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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 30th day of November,
1988.
Section 1—Establishment of
Assembly.
There is hereby established a
District Assembly to be known as
the Yilo Krobo District Assembly
(hereinafter referred to as
"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 fifty-five persons
which shall be made up of : —
(a) the District Secretary;
(b) thirty-six 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 eighteen persons
comprising the traditional
authorities or their
representatives and other persons
ordinarily resident in the
District, who shall be appointed
by the in consultation with the
organised productive economic
groupings in the District.
(2) For the purpose of election to
the Assembly, the area of
authority of the Assembly shall be
divided into the electoral areas
specified in the First Schedule to
this Instrument.
Section 3—Functions of Assembly.
(1) The Assembly shall perform all
the functions conferred on
District Assemblies by the Local
Government Law, 1988 (P.N.D.C.L.
207).
(2) Without prejudice to
sub-paragraph (1) of this
paragraph, the Assembly shall
perform the functions set out in
the Second Schedule to this
Instrument.
Section 4—Common Seal.
(1) The Assembly shall have a
Common Seal which shall be such as
the Secretary may approve by
notice in the Gazette.
(2) Until such time as the Common
Seal approved in sub-paragraph (1)
is available, a rubber stamp
bearing the inscription “The Yilo
Krobo District Assembly” shall be
used as the Common Seal.
Section 5—Administrative Area of
Assembly.
The area of authority of the
Assembly shall comprise the area
specified in the First Schedule to
this Instrument.
Section 6—Location of Principal
Office of Assembly.
The Assembly shall establish its
principal offices at Somanya 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 (Kaoga
District Council) (Establishment)
Instrument, 1974 (L.I. 925) is
hereby revoked.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
LIST OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE AREA OF
AUTHORITY OF THE YILO KROBO
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY.
Town /Area Council Description of
Zone Description of Electoral
Area
SOMANYA 1. Akorley
Odum Narteh, Asafoatse Suorwu. 1.
Akorley
Unit 1—Odum Narteh
All houses on Somanya-Dodowa Road,
West of Akorley Eg. Trayonya Camp
Kponor, Akorley-Yiti, Agbodji and
Dordor.
Unit 2—Asafoatse Suorwu
All houses on Somanya-Dodowa Road,
East of Akorley, Eg. Ojam, Lenose,
Foah, and Tsosingua.
2. Ogome
New Somanya, Trom, Matse Addo,
Matebi, Takutsono, Kpladey
Memeletsonya, Okper Dadetsunya
2. Ogome
Unit 1—New Somanya
All houses within New Somanya and
Akuni No.3 on Somanya Adukrom
Road.
Unit 2—Trom
All houses on both sides of
Somanya-Adukrom Road beginning
from Trom Junction inlcuding
Obawalenya and Trom-nam.
Unit 3—Matse Addo
All houses on the right of the
Accra-Somanya Road from the Public
toilet to the Anglican Church
Junction Abokobi, Eg. H/Nos.
B1/2-B134/2.
Unit 4—Matebi
All houses on the right of Somanya-Accra
Road starting from the Anglican
Church Junction to Sra-Dor. Then
right ot Old Abokobi Road Eg.
H/Nos. B135/2-B206/2.
Unit 5—Takutsono
All houses on the left from the
Pentecost Church on Accra-Somanya
Road starting from H/Nos.
D1/1-B70/1 & B82/1 to B116/1.
Unit 6—Kpladey Memeletsonya
All houses on the left of the
Accra-Somanya Road starting from
H/Nos. B117/1-B240/1.
Unit 7—Okper Dadetsunya
All houses on the left of the
Accra-Somanya Road. Starting from
H/Nos. B241/1-B345/1.
3. Asinersi
Asinersi 3. Asinersi
Unit 1—Asinersi
The whole area of Asinersi Gyakite
Awozamlem, Monu and Asrama.
4. Sra
Sra-Dursi, Korledze, Afrakatson (Srayiti),
Srayiti Takper. 4. SRA
Unit 1—All houses on the left of
Somanya-Accra Road, starting from
B1/4-B56/4.
Unit 2—Korledze
All houses on the left of Somanya-Accra
Road, starting from Korledze Road
to Oklibone Preparatory School.
Linking Korledze and Terpuorsi,
including H/Nos. C1/1-C17/1.
Unit 3—Afrakatson (Srayiti)
All houses on the right of Somanya-Accra
Road. Starting from H/Nos.
B1/3-B39/3 ending at the late Mr.
Brown’s house.
Unit 4—Srayiti Takper
All houses from Somanya-Accra Road
starting from the Palace Junction
to the Residency Road to
Yilokrosec and Official Bungalows
H/Nos. B90/3-B267/3.
5. Plan
Akutunya, Tsugaganya Plaukpom,
Salosi-Kpankpo, Teacher Dada.
Plau 5. Plau
All houses on the Somanya-Accra
Road, starting from H/Nos. C30/2
to Lorry Park then right to the
GWSC Quarters turning right
through Paradisco Hotel with
H/Nos. C1/2-C36/2.
Unit 2—Tsugaganya
All houses on the right of the
Somanya-Accra Road. Starting from
C37/2 to C144/2, including H/Nos.
C162/2, C294/2, C302/2, C393/2,
C395/2, and C399/2 to the
Commercial Bank then turn right to
Methodist Primary School.
Unit 3—Plaukpom
All those houses on the right of
the Somanya-Accra road starting
from house numbers C145/2 to
C161/2 then turn right to the
Methodist Middle School.
Unit 4—Salosi-Kpankpo
All houses north of Methodist
Middle School right down to Mawuli
International Sch. Eg. H/Nos.
210/2-C125/2, C235/2-C276/2,
C303/2, C307/2 including
C310/2-C317/2, and C336/2, C340/2
C374/2, C386/2.
Unit 5—Teacher Dada
All those houses north of the Yam
market on Adjikpo road south to
the left of the old Ghana
Education Service Office then turn
left to Mawuli International
School Eg.C233/2-C234/2,
C277/2-C299/2, C321/2, C326/2,
C348/2-C376/2 and C418/2,
C424/2.
6. Odave
Odave, Zongo 6. Somanya
Town
Unit 1—Odave
All houses right of Djaba road
starting from GNTC up to Emmanuel
Clinic then right to Town Planning
office then to the Somanya-Accra
road. H/Nos. C48/1-C53/1,
C73/1-C79/1 including C83/1,
C86/1, C87/1, C105/1-C130/1,
C133/1,-C141/1 including C376/1,
C393/1, C381/1 and C395/1
including Akweteman C327/1-345/1,
C239/1
Unit 2—Zongo
Whole of Zongo area including
Social Welfare Quarters, H/Nos.
C24/1-C70/1, C89/1-C102/1 and
C380/1, C384/1, C386/1.
7. Okpepiem
Otopleko, Tikom, Kotokoli, Nene
Kwao Kumah. 7. Okpepiem
Unit 1—All houses from the round
about on the right towards Akuse
to H/Nos. C264/1, then turn right
H/Nos. C146/1-C181/1, C190/1.
