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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (TEMA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY) (ESTABLISHMENT) INSTRUMENT, 1989 (LI 1493).  

 

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 16th day of January, 1990.

Section 1—Establishment of Assembly.

There is hereby established a District Assembly to be known as the Tema 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 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 Tema 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 Principle Office of Assembly.

The Assembly shall establish its principal office at Tema 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 contest 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 following Instruments are hereby revoked—

Local Government (Tema District Council) (Establishment) Instrument, 1974 (L.I. 886);

Local Government (Tema District Council) (Establishment) (Amendment) Instrument, 1976 (L.I. 1086).

 

Section 10—Commencement.

This Instrument shall be deemed to have come into force on the 17th day of March, 1989.

 

SCHEDULES

 

FIRST SCHEDULE

LIST OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE AREA OF AUTHORITY OF TEMA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

 

Town/Area Council   Description of Zone  Description of Electoral Area         

TEMA TOWN COUNCIL      1. Michel Camp                       1. Bravo       

            Bravo Company, Head-Quarters, Base Ammunition Depot (B.A.D.) Keepers.            Unit 1—Bravo Company

Michel Camp Main Road 1st Street: H/Nos. A/1, A/5, A/31, A/35.

2nd Street: H/Nos. E/6, E/9 E/56, E/60.

Unit 2 —Headquarters

Michel Camp Main Road,  Blocks F/1, F/6. F/36, F/43,       F/45.

3rd Street: Blocks K/43, K/45, K/67, K/76.

4th Street: Blocks K/80, K/42,   K/47.        

                        2.  Michel  

Unit 3 —Base Ammunition Depot (B.A.D.)

5th Close: Stgs. Blocks 1, 3, 8, 21, 27, 30.

5th Street: Blocks 49, 15, 12

Unit 4 —Keepers

Michel Camp Main Road Blocks 64, 52, 32. 14

6th Close: Blocks 8, 7, 3, 2

6th Street: Blocks 22, 26, 51, 44    

            2. Kortu-Gon (Comm. 1)

Capitol (Sites 4 & 11), Melbourne (Sites 3 & 8), Transistor (Sites 6 & 9) Harbour (Sites 7 & 10), Times (Site 5), Subject (Site 2), Elector (Site 1), Confident (Sites 12 & 21), Bayor (Sites 14 & 16),  Mayor (Site 15), Myson (Site 19), Halifax (Sites 13 & 17), Circular (Sites 18 & 20).        3. Ashiboi

Unit 1 —Capitol (Sites 4 & 11)

Baba Yara Street: H/Nos. 1/F.6,  1/F.63.

Ashiboi Drive: H/Nos. 1/F.20,  1/F.36, 1/F.59.

Padmore Street: H/Nos. 1/G1-26.

Unit 2 —Melbourne (Sites 3 & 8);

Republic Road: H/Nos. 1/A1, 1/A17, 1/A34, 1/A6, 1/A32,  1/A96.

Brenya Street: H/Nos. 1/A39,  1/A19, 1/A66, 1/A91.

Adjetey Ansah Drive: H/Nos. 1/A84, 1/A90, 1/A72, 1/A61.

Unit 3 — Transistor (Sites: 6 & 9)

Padmore Road: H/Nos. 1/E1,  1/E26, 1/E33.

Republic Road: H/Nos. 1/B29,  1/B48, 1/B61.

Brenya Street: H/Nos. 1/B57 1/B41, 1/E12, 1/E19.

Unit 4 — Harbour (Sites 7 & 10)

                Tema Senchi Trunk Road:

                H/Nos. 1/C18, 1/C27, 1/C43

                1/C120, 1/D120, 1/D118, 1/

                D109.

                Attoh Street: H/Nos. 1/C140,

                1/C135, 1/C75, 1/D16, 1/

                D130, 1/D73, 1/D1.

Unit 5 — Times (Site 5)

                John Saba Street: H/Nos. 1

                K13, 1/K32, 1/K89, 1/K150.

                Court Lane: H/Nos. 1/K1.

                1/K35, 1/K61, 1/K96.

