Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936). Country/Territory Ghana Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for local governance in accordance with the Constitution; to establish a Local Government Service; to provide for the establishment and administration of the District Assemblies Common Fund; to provide for a National Development Planning System; to define and regulate planning procedures of District Assemblies; to co-ordinate, facilitate, monitor and supervise internal audit activities within District Assemblies and for related matters. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Land & soil, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Institution Local government Public participation Governance Policy/planning Special fund Farming Agricultural development Land-use planning Enforcement/compliance Registration Animal production Authorization/permit Waste disposal Waste management Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract 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. The President may, by Executive Instrument, create new districts. The Minister shall, by legislative instrument, establish a District Assembly for each district, municipality and metropolis. Functions of district assemblies are defined. The Act also provides for participatory governance at the local level. A District Assembly shall enable the residents and other stakeholders in the district to participate effectively in the activities of the District Assembly and the sub-district structures of the District Assembly. The Inter-Ministerial Co-ordinating Committee is the key national institutional mechanism for the inter-sectoral policy coordination of decentralisation and for the decentralised local governance system. Full text English References - Legislation Repeals Local Government Service Act, 2003 (No. 656). Legislation | Ghana | 2003 Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Local Government Act, 1993 (No. 462). Legislation | Ghana | 1993 Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, Land-use planning, Expropriation, Public land, Water rights, Freshwater resources management Source: FAO, FAOLEX