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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 10th day of March, 1989.
Section 1—Establishment of
Assembly.
There is hereby established a
District Assembly to be known as
the Kpandu 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 person
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 organized 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
Kpandu 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 Kpandu 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 (Kpandu
District Council) (Establishment)
Instrument, 1978 (L.I. 1184) is
hereby revoked.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
LIST OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE AREA OF
AUTHORITY OF THE KPANDU DISTRICT
ASSEMBLY.
Town/Area Council Description of
Zone Description of Electoral
Area
KPANDU 1. Tsakpe
Hloma, Kpodzi, Tsadome,
Tsakpe New Town, Tsakpe New Town,
Deveme,
Asito, Todzi. 1. Tsakpe
Unit 1— Hloma
Unit 2 —Kpodzi
Kpodzi, Bishop
Unit 3 — Tsadome
Unit 4 — Tsakpe New Town East
Unit 5 —Tsakpe New Town West
Unit 6 — Deveme
Unit 7 — Asito
Unit 8 — Todzi
Todzi, Toveme
2. Asiave
Asiave, Kpantech 2. Asiave
Unit 1 — Asiave
Unit 2 — Kpantech
Kpantech, Kpansec
3. Gabi
Kungo, Adjaku, Bisiaku, Lafoe,
Zongo. 3. Gabi
Unit 1—Kungo
Unit 2—Adjaku
Unit 3—Bisiaku
Unit 4—Lafoe
Unit 5—Zongo
4. Aloi
Ablorlor, Tengkpo, Adofe Konda,
Abanu. 4. Aloi
Unit 1—Ablorlor
Unit 2—Tengkpo
Unit 3—Adofe
5. Konda
Unit 4—Konda
Unit 5—Abanu
5. Kpando Dzigbe
Asumadu, Atsaxoe, Atriko,
Tokor, Gborfe, Dzewoe. 6.
Dzigbe
Unit 1—Asumadu
Unit 2—Atsaxoe
Unit 3—Atriko
Unit 4—Tokor
Tokor, Agame
Unit 5—Gborfe
Gborfe, Bayiborme, Avetikofe
Unit 6—Dzewoe
6. Fesi
Dzakpobi, Kpeme, Ati-
tsoge, Fesi Resettlement
A.R.S. Mission, Avega. 7.
Fesi
Unit 1—Dzakpobi
Unit 2—Kpeme
Unit 3—Atitsoge
Unit 4—Fesi Resettlement
Unit 5—ARS Mission Area
Unit 6—Avega
Avega, Alekpo, Ayite, Debidebi.
7. Dzoanti
Soba, Flowerdome, Kendra Gadza,
Bamme, Gbeklor. 8. Dzoanti
Unit 1—Soba
Unit 2—Flowerdome
Unit 3—Kendra
Unit 4—Gadza
Unit 5—Bamme
Unit 6—Gbeklor
8. Agudzi
Agudzi, Bame. 9. Agudzi
Unit 1—Agudzi
Unit 2—Bame
9. Agbenorxoe
Pitoh, Anaxadza, Adabasi Dafor,
Dafor-Aveyor,
Agbenorxoe-Aklamtokoe 10.
Agbenorxoe
Unit 1—Pitoh
Unit 2—Anaxadza
Unit 3—Adabasi
Unit 4—Dafor
Unit 5—Dafor-Aveyor
Dafor-Aveyor, Aveyor
Unit 6—Agbenorxoe-Aklamatokoe
GBEFI 1. Gebfi-Hoeme
Kodzovime, Dzigbe Beme, Dravime,
Anlokordzi, 11. Gbefi-Hoeme
Unit 1—Kodzovime
Unit 2—Dzigbe Beme
Dzigbe Beme, Awatekofe
Unit 3—Dravime
Unit 4—Anlokordzi
2. Gbefi-Tornu
Aflabo Dzigbe, Aflabo Nyigbe, Dayi
Dzigbe, Dayi Nyigbe. 12.
