB. 43

Unit 2—New Town

Unit 3—Tensuano    

            Nana Kwadwo-Adjei

Nana Kwabena Acquah      

Unit 1—Nana  Kwabena  Acquah

H/No.  KA. 9-KA.19

H/No.  KA. 47-KA. 52

H/No. KA. 1-KA. 74 

             Nana Kwadwo Tawiah

Kwasi Taah, Estate, Subinkrom      20. Nana Kwadwo Tawiah

Unit 1—Kwasi Taah

H/No.  KT. 1-KT. 50 H/No. 

KT. 22-KT. 47

Unit 2— Estate

Unit 3—Subinkrom  

            Atternerfi

Kwasi Afrifa, Mempasem, Kokom  21.  Atternerfi

Unit 1—Kwasi Afrifa

H/No. AF.15-AF.18, AF-39 AF.44.

Unit 2—Mempasem

H/No. AF.13-AF.58

Unit 3 —Kokom        

            Kojo Buorkrom

Bomoden Shed, Issakakrom.         

Unit 1—Bommoden Shed

Unit 2—Issakakrom 

DORMAA AHENKRO          2. Akonkodie Valley

Residential, Kumidaa           22. Akonkodie

Unit 1—Residential

Residential R.A.Gyediem Area

Unit 2—Kumidaa

Kumidaa K.D.S. Area         

            Yeboah Afari   

Yeboah Afari East, Yeboah Afari West      23. Yeboah Afari

Unit 1—Yeboah Afari East

Yeboah Afari (East) Area

Unit 2 —Yeboah Afari West

Yeboah Afari (West) Area   

            3. Central 

Oppong Yaw Bronoso, New Town  24. Central

Unit 1—Oppong Yaw Bronoso

Oppong Yaw Bronoso O.Y. Area.

Unit 2—New Town

New Town N.T. Area

            4. Paamu

Atoase, Zongo          

Unit 1—Atoase

Atoase A.T. Area

Unit 2—Zongo

 Zongo Area  

            5. Ahenboboano                               

Agyeman Badu Brono, Ahantrase  25.  Ahenboboano

Unit 1—Agyeman Badu Brono

Agyeman Badu Brono ABB.

Assemblies of God Church lane area.

Unit 2—Ahantrase

 Ahantrase A.S. Area          

            6. Broniasu

Old Town, Mangoase           26. Broniasua

Unit 1—Old Town

Old Town: OT Area

Unit 2—Mangoase

Mangoase: MS Area           

            7. Agyeman Badu

Salam

Shaeffer

Estate Unit 1—Salam

 Salam: S.M. Area

Unit 2—Shaeffer

Shaeffer S.S. Area

Unit 3—Estate

Estate Area  

NSUHIA          Masu and Kuren  

Masu, Kuren  27. Masu

Unit 1 — Masu

Unit 2 — Kuren

           

            2. Ankobea/Asikasu No. 1

Queen Street

Abakomahene          

Unit 1—Queen Street

Queen Street: As 1-AS. 45

Unit 2—Abakomahene

Abakomahene: AS. 91-AS. 116    

            3. Adumasa

Aheneboboano Bedamfini  Asikasu No . 2           28. Adumasa

Unit 1—Aheneboboano

Aheneboboano:AS.117-AS.152

Unit 2—Bedamfini

Bedamfini: AS. 46-AS. 90

Unit 3—Asikasu No.2

Asikasu No.2

            4. Amorbea-Aso

Asare Street  Unit 1—Asare Street

Asare Street: NS. 9-NS.93 

            5. Bransi 

Bransi

Adum

Kokorasua     29.  Bransi

Unit 1—Bransi

Bransi: NS. 1-NS. 37

Unit 2—Adum

Adum: NS. 38-NS. 63

Unit 3—Kokorasua  

ANKOBEA (AMASU)           1. Besease 

Besease, Asuama Pampaso, Supong      30. Besease

Unit 1—Besease

Besease: H/No. BS. 9—Christ

Apostolic Church

Unit 2—Asuama

Asuama: H/No. OT. 1 Agric.