Unit 13 — Subject (Site 2)

Adjetey Ansah Street: H/Nos. 1/2.86, 1/2.234, 1/2.279, 1/2.235.          

            4. Padmore

Unit 6 — Elector (Site 1)

Padmore Street: H/Nos. 1/1.9, 1/1.95, 1/1.39.

Market Street: H/Nos. 1/1.29, 1/1.46, 1/1.89, 1/1.90.

Padmore Lane H/Nos. 1/1.89B, 1/1.72C, 1/1.52A, 1/1.290 1/1.102, 1/1.273A, 1/1.301,  1/1.361.

Unit 7 — Confident (Sites 12 & 21)

                Baba Yara Street: H/Nos. 1/

                J81, 1/J119, 1/J138, 1/J147,

                1/J416. 1/H34, 1/H86, 1/H103

                Market Street: H/Nos. 1/H3.

                1/H17, 1/H11, 1/H126.

                21st Link: H/Nos. 1/H137,

                1/H143, 1/H163.

Unit 9 — Bayor (Sites 14 & 16)

                Mantedin Drive: H/Nos. 1/Q23.

                1/Q46. 1/Q87. 1/R131, 1/Q133.

                Anti Dedei Drive: H/Nos. 1/

                Q26, 1/Q12, 1/Q137, 1/Q143.

                Kwesi Plange Street: H/Nos.

                1/N11, 1/N23, 1/N56, 1/N89.

Unit 10 — Mayor (Site 15)

Obedeka Avenue: H/Nos. 1/ P25, 1/P75, 1/P89.

Baba Yara Street: H/Nos. 1/P271, 1/P280.          

            5. Kwesi Plange

Unit 8 — Myson (Site 19)

                Anti Dedei Drive: H/Nos. 1/

                M1, 1/M20, 1/M41, 1/M107.

                Kwesi Plange Street: H/Nos.

                1/M9, 1/M169, 1/M31, 1/M46

                Market Street: H/Nos. 1/M119,

                1/M159, 1/M187, 1/M216.

Unit 11 — Halifax (Sites 13 & 17)

Odonko Street: H/Nos. 1/O1-                 1/O13, 1/O27-1/O53.

Oninku Drive: H/Nos. 1/R4-                 1/R57, 1/R76.

Unit 12 — Circular (Sites 18 & 20)

Adjetey Ashaley Street: H/Nos. 1/T 100, 1/T.44, 1/T.72.

Tema Senchi Trunk Road: H/Nos. 1/T.37, 1/T64, 1/T98, 1/S15, 1/S61, 1/S89.

Nana Kena Street: H/Nos. 1/S.104, 1/S.115.       

            3. Podoku (Comm. 2)                            6. Halcrow

           

            Neighbourhood 1 (Yesnaco & Italian Flats), Neighbourhood 2 (B.B.C.), Neighbourhood 5(B.B.C.West), Neighbourhood 3 (J. Conte), Neighbourhood

4 (A. Lang)     Unit 1 — Neighbourhood 1 (Yesnaco &

                Italian Flats.

                Lumumba Street: H/Nos. O1-

                NC2-369, N1C2.

                Halcrow Street: H/Nos. 370

                N1C2-469 N1C2.

Unit 2 — Neighbourhood 2 (B.B.C.)

Lumumba Street: H/Nos. 01-                N2C2-460N2C2.

Unit 5 — Neighbourhood 5 (B.B.C West)

Halcrow Street: H/Nos. 461-                N2C2-689N2C2.

                        7. Kassajian

Unit 3 — Neighbourhood 3 (J. Conte)

                Aggrey Road: H/Nos. O1N3C2

                -357N3C2.

                Kassajian Flats: Blocks A-K

                C.M.B. Quarters: Blocks 1-58

                African Unity Road: H/Nos.

                358N3C2-769N3C2.

Unit 4 — Neighbourhood 4 (A. Lang)

Aggrey Road: H/Nos. O1N4C2                - 265N4C2.

African Unity Road: H/Nos. 266N4C2-549N4C2.

            4. Nmaidjor East

Old Garden, Recreation

Centre, Greenhill, Alumina.  8. Horticulture

Unit 1 — Old Garden

                Republic Road: H/Nos. A-D

                (Roads).

