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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 Wenchi 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 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 subparagraph (1)
is available, a rubber stamp
bearing the inscription "The
Wenchi 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 Wenchi 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 (Wenchi
District Council) (Establishment)
Instrument, 1974 (L.I. 938) is
hereby revoked.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
LIST OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE AREA OF
AUTHORITY OF THE WENCHI DISTRICT
ASSEMBLY
Town/Area Council Description of
Zone Description of Electoral
Area
WENCHI 1. Ntoase
Konton, Amanfi, Asera
1. Ntoaso
Unit 1— Konton
From Parks and Gardens- Meth.
Mission-Kontonhene's house
Unit 2—Amenfie
From Kontonhene's house Main
Road, Police Station- Achiase.
Unit 3—Asera
From Achiase-Kumasi Road Tuobodom
Nyame.
2. Ahenfie
Krotia, Manhyia Brahabome
Unit 1—2 Ahenfie
From post office-the area that
lies between the Ofuman Road to
U.A.C. Junction to Jinini Street,
then from Post Office- Kwaku Num
Street.
Unit 2— Manhyia
Kumasi Road to the Boundary Kwaku
Num Street-Right Handside-Jinini
Street Fieman School the
Incinerator.
Unit 3 — Brahabome
From P.T.C. - Fiama School to the
New Market.
3. Kokroko
Kyenkyenase, Dadiease, Hazzou.
3. Kokroko
Unit 1— Kyenkyennse
From Fuman Road -Dokyi's Area
Kwasi Adjei, then to Electricity
Road left to Adjei.
Unit 2 — Dadiease
From Adjei-Right handside- Old
Hausa Zongo.
Unit 3 — Hazzou
Old Hausa Zongo to Electricity
Road.
4. Boadan
Electricity, Presby
4. Boadan
Unit 1 — Electricity
From Electricity - ofuman
road-Presby School.
Unit 2 — From Presby through
Alhaji Bene-Subin
Irrigation.
5. Kokoado
Residential Area, Slaughter
house. Unit 1—
Residential Area
From State Farm - Farm Institute -
Ministries.
Unit 2— Slaughter-house
From Dekyi House Junction - Moro
Dogo street up to Electricity
Street.
6. Kaamu
Old Town, New Town
5. Kaamu
Unit 1— Old Town
All W.O.T. Area
Unit 2— New Town
All W.N.T. Area
7. Jansoso
Jansoso, Atuuna
Unit 1— Jansoso
All Janso so villages excluding
Atuuna.
Unit 2— Atuuna
8. Old Market
Kejetia, Masarakyi 6.
Kejetia
Unit 1— Kejetia
From Lorry Station-the road behind
the Old Market-Kwasu Street.
Unit 2— Masarakyi
From Kwawu Street to join Ofuman
Street and Imoro Dogo Street-
Electricity Street.
9. Akrobi
Old Town, New Town
7. Akrobi
Unit 1— Old Town
Akrobi village itself
Unit 2— New Town
Estates and Low Cost. Houses
NKONSIA/KOASE 1. Nkonsia
Old Town, New Town, Zongo,
Mframaso, Ayaayo.
8. Nkonsia
Unit 1— Old Town
H/No. Qt.1-Qt. 53
Unit 2— New Town
H/No. 1-NT. 50
Unit 3— Zongo: Z. I-Z. 38
Unit 4— Mframaso
Unit 5— Ayaayo
2. Koase
Koase West, Koase East, Asuoano.
9. Koase
Unit 1 — Koase West
Unit 2 — Koase East
Unit 3 — Asuoano
3. Beposo/Droboso/Yayoano
Droboso East, Droboso
West, Beposo, Yoyoano.
10. Beposo
Unit 1 — Droboso East
Unit 2 — Droboso West
Unit 3 — Beposo
Unit 4 —Yoyoano
4. Buasu/Kwame-Bersan
Buasu, Kwame Pensa
11. Buasu
Unit 1— Buasu, Agyibie, Ntweesu
Unit 2— Kwame Pensan Kumasi,
Atakorakrom, Bethlehem.
5. Tromaso Methodist
Primary School.
Tromeso East, Tromeso West,
Nyanpuase, Amoakrom.
12. Tromeso
Unit 1— Tromeso East
Unit 2— Tromeso West
Unit 3— Nyanpuase
Unit 4— Amoakrom
6. Buoku Methodist
Primary School.