Unit 2—Tikom
All houses on the right of Akuse
road starting from H/Nos. C265/1
to the widom auto workshop H/Nos.
C182/1-C185/1 and C187/1,
C196/1-C197/1 and C209/1.
Unit 3—Kotokoli
All houses within Kotokoli
Unit 4—Nene Kwao Kumah
All houses on the start, from
Djaba road junction right of
Accra-Somanya road up to the
roundabout H/Nos. C133/1-C145/1,
including C157/1 and C159/1
C160/1-C164/1, C171/1,
C313-C323/1, including C193/1 and
C395/1.
8. Agavenya
Kpademanor, Onmayiti 8.
Agavenya
Unit 1—Kpademanor
All houses east of Adjikpo road
right to Bruku gardens through old
public toilet to Nigeria house on
Mount Mary road, H/Nos.
C1/4-C16/4, C51/4, C68/4,
C74/4-C109/4.
Unit 2—Onumayiti
All houses from Salvation Army
north of Adjikpo road to H/Nos.
C276/4, Across Onoma river to
Mount Mary College. The area
includes Mount Mary Staff
Bungalows. H/Nos. C17/4 to C60/4,
south of Mount Mary Road H/Nos.
C110/4-C120, C169 C69/4-C73/4 and
Mount Mary College Staff
Bungalows.
9. Gbekormanya
Labour, Oduanya, Okpe Madam
Okornya, Akpeseh, Okwenya. 9.
Gbekorkmanya
Unit 1—Labour
All houses on the left of the
Odumase/Somanya road starting from
the Onoma river to the junction of
the Presby Chapel road then turn
left to last house on the left
H/Nos. C121/3 C166/3-including
C220/3-C223/3
Unit 2—Oduanya
All houses on the right of the
Presby Chapel road to the lane
behind the chapel, then turn
south-wards by the lane to the
Akuse road. This area include the
old lorry park. H/Nos. C1/3-C83/3,
including C86/3, C87/3-C311/3.
Unit 3—Okpe Madam
This area starts from H/Nos.
C69/3, then east-wards to R/C
primary school then southwards to
the Akuse road
Unit 4—Okornya
All houses within Okornya
including H/Nos. C216/3-C283/3,
including H/Nos. C301/3-C303/3.
Unit 5—Akpeseh
All houses within Akpeseh
Unit 6—Okwenya
All houses within Okwenya.
10. Sawer
Onuma, Sanya, Yokono, Sum
10. Sawer
Unit 1—Onuma
All houses on the Odumase Somanya
road starting from H/Nos. C93/5 to
the Onoma river including H/Nos.
C1/5-C75/5 to C156/5.
Unit 2—Sanya
All houses on the left of Somanya/Odumase
road starting from Universal
College to H/Nos. C113/4. H/Nos.
C76/5 to C156/5.
Unit 3—Yokono
All those houses on the left of
Somanya/Odumase road starting from
Mt. Mary junction to H/No. C166/4
H/Nos. C134/4-C175/4, C272/4,
C274/4, C277/4.
Unit 4—Sum
All those houses on the left of
the Somanya/Odumase road starting
from H/Nos. C192/4 to the late
Dohetso’s house including H/No.
C266/4, then H/Nos.
C176-C266/4.
11. Adjikop
Donor, Tengmitsana, Tatsonya,
Amlakpo. 11. Adjikpo
Unit 1—Donor
All houses beginning from the
entrance of the Chief’s palace to
the old dipo Shrine back to the
main Adjikpo road Eg. H/Nos.
D1/1-D126/1.
Unit 2—Tengmitsana
All houses on the left opposite
Kwao Hingme’s house to the
Cemetery and back to the main
Adjikpo road Eg. H/No D127/1-
D245/1, C253/1 and C254/1.
Unit 3—Tatsonya
All houses in and around Odave
area with H/Nos. D246/1-D318/1.
Unit 4—Amlakpo
All houses from the junction of
the Dokuyo Primary School to and
back to the main Adjikpo-Asitey
D319/1-D378/1 and 393/1.
NKURAKAN 1. Nkurakan
Aboabo, Wawase, Nkurakan Dorse,
Nkurakan Central, Nkurakan
Bohunakainoo, Zongo, Okornya,
Etwiso-Yoyim. 12. Nkurakan
Unit 1—Aboabo
Aboabo, Kabuerter, Odonom
Unit 2—Wawase
Wawase, Bana
Unit 3—Nkurakan Dorse
Unit 4—Nkurankan Central
Unit 5—Nkurankan Bohunakainoo
Nkurankan Bohunakainoo
Etwiso-Sukuum.
Unit 6—Zongo
Unit 7—Okornya
Okornya and Perkwan
Unit 8—Etwiso-Goyim.
2. Kyeremanti Yoyim
Kyeremanti-Yoyim,
Kyeremanti-Dornguaron
Besease-Dornguanor. 13.
Kyeremanti Dornguanor
Unit 1—Kyeremanti-Yoyin
Kyeremanti-Yoyim, Ahusabiapa.
Unit 2—Kyeremanti-Dornguanor
Unit 3—Besease-Dornguanor.
3. Abrewankor
Abrewankor, Labolabo, Amaganya,
Aza. 14. Abrewankor
(LABOLABO)
Unit 1—Abrewankor
Abrewankor, Ahieyom, Atiatsonya,
Ojobi, Terpuors.
Unit 2—Labolabo
Sojonu, Namusi, Labolabo,
Aboma-Klo, Takunya Bunase
Unit 3—Amaganya
Takunya-Okper, Odansi, Kurantenya,
Amaganya.
Unit 4—Aza
Togodo, Obuadaso, Aza, Adeborm,
Adebordornya.
4. Huhunya
Apersua, Perchiri, Huhunya,
Sikabeng. 15. Huhunya
Unit 1—Apersua
Apersua, Apersua-Mile 6, Apersua
Mile 7, Salom, Kwasi-Biaka.
Unit 2—Perchiri
Unit 3—Huhunya
Unit 4—Sikabeng
Sikabeng, Bisa, Kakama-Bugase,
Popornya, Odortorm.
BOTI 1. Boti Centre/Akorwu Bana
Boti Centre, Akorwu Bana 16.
Boti/Akorwu
Unit 1—Boti-Centre
Boti-Centre, Boti-Sra,
Boti-Akwapim, Esuboi Nos. 1 & 2,
Popose, Bosomtwi, Osuboi-Sra.
Unit 2—Akorwu Bama
Akorwu-Bama, Obosomasua, Sutahasi,
Amanfro, Asifo-Okper.
3. Akpamu
Akpamu, Akpo 17.
Akpamuakpo
Unit 1—Akpamu
Akpamu, Akpamu-Okper, Akpo-Bunase,
Akpo-Plau, Yiwase, Akpo-Dakawa.
4. Opersika
Opersika 18. Opersika
Unit 1—Opersika
Opersika, Osoyaa, Sutri-Sokwenya,
Sutri-Sokwenya, Sutri-Bonya, Sutri.