Gbefi-Tornu
Unit 1—Aflabo Dzigbe
Unit 2—Aflabo Nyigbe
Unit 3—Dayi Dzigbe
Unit 4—Dayi Nyigbe
3. Ayive Goe
Vigbedorkofe, Melevevieo, Atsanve,
Libatse.
Unit 1—Vigbedorkofe
Vigbedorkofe, Ameyi Farms
Unit 2—Melevevieo
Unit 3—Atsanve
Atsanve, Lolobikofe
Unit 4—Libatse
SOVIE 1. Sovie Deme
Deme Nyigbe, Deme Dzigbe
13. Sovie Deme
Unit 1 — Deme Nyigbe
Unit 2 — Deme Dzigbe
2. Sovie Tsudzi
Sovie Tsudzi, Sovie Atsiame
Unit 1 — Sovie Tsudzi
Unit 2 — Sovie Atsiame
3. Sovie Avenui
Yorwui, Avenui-Gboyeyea-
me Unit 1 — Yorwui
Unit 2 — Avenui- Gboyeyeame
4. Sovie Konda
Konda Dzigbe, Konda
Nyigbe. 14. Sovie Kondu
Unit 1 — Konda Dzigbe
Unit 2 — Konda Nyigbe
5. Sovie Nyamadzanyi
Nyamadzanyi Kpodzi,
Nyamadzanyi Anyigbe,
Sovie Abayeme. Unit 1 —
Nyamadzanyi Kpodzi
Unit 2 — Nyamadzanyi Anyigbe
Nyamadzanyi Anyigbe,
Dadzo-
gbe.
Unit 3 — Sovie Abayeme
6. Kudzra
Kudzra Dzigbe, Kudzra
Anyigbe. 15. Kudzra
Unit 1 — Kudzra Dzigbe
Unit 2 — Kudzra Anyigbe
AVEME-TSOME-
SABADU 1. Aveme-Gboxome
Atsiame, Asokorli, Deme 16.
Aveme-Gboxome
Unit 1 — Atsiame
Unit 2 — Asorkorli
Asorkorli, Avedome,
Nyorkloe
Unit 3 — Deme
Deme, Fiagbordome
2. Aveme Beme
Dzobame, Kate, Tongu,
Alavie Unit 1 — Dzobame
Unit 2 — Kate
Unit 3 — Tongu
Unit 4 — Alavie
3. Aveme Dzeme
Dzeme East, Dzeme West Unit 1 —
Dzeme East
Unit 2 — Dzeme West
4. Aveme Danyigba
Adagbome, Kpekume, Sra-
hadome, Agornedome. 17.
Aveme Danyigba
Unit 1 — Adagbome
Unit 2 — Kpekume
Unit 3 — Srahadome
Unit 4 — Agornedome
5. Dra
Tongu, Dzigba, Lomnava Unit 1
— Tongu
Tongu, Tsime,
Laklegorme
Unit 2 — Dzigba
Dzigba, Tsorta-Dzigbe,
Akloba
Unit 3 — Lomnava
Aveme-Lomnava.
6. Aveme Resettlement
Aglama, Agbesia, Aworo-
kosi, Amanfrom, Torkor,
Toveme. 18. Aveme
Unit 1 — Aglama
Unit 2 — Agbesia
Unit 3 — Aworokosi
Sworokosi, Dzogbdze
Unit 4 — Amanfrom
Unit 5 — Torkor
Unit 6 — Toveme
7. Tsome-Atikpeta
Bame, Atikpeta 19.
