This Act provides with respect to spatial and land use planning at national, regional and district level in Ghana. It established the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority and the Land Use and Spatial Planning Development Fund.
This Act provides with respect to local government and selected matters of local development and planning in Ghana. It, among other things, provides for the creation of district assemblies, metropolitan assemblies, district planning authorities, the Local Government Service, the District Assemblies Common Fund, Regional Co-ordinating Councils, and the Inter-Ministerial Co-ordinating Committee on Decentralisation. For purposes of Local governance, the districts in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue to exist.
This Act provides that the Concessions Act, 1939, other than section 30, Part 4 and section 40, shall cease to apply to stool lands.
This Act concerns concession granted on stool lands to which the Administration of Lands Act, 1962, applies. Such concessions shall continue in force according to the terms of the concession, provided that: (a) such terms may be varied by agreement between the parties to the concession, subject to written consent of the Minister and (b) roads on land specified in the concession shall be open for all persons authorised by the Minister (sect. 2).
This Act contains provisions pertaining to five different Acts: The Ashanti Stool Lands Act, 1958 (No. 28); The Stool Lands Act, 1960 (Act 27); The Administration of Lands Act, 9162 (Act 123); The Concessions Act, 1962 (Act 124); and The Minerals Act, 1962 (Act 126).
Amends: Concessions Act, 1962 (Act No. 124). (1962-06-14)
Amends: Administration of Lands Act, 1962. (0000)
This Act establishes the Lands Commission, in accordance with article 258 of the Constitution as a body corporate, defines the functions of and assigns powers to the Commission and makes provision with respect to its composition and administration and the qualification and appointment of members of the Commission. The headquarters of the Commission shall be in Accra but there shall be in each region a Regional Lands Commission.
This Act makes provision for local government in Ghana and the promotion, conservation and development of customary law.There shall be a National House of Chiefs, which shall be instrumental in the development and conservation of law relative to chieftaincy and customary law. There shall also be Regional Houses of Chiefs which shall have functions of dispute resolution and compilation of customary law. Each traditional area shall have a Traditional Council and may have more than one Divisional Council.
This Act regulates the (grant of) administration of real and personal estates of deceased persons. The Act also places restrictions on the disposal of such estates and provides for registration of documents and the handling of claims. An interest in property which cannot by law be disposed of by testamentary disposition is not property for the purpose of this Act. The President shall appoint a suitable person to be the Administrator-General for the purposes of this Act. Administration of intestate estates may be granted by the court to the Administrator-General.
This Act makes provision with respect to development and spatial planning declared planning areas. It sets out powers of the Minister and provides for the transfer of powers from the Town and Country Planning Board to the Minister. The Minister shall appoint a planning committee for a declared planning area and establish a scheme for that area in accordance with provisions of this Act. The Minister may (compulsory) acquire land or other real property for purposes of carrying into effect provisions of the scheme.
This Act makes provision for the administration of districts, i.e. an area under the authority of a district assembly, a municipality or metropolis. Existing districts shall continue as districts for the purposes of this Act and new districts may be declared by the President by Executive Instrument.The Minister shall establish for each district, municipality or metropolis existing or created under this Act a District Assembly. The Act defines functions and powers of District Assemblies and provides rules for their functioning.
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