5. Aboa
Aboa 19. Aboa
Unit 1—Aboa
Akwanu, Nsutapong-Terpuoraya,
Aboa-Osubeninya, Aboa-Lower,
Aboa-Plau, Aboa-Esease, Omlase.
6. Wurapong
Wurapong 20. Wurapong
Unit 1—Wurapong
Wurapong, Wurapong-Nyewe,
Wurapong-Donyo, Wurapong-Okper,
Perpertifi, Wurapong-Bornya.
AGOGO 1. Agogo
Agogo, Trawa 21. Agogo
Unit 1—Agogo
Agogo, Odotorm
Unit 2—Trawa
Trawa, Okansere.
2. Tsetseku
Tsetseku 22. Tsetseku
Unit 1—Tsetseku
Tsetseku, Tsetseku-Yilo,
Esuom-Yilo, Bergua, Poliwa.
3. Oluahai
Oluahai 23. Oluahai
Unit 1—Aluahai
Oluahai-Yiti, Oluahai-Plau,
Oluahai-Dorse, Oluahai.
4. Brukum
Brukum 24. Brukum
Unit 1—Brukum,
Brukum, Brukum-Tseboana,
Brukum-Agavenya, Brukum-Tsretsom,
Brukum Manya, Brukum-Maumi,
Salosi-Gbanya, Bornya.
5. Kro-Akwapim
Kro-Akwapim 25.
Kro-Akuapim
Unit 1—Kro-Akwapim
Kro-Akwapim, Akwapim-Zuyumunnor.
OTERKPOLU 1. Oterkpolu
Oterkpolu, Angorni 26.
Oterkpolu
Unit 1—Oterkpolu
Oterkpolu, Torm, Aketebour
Unit 2—Angorni.
2. Pleyo
Pleyo, Bukonor 27. Pleyo
Bukunor
Unit 1—Pleyo
Unit 2—Bukunor.
3. Onumako
Onumako 28. Onumako
Unit 1—Onumako
4. Obenyemi
Obenyemi, Korm, Kro-Begoro,
Kpanokle. 29. Obenyemi
Unit 1—Obenyemi
Obenyemi, Agorjor, Manso, Abotia.
Unit 2—Korm
Unit 3—Kro-Begoro
Unit 4—Kpanokle.
OBAWALE 1. Obawale
Obawale 30. Obawale
Unit 1—Obawale
Obawale, Ogome, Bornya, Menekpo.
2 Kuti
Kuti 31. Kuti Tsosingua
Unit 1—Kuti
Kuti Abujai
3. Tsosingua
Tsosingua
Unit 1—Tsosingua
Tsosinguka, Yokuorsi, Tsotsunya.
4. Tsebi Teryi
Tsebi-Teryi 32. Tsebi Teryi
Unit 1—Tsebi-Teryi
Tsebi-Teryi, Ahabaso
NSUTAPONG 1. Nsutapong
Nsutapong 33. Nsutapong
Unit 1—Nsutapong
Nsutapong, Djoplenya, Tsakatsakam,
Ternguaya-Yilo
2. Koryire
Koryire 34. Koryire
Unit 1—Koryire
Koryire, Sokwenya, Sutawa
3. Samlesi
Samlesi 35. Samlesi
Unit 1—Samlesi
Samlesi-Amanga, Samlesi-Aplesu,
Samlesi-Dornor-Suakorm.
4. Obonkorkor
Obonkorkor 36. Obonkorkor
Unit 1—Obonkorkor
Obonkorkor, Nyabeng, Tweapease,
Ahennkwa.
SECOND SCHEDULE
FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSEMBLY
It shall be the duty of the
Assembly—
1. To promote and safeguard public
health and for this purpose the
Ministry of Health shall assign
Medical Officers of Health, health
inspectors and other staff as
appropriate except semi-skilled
and unskilled labourers to the
District Assembly for the proper
discharge of this duty.
2. To cause their District to be
inspected regularly for the
detection of nuisances or any
condition likely to be offensive
or injurious to health.
3. If satisfied that any nuisances
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 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 and
maintain and keep clean all
streets.
23. To divert or alter where
necessary the course of any
street.
24. To provide or arrange for
electric lighting in streets and
other public places and where
necessary to provide and maintain
electricity supply in consultation
with the Electricity Corporation.
25. To construct, repair and
maintain all public roads other
than trunk roads but including
feeder roads and to undertake road
rehabilitation programmes within
the district.
26. To prescribe the conditions
subject to which the erection and
construction, demolition,
re-erection, and re-construction,
conversion and re-conversion,
alteration, repair, sanitation and
ventilation of public and private
buildings and structures may be
undertaken and carried out.
27. To provide for building lines
and the layout of buildings, to
prepare and undertake and
otherwise control schemes for
improved housing layout and
settlement.
28. To prescribe the conditions to
be satisfied on a site for any
building or for any class of
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 advertisements and
hoardings or other structures
designed for the display of
advertisements.
36. To build, equip, open, close
and maintain markets, prohibit the
erection of stalls in places other
than markets and prevent the sale
and purchase of goods or stock
near established markets or
elsewhere.
37. To fix days and hours during
each day on which a market may be
held and prevent the sale and
purchase of goods in markets on
any day or at any hour except
those fixed.
38. To regulate and control
markets including the fixing of
and collection of stallages rents
and tolls.
39. (1) To require the owner of
any premises to do any of the
following acts—
(i)
to remove, lower or trim to the
satisfaction of the Assembly any
tree, shrub or hedge overhanging
or interfering in any way with the
traffic in any street or with any
wires or works thereof;
(ii) to remove any dilapidated
fence or structure abutting on any
public place;
(iii) to paint, distemper,
white-wash or colour-wash the
outside walls or roof of any
building forming part of the
premises;
(iv) to tidy the premises; and
(v) to remove any derelict car or
other vehicles.
(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 welfare
officers;
(v) recommending teachers for
study leave
(vi) appointment of headteachers
in accordance with rules laid down
by the Ghana Education Service;
(vii) supervision of primary and
middle schools;
(viii) formation of education
committees;
(ix) collection of statistical
data and other information;
(x) in-service training for pupil
teachers;
(xi) nursery school education;
(xii) approval of the opening of
private, primary and middle
schools;
(xiii) payment of teachers'
salaries from funds made available
by Government;
(xi) indenting for the supply and
distribution of textbooks;
(xv) disbursement of Education
Grants.
43. To provide for the control and
regulation of —
(i)
concerts, musical or theatrical
performances, cinemas, fairs,
circuses and other 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, fire, earthquakes,
accidents, in the form of supply
of materials.
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-guard to protect
the same: Provided that the
streets shall not be unduly
obstructed thereby.
64. To regulate or prohibit the
planting, cutting, tapping or
destruction of any tree or
vegetation growing along any
street, road or path or in any
public place.
65. To establish and manage, on
commercial basis, rural and
small-scale industries and farms.
