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242 COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
A District Assembly shall consist of the following members (a) one person from each local government electoral area within the district elected by universal
adult suffrage;
(b) the member or members of Parliament from the constituencies that fall within the area of
authority of the District Assembly as members without the right to vote;
(c) the District Chief Executive of the district; and
(d) other members not being more than thirty percent of all the members of the District Assembly,
appointed by the President in consultation with the traditional authorities and other interest
groups in the district.
243 DISTRICT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
(1)
There shall be a District Chief Executive for every district who shall be appointed by the President
with the prior approval of not less than two-thirds majority of members of the Assembly present and
voting at the meeting.
(2)
The District Chief Executive shall (a) preside at meetings of the Executive Committee of the Assembly;
(b) be responsible for the day-to-day performance of the executive and administrative functions of
the District Assembly; and
(c) be the chief representative of the Central Government in the district.
(3)
The office of District Chief Executive shall become vacant if(a) a vote of no confidence, supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of all the members of
the District Assembly is passed against him; or
(b) he is removed from office by the President; or
(c) he resigns or dies.
244 PRESIDING MEMBER
(1)
The District Assembly shall have a Presiding Member who shall be elected by the Assembly from
among its members.
(2)
The Presiding Member shall be elected by at least two-thirds majority of all the members of the
Assembly.
(3)
The Presiding Member shall (a) preside over the meetings of the Assembly; and
(b) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by law.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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