Tsome-Atikpeta
Unit 1 — Bame
Unit 2 — Atikpeta
8. Tsome Koxoe
Koxoe Dzigbe, Koxoe
Anyigbe Unit 1 — Koxoe
Dzigbe
Unit 2 — Koxoe Anyigbe
9. Tsome Anome
Anome, Dzanana Unit 1 — Anome
Unit 2 — Dzanana
10. Tsome Kumfa
Klutogbe, Kumfa Anyigbe Unit 1
— Klutogbe
Unit 2 —Kumfa Anyigbe
11. Tsome Begame
Dome, Domati, Nyama-
dzanyi. Unit 1 — Dome
Unit 2 — Domati
Unit 3 — Nyamadzanyi
ANFOEGA 1. Akloba
Akloba Dzigbe, Akloba
Nyigbe. 20. Akloba
Unit 1 — Akloba Dzigbe
Unit 2 — Akloba Nyigbe
6. Gblenkor
Atsakpleve, Gblenkor Dzi-
gbe. Unit 1 — Atsakpleve
Atsakpleve Awuyame
Unit 2 — Gblenkor Dzigbe
2. Akukome Central
Kpeta, Sigbe, Agudzi 21.
Akukome
Unit 1 — Kpeta
Unit 2 — Sigbe
Unit 3 — Agudzi
Agudzi Gboyeyeame
3. Adame
Abali, Atsaga, Ayingbe Unit
1 — Abali
Unit 2 — Atsaga
Unit 3 — Ayingbe
Ayingbe Zongo
4. Dzana
Seremenyigbe, Kordzi,
Dzigbedze, Tsawoe 22. Dzana
Unit 1 — Seremenyigbe
Unit 2 — Kordzi
Unit 3 — Dzigbedze
Dzigbedze Hoeme
Unit 4 — Tsawoe
5. Wademaxe
Lume, Anyamah, Avugbor-
me Nyigbe, Avugborme
Dzigbe Unit 1 — Lume
Lume, Deme
Unit 2 — Anyamah
Anyamah, Noe
Unit 3 — Avugborme Nyigbe
Unit 4 — Avugborme Dzigbe
7. Denui
Denui, Aveti, Andokofe Unit
1 — Denui
Unit 2 — Aveti
Aveti, Dzogbedome,
Avedza
Unit 3 — Andokofe
Andokofe, Dianda,
Tomatsor
8. Wuve
Wuve, Tokorme 23. Wuve
Unit 1 — Wuve
Unit 2 — Tokorme
Tokorme, Kpodzi
9. Agata/Agatanyigbe
Agata, Agatanyigbe Dzigbe
Agatanyigbe Anyigbe. 24.
Agata/Agatanyigbe
Unit 1 — Agata
Unit 2 — Agatanyigbe Dzigbe
Unit 3 — Agatanyigbe Anyigbe.
AWATE 1. Awate Todzi
Todzi, Dzigba, Todzi
Anyigbe, Todome. 25. Awate
Todzi
Unit 1 — Todzi
Unit 2 — Dzigba
Unit 3 — Todzi Anyigbe
Unit 4 — Todome
2. Awate Agame
Agame Beme, Agame
Tokoe, Agame Tornyigbe 26.
Awate Agame
Unit 1 — Agame Beme
Unit 2 — Agame Tokoe
Unit 3 — Agame Tornyigbe
3. Dzigadzi
Deme, Dzifadzi Tornyigbe,
Dzifadzi Resettlement,
Agadzi. Unit 1 — Deme
Unit 2 — Dzifadzi Tornyigbe
Unit 3 — Dzifadzi Resettlement
Unit 4 — Agadzi
4. Dehoeme
Dehoeme, Agonyobi,Ama-
kpaxoe Unit 1 — Dehoeme
Unit 2 — Agonyobi
Unit 3 — Amakpaxoe
5. Anidzi
Anidzi, Sremkpo, Hanyi-
kpo. Unit 1 — Anidzi
Anidzi, Gasuepe
Unit 2 — Sremkpo
Unit 3 — Hanyikpo
VAKPO 1. Vakpo Afeye
Afeye, Fordome, Dzogbati 27.