                Horticultural Street: Kaiser &

                Segico Flats Blocks 1-28.

                H.O.S. Blocks 1-120

                Dornu-Bu Road: H/Nos. AA-

                AJ (Road).

            Nmaidjor East           9. Republic

Unit 2 — Greenhill

                4th Cross Road: H/Nos. Blocks

                E-O (Roads).

Unit 3 — Alumina

                5th Cross Road: H/Nos. Blocks

                P-Z (Roads).         

            5. Akorley-Djor (Comm. 5 & 6)

Hermondew, Lowstream,

Steel Garden, Bureau,

Sakumorview, Unicorn,

Greenwich      10. Railways

Unit 1 — Hermondew

                Adjeiter Close: H/Nos. A, B, C,

                2A, 4A, 2B, 2C, Roads D-E.

Unit 2 — Lowstream

                Park Lane: Blocks F-U (Roads)

Unit 3 — Steel Garden

                5th Avenue: Blocks V-Z SDA

                1-28, Railway Quarters A-H

Unit 5 — Bureau

                11th Street: School Houses &

                Quarters.   

                        11. Kaiser

Unit 4 — Sakumorview

                Star Street: Blocks AA-AZ

                (Roads), SFC Blocks, Internal

                Revenue Quarters.

Unit 6 — Unicorn Comm. 6 West

                Comm. 6 Road: U.A.C. Houses

                1-37, Valco Family Houses

                1-23, Gaisie House 1-7.

Unit 7 — Greenwich (Comm. 6 East)

                 School Street: Valco Flats

                 Blocks 1-35 A-E,  H.O.S.

                 Blocks 1-39.        

            6. Dornu-Bu (East) (Comm. 7)

Industrial view,  Bambooza,

Allamanda, Acallypha.          12. Union

Unit 1 — Industrial view

                Emmanuel Quist Street: Houses

                A-J (Roads).

 

Unit 2 — Bambooza

                Cedar Walk: Houses K-Z

                (Roads).

 

                13. Ohuru

 

Unit 3 — Allamanda

                Mango Street: Houses AA-AK

                (Roads).

 

Unit 4 — Acallypha

                Hospital Street: Houses AL-

                AZ (Roads).          

            7. Sahara (East) (Comm. 8)

Gem Tree, Hayfrom Amu,

Flowerpot, Paa Grant           14.  ‘A’ Road

Unit 1 — Gem Tree

Sahara Street: Houses A-K (Roads).

Unit 2 — Hayfrom Amu

                Kaiser Street: Houses L-Z

                (Roads).    

                        15. Sahara

Unit 3 — Flowerpot

                Gateway Close: Houses AA-

                AL (Roads).

Unit 4 — Paa Grant

                Valley Lane: Houses AM-AZ

                (Roads), Co-op. Houses 1-63    

            8. Redemption Valley

(Comm. 9)

Gateway, Cornerlight, Baaleefi, Meriland. 16. Black Cat

Unit 1 — Gateway

                 Ashaimang Road: Houses A-N

                 (Roads).

Unit 2 — Cornerlight

                Hospital Roads: Houses O-Z

                (Roads), Nurses Quarters.                      

                        17. Low Cost

Unit 3 — Baaleefi

                Gashew Street: Houses AA-AD

Unit 4 — Meriland

                Cross Road: Houses AE-AZ      

            9. Ohiele (Comm. 10)

Exhibition, Gold Dust,

Ahunyaade.    18. Ottowa

Unit 1 — Exhibition

                Swanzy Road: Houses A-Z

                (Roads).

Unit 2 — Gold Dust

Lamman Street: Houses AA-AZ.

Unit 3 — Ahunyaade

4th East Close: Valco Experimental Houses, Blocks 1-39.

T.D.C. Plots: C11/TDC/33/ 1-23.   

            10. Obenyade (Comm.11 & 12)

Kantamanto, Homeland,

Bride of Valco (Comm. 12), Tryboat, Grassroot.  19. Valco

Unit 1 — Kantamanto

                5th Avenue: Houses A-H

                (Roads), H.O.S. 1-32.