66. To promote tourism in the
District in co-operation with the
Regional Development Corporation
and the Tourist Development Board.
67. Subject to the control and
direction of the Registrar of
Births and Deaths to register all
births and deaths occurring within
the District.
68. To appoint in consultation
with the Registrar of Births and
Deaths such registration staff as
may be necessary for the proper
discharge of births and deaths
registration duties.
69. To make such financial
contribution as the Assembly deems
necessary for the maintenance of
any traditional authority which
possesses any functions which
relate to any part of its area.
70. To establish and maintain tree
nurseries and forest plantation
and sell the produce thereof.
71. To compile and maintain a
record of all tenant farmers and
the rents and 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: 7th
April, 1989
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (NEW JUABEN
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY) (ESTABLISHMENT)
INSTRUMENT, 1988 (LI 1426).
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 30th day of November,
1988.
Section 1—Establishment of
Assembly.
There is hereby established a
District Assembly to be known as
the New Juaben District Assembly
(hereinafter referred to as the
"Assembly") for the area specified
in the First Schedule to this
Instrument.
Section 2—Membership of Assembly,
Etc.
(1) The Assembly shall consist of
not more than seventy-three
persons which shall be made up of;
—
(a) the District Secretary
(b) forty-eight persons
representing the electoral areas
who shall be elected directly by
the electorate in accordance with
regulations made in that behalf by
the National Commission for
Democracy; and
(c) not more than twenty-four
persons comprising the traditional
authorities or their
representatives and other persons
ordinarily resident in the
District, who shall be appointed
by the Council in consultation
with the traditional authorities
and organised productive economic
groupings in the District.
(2) For the purpose of election to
the Assembly, the area of
authority of the Assembly shall be
divided into the electoral areas
specified in the First Schedule to
this Instrument.
Section 3—Functions of Assembly.
(1) The Assembly shall perform all
the functions conferred on
District Assemblies by the Local
Government Law, 1988 (P.N.D.C.L.
207).
(2) Without prejudice to
sub-paragraph (1) of this
paragraph, the Assembly shall
perform the functions set out in
the Second Schedule to this
Instrument.
Section 4—Common Seal.
(1) The Assembly shall have a
Common Seal which shall be such as
the Secretary may approve by
notice in the Gazette.
(2) Until such time as the Common
Seal approved in sub-paragraph (1)
is available, a rubber stamp
bearing the inscription "The New
Juaben District Assembly" shall be
used as the Common Seal.
Section 5—Administrative Area of
Assembly.
The area of authority of the
Assembly shall comprise the area
specified in the First Schedule to
this Instrument
Section 6—Location of Principal
Office of Assembly.
The Assembly shall establish its
principal offices at Koforidua
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 (New Juaben
District Council) (Establishment)
Instrument, 1974 (L.I. 906) is
hereby revoked.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
LIST OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE AREA OF
AUTHORITY OF THE NEW JUABEN
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
Town/Area Council Description of
Zone Description of Electoral
Area
KOFORIDUA 1. Adweso
Adweso New Town West, Adweso
Estate, Adweso Town, Medical
Village, Korle-Nkwanta, Adweso
No.2. 1. Adweso Estate
Unit 1—Adweso New TownWest
All that area starting from Mile
49, West of the Aburi/Koforidua
Road up to H/No. D.5A, Adweso
Estate. This area includes Mile
50, Kwakyea, Patimpa: H/Nos.
K.10-14 and Adweso New Town West
with H/Nos. ANT. 9, 13, 33, 40,
41, 43-46, 50-52B, 55, 62, 63,
D5A, E.1-10 (Estate).
Unit 2—Adweso Estate
H/Nos. A.1-46, B.1-104, C.1-20,
D.1-21, E.11-20. Low Cost Houses
H/Nos. LCH.1-84
2. Adweso Town
Unit 3—Adweso New Town East
H/Nos. ANT. 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12-15,
18, 19A, 21, 24-25A, 29. Adweso
Town All houses with numbers
beginning with ADW., i.e.
ADW.1-68.
Unit 4—Medical Village
Doctors Bungalows, Nurses
Quarters:
H/Nos. A.1-19, B.1-12, C.1-18 and
Nurses Flat.
3. Nyerede
Unit 5—Korle Nkwanta
Korle Nkwanta, Nyerede-Okper
Nyerede-Bunase, Agavenya, Odumase,
Ankaase, Akyekyesu.
Unit 6—Adweso No.2
Akyeampong, Bonya, Trom
5. Residential Area
Galloway, Ridge, Atekyem,
Residency Avenue 4. Residential
Area
Unit 1—Galloway
All bungalows North and South of
the Force Road starting from the
Galloway Junction on Col. Minyila
road up to the Police Barracks.
This area includes Force Road.
Bungalows:
H/Nos. A.1-6, B.1-6, C.1-5, D.1-8,
E.1-6, F.1-6, G1-7 and the
Regional Police Headquarters.
Unit 2—Ridge
All Bungalows North and South of
Force Road starting from Secondary
Technical School up to Atekyem
Bungalows junction. This area
includes Force Road Bungalows Nos.
7, 8; Court Guest House, Nigeria
Flat; Link Road Bungalows Nos. 1,
2, and 4; Ridge Bungalows Nos. 1,
3-15 Secondary Technical School,
New Juaben Secondary/ Commercial
School.
Unit 3—Atekyem
All that area bounded in the East
by the Ridge road to link the new
Kassardjan road, in the south by
the Kassardjan road, in the West
by the Residency and the North by
the Force Road. This area includes
Force Road Bungalows Nos. 3 and 4,
Commercial Bank Bungalow, Ridge
Road Bungalow No.2 (Ridge),
Atekyem Bungalows Nos. 1-11, C.M.B.
Bungalows Nos. G.1-3, 77. Atekyem
H/Nos. AM.1-11, 46-52, 55-60,
Monrovia.
Unit 4—Residency Avenue
All that area bounded in the North
by the Railway Line (starting from
the Railway Crossing on the Old
estate road), in the West by the
Residency, in the South by the
Force Road (starting from the
Residency up to Atekyem Bungalows
Junction), in the East by the Link
Road to join the Residency road at
the Ministries. This area includes
Force Road Bungalows Nos. 2, 5, &
6; Residency Avenue Bungalows Nos.
1-4, Residency and Residency
Quarters; Link Road, Hotel Eredec;
Residency Road Bungalows Nos. 1-7,
T.1-4; The Square Bungalows Nos.
1-4, Royal Palm Avenue Bungalows
Nos. RPA 1-8, N.C.D. Guest House,
Regional Organisation Rest
House.