Buoko East, Buoko West, Asuofiri,
Ahwere. 13. Buoku
Unit 1— Buoku East
Unit 2— Buoku West
Unit 3— Asuofiri
Unit 4— Ahwere
7. Malamkrom/Ayigbe
Malamkrom, Ayigbe
Unit 1— Malamkrom
Unit 2— Ayigbe
NSAWKAW 1. Ahenfie
Ahenfie, Nyameani 14.
Ahenfie
Unit 1— Ahenfie
H/No.A.6-Health Centre
Unit 2— Nyameani
H/No.D.4-B.7 Extension
2. Manso
Manso, Nkrankwaja 15.
Manso
Unit 1— Lorry Station-Rest House
Unit 2— Nkrankwaia
3. Awompi
Awompi, Aboso 16.
Awompi
Unit 1— Awompi
H/No.B.5-Meth.Prim. Sch.
Unit 2— Aboso
H/No. B.3-Market
4. Njau/Tanoso
Njau, Tanoso, Fula 17.
Yabaraso
Unit 1 — Njau
Unit 2 — Tanoso
Unit 3 — Fula
5. Yabraso
Yabraso, Ebetodau Kwaekesiem,
Abekwai.
Unit 1— Yabraso: Kukuamoa
Unit 2— Ebetoda: Papakyeawa,
Hiama ankyene.
Unit 3— Kwaekesiem: Tainano,
Sronoa
Unit 4— Abekwai: Nos.1, 2 and 3
BADU 1. Badu North
"A"Line,"B"Line,
Kwasikuma.- 18.
Badu North
Unit l— "A"Line
H/No.1— Middle B Park
Unit 2— "B" Line
H/No. B.1-B.31-Market
Unit 3— Kwasikuma
Saforo, Mempe-Hia, Makwae
2. Badu Sonth
"C" Line, Amangoase, Babunsua.
Unit 1— "C" Line
H/No.C.1-Power House
Unit 2— Amangoase
Market-River Kusi
Unit 3— Babunsua
3. Badu East
"D"Line,
Abamfua, Ohianumguase.
19. Badu East
Unit l— "D"Line
H/No. D.43-Cocoa Shed
Unit 2— Abamfua
Unit 3— Ohianumguase
4. Badu West
Faaman, Ahenboboano, Babasua.
Unit 1— Faaman
Methodist Primary, Dr.
Adu's House.
Unit 2— Ahenboboano
H/No. B.1-B.13-E.15
Unit 3— Babasua
H/No.B.17-Hesesuoir
R/C Church.
5. Asuafu
Asuafu North, Asuafu,
Akore 20.
Asuafu
Unit 1— Asuafu North
Unit 2— Asuafu South
Unit 3— Akore
6. Bepoayase/Tainso
Bepoayase, Tainso,
Ansukrom. 21. Tainso
Unit 1— Bepoayase
Unit 2— Tainso
Drobokrom, Yeboakrom,
Adamakrom.
Unit 3— Ansukrom
Brentumkrom,
Menenukrom, Kojo
Bourkrom.
7. Adamu
Adamu, Kolongo, Agyewia,
Sampano, Kyekyenkyewa,
Yoomu 22. Adamu
Unit 1— Adamu
Unit 2— Kolongo
Unit 3— Agyewia: Kojo
Agyeikrom
Unit 4— Sampano
Domeabra, Boosie, Kojo Walog
Miawani.
Unit 5— Kyekyenkyewa
Unit 6— Yoomu: Aboso
AWISA 1. Awisa East
Arhinkrom, Peprakrom
23. Awisa
Unit 1— Arhinkrom
Unit 2— Kwame Peprakrom
2. Awisa West
Parabase, Korotia
Unit 1— Parabase
Unit 2— Kurotia The Awisa
West excluding
Ahenfie.
3. Subinso No. 1
Subinso East, Subinso
West 24. Subinso
Unit 1— Subinso East
Unit 2— Subinso West
4. Amponsakrom
Amponsakrom,Awisa Tobacco
Farms.
Unit 1— Amponsakrom
Unit 2— Awisa Tobacco Farms
5. Wurompo
Wurompo, Akete 25.
Wurompo
Unit 1— Wurompo
Unit 2— Akete
BANDA/KABRUNU 1. Kabrunu
Ahenbronoso, New Town
26. Kabrunu
Unit 1— Ahenbronoso: K.1-K.30
Unit 2— New Town: K.39-K.67
3. Dompofie/Makala
Dompofie, Makala
Unit 1— Dompofie
Dompofie Dl-46
Unit 2— Makala
Makala Ml-22.
4. Banda/Saminaku
Tapan East, Tapan West, /NewTown,
Oyase East, Gyase West.