Unit 2 — Homeland

                West Street: Houses I-Z

                (Roads).

Unit 5 — Bride of Valco

                Valco Street: Valco Workers

                Houses 1-36.        

            20. Dzatagon

Unit 3 — Tryboat

                South Street: Houses AA-AF

                (Roads).

Unit 4 — Grassroot

                East Street: Houses AG-AK

                (Roads), Extention Blocks

                 A-J.           

            11. Lashibi (Proposed Comm. 13)

Fisheries (Sakumonaa), Boundary, Borteyman (Animal Husbandary), Agriculture (Kla-Gon).            21. Wolei

Unit 1 — Fisheries (Sakumonaa)

Accra-Tema Road: H/Nos. A/1-A/83, T.D.C. Quarters C/1B- C/34B.

The Point, Asoprotsonaa and Railway Quarters Blocks A & B. 

            22. Otannor

Unit 2 — Boundary

                Accra-Ada Road: Old Lashibi,

                Kotobabi, New Lashibi and

                surrounding cottages.

Unit 3 — Borteyman

                Motorway Trunk Road, Farm

                Avenue Blocks A, B, C, & D

Unit 4 — Kla-Gon

Accra-Ashiaman Road: Adjei- Kojo, Gbeminaa, Anglogakope, Degorme Farms, Q. Farm,  Trinity Farm, Job Experimental, Sydal Farm, Goka Appiah  Farm. 

ASHIAMAN    1. Tsuishitoo (Tulaaku)

Amuidjor, Mokomemor,

Ashai-Bu (Middle East),

Kai-Aborn (Tulaaku).            23. Tulaaku

Unit 1 — Amuidjor

                Nanegber: H/Nos. T.D.C./12

                TDC/62.

                Oke Lane: H/Nos. T.D.C/421,

                WS/233, T.D.C./116.

Unit 2 — Mokomemor

                Gbentanaa: H/Nos. G/48, G15/,

                G17, G/197, F/14, F/206,

                F/30, F/307.

Unit 3 — Ashai-Bu (Middle East)

                Fitters Lane : H/Nos. G/10,

                G/29, G/47, G/166, G/35,

                G/159, NW/6, WS/89, WW/.

                201.

Unit 4 — Kai-Aborn (Tulaaku)

                Shiagber: H/Nos. H/16, H/95,

                H/164, H/176, TDC/96, TDC/

                179.           

            2. Nii Annang-Bu

Adoper-Gon, Nii Oshan,

Targan, Klan-koo

Nmashietsonaa, Tebibian, Mantenmornaa, Ohetse,

Heteemohe.   24. Zongo Laka

Unit 1 — Adoper-Gon

                Accra-Ada Road: TDC Low-

                cost Houses 1-53.

                Clinic Street: H/Nos. D.195,

                D/64, D/29, D/79.

Unit 2 — Nii Oshan

                1st Otsaime Anum Lane: H/

                Nos. D/162A, D/216C, D/

                216B.

Unit 3 — Targan

                 2nd Otsiame Anum Lane: H/

                 Nos. D/415, D/37A, D/120,

                 D/251.

Unit 4 — Klan-Koo

                3rd Otsiame Anum Lane:

                H/Nos. B/10A, B/49, B/107A,

                B/146, B/157, B216.        

            25. Nightmarket

Unit 5 — Nmashietsonaa

                4th Otsiame Anum Lane: H/

                Nos. B/63, B/97, B/84B, B/

                193.

Unit 6 — Tebibian

                Kwaku Amoyor Lane: H/Nos.

                D/428C, D/436, A/55, A55E.

Unit 7 — Mantenmornaa

                Oko Annang Lane: H/Nos.

                B/98E, C/420D, B/137, B241.   

            Nii Annang-Bu           Unit 8 — Ohetso

Amui Mensah Close: H/Nos. D/63A, C/24, C/147B, C/273F, C/286A.

Unit 9 — Heteemohe

                Okanshan Lane: H/Nos. D/63B,

                 D/74E, B/113C, D/109.  

