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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 23rd day of December,
1988.
Regulation 1—Establishment of
Assembly
There is hereby established a
District Assembly to be known as
the East Gonja District Assembly
(hereinafter referred to as the
"Assembly") for the area specified
in the First Schedule to this
Instrument.
Regulation 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.
Regulation 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.
20.7).
(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.
Regulation 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 subparagraph (1)
is available, a rubber stamp
bearing the inscription "The East
Gonja District Assembly" shall be
used as the Common Seal.
Regulation 5—Administrative Area
of Assembly
The area of authority of the
Assembly shall comprise the area
specified in the First Schedule to
this Instrument.
Regulation 6—Location of Principal
Office of Assembly
The Assembly shall establish its
principal office as Salaga where
meetings of the Assembly shall be
held.
Regulation 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.
Regulation 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
Regulation 9—Revocation
Th e Local Government (East
Gonja District Council)
(Establishment) Instrument 1974 (L.I.
924) is hereby revoked.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
LIST OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE AREAS
OF AUTHORITY OF THE EAST GONJA
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
Town/Area Council Description of
Zone Description of
Electoral Area
SALAGA 1. Salaga
Salaga North-East, Salaga North,
Salaga South-East, Salaga
South. 1.
Dagomba Section
Unit 1—Salaga North-East
All houses east of Tamale
Rd. to Ayamba’s Cottage including
Residential Area, Dagomba section
and part of Manukai.
Unit 2—Salaga North
From Tamale Rd. and
Kpati Rd. junction up to Dagomba
Lane Rd. to Ayamba's’
Cottage
2. Nguankuka
Unit 3—Salaga South East
All houses south of Kpati Rd. to
Kpembe Rd., that is, Kapati
section, Lampur, Nguankuka and
part of Kotokoli line.
Unit 4—Salaga South
All houses enclosed by Kpembe road
and Salaga Kumasi Rd., that is,
part of Bubankasua, Kotokoli line
and Mempeasem.
2. Mempeasem
Salaga West, Salaga Central Salaga
North West
3. Nfabasu
Unit 1—Salaga West
All houses west to Kumasi Rd. from
Bau road up to Mempeasem, i.e.
part of mempeasem, Naabusu,
Krungupe, Nallam-Ganipe, Soampe.
4. Machera Section
Unit 2—Salaga Central
All houses west of Kumasi Rd.,
from lane in front of Mosque, to
Imman’s house up to Bau road; i.e.
Machera section, Yagbonso and
Sonupe.
5. Ngua-Alhaji
Unit 3—Salaga North-west
All houses west of Kumasi road
from Tamale and up to lane in
front of Mosque to Imman’s house,
i.e. part of Nusakai, Babayili,
Ngua— Alhaji.
Kalandi
Grunshie-Zongo, Kalandi,
Masaka, Kunshie. 6.
Grunshie-Zongo
Unit 1—Grunshie-Zongo
Grunshie-Zongo, Wulungu-Nakpaye
No. 2, Kato, Nkwanta, Gerishanol,
Baa, Kuti, Bingo.
7. Kalandi
Unit 2—Kalandi
Gagantori, Kalandi, Guludi,
Gagantori, No.2.
8. Masaka
Unit 3—Masaka
Masaka-Kajeu, Masaka, Dagbonbia,
Jankpanbu.
Unit 4—Kunshie
Konshilanpor, Masaka-Bilayankasi,
Kunshie-Jongase.
MAKANGO KALABA 1.
Makango
Bau, Bagabaga, Mfulanipe, Old
Makango,
New Makango, Lamasa, Kinklim,
Kafaba Kakose. 9. Bau
Unit 1—Bau, Lamasa, Kpanbu,
Accrape, Nfulampe, Tachipe, Yayape.
10. Old Makango
Unit 2—Bagabaga
Bagabaga, Kolombo
Unit 3—Old Makango
Old Makango Kalankpinji
Unit 4—New Makango
New Mango,
Jangepla.
11. Kafaba
Unit 5—Kinklim
Unit 6—Kafaba
Unit 7—Kakose
Kakose, Kafaba, No. 2, Kulaw.
2. Kpariba
Fuu, Chengulugu, Kpanshegu,
Nomonayili, Kpalbusi, Kpalbe,
Janton-Dasie, Kpinchila, Banvim,
Dabogse. 12. Fuu
Unit 1—Fuu, Kpegayili, Kokoyili,
denfisa, Tunga-Fuu, Nyamoliga
Unit 2—Chengulugu
Chengulugu,
Kparibaya, Kiwirase Buyiyili.
13. Kpanshegu
Unit 3—Kpanshegu
Kpanshegu, Tanguyili, Ghangbini,
Kpalpuni, Tunga— Kpanshegu.
14. Gbun
Unit 4—Nomonayili
Nomonayili, Libi, Voni, Jialo—
Kunshani.
15. Kpalbusi
Unit 5—kpalbusi
Kpalbusi, Chongase.