27. Banda
Unit 1— Tapan East, Tapan East
A.1-26
Unit 2— Tapan West: B.1-46
Unit 3— Gyase East: A.1-22
Unit 4— Gyase West:
A.8-27
2. Gbau/Sangma
Gbau, Sangma
Unit 1— Gbau: G1-30
Unit 2 — Sagma: S1-43
5. Bongasi
Bongasi, Kalara Camp, Kramo, Line,
New Town, Bator, Gborle Kame, Bui
Camp, Bui Village, Ohiampe-Anika.
28. Bongasi
Unit 1— Bongasi
Unit 2— Kalara Camp: B.1-31
Unit 3— Kramo Line: B.32-54
Unit 4— New Town
Unit 5— Bator
Unit 6— Bui Camp
Unit 7— Bui Village
Unit 8— Gborle Kame
Unit 9— Ohiampe-Anika
SUBINSO 1. Subinso
New Branam, Ahenfie, Zongo.
29. Subinso/Branam
Unit 1— New Branam Area
Unit 2— Ahenfie Area
Unit 3— Zongo Area
2. Subinso West
Camp, New Town
Unit 1— Camp Area
Unit 2— New Town Area
3. Branam
East, West
Unit 1— East Area
Unit 2— West Area
SABIYE 1. Ta Pa Wolo
Kulo, Wulo,Wewa 30.
Ta Pa Wolo
Unit 1— Kulo
Unit 2— Wulo
Unit 3— Wewa: H/No.
B.28-SB.36
2. Gbiawolo
Gblawolo, Krotse, Boofie
Unit 1— Gblawolo:H/No.SB.
1- SB.10
Unit 2— Krotse:H/No.SB.11—
SB.26
Unit 3— Boofie
3. Faaman/Nyire
Faaman, Nyire
31. Faaman
Unit 1— Faaman
Unit 2— Nyire
4. Boase/Berma
Boase, Berma
32. Dorbo
Unit 1— Boase
Unit 2— Berma
5. Dorbo
Dorbo East, Dorbo West, Dumoli
Kojee
Unit 1— Dorbo East
Unit 2— Dorbo West
Unit 3— Dumoli
Unit 4— Kojee
DEBIBI 1. Samchina (Namasa)
Gargosora, Daragachina, Daboonera,
Banawai. 33. Sarachina
Unit 1— Gargosora
Unit 2 — Daragachina
Unit 3 — Daboonera
Unit 4 — Banawai
2. Komilayer
Gorno, Kwande, Domgbuo, Hani
North, Hani South, Nsuhunu.
34. Komilayer
Unit 1— Gorno
Unit 2— Kwande
Unit 3— Domgbuo
Unit 4— Hani North
Unit 5— Hani South
Unit 6— Nsuhunu
3. Yorle
BunglowAnka-Ase, Dadease.
35. Yorle/Sokolo
Unit l — Bungalow
Unit 2— Anka-Ase
Unit 3— Dadease
4. Sokolo
Demeabra, Sokolo
Unit 1— Domeabra
Unit 2— Sokolo
5. Sikongo
Abidjan, Sikongo
Unit 1— Abidjan
Unit 2— Sikongo
6. Brodi North
Tanfa, Kansease 36.
Brodi
Unit 1— Tanfa
Unit 2— Kansease
7. Brodi Sonth
Sakum, Yaw Donkorkrom
Unit 1— Sakun
Unit 2— Yaw Donkorkrom
MENJI 1. Abenboboano
Ahenboboano, Gyaako, Jaaro.
37. Ahenbohoano
Unit 1— Ahenboboano
Unit 2— Gyaako
Unit 3— Jaaro
2. Asempa
Asempa, Katogoum 38.
Fatraso
Unit 1— Asempa
Unit 2— Katogoum
3. Jasara
Kahuraya, Jasara
Unit 1— Kahuraya
Unit 2— Jasara
4. Banda Line
Zongo, Bandaline, Kwame Tenten.
39. Banda Line
Unit 1— Zongo
Unit 2— Bandaline
Unit 3— Kwame Tenten
5. Brohani South
Karjakrom, Dawabo, Ahenfie.
40. Broani
Unit 1— Karjekora
Unit 2— Dawabo
Unit 3— Ahenfie
6. Brohani East
Sarikena, Doniri
Unit 1— Sankena
Unit 2— Dandiri
7. Brohani West
Atomfoso, Koroforom
Unit 1— Atomfoso
Unit 2— Korokorom
KYEKYEWERE 1. New Town
Mission, Domeabra 41.