Vakpo Afeye
Unit 1 — Afeye
Afeye, Adiembra
Unit 2 — Fordome
Fordome, Akyeame
Unit 3 — Dzogbati
2. Vakpo Ggoxome
Gboxome, Dutanyigbe,
Tsota. 28. Vakpo Gboxome
Unit 1 — Gboxome
Unit 2 — Dutanyigbe
Unit 3 — Tsota
3. Dunyo
Dzifadzi, Kongo 29. Dunyo
Unit 1 — Dunyo
Unit 2 — Kongo
4. Todzi
Todzi, Adomi 30. Todzi
Unit 1 — Todzi
Unit 2 — Adomi
New Adomi, New Adomi
5. Yordannu
Yordannu, Aneta Unit 1 —
Yordannu
Unit 2 — Aneta
6. Fu
Fu, Konda Unit 1 — Fu
Unit 2 — Konda
Vakpo, Konda
BOTOKU TSRU-
KPE 1. Botoku Siama
Siama East, Siama West 31.
Botoku
Unit 1 — Siama East
Unit 2 — Siama West
2. Botoku Akukome
Akukome, Lobo, Tove
Gboxome Unit 1 — Akukome
Akukome, Kpodzi
Unit 2 — Lobo
Lobo, Tovee,
Gboyeyeame
Unit 3 — Tove Gboxome
3. Botoku Resettlement
Ampoti, Tsewagbe, Bra-
datornu Unit 1 — Ampoti
Unit 2 — Tsewagbe
Unit 3 — Bradatornu
4. Tsorhor Bame
Tsorhor Bame,
Resettlement 32. Tsorhor
Unit 1 — Tsorhor Bame
Tsorhor Bame, Tsekofe
Unit 2 — Resettlement
Resettlement, Tsagbanya,
Kpen-
yigbe
5. Tsrukpe
Dukuma, Tsranum 33. Tsrukpe
Unit 1 — Dukuma
Tsrukpe, Dukuma
Unit 2 — Tsranum
Tsranum, Havava,
Zanukofe
Dzotefe.
6. Tstrukpe Tota
Tota East, Tota West
Unit 1 — Tota East
Tsrukpe Tota East
Unit 2 — Tota West
Tsrukpe Tota West
WUSUTA DZOBI 1. Wusuta Anyafo
Anyafo East, Anyafo West
Gboxome, Kpebe, Saka-
kyere 34. Wusuta Anyafo/Kpebe
Unit 1 — Anyafo East
Unit 2 — Anyafo West
Unit 3 — Gboxome
Unit 4 — Kpebe
Unit 5 — Sakakyere
2. Wusuta Anyigbe
Domefe, Lume, Atite Dome Unit 1 —
Domefe
Unit 2 — Lume
Unit 3 — Atite Dome
Atite Dome, Kpetekplesu
3. Wusuta Dzigbe/Anyina-
base
Dzigbe, Anyinabase
Unit 1 — Dzigbe
Unit 2 — Anyinabase
4. Tsikoe/Hoeme
Tsikoe, Hoeme 35.
Wusuta-Wa Gadze
Unit 1 — Tsikoe
Unit 2 — Hoeme
5. Wusuta Wa
Wa Tsilime, Wa Dzigbe,
Wa Anyigbe
Unit 1 — Wa Tsilime
Unit 2 — Wa Dzigbe
Unit 3 —Wa Anyigbe
6. Gadze
Aklobadze, Dzekoni, Ga-
dze-Gadze
Unit 1 — Aklobadze
Unit 2 — Dzekoni
Unit 3 — Gadze-Gadze
7. Torkpeta/Hotornyigbe
Torkpeta, Hotornyigbe 36.
Torkpeta/Hotor Resettlement
Unit 1 — Torkpeta
Unit 2 — Hortornyigbe
8. Hotor
Hotor Dzigbe, Hotor Anyigbe, Hotor
Gobodome
Unit 1 — Hotor Dzigbe
Unit 2 — Hotor Anyigbe
Unit 3 — Hotor Gbodome
9. Wusuta Resettlement
Atikpale, Kokrobutan, Fuansi
Unit 1 — Atikpale
Unit 2 — Kokrobutan
Unit 3 — Fuansi
Funasi, Betel
10. Tokploe
Torganu, Adamfe, Bom, Afukpe,
Pesika, Dagbanu Havorkofe 37.