3. Oguaa
Oguaa East, Oguaa West 5. Oguaa
Unit 1—Oguaa East
All that area bounded in the South
by Nana Kwaku Boateng II Street,
in the West by Nana Owusu Banahene
Street, in the North by the
Residency Road and in the East by
Nana Ama Bonsu Street. This area
includes Jackson Park area; Nana
Ama Bonsu Street, H/Nos. C.8, 10,
20, 21, UAC, S.C.O.A.; Dabre
Street, H/Nos. C.14, 16-19, 27-30;
Shiawu, Street H/Nos. C.24-26,
D.9A, D.12-13A; Ministries Road
H/Nos. B.5, 6, 8/1 and Standard
Bank, Barclays Bank, GNTC; Nana
Kwaku Boateng II Street, H/Nos.
C.11-13, 15; Queen Street, H/Nos.
B.3, 4, 7-20; Nana Acheampong
Kwesi Street, H/Nos. E.1-15,
10-20, F.1-3.
Unit 2—Oguaa West
All that area bounded in the South
by Nana Kwaku Boateng II Street,
in the East by Nana Owusu Banahene
Street; in the West by the Link
Road/Ministries (excluding
Residency Road Bungalow Nos. 1 &
2) and in the North by the
Residency Road.
This area includes Nana Kwaku
Boateng II Street: H/Nos.
BT/A.1-15, Acheampong-Kwasi
Street: H/Nos. E.1-E5, E.10-20,
F.1-3.
4. Betom
Asuofiriso, Anglican, Betom
Atekyem, Adutua, Ohemaa Park,
Betom Abotanso, School Town West,
School Town East. 6.
Asuofiriso
Unit 1—Asuofiriso
All that area bounded in the North
by Nana Kwaku Boateng II Street,
in the East by Santan Street (up
to Government Secretarial School
Junction), in the South by River
Asuofiri and in the West by Link
Road.
This area includes Nana Kwaku
Boateng II Street: H/Nos. BT/B.
1-9, 13-29, 31-69; Santan Street:
H/Nos. BT/B.10, 12A, 30.
7. Anglican
Unit 2—Anglican
All that area bounded in the North
by Nana Kwaku Boateng II Street,
in the East by the Nkwanya Street,
in the South River Koforidua (Betom
Gutter Kese) and the West by the
Santan Street. This area includes
Nana Kwaku Boateng II Street
:H/Nos. BT/E.1-17, 21-31, 33-49,
Ahanoso Street : BT/E.18-20,
BT/F.9-17, BT/F.19-25, and
Anglican Mission; Santan Street :
H/Nos. BT/E.32, Nkwanya Street:
H/Nos. BT/F.5-8, BT/F.18.
8. Adontua
Unit 3—Betom Atekyem
All that area bounded in the North
by River Koforidua (Betom Gutter
Kese) in the East by Osei Tutu
Street, (starting from the Presby
Chapel up to Presby ‘B’ School)
and in the South by the Santan
Street.
This area includes Santan Street :
H/Nos. BT/D.1-28; Osei Tutu
Street: H/Nos. BT/D.29-52.
Unit 4—Adontua
All that area bounded in North by
River Koforidua (Betom Gutter Kese)
in the West by Osei Tutu Street,
in the South by Santan Street, in
the East by the Road to Ohemaa
Park, joining the lane which
passes between H/No. BT/E.87 (Abotanso)
and BT/E89 (Adontua) and passing
behind H/No. BT/E.90 (Adontua) to
link Betom Gutter Kese.
This area includes Osei Tutu
Street: H/Nos. BT/D.53-78,
BT/E.53-57, BT/E.75-79,
BT/E.89-92.
9. Ohemaa Park
Unit 5—Ohemaa Park
All that area South of the road
starting from Ohemaa Park Junction
on Santan Street passing through
Ohemaa Park to link Nkwanya Street
bounded in the East by the Nkwanya
Street and in the South by the
Santan Street.
This area includes H/Nos.
BT/D.79-83, BT/F. 42-85.
Unit 6—Betom Abotanso
All that area bounded in the East
by Nkwanya Street, in the North by
River Koforidua (Betom Gutter Kese)
in the West by the lane starting
from ‘Gutterso’ passing behind
BT/E.90; between BT/E.87 (Abotanso)
and BT/E.89 (Adontua) to link
Ohemaa Park and in the South by
the lane leading from Ohemaa Park
Junction on Nkwanya Street up to
Ohemaa Park Junction on Santan
Street.
This area includes H/Nos.
BT/E.50-BT/E.52, BT/E.58-74,
BT/E.80-BT/E.88, BT/F.26-41.
10. School Town
Unit 7—School Town West
All that area bounded in the North
by the Santan Street, in the West
by the Government Secretarial
School road (up to River Asuofiri)
in the South by River Asuofiri and
in the East by the lane passing
between house numbers beginning
with BT/C and BT/H.
This area includes H/Nos.
BT/C.1-63.
Unit 8—School Town East
All that area bounded in the East
by Col. Minyila road, the South by
Kotech/River Asuofiri and in the
West by the lane passing between
house numbers beginning with BT/C
and BT/H. This area includes all
houses beginning with BT/G and
BT/H i.e. Col Minyila road H/Nos.
BT/G. 1-12, BT/H. 1-77.
5. Koforidua Old
Estate
Veterinary Department, Old Estate
West, Housing Corporation Office
Area; Pentecost Preparatory School
Area. 11. Old Estate West
Unit 1—Veterinary Department
All that area bounded in the East
by the main Estate road (starting
from Martesco Lodge through the
Densu Dam road junction up to the
railway line) in the North by the
road starting from Martesco
Junction up to H/No. OE/B.59,
through the lane behind H/No. OE/B.
59, leading to river Ampersum in
the West by the Kassardjan road
and in the South by the railway
line. This area includes H/Nos. OE/A.1-38,
HC.1-8, OE/B. 167, 168, 201-203,
207-211, 216-220, 221, 300, 301.
Meteorological Department
Quarters. 1-6, Water works Pumping
Station, Asokwa Akuraa, Akomfo
Abena, Okomfo Asaa, and Kodjovi.
Unit 2—Old Estate West
All that area bounded in the East
by the main Estate road, starting
from Martesco Lodge up to the
Cemetery, in the North by the
Cemetery in the West by the
Kassardjan road, (including
Highways Bungalows) and in the
South by the road starting from
Martesco Lodge up to H/Nos. OE/B.59,
through the lane behind H/Nos. OE/B.
50 leading to River Ampersum, This
area includes H/Nos. State Housing
Corporation F. 1-4, 9, 10, 14, 15,
17, 26, 27, 34, 25, 40, G.4, 5, 8,
12, 14-17, 24-33, 39, 40, 42, ER.
1-2, ER. 7 and OE/B. 54-64.
Approtech Quarters and Highways
Bungalows.
12. Old Estates East
Unit 1—Housing Corporation Office
Area.
All that area bounded in North by
the Nsukwao/ Estate road (starting
from H/No. OE/B 22, near the
Timber Market up to the Junction
near the Block ‘E’ Flats); in the
West by the main Estate road
passing in front of Martesco
Lodge; in the South by the Densu
Dam road and in the East by the
Timber Market. This area includes:
State Housing Corporation with
H/Nos. A.1-37, B.1-55, C1-80,
D.1-58 and H/Nos. OE/B.17. 19, 20,
23, 26, 29, 30, 32, 36, 37, 39-41,
OE/B. 47-49, 51, H/C. 20-22.