Domeabra
Unit 1— Mission
Unit 2 — Domeabra
2. Kyekyewere
Beposo, Amangoase, Arko-
krom. 42. Kyekyewere
Unit 1— Beposo
Unit 2— Amangoase
Unit 3— Arkokrom
3. Ahenbrononim
Tano, Kansenko
Unit 1 — Tano
Unit 2 — Kensenko
4. Beposo
Abom, Presby. Mission Nkwanta.
Unit 1 — Abom
Unit 2 — Presby. Mission
Unit 3 — Nkwanta
5. Dagadu/Adadease
Dagadu, Konkonti, No.1 Adadease.
43. Dagadu
Unit1—Dagadu, Attakrom, Nkrankrom
Unit2— Konkonti No. 1, Konkonti
No. 2, Baba-Akuraa.
Unit 3— Adadease, Amangoase
SEIKWA 1. Akumafie
Ahenbronum, Dadiasoaba, New Town/Mangoase,
KojoArko. 44.
Kumafie
Unit 1— Ahenbronum
HNos.Al-A22,H/Nos. A. 60-A6.
Unit 2— Dadiesoaba
H/Nos. A.7-A.71
Unit 3— New Town/Mangoase
Unit 4— Kojo Arko
2. Brofoyedu
Kanianko, New Town Unit
1— Kanianko
H/No.D.1-D.6, H/No D. 28-
Unit 2 — New Town
3. Abourso
Bissifie, Tano, Presby
Mission. 45. Bourso
Unit 1— Bissifie
H/No.C.16-C.57, Police Station-C.
68.
Unit 2— Tano
H/No. C.7-C. 80
Unit 3— Presby. Mission
4. Adaatase
Abomfie, Twisifie Unit 1 —
Abomfie
H/No. D. 3-D. 10
Unit 2 — Twisifie
H/No.B. 1-B. 35, H/No. B.
2-
5. Atomfourso
Akyease, Atanotia Beposo, Degedege,
Tiadene. 46.
Atomfourse
Unit 1— Akyease
H/No. AT. 48-AT. 6
Unit 2—Atanotia
H/No. AT.1-AT. 8
Unit 3— Beposo
H/No. AT.10-AT. 14
Unit 4— Degedoge
Unit 5— Tiadene
BEPOASE 1. Achease
New Town, Old Town
47. Achease/Tonokrom
Unit 1— New Town
Unit 2— Old Town
H/No. B.1-B.36
2. Adamu
Ahenbronum, Fasemkye Unit 1—
Ahenbronum
H/No.B.37-B.60
Unit 2— Fasemkye
H/No. B. 61-B. 80
3. Tanokrom
Kyiriahantan, Achease, New Town
Zongo. Unit 1—
Kyiriahantan
H/No. T. 29-T. 37.
Unit 2— Achease
H/No.T.l.-T.5
Unit 3 — New Town-Zongo
4. Ahenboboano
Krontire, New Town 48.
Ahenboboano
Unit 1 — Krontire
Unit 2 — Now Town
5. Adamu
Abourso, Adamu 49.
Adamu
Unit 1— Abourso
Unit 2 — Adamu
NCHIRAA 1. Pramaso/Twiesiense
(Nchiraa)
Pramaso,Twiesiease, Boase,
Hia-ye-Ansa; 50. Pramaso
Unit 1— Pramaso
Unit 2 — Twiesiease
Unit 3 — Boase
Unit 4 — Hia-ye-Anisa
2. Dwomo/Nterma (Nchiraa)
Dwomo, Nterma, Breboo, Salifukrom,
Nyamebekyere, Kojo Addo krom, Nana
Dukukrom. 51. Dwomo
Unit 1 — Dwomo
Unit 2 — Nterma
Unit 3 — Breboo
Unit 4 — Salifukrom
Unit 5 — Nyamebekyere
Unit 6 — Kojo Addolaom
Unit 7 — Nana Dukukrom
3. Botenso/Aunpum
Botenso, Asanpum 52.
Botenso
Unit 1— Botenso
Unit 2— Asanpum
4. Krotia/Ampeyoo (Nwoase)
Krotia, Ampeyoo, Akete, Bonkaa.
53. Krotia
Unit 1— Krotia
Unit 2— Ampeyo
Unit 3— Akete
Unit 4— Bonkaa
5. Dadease
Dadiem, Congo, Aboabo
54. Dadease
Unit 1— Dadiease
Unit 2— Congo
Unit 3— Aboabo
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 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 businesses 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 on.
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 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 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 transfer 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, taping 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 an 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: 8th
December, 1989
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