Local government is paired with rural development under a common policy unit, and has remained so throughout all the different shades of political. The minister of local government and rural development hon. The new public financial management act, 2016pfmaact 921 local governance. The local government service is a public service institution established by the local government service act, 2003 act 656 which has been repealed and replaced with the local governance act, 2016 act 936. Interpretation part ii establishment and constitution of councils 3. An act to provide for an integrated local government system. Petroleum local content and local participation regulations, 20 in exercise of the power conferred on the minister responsible for energy by section 22 of the petroleum commission act, 2011 act 821, these regulations are made this 5th day of july, 20.
The survey began out of discussions with the ministry of finance and the ministry of local government and rural development. Introduction of new procurement structures for local government agencies. Ghana local government act 1993 a comparative analysis in the. Accra, june 22, gna a local governance act, act 936 of 2016 stakeholders sensitisation programme, has been held in accra to help stakeholders gain an. Revenue administration act, 2016 act 915 acts choose acts ghana revenue authority act, 2009 act 791 tax forms practice notes the taxpayers identification numbering system act, 2002 act 632 repealed by act 915 revenue administration act, 2016 act 915 tax amnesty act, 2017 act 955. Anguilla public procurement and contract administration amendment act, 2016 act no. The institute of local government studies ilgs started in 1999 as a project of the ministry of local government and rural development. As the act did not specify any date of commencement, in accordance with the provisions of the.
Local government practitioners sensitised on act 936 of 2016. The reform of the late 1980s subdivided the regions of ghana into 110 districts, where local district assemblies should deal with the local administration. Removal of a member of the local government finance commission. The ghana shipping act, 2003 act 645 imposes restrictions on the trading of foreign registered ships in ghanaian waters by preserving local trade in ghanaian waters to ghanaian ships. But, added that the passage of the new local governance act 936, 2016, has given the responsibility to the ec to do so if the need arise. New local governance act 936 gives assembly members immunity. White paper on local government department of cooperative. The service exists to secure effective administration and management of the decentralised local government system in the country. Local government in ghana has traditionally been subject to the central government because responsibilities between the two were not welldefined. The official facebook page of the local government service, ghana.
Parliament passes new local governance bill modern ghana. The chairman of parliaments local government and rural development committee, dominic azumah azimbe told citi news one of the highlights of the bill is that the administrators of the district assembly common fund dacf would be able to invest the money into securities to earn interests in case the monies cannot be immediately disbursed. The districts of ghana were reorganized in 19881989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to combat the rampant corruption amongst officials citation needed. Being the head of the local government service, the head of the local government service offers general directions of the council. Revenue administration bill, 2016 authorisation and protection of tax officers 2. Govt urged to amend local governance act graphic online. The public procurement authority will communicate detailed implementation.
Hajia alima mahama making the presentation observed that, following the passage of the consolidated local governance bill in 2016 act 936 the local government act 1993 act 462 was repealed and currently there is no provision in act 936 that gives the president the mandate to revoke. The new public financial management act, 2016pfmaact 921. Professor imoro briamah, the provost of the college of humanities and social sciences at the kwame university of science and technology knust made the. Local government studies and the friedrichebertstiftung ghana. Get acquainted with the local government act 936 minister. The income tax amendment act, 2016 act 907, was assented to by ghanas president and published in the official gazette on 18 february 2016. Local governance act, 2016 act 936 local government.
Banks and special deposit act, 2016 act 930 date of assent. The ministry of local government and rural development exists to promote the establishment and development of a vibrant and well resourced decentralized system of local government for the people of ghana to ensure good governance and balanced rural based development. Local government amendment governance and planning act 2016. The new public financial management act, 2016pfmaact. Also the word local authority is replaced by the word local government authority wherever it occurs in the principal act and provisions regarding the delegation. An assembly member or officer shall not be served with a civil or criminal process from court on their way to attend or returning from assembly sessions, provisions in the new local government act, 2016, act 936 indicates. Duty of governing body of public corporation and stateowned enterprise 91. Local governance act, 2016local governance act, 2016 act 936 51. Gna a local governance act, act 936 of 2016 stakeholders sensitisation programme, has been held in accra to help stakeholders gain an indepth understanding of. Ghana local government act 1993 a comparative analysis in.