Tokploe
Unit 1—Torganu
Unit 2—Adamfe
Unit 3—Bom
Unit 4—Afukpe
Unit 5—Pesika
Unit 6—Dagbanu
Unit 7—Havorkofe
PEKI 1. Peki Wudome
Wudome, Gleme, Agbateh 38. Peki
Wudome
Unit 1—Wudome
Wudome, Abeatu, Abudome Kadzakpe,
Letu
Unit 2—Gleme
Unit 3—Agbateh
2. Adzokoe
Old Adzokoe, New Adzokoe
39. Adzokoe
Unit 1 — Old Adzokoe
Unit 2 — New Adzokoe
8. Kpeve Newtown
Konta, Zongo
Unit 1 — Konta
Konta, Sreme, Ladze
Unit 2 — Zongo
Zongo, Wugba, State Construction
Corporation
3. Dzogbati
Dzogbati, Tobu 40.
Dzogbati
Unit 1—Dzogbati
Unit 2—Tobu
Tobu, Adagbe, Nyinibu
4. Blengo
Blengo East, Blengo West 41.
Blengo
Unit 1 — Blengo East
Unit 2 — Blengo West
5. Avetile
Avetile East, Avetile West,
Avetile South, Avetile Central,
Afeviefe 42. Avetile
Unit 1—Avetile East
Avetile East, Agodeka Dzigbe
Unit 2—Avetile West
Avetile West, Kpodzi
Unit 3—Avetile South
Avetile South, Anivi, Lemetokoe
Unit 4—Avetile Central
Avetile Central, Leme
Unit 5—Afeviefe
6. Tsame
Tsame East, Tsame West 43. Tsame
Unit 1—Tsame East
Unit 2—Tsame West
7. Dzake
Dzake East, Dzake West Dzake
Central. 44. Dzake
Unit 1— Dzake East
Dzake East, Danorkpedzi
Unit 2— Dzake West
Dzake West, Dzigbedome, Npeni,
Whili
Unit 3— Dzake Central
Dzake Central, Anyigbe, Ayensu
Kunga.
9. Sanga
Sanga, Sawyerkodzi
Unit 1—Sanga
Unit 2—Sawyerkodzi
TONGOR 1. Kpalime-Duga
Kpalime-Duga, Kpalime
Toh 45. Kpalime-Duga
Unit 1—Kpalime-Duga
Unit 2—Kpalime Toh
2. Tsate
Tsate, Kpaleme
Unit 1 — Tsate
Unit 2 — Kpaleme
Kpaleme, Kadzakope Nyinibu
3. Tongor Kaira
Tongor Kaira, Tongor Resettlement,
Tongor Old Town. 46. Tongor
Kaira
Unit 1—Tongor Kaira
Unit 2—Tongor Resettlement
Unit 3—Tongor Old Town
4. Tongor Tsanakpe
Tongor Tsanakpe, Dzemeni
47. Tsanakpe Dzemeni
Unit 1 — Tongor Tsanakpe
Tongor Tsanakpe, Agodeko
Unit 2 — Dzemeni
5. Todome
Todome, Todome 48. Todome
Unit 1 — Todome
Todome Old Town, Vume Akpato,
Kpeyiborme, Dayinu
Unit 2 — Todome
Todome Resettlement
Town
6. Kpalime Wegbe
Kpalime Wegbe, Wasase Unit 1 —
Kpalime Wegbe
Unit 2 — Wawase Camp
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 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 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, 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 under take 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
buildings.
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; or
(v) to remove 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 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 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 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, fires, 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-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 product 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 or 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: 27th
October, 1989.
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