16. Kpalbe
Unit 6—Kpalbe, Jereyili, Charni,
Chandayili.
17. Janton-Dasie
Unit 7—Janton-Dasie
Janaton-Dasie, Wulanyili, Yakura
Faswia, Nachimbiyili.
18. Bavim
Unit 8—Kpinchila
Kpinchila, Sakpalua
19. Dabogse
Unit10—Dabogse
Saboase, Chetula,
Sugase, Dakpemyili, Tishila.
KOLAN 3. Kolan
Kunkaw, Silimanchu,
Abrumase, Jemtutu, Bunjari, Talkpa,
Akamade. 20. Abrumase
Unit 1—Kunkaw
Kunkaw, Nabunga, Tunga-Butugu,
Tunga-Kunkaw.
Unit 2—Silimanchu
Silimanchu, Kijew
Unit 3—Abrumase
Abrumase, Kiyanga.
21. Jentutu
Unit 4—Jentutu
Jentutu, Kabako, Kadigbato.
Unit 5—Bunjari
Unit 6—Talkpa
Unit 7—Akamade.
KPEMBE 4. Kpembe
Kpembe-North Kpem South.
22. Kpembe
Unit 1—Kpembe-North
Sabonyida, Lepo
Unit 2—Kpembe-South
Sangbun, Kanyase,
Naboni.
23. Kito
Unit 3—Kito
Kito Kamabuiwurope, Kakabape,
Kunwani.
Unit 4—Kulpi
Kulpi,
Kulpi-Konkomba.
24. Kayriso
Unit 5—Kayeriso, Kamabui, Mbawupe,
Kipiribepe.
25. Sisipe
Unit 6—Sisipe
Mabungi-Tanga-Kamabui, Supriso,
Matalapo, Nakpaye, Sisipe, Nkwanta.
26. Katanga
Unit 7—Katanga
Kpulo, Katanga.
Unit 8—Yakubupe Yakubupe, Kapioto.
BUNJAI 1. Bunjai
Bunjai,Kasawulupe, Kidegi
Kanakulai, Nangasi-Turu. 27.
Bunjai
Unit 1—Bunjai
Bunjai, Dreba, Tunga, Dagonkede,
Bator, Kpalakpe, Kpalanase.
Unit 2—Kasawulupe
Kasawulupe, Kabache, Kooiase
Kabache-Kasawulupe, Alindo.
28. Kidegi
Unit 3—Kidegi
Kidegi Latinkpa Tunga-Kpalanpe,
Danipe, Tunga-Komkomba.
29. Wangase-Turv
Unit 4—Kanakulai
Kanakulai, Komkomba, Settlements.
Unit 5—Nangasi-Turu
Nangasi-Turu, Dari, Kikupel,
Eunriyerma, Sanku.
KPANDAI 1. Kpandai
Kpandi East, Kpandai North-east,
Kpandai South-east Kpandai
South-west, Kpandai North-
west. 30. Ewurikpa
Unit 1—Kpandai East
Kpandai East, Ewurikpa, Zongo
Unit 2—Kpandai North-East Kpandai
North-East, Brabani Domiabra,
Komkomba Settlements.
Unit 3—Kpandai South East Kpandai
South-East Basare Kotokoli
Sections.
31. Nawuri Section
Unit 4—Kpandai South West Nawuri
section, Kokomba Settlements, Oti
River Settlements.
Unit 5—Kpandai North West Dagomba
Section, North-West Komkomba
Settlements.
2. Nkanchima
Balah, daadigbe, Oyimbe, Kwatape,
La unipe Nkanchina, Kpalung,
Lankpa, Nyimamwa, Chalotor Lankpa,
Oti River Settlements.
32. Balah
Unit 1—Balah
Worie, Chefieto,
Balah
Unit 2—Dzaadigbe
Dzaadigbe, Seibe
Unit 3—Oyimbe
Oyimbe, Jegeripe,
Jatope, Konkomba Settlements
Unit 4—Kwatape
Kwatape, Bikow.
Unit 5—Lasunipe
Langni, Lasenipe, Nnal, Banchutor.
33. Nkanchina
Unit 6—Nka china
Nkanchina, Dubung, Obegelega
Kpaberi, Pimuyibupe, Dubung No. 2.
34. Oti River Settlements
Unit 7—Kpalung
Unit 8—Lankpa
Oti River Bank, Lankpa, Dorge
kpakpa, Kwanto, Torli, Tete-Akura
Unit 9—Nyimamwa
Unit 10—Chalator
Unit 11—Oti River Settlements
Janjan line, Tujupe, Kumape
Automatic.
EKUMDIPE 3. Ekumdipe
Ekumdipe West, Ekumdipe
North-East, Ekumdipe North,
Bankamba, Chekoli, Manjero,
Kachinke. 35. Ekumdipe
Unit 1—Ekumdipe West
Labenai, Eohokua, Lonkomba
Settlements left of Kpandai-Salaga
before River Daka.