            3. Okokpele

Amamomo, Obajeng, Kome-Eter, Denme-Gon, Shadjo-Koo, Oblan-Amui, Gbermimushie, Naa-Deka.      26. Obakatse

Unit 1 — Amamomo

                Zongo Street: H/Nos. D/25A

                D/67, C/195K., C/51R.

                Obakatse Lane: H/Nos. C/21A,

                D/25D, D/269, C/174.

Unit 2 — Obajeng

Nii Mante Loop: H/Nos. C/11R, C/14K, C/176R, C/57.

Unit 3 — Kome-Eter

Kakai Lane: H/Nos. C/26R, C/276, C/371B, A/97D, B/414K.

Unit 4 — Denme-Gon

                Nii Ashai Lane: H.Nos. B/241C

                B/215Y, B/171, B/23E.

Unit 5 — Shadjo-Koo

                Asansu Lane: H/Nos. B/12,

C/64B, B/97K, C/311E, C/243, D/61.       

            27. Asansu

Unit 6 — Oblan-Amui

                Asansu Close: H/Nos. D/386B,

                C/294, TTA/44.

Unit 7 — Gbermimushie

                Nii Mantey Close: H/Nos. D/

                401G, D/404C, B/337C, D/334,

                D/328.

Unit 8 — Naa-Deka

5th Amuyaw Lane: H/Nos. C/491A, D/221M, D/314B,  NW/487. D/305E, D/305C.   

            4. Attatsonaa

Shitoohe, Oblankpaa, Kitak, Bibiashie, Amanfom, Yeryitsonsi, Ashanmor-Bu Naa-Dede.     28. Tsinai-Agber

Unit 1 — Shitoohe

Tuutu Line: H/Nos. B/24, B/68, B/172, TDC/  B/91, B/57.           

            Attatsonaa     Unit 2 — Oblanpaa

                TDC Office Lane: H/Nos.

                TDC/178, B/294C, TDC/41,

                D/211K, B/31E, B/1B.

Unit 3 — Kitak

                Afenyo Lane: H/Nos. D/11,

                D/1K, D/22B, D/57, D/44C,

                D/77, D 38.

Unit 4 — Bibiashie

                Old Police Station Lane:

H/Nos. D/114, D/119A, D89B, D/110F, D/89, D/147 E.

            29. Manmomo

Unit 5 — Amanfom

                Comrade Atipoe Lane:

                H/Nos. D/159, D/166, D/179

                D/200.

Unit 6 — Yoryitsonsi

                Dzuu-Azaa Close: H/Nos.

                D/91B,  D/120Y, D/184B,

                D/184F.

Unit 7 — Ashamor-Bu

                Naomi Kai Leep: H/Nos. D/221,

                D/221E, D/211, D/240,

                D/209C, D/203G.

Unit 8 — Naa-Dede

Nii Ashi Close: H/Nos. D/361, TDC/89B, TDC/148, D/455F, D/431B, D/246T.          

            5. Blika-Gon

Yeiaman, Ahuntooman, Okor-Djor Aku-Bu, Nukpor, Tersaa-Djor, Astady.        30. Mart Square

Unit 1 — Yeiaman

                 Market Square: H/Nos. E/14B

                 E/88, E/142,  TDC/32,

                 F/12, F/29, F./74B.

Unit 2 — Ahuntooman

                Amui Street: H/Nos. F/196,

                F/199, F/215. Old  TDC

                Quarters,  Blks A-Z.

Unit 3 — Oko-Djor

                Ada Kodzi Lane: H/Nos.

TDC/94, TDC/123, G/62, G/87. Mami Chochoe Lane: H/Nos. F/252, F/272, G/106, G/134,  G/151, G/177.           

            Blika-Gone     Unit 4 — Aku-Bu

                Ada Kodjo Path: H/Nos.

                TDC/216, TDC/464, TTA/528,

                TDC/216, TDC/464, TTA, 528,

                E/463/TTA/542, TDC/379.          

                        31. Taaboo

Unit 5 — Nukpor

Atiave Kodzi Lane: N/Nos. E/521, E/498, F/320, TDC/ 246, TTA/27C, TTA/76C, TTA/77B, TTA/526, TDC/ 593, TDC/449, TTA/235.