On the coming into force of this act, borrowing by a local government authority, a public corporation or a stateowned. A diagnostic framework for local governance serdar yilmaz, yakup beris, and rodrigo serranoberthet. Enacted by parliament of the united republic of tanzania. Public financial management act, 2016 4 act 921 88.
However, certain conditions are also attached to this, and other immunities in the act, says mr johnathan. Local government act, 1993 act 462 78 national development planning system act, 1994 act 480 79. Functions of the head of the local government service lgs under the local government act 2016 act 963, the head of local government service has the below responsibilities. Summary ghana is a constitutional republic with two spheres of government. Apr 28, 2019 the institute of local government studies ilgs on saturday awarded masters degrees to 149 students at its fourth graduation with a call on government to restore funding for the institute. Demarcation of areas of authority of subdistrict structures 3. The centre for local government and advocacy, a local think tank on governance, has called on the government to amend the local governance act, act 2016 to avoid recentralising of the governance. Local government practitioners sensitised on act 936 of. Local content and local participation in petroleum activities. Mr azasoo was speaking at a days sensitisation workshop on the new act 936 in sunyani on friday. An act to impose and alter certain taxes, duties, levies, fees and to amend certain written laws relating to the collection and management of public revenues.
Local government act, 1993 act 462 77 national development planning system act, 1994 act 480 77 local government urban, zonal and town councils and unit committees establishment instrument 1967, 2010 78 who participates 79 modes of participation 80 chapter 9. Local government is enshrined in the constitution, as is decentralisation, and the main relevant legislation is the local government act 1993 act 462. Deposited with clerk of the legislative assembly on december 16, 2015. Collection and receipt of moneys due to public corporations 92. Local government act, 1993 act 462 act 462 local government act, 19931 an act to establish and regulate the local government system in accordance with the constitution and to provide for related matters. The local government act, 2019 national assembly of zambia. The white paper on local government 9 march 1998 the white paper is dedicated to the memory of tshepiso mashinini 19661998, chairperson of the white paper working committee, and all the other women and men who contributed to the building of a democratic system of local government in south africa. Sep 05, 2017 an assembly member or officer shall not be served with a civil or criminal process from court on their way to attend or returning from assembly sessions, provisions in the new local government act, 2016, act 936 indicates. The act becomes operational, with effect from friday, 1st july, 2016. Local governance act, 2016 act 936 arrangement of sections section part one local government districts and district assemblies 1. However, the current definition of ghanaian waters is limited to the 12 nautical mile territorial sea. Banks and special deposit act, 2016 date of assent. Strike the name of a company off the register m3 motors limited notice of intention to strike the name of a company off the register power of christ company limited winding up of a company rockfield resources limited company.
An act to make provision for the election of mayors for the areas of, and for conferring additional functions on, combined authorities established under part 6 of the local democracy, economic development and construction act 2009. Part one districts and district assemblies establishment 1. Local government amendment governance and planning act 2016 no 38 nsw the legislature of new south wales enacts. Act 663 public procurement act, 2003 t assist the local business community to become competitive and efficient suppliers to the public sector. Section two of the principal act is amended by the deletion. Please note that the act 914 will be used alongside the public procurement act 2003, act 663. Local government amendment governance and planning. In late 1982, the government announced that town and village councils, which had been dissolved after the 1981 coup, would be run by peoples and workers defense committees. Cities and local government devolution act 2016 2016 chapter 1.
This act may be cited as the local government amendment act, 2016, and shall be read as one with the local government act, in this act referred to as the principal act. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Local governance act, 2016 ghana legal information institute. Functions of the local government finance commission. The ilgs exists to strengthen the capacity of district assemblies, regional coordinating councils and. Revenue administration bill, 2016 local governance bill. This act amends the local government act in provisions concerning land matters consequential upon the enactment of the land acquisition amendment act 2016 and the land act 2016. Oct 31, 2016 the umbrella local governance bill encompasses the district assembly common fund act, 1993 act 455. Local governance act, 2016 act 936 local government service.
Improvement in local government remains a high priority in most countries, but unless the relationship between citizens and government is more fully developed the actions of local government will. Act 907 amends certain provisions in act 896 the principal act. In ghana, the civil service law, the local government act, the local government service act and the national development planningsystems act are the main legislations governing administrative decentralization administrative decentralization in ghana involves ministerial restructuring and the establishment of decentralized departments of. Ghana audit service act 2000 and the internal audit agency act 2003 procurement reform public procurement act 2003, act 663.
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