Unit 4—Pentecost Preparatory
School Area
All that area bounded in South by
the Nsukwao/ Old Estate road
(starting from Sarkodie School up
to the Junction near the Block ‘E’
flats); in the West by the road
leading to the cemetery; in the
North by the cemetery and in the
East by the Sarkodie School. This
area includes Housing Corporation
Blocks E.1-22, F.20-22, F.29-33,
F.41-44, 46, 48, G.18-20, G.32A
and OE/34C, V.140, OE/C.19-22, OE/C.
24-26, 35-38, 45, 46.
6. Nsukwao
Tanoso, New Juaben College of
Commerce, Normal Technical, OPAM
Rest House Area, SDA Education
Unit, Methodist Education Unit,
Konorkodzi. 13. Tanoso
Unit 1—Tanoso
All that area bounded in the West
by Nana Asafo Boateng Street, in
the North by River Nsukwao, in the
East and South by the railway
line. This area includes H/Nos.
T. 1-39.
Unit 2—New Juaben College of
Commerce
All that area bounded in the South
by River Nsukwao, in the West by
Nana Asafo Boateng street.
(starting from River Nsukwao up to
Mr. Mireku’s house). In the North
by the New Juaben College of
Commerce, and in the East by the
railway line. This area includes
H/Nos. W.1-37.
14. Kpekordoji
Unit 3—Normal Technical
All that area bounded in the North
by the Cemetery road, in the East
by Nana Asafo Boateng street, in
the South by Nsukwao/ Old Estate
road, and in the West by Eastern
Bakery/Kotech road. This area
includes : H/Nos. NK/C. 1-58,
U/38-136.
Unit 4—Opam Rest House Area
All that area bounded in the South
by Nsukwao/Old Estate Road in the
East by Eastern Bakery/Kotech
road, in the North by the Cemetery
road and in the West by the
Sarkodie School. This area
includes H/Nos. NK/C. 59-109,
V/134-137A, H/Nos. OE/C.1-OE/C.
17.
15. Nsukwaoso
Unit 5—SDA Education Unit
All that area bounded in the East
by Nana Asafo Boateng street; in
the North by River Nsukwao, in the
West by the big gutter joining
River Nsukwao and in the south by
the road starting from the spread
eagle junction up to Mr. Panford’s
house to link the big gutter. This
area includes H/Nos.NK/A. 16, NK/A.
22-34, NK/A. 37, NK/A. 50, 53-57,
NK/A. 59-65, 67, 69-73. NK/A.
75-77, 79, 81, NK/A. 83-88, 90,
91, 94, 95, NK/A. 98 NK/B. 1, NK/R.
7, NK/B. 8, U.30-32, 34, 36, 37,
40, U.45-U.49
Unit 6—Methodist Education Unit
All that area bounded in the East
by Nana Asafo Boateng Street
(starting from River Nsukwao up to
Old Estate Junction), in the North
by the old Estate road in the West
by the Timber Market and in the
South by River Nsukwao. This area
includes H/Nos. NK/B. 1-86, OE/B.1-B.3,
OE/B5, OE/B. 8-11, OE/B.13, OE/B.14.
OE/B.17, V.23H/3.
16. Konorkodzi
Unit 1—Konorkodzi
All that area bounded in the East
by Nana Asafo Boateng street
(starting from the Central
Roundabout to the Spread Eagle
Junction) in the North by the road
starting from the spread eagle
junction to Mr. Panford’s house to
link the big gutter in the West by
the Ministries Old Estate road and
in the south by the Ministries
road. This area includes a section
of Nsukwao with H/Nos. NK/A.1-NK/A5,
NK/A. 7-NK/A.9 NK/A. 15, NK/A. 17,
NK/A. 18, NK/F. 1-NK/F 31A, and
Konorkodzi with H/Nos. U.50-U.69
and Railway Quarters.
17. Debrakrom
Unit 1—Debrakrom
All that area bounded in the West
by Col. Minyila road, in the
North by the Street starting from
Methodist Boys’ School to the
Roman Catholic School and in the
South by the Medical Village/Srodai
Boundary. This area includes Col.
Minyila Road: H/Nos. K.18-30.
Debrakrom H/Nos. SD/B. 1-SD/B.
27.
7. Srodai
Debrakrom, Methodist Mission Area,
Akwaasu.
Unit 3—Methodist Mission Area
All that area bounded in the West
by the Nkwanya street (starting
from the Methodist Boys School up
to the Community Centre), in the
North by the Srodai street, in the
East by the Abooso street and in
the South by the street starting
from the Methodist Boys School to
the Roman Catholic School. This
area includes : Srodai street :
H/Nos. SD/A.1-8, 9-26, 28-36,
39-43, 45-47, Nkwanya Street 27,
37-38, 44, 48.
18. Akwaasu/Asebi
Unit 2—Akwaasu
All that area bounded in the West
by the Abooso street, in the North
by the Srodai street and joining
Nana Adu Twum street to link Roman
Catholic Cathedral road, in the
South by the street starting from
the Methodist Boys School up to
the Roman Catholic school. This
area includes Abooso street:
H/Nos. SD/B. 28-35, AS/B. 37-42,
53-70, SD/H. 1-39. Srodai street:
H/Nos. SD/H.1-39. Sroda Street SD/B.
36, 43-50, Nana Adu Twum Street:
SD/B. 51, 52, Omanhene’s Palace,
Polease, Abrentiekrom and Awuku
Akuraa.
Unit 4—Asebi
All that area bounded in the West
by the Nkwanya street, in the
North by Nana Kwaku Boateng I
street and the Palace street, in
the East by Nana Adu Twum street
and in the South by the Srodai
street. This area includes Nana
Kwaku Boateng I street: H/Nos.
121-25, JIA, 113, J17, J.21-24,
Central Police Station: Mpampama
Street: H/Nos. I.26-38, Srodai
street: H/Nos. I.39-46A, J14-16,
J.29.J.30, J.32, J.34, J.36;
Asokwa street: H/Nos. J.2-9,
J.25-28, Nkwanya Street: J.18-20,
31-33; Nana Adu Twum street:
H/Nos. N. 1, N.2 N. 3A; Palace
street: H/Nos. N.3, N.4-9.
19. Central Market Area
Unit 5—Central Market Area
All that area bounded in the West
by Nana Ama Bonsu street (starting
from the Traffic light to the
Central Roundabout), in the North
by the Hospital road, in the East
and south by Nana Kwaku Boateng I
street. This area includes Nana
Osei Hwiree street: H/Nos.
I.12-14, 16, 17, L. 24, L.2-4. L.
5B, L. 6-8, L.11, L.14, Nana Kwaku
Boateng I street: H/Nos. L. 1,
L.17-21: Kwaku Okyere street:
H/Nos. L. 14, L.5; Hospital road:
Q.37, 38, 78, Nana Ama Serwaa
Street: H/Nos. Q.76, 76A, 77, 77A.