Unit 6 — Tersaa Djor

Ada Kodzi Link: H/Nos. TTA/49, TTA/274, F/1, TTA/382, TTA/267, TTA/ 288, TDC/420.

Unit 7 — Astady

Accra-Ada Road: H/Nos.  E/349, G/9, G/92, TTA/306, F/77, F/162, F/206, F/226, F/234.    

            6. Moni Oonye

Annang-Solor,  Mantse-Blohun  Owula-Bu, Mensah-Gon.            32. Mantseman

Unit 1 — Annang-Solor

                Ashaijan-Katamanso  Road:

                H/Nos.  TTA/90, TTA/120,

                TTA/304B, TTA/880.

Unit 2 — Mantse-Blohun

                Maumey Amui Lane: H/Nos.

                TT/M64, F/189, F/217, F/77,

                F/762.                    

            33. Nii-man

Unit 3 — Owula-Bu

Michel Camp Road: H/Nos. TT/A62, TT/120, TT/304B, TT/109, TDC/89, TDC/61.

Unit 4 — Mensah-Gon

Ashaiman-Katamanso  Mensahman, Missisokope, Fulanikope, Alijan, Faanaa.        

KPESHIE       1. Awudun

Naval Base, Chemu,

Sahumor “U” Section.           34. Light House

Unit 1 — Naval Base

                New Town Road: Blks, A, B,

                C & D.

Naval Avenue: E, F, H, I.      

                        35. Dade Agbo

Unit 2 — Chemu

                Dade Agbo Street: Awudun

                Blocks 15-26.

Unit 3 — Sakumor

                Wulomor Lane: Awudun Blocks

                 15-26, A-H

Unit 4 — “U” Section

4th Street: Blocks A, B, C, D,                 E, “U” Section.   

            2. Ashamang

Kpletsosisi, Djorshie, Gonor, Torgon         36. Oklor-Kofi

Unit 1 — Kpletsosisi

Ashamang Street: Ashamang Blocks 27-38 A-J.

Unit 2 — Djorshie

Ashamang Street:

Ashamang Blocks 39-47 A-J.        

                        37. Oninku

Unit 3 — Gonnor

1st Avenue: Ashamang Extension Block A-H.

Unit 4 — Torgon

Naval Avenue:  Naval Flats 1-15, Naval Quarters and School Houses 1-27.    

            3. Aboitsewe

Nyardo, Odortor        38. Harbour

Unit 1 — Nyardo

                Market Street:

Aboitsewe Blocks 48-52 A-K.

Unit 2 —  Odorkor

Sakumor Street:

Aboitsewe Blocks 53-55 A-I.          

            4. Ablewankor

Oshan-Naa, Kome-Eter       39. Homowor

Unit 1 — Oshan-Naa

Homowor Loop:

Ablewankor Blocks 56-59 A-J

Unit 2 — Kome-Eter

Ablewankor Close: Ablewankor Blocks 60-63 A-L.         

KPONE          1. Alata

Afieyenaa, Demlanaa           40. Afieye

Unit 1 — Afieyenaa

West Lane: H/Nos. A/89. A/75 A/157.

Unit 2 — Demlanaa

Monshie Gber: H/Nos. A/20, B/58, A/10, A/195, C/6      

            2. Djorshie

Tergberter,   Ayaanaa.

Kpoi-Ete.        41. Denmla

Unit 1 — Tergberter

Central Lane: H/Nos. B/18, B/68, B/121.

Unit 2 — Ayaanaa

Afienyenaagber: H/Nos. C/5 C/28, C/122, B/

Unit 3 — Kpoi-Ete

                Kpentsonagber: Kpoi-     

            3. Vuuvuutsonaa

Klan-Naa, Seglemi   42. Naaloi

Unit 1 — Klan-Naa

Klan-Naa Road: H/Nos. A/45,B/61, B/49. A/17.

Unit 2 — Saglemi

Saglemi Road: H/Nos. C/59 C/1, D/1-58. 