Bank, Konkon Village

Unit 3 —Pampaso

Unit 4 —Supong

Supong: Kwabasa, Wamano

Apo Nos. 1 and 2,    

ADUMASA   2. Adumasa    

Adumasa,Gyedu, New Town, Tweasu        31. Adumasa

Unit 1—Adumasa

Adumasa: H/Nos. AD. 1-26

Unit 2—Gyedu

H/Nos. AD 27 — Methodist Church

Unit 3—New Town

New Town: H/Nos.  NT. 1- NT. 13

Unit 4—Tweasu

 Tweasu: H/No.  NT. 35-72  

            3. Kwameasu/Tronan 

New Town, Old Town, Tronan, Amangoase/Amakyekrom, Asuokor      32. Kwameasu

Unit 1—New Town

New Town: H/N AB. 1—

AB. 6 to NT.  1—NT 21

Unit 2—Old Town

Old Town: H/No.KT. 1-KT.6

AM. 1—AM.5

Unit 3 — Tronan

Unit 4—Amangoase/Amakyekrom

Unit 5—Asuokor

Asuokor No. 1 and 2

ABOABO       1. Mireku

Kyiritwede, Krofokrom    Ampesem, Agogo, Gyangyam             33. Mireku

Unit 1—Kyiritwede

Kyiritwede: H/No. KT. 1-KT.35.

Unit 2—Krofokrom

Krofokrom: H/No.  KF.  1- KF. 7, Gala Church Mission

Unit 3 —Ampesem

Ampesem: H/No. AB—1AB 15 Brosankro           

            Mireku             Unit 4—Agogo

Agogo: H/No - AG.1—AGRIC

 Ahyiresu, Ahyiresu Rd,.

Unit 5—Gyangyan

Gyangyan: H/No.  GG.  1—

Methodist Church, Zongo    

            1. Aboabo Nos. 1 and 2 

Aboabo No. 2 South,

Aboabo No. 2 North,

Aboabo No. 1, Anyinasu      34.  Aboabo

Unit 1—Aboabo No. 2 South

Unit 2—Aboabo No. 2 North

Aboabo No. II North:

H/No A2/12-A. 2/41

Unit 3—Aboboabo No. 1

Unit 4 —Anyinasu

Anyinasu

Dwen-Gyidie Adomase       

            Aboabo/Manteware

Aboabo No. 3

Yeboah Kofi

Ankobea/Gyase        35. Manteware

Unit 1—Aboabo No. 3

Unit 2—Yeboah Kofi

Yeboah Kofi Brono

H/No. OT 1-OYB. 14

Unit 3—Ankobea/Gyase

H/Nos.AG. 1-ASP. 15         

ATESIKROM 1. Atesikrom/Koraso 

Atesikrom, Koraso    36. Atesikrom

Unit 1—Atesikrom

Unit 2—Koraso        

            2. Aprakukrom/Chechewere

Aprakukrom, Chechewere  

Unit 1— Aprakukrom

Unit 2— Chechewere          

            3. Duasidan

Duasidan, Yaw Bafourkrom.            37. Duasidan

Unit 1—Duasidan,

Uni 2—Kofikrom.     

            4. Yawkrom

Yawkrom, Kofikrom  Unit 1—Yawkrom

Unit 2—Yaw Bafourkrom.    

            5. Tweapease 

Gonokrom/Twepease           38—Twepease

Unit 1—Gonokrom

Unit 2—Twepease   

ASUNSU         1. Asunsu

Ahenboboano,  Ahenama/Dwen, New Town,Asunsu No. 2, Ntabane.   39—Asunsu

Unit 1—Ahenboboano

Ahenboboano: H/No.AB.1- AB.30

Unit 2—Ahenama/Dwen

Ahenama/Dwen: H/No. AM 1-AM. 27 and Dwen

Unit 3—New Town

New Town: H/No. NT.1 — NT.37

Unit 4—Asunsu No . 2

Unit 5—Ntabane      

            2. Darenyame

Aduana, Abakoma,Brofoyeduro     40. Darenyame/Nsesreso

Unit 1—Aduana

Aduana: H/No. OT.  1- OT. 26

Unit 2—Abakoma

Abakoma:H/No. NT.27-AB.1

Unit 3—Brofoyeduro

            3. Nsesereso

Nsesereso, Benekwa-

kukrom/Sukona        

Unit 1—Nsesereso

Unit 2—Benekwakukrom/Sukona

Ahogona, Brofoyeduro etc. 