78, 78A, 80A, 80B, 81. Q.98.
20. Social Welfare Area
Unit 6—Ahenbronom North
All that area bounded in the South
by the Palace street and the Roman
Catholic Cathedral road in the
East by the Gyaase street, in the
North by Nana Juaben Serwaa
street, in the West by Nana Kwaku
Boateng I street. This area
includes Roman Catholic Cathedral
Road: H/Nos. SD/C.2, 29, 33:
Gyaase Street: SD/C. 3-6, Nana
Juaben Serwaa street SD/C. 24,
29-32, N. 11-22, N. 29-32, N.33A;
Nana Adu Twum street: H/Nos. SD/C.
25-28, N.33-37; Nana Kwaku Boateng
I street: H/Nos. N.13, N.13A;
Palace street: H/Nos. N. 23-28,
N.38, N.72.
Unit 7—Social Welfare Area
All that area bounded in the
South by Nana Juabeng Serwaa
Street, in the East by the Gyaase
Street in the North by Nana Ama
Serwaa Street and in the West by
Nana Kwaku Boateng I Street. This
area includes H/Nos. SD/C.7-23,
0.27, 0.29, 0.34, 0.34A, 0.35,
0.36; Nana Kwabena Agyekum Street:
H/Nos. SD/D.1-SD/D.27, Nana Kwaku
Boateng I Street: H/Nos. 0.1-0.26.
21. Kantudu
Unit 8—Kantudu
All that area bounded in the West
by the Gyaase Street, in the North
by the lane which passes between
houses with numbers SD/E.28 and SD/E.29,
in the East by the Obuotabin and
in the South by the Roman Catholic
Mission.
This area includes Gyaase Street
H/Nos. SD/E.1-28, SD/G.1-69; Roman
Catholic Mission, A.M.E. Zion
Mission.
Unit 9—Water Works Area
All that area bounded in the North
by Nana Ama Serwaa Street, in the
East by the Water Works/
Obuotabiri in the South by the
lane which passes houses with
numbers SD/E.28 and SD/E.29, in
the West by the Gyaase Street
(from H/Nos. SD/E.29 up to Charlie
Junction).
This area includes Nana Ama Serwaa
Street: H/Nos. SD/E. 29-78, SD/F.1-20.
8. Anlo Town
Central Hospital, Anlo Town South,
Anlo Town North, Klu Town, Yaw
Kyeremakrom. 22. Central Hospital
Unit 1—Central Hospital
All that area bounded in the South
by the Hospital road, in the West
by Nana Asafo Boateng street
(starting from the Central
roundabout, up to the railway
crossing), in the North by
mortuary road, and in the East by
the slaughter-house road. This
area includes H/Nos. AT/A. 1-56.
23. Anlo Town South
Unit 2—Anlo Town South
All that area bounded in the South
by Nana Ama Serwaa street, in the
West by the slaughter-house road,
in the North by the lane passing
in front of lawyer Okyere Darko’s
house and in the East by the
stream joining River Nsukwao.
This area includes H/Nos.AT/B.1-117.
24. Anlo Town North
Unit 3—Anlo Town North
All that area bounded in the West
by the slaughter house road, in
the South by the lane passing in
front of lawyer Okyere Darko’s
house in the East by the stream
separating Anlo Town and Zongo
which is a tribute to river
Nsukwao and in the North by river
Nsukwao. This area includes: AT/E.
1-70.
25. Klu Town
Unit 4—H/Nos. AT/F.1-AT/F.96.
Unit 5—Yaw Kyeremankrom
H/Nos. AT/H.1-AT/H. 9,
AT/G.2-AT/G.50.
9. Koforidua New Town
Community ‘A’ Community ‘B’
Community ‘C’ Community ‘D’
Ada North, Ada South. 26.
Community ‘A’ and ‘B’
Unit 1—Community ‘A’
All houses numbered with KNT/A.
1-185.
Unit 2—Community ‘B’
All houses within Community ‘B’
numbered with KNT/B.1-119.
27. Community ‘C’ and ‘D’
Unit 3—Community ‘C’
All houses within Community ‘C’
numbered with KNT/C1-180.
Unit 4—Community ‘D’
All houses within Community ‘D’
numbered with KNT/D1-117.
28. Ada
Unit 5—Ada North
All that area North of Somanya/Koforidua
road. This area includes
Kontankontan, Obooma, Pipeline and
all houses with Nos. AE/1-36.
Unit 6—Ada South
All that area South of Somanya/Koforidua
road. This area includes H/Nos.
AD/1-56 and Alafia Area.
10. Nyamekrom
Nyamekrom, Kwame Djankrom 29.
Nyamekrom
Unit 1—Nyamekrom
All area of Nyamekrom namely Yaa
Afiakrom, Kwabua Village, Pampaso
and Kwadwo Tenten.
Unit 2—Kwame Djankrom
The area of Kwame Djankrom
including, Akosua Siaa Kwadenden,
Hitler, Baakrom, Kuma Nkwanta,
Abehenase and Yaa Tia.
11. Sempoa Miensa
Sempoa Miensa 30. Sempoa
Miensa
Unit 1—Sempoa Miensa Area
Adahem, Apenkwa, Tetteh Akuraa,
Alado-Akuraa, Domeabra,
Sempoamiensa, Kwasi Tuo, Tawia
Akuraa, Kojo Panyin, Tweneboase,
Sakyi Akuraa and Kentenkyiren.
EFFIDUASE 1. Sukuumu
Asumadu, Sukuumu 31. Sukuumu
Unit 1—Asumadu
H/Nos. JSQ. 1-20, M.T.U., Pope
John Sec. School.
Unit 2—Sukuumu
H/Nos. X.10-84.
2. Damang
Ahenbronom 32. Damang
Unit 1—Ahenbronom
H/Nos. X85-107.
3. Oguaa
Oguaa Amanfrom 33. Oguaa
Unit 1—Oguaa
H/Nos. Y. 1-101
Unit 2—Amanfrom
H/Nos. Y. 102-110E, Amanfrom,
Abrewa Akuraa, Opoluaa Farm,
Remand Home, Kentenkye.
4. Adumasa
Baanuyena, Odihunu 34.
Adumasa
Unit 1—Baanuyena
H/Nos. JSQ. 21-46, Z. 1-13A, Ghana
Secondary School.
Unit 2—Odihumu
H/Nos. Z.9-71.
ASOKORE 1. Sukumu 35.
Sukumu
Unit 1—Sukumu
H/Nos. AB. 1.28.
2. Adade
Adade 36. Fofie
Unit 1—Adade
H/Nos. AB. 29-97
3. Fofie
Fofie
Unit 1—Fofie
H/Nos. AB. 98-149
4. Zongo
Zongo 37. Zongo
Unit 1—Zongo
H/Nos. AB.150-210A, Z.47G, Z.69,
69A, 71, Z.71A.
5. Aburodua
Aburodua, Sierra-Leone 38.