Unit 2—Ekumdipe North-East Balai,
Konkonba Settlements right of
Salaga-Kpandai road.
Unit 3—Ekumdipe North
Ekumdipe, Konkomba settlements,
west of Daka.
36. Bankamba
Unit 4—Bankamba
Bankamba, Bankamba-Konkomba.
Unit 5—Chekoli
Unit 6—Manjero
Unit 7—Kachinke
Kachinke and surounding villages.
2. Kojobonipe
Kojobonipe, Kuja 37.
Kojobonipe
Unit 1—Kojobonipe
Unit 2—Kuja
Kuja, Kuja-Konkomba.
3. Wiaye
Wiaye Wiaye-saboba, Komboi,
Kucharade, Kumunigo, Bisando,
jarado, Gimabu. 38. Wiaye
Unit 1—Wiaye
Wiaye Laberindo, Jacha
Unit 2—Waye-saboba
Wiaye-saboba, Dzabonbong, Bonjape,
Bose, Lammo.
39. Komboi
Unit 3—Komboi
Unit 4—Kuchaarade
Kucharade, Takora
Unit 5—Kumunigu
Unit 6—Bisando
Unit 7—Jarado
Unit 8—Gimabu.
KABONWULE 1. Kabonwule
Kabonwule Gadomenwei, Kitare,
Wasawasa, Legan, Vegani, Binadu,
Blaja, Blajai-Bator, Anorute,
Agomegye. 40. Kabonwule
Unit 1—Kabonwule
Kabonwule, Konkomba Settlements.
41. Kabonwule
Unit 2—Gadomenawei
Gadomenawei Vome, Adakope.
Unit 3—Kitare
Kitare, Resettlements, Donpai
Unit 4—Wasawasa
Wasawasa, Digengan.
Unit 5—Legan
Legan, Dombu
Unit 6—Vegani
Unit 7—Binadu.
42. Blajai-Bator
Unit 8—Blaja
Blajai-Ahundo Blajai Settlements
Unit 9—Blaja-Bator
Blajai-Bator, Suruku, Kichakpau.
Unit 10—Anoruto
Unit 11—Agomegye
Agomegye,
Jato-Kura.
2. Katiejeli
Katiejeli North, Katiejeli, East
Kateijeli, Dodope,
Buya-Jama-Nkwanta,
Gbanzavafie,Buya, Nanyamfie.
43. Katiejeli
Unit 1—Katiejeli North
Nima, Domanko
Unit 2—Katiejeli East
Katiejeli Town, Mimitor
Unit 3—Katiejeli
Katiejeli, Jongo
Unit 4—Dodope
Dodope, Katulento, Jenjaline.
44. Buya
Unit 5—Buya-Jama
Buya-Jama Nkwanta, Kupae Banalokob.
Unit 6—Gbanzavafie
Gbanzavafie, Bayia-Alkpande Chapo.
Unit 7—Buya
Buya Town, Chenefie Market Area.
Unit 8—Nanyamfie
Nanyamfie, Alikura.
EMBUPE 3. Jembupe
Jembupe, Jembupe-Zongo, Loloto,
Gulubi Quarters “A” Gulubi
Quarters ‘B’, Bikondo, kabeso
45. Jembupe
Unit 1—Jembupe
Jembupe North-East, Sangbon
Juapong, Tisau. Gugbun.
Unit 2—Jembupe-Zongo
Jembupe North-West, Konkomba
Section, Kotokoli Section, Dagomba
section.
46. Loloto
Unit 3—Lotolo.
47. Gulubi
Unit 4—Gulubi Quarter ‘A’ Gulubi
North, Kukuiba, Jafope, Bundeza,
Tunza.
Unit 5—Gulubi Quarters ‘B’ Gulubi
south’ Quarters “B” Bondipe,
Goagbe, Gunsundepe
Unit 6—Bikondo
Unit 7—Kabeso.
LONTO 4. Lonto
Lonto, Pajai, 48. Lonto
Unit 1—Lonto
Unit 2—Pajai
Tamiulenku, Pajai No.1, Pajai No.
2.
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 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 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 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 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 clean and keep free
from vegetation, the roads,
streets or paths adjoining his
land tenements.
19. To provide for the control,
destruction and licensing or 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 reconstruction,
conversion and re-conversion,
alteration, repair, sanitation and
ventilation of public and private
buildings and structures maybe
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 vehicle.
(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 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
(ii) keeping records of teachers;
(iii) decipline of teachers in
accordance with the disciplinary
code laid down by the Ghana
Education Services;
(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;
(xi) 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 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 in unique 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 service as
water supplies, roads, school
buildings, community centres, and
public places of convenience; and
reaching 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 service and
allotments for agricultural
purposes.
55. To control method of
husbandry.
56. To allocate lard 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 bunting, captures
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 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 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, 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 fire.
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 nobody 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: 11th
August, 1989.
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