WAMFIE        Beposo

Abourse 

Nana Kwame Agyei              41. Beposo

Unit 1—Abourse

H/NO.BP.15,BP.42-BP.36.

Unit 2—Nana Kwame Agyei H/NO.

AS.1- AS9, AS.30 AS.-51  

            2. Ahenbronum  

Nana Ansu Gyeabour

Nana Kofi Kumi         42. Ahenbronum

Unit 1—Nana Ansu Gyeabour

H/Nos.AB.-AB.8, AB.-AB.32

Unit 2—Nana Kofi Kumi

H/No.AB.33-AB/46, AB.57. AB64 

            3. New Town  

Osmadi Church

Owun Kojo     43. New Town

Unit 1—Osmadi Church

Osmadi Church Area

Unit 2—Owun Kojo

H/Nos. NT. 1-NT.11

NT. 18-NT. 168         

            4. Zongo

Moro,  Thomas Oware          Unit 1—Moro

H/No. Z. 1-Z. 100

Unit 2—Thomas  Oware Estate     

            5. Bronikrom/Mpapanim              

Amoabeng, Nana Kyerema Yaw     44. Bronikrom

 Unit 1—Amoabeng

 H/No.MB.10MP.5 -MP 53 -  MP65

Unit 2—Nana  Kyerema Yaw

H/Nos.  BK.75-BK. 103, BK. 1-BK.10       

            6. Tweapeasua

Hiamadwene, Kwaku Adjeikrom     Unit 1—Hiamadwene

Hiamadwene, Nyamenase, Kwamekrakrom Kosua, Kyeremaakrom

Unit 2—Kwaku Adjeikrom

Kwaku Adjeikrom,Korotiua, Kwasi Twumkrom, Oforikrom, Twepeasua           

            7. Danyame/Abiembra        

Ataakrom, Oppongkrom Aboroso, Praprababida            45. Danyame

Unit 1—Ataakrom

Ataakrom/Nos.1 and 2 Kwasi Fosukrom, Yaw Boankrom

Unit 2—Oppongkrom

Oppongkrom, Hemaakrom Kwame Dubikrom

Unit 3— Aboroso

Unit 4 — Praprababiba       

PAMUAGYA  1. Kofi Badukrom  

Old Town, New Town            46. Kofi Badukrom

Unit 1—Old Town

Old Town: GNT and CMT. Areas   

            2. Babianaha/Banakrom      Unit 1— Babianaha

Unit 2—Banakrom   

            3. Dwenase  

Dwenase, Kyeremekrom     47. Dwenase

Unit 1—Dwenase

Dwenase:  H/No.DA.1-DA.71

Unit 2—Kyeremekrom

Kyeremekrom: H/No. KE. 1—KE 73         

            4. Antwirifo

Antwirifo, Homegyebre Agyemankrom     

Unit 1—Antwirifo

Antwirifo: H/No.AN. 1-AN. 53

Unit 2—Homegyebre

Homegyebre: H/No. HJ.1-HJ.50

Unit 3—Agyemankrom        

            5. Kofiasua/Sorman  

Kofiasua, Sorani, Bono Yaw            48. Kofiasua

Unit 1—Kofiasua

Unit 2—Sorani

Unit 3—Bono Yaw    

 

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 nuisance 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 through out 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 food-stuffs 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 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 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 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 of;

(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 remove 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 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 for 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 moneys 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 provisions 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 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. To compile and maintain a record of all tenant farmers and the rents and tributes 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, palm-wine, 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 Responsible for Local Government

Date of Gazette Notification: 15th December, 1989.

 

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