Aburodua
Unit 1—Aburodua
H/Nos. AC. 1-42.
Unit 2—Sierra Leone.
OYOKO 1. Asaman
Asaman 39. Asaman
Unit 1—Asaman
H/Nos. A. 1-99
2. Asuogya
Asuogya 40. Asuogya
Unit 1—Asuogya
H/Nos. A. 71A-127A.
3. Akyease
Akyease 41. Adaneagya
Unit 1—Akyease
H/Nos. B. 1A-B. 17A.
4. Adaneagya
Adaneagya, Fernado Po
Unit 1—Adaneagya
Unit 2—Fernado Po
5. Zongo
Zongo 42. Zongo
Unit 1—Zongo
H/Nos. OZ.1-149B, Cocoa Station
1. Ahenbronom (Jumapo)
Ahenbronom (Jumapo) 43.
Ahenbronom (Jumapo)
Unit 1—Ahenbronom
H/Nos. A. 1-109.
2. Koradaso
Koradaso
Unit 2—H/Nos. B. 1-148.
APO/SUHYEN 3. Yaane (Jumapo)
Yaane 44. Yaane
Unit 1—Yaane
H/Nos.D. 1-102.
4. Ahenbronom (Suhyen)
Ahenbronom 45. Ahenbronom (Suhyen)
Unit 1—Ahenbronom
H/Nos. A. 1-135.
5. Asuoabenaso
Asuoabenaso
Unit 1—Asuoabenaso
H/Nos. B. 1-114, C/ 1-58, Mpaem
6. Asikasu
Asikasu, Kofikrom, Asuogya.
46. Asikasu
Unit 1—Asikasu No. 1, Asikau No.2
Unit 2—Kofikrom, Mpaem
Unit 3—Asuogya, Obomso, Korsi,
Kpokronsuogya.
AKWADUM 1. Anokye
Apenpoa, Anokye 47. Akwadum
Unit 1—Apenpoa
H/Nos. A. 1-24.
Unit 2—Anokye
H/Nos. A.25-A. 35, Water Works
Quarters
2. Fawomang
Fawomang, Bediasin
Unit 1—Fawomang
H/Nos. C.1-2, B.1-18
Unit 2—Bediasin
H/Nos. B.19-73.
3. Mpaem
Mpaem 48. Mpaem/Eddi
Mensah
Unit 1—Mpaem, Tetekaso, Pilgrim
Rest House
4. Eddi Mensah
Eddi Mensah
Unit 1—Eddi Mensah, Obrat-wawuo,
Yaw Mensah, Kwaku Tano, K. Anin
Korkor, Akua Kese, Yaw Darko.
5. Adonponsu
Adonponsu, Asamanya
Unit 1—Adonponsu
Boampong, Kofi Atia, Naa
Acheampong, Kwame Gyimah, Agric
Bungalow, Adonponsu.
Unit 2—Asamanya
Kofi Owusu Akuraa, Dabehene Akuraa,
Akwamuhene Akuraa, Yiadom Boakye,
Cocoa Station Quarters, Asamanya.
SECOND SCHEDULE
FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSEMBLY
It shall be the duty of the
Assembly—
1. To promote and safeguard public
health and for this purpose the
Ministry of Health shall assign
Medical Officers of Health, health
inspectors and other staff as
appropriate except semi-skilled
and unskilled labourers to the
District Assembly for the proper
discharge of this duty.
2. To cause their District to be
inspected regularly for the
detection of nuisance or any
condition likely to be offensive
or injurious to health.
3. If satisfied that any nuisance
or any condition likely to be
offensive or injurious to health
exists, to cause all proper steps
to be taken to secure the
abatement of the nuisance or the
removal of the condition.
4. To ensure the provision of
adequate and wholesome supply of
water throughout the entire
District in consultation with the
Ghana Water and Sewerage
Corporation.
5. To establish, install, build,
maintain and control public
latrines, lavatories, urinals and
wash places.
6. To establish, maintain and
carry out services for the removal
of night-soil from any building
and for the destruction and
treatment of such night-soil.
7. To establish, maintain and
carry out services for the removal
and destruction of all refuse,
filth and carcasses of dead
animals from any public or private
place.
8. To regulate any trade or
business which may be noxious or
injurious to public health or a
source of danger to the public or
which otherwise it is in the
public interest to regulate.
9. To provide for the inspection
of all meat, fish, vegetables and
all other foodstuffs and liquids
of whatever kind or nature
intended for human consumption
whether exposed for sale or not;
and to seize, destroy and
otherwise deal with all such
foodstuffs or liquids as are unfit
for human consumption and to
supervise and control the
manufacture of foodstuffs and
liquids of whatever kind or nature
intended for human consumption.
10. To provide, maintain,
supervise and control
slaughter-houses and pounds and
all such matters and things as may
be necessary for the convenient
use of such slaughter-houses.
11. To prevent and deal with the
outbreak or the prevalence of any
disease.
12. To prevent the spread of and
exterminate tsetse-fly,
mosquitoes, rats, bugs and other
vermin.
13. To prohibit or regulate the
making of 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 undertake and
otherwise control schemes for
improved housing layout and
settlement.
28. To prescribe the conditions to
be satisfied on a site for any
building or for any class of
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; and
(v) to move any derelict car or
other vehicles.
(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 of the opening of
private primary and middle school;
(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 sport.
46. To establish, maintain,
control and contribute to bands
for musical performances in public
places and at functions arranged
by the Assembly, and generally to
provide musical entertainment in
such places and at such functions.
47. To arrange for the provision
of public libraries in
consultation with the Ghana
Library Board.
48. With the prior approval of the
Ghana Museums and Monuments Board,
to control the disposal of any
African 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 service 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, 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 method 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 trees 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 or the maintenance of
any traditional authority which
possesses any functions which
relate to any part of its area.
70. To establish and maintain tree
nurseries and forest plantation
and sell the produce thereof.
71. To compile and maintain a
record of all tenant farmers and
the rents and tributes which
should be paid by them.
72. To prohibit or restrict the
driving or use of vehicles
generally or any specified class
on any specified road or specified
direction on any specified road.
73. To regulate the use and
conduct of public vehicles, to
regulate routes and parking places
to be used by such vehicles to
appropriate particular routes,
roads, streets and parking places
to specified classes of traffic
and when necessary to provide the
identification of licensed
vehicles as defined in the Motor
Traffic Ordinance.
74. To license any vehicle used
for taxi, bicycle, motor bicycle
and to prescribe the fees to be
paid in respect of any such
bicycle or vehicle.
75. To establish, acquire and
maintain transport services by
land or water including ferries.
76. To establish, maintain and
control parks for motor and other
vehicles.
77. To establish, and maintain in
consultation with the Posts and
Telecommunications Corporation,
Postal Agencies where necessary.
78. To lay down rules and
regulations in respect of private
and public property to ensure
adequate fire protection.
79. To prevent and control fire
outbreaks including bush 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, palmwine, 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: 7th
April, 1989.
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