KATAMANSO           1. Katamanso

Nokortsei-Kpawo,  Akrowai 43. Pinkwai

Unit 1 — Nokortsei-Kpawo

                Katamanso, Manhean, Akwei-

                Gon

                        44. Onyainsi

Unit 2 — Akrowai

                Santeo, Adigon, Akpatasan-Gon           

            2. Kpone-Bawaleshie

Bawaleshie, Nmanoman      45. Herbron

Unit 1 — Bawaleshie

Bawaleshie, Abonya, Adenhesu    

                        46. Akweitse-Gon

Unit 1 — Nmanoman

Nmanoman, Saduase, Mensah- Bar, Sam & Sam Farm and Quarters.           

            3. Oyibi

Oyibi, Adomrebe       47. Tunmai

Unit 1 — Oyibi

                Oyibi, Kom, Obenyemi, Saasaa

            Oyibi   48. Onukpai-Abu

Unit 2 — Adomrebe

Adomrebe, Akrubi, Akono Gonton.

            4. Appolonia

Appolonia, Nsrehu    49. Appolonia

Unit 1 — Appolonia

Appolonia, Okusibri, Gbetseli, Otsebleku.

Unit 2 — Nsrehu

Nsrehu, Sewrepor, Ataasaki Otaogbeianor, Kakasoananka     

            5. Torman

Torman, Zenu            50. Bossah

Unit 1 — Torman

                Kuberkro No. 1 & 2 Mantseman.

Unit 2 — Zenu

Zenu, Teikope, Bukorkope, Adakope.      

KPEESHIE GONNOR          1. Adentan No. 1

Adentan No. 1, Bafraha        51. Gbentanae

Unit 1 — Adentan No. 1

Adentan No. 1, Quarters and Estate.

Unit 2 — Fafraha

Fafraha, Fafraha Zongo and  surrounding cottage.         

            2. Amrahia

Amrahia, Amanfro     52. Koosee

Unit 1 — Amrahia

Amrahia, Marleydjor, Larteman, Diary Farm Quarters.

Amrahia Zongo.

Unit 2 — Amanfro

Amanfro, Oshieyi, Amanfro

Farms, Konneytsuru Farms.           

            3. Asharley-Gon

Asharleybotswe, Nmaidjor   53. Nii Asharley

Unit 1—Asharleybotswe

Asharleybotswe.

Ogbodjo, Asharleybotswe New Town, Agric-Cattle Farm.          

                                        54. Sutsuruna

Unit 2 — Nmaidjor

Nmaidjor, Adjinganor, Begin,                 Djornaaman, Agricultural Research Station, Otanor.

 

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 construct and maintain sewerages.

7.  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.

8.  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.

9.  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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

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

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

14. To prohibit or regulate the making of burrow-pits or other excavations.

15. To establish and maintain cemeteries.

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

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

18.  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.

19. 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.

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

21. 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.

22. To establish and operate clinics and dressings stations in consultation with the Ministry of Health.

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

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

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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.

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

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

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

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

32. 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.

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

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

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

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

37. 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.

38. 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.

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

40. (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 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-paragraph (i-v) of paragraph (1) the Assembly shall be at liberty to undertake the work and charge the owner with the cost thereof.

41. 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.

42. 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.

43. 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.

44. 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.

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

46. To provide for the establishment and maintenance of facilities for arts and crafts, for recreation and sports.

47. 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.

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

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

50. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

56. To control methods of husbandry.

57. To allocate land in the ownerships of the Assembly for farming purposes and to regulate the systems of farming of such land.

58. To provide services for the improvement of livestock.

59. To prevent and control animal diseases.

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

61. To provide and maintain public parks and gardens

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

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

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

65. 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.

66. 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.

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

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

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

70. 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.

71. 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.

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

73. compile and maintain a record of all tenant farmers and the rents and tribute which should be paid by them.

74. 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.

75. 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.

76. 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, vehicles.

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

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

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

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

81. To prevent and control fire outbreak including bush fires.

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

83. 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.

84. 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.

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

86. 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.

87.  To license petrol service and filling stations within the township.

88. 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: 23rd March, 1990.

 

 

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