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261 MEMBERSHIP OF REGIONAL LANDS COMMISSION
A Regional Lands Commission shall consist of the following persons appointed by the Minister
responsible for lands and natural resources(a) a chairman who is neither a Minister of State nor a Deputy Minister,
(b) a representative each of the following bodies in each case nominated by the body concerned—
(i) the Regional House of Chiefs;
(ii) each District Assembly within the region; and
(iii) the Department responsible for town and country planning;
(c) a nominee of the Ghana Bar Association practising in the region;
(d) a nominee of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors practising in the region;
(e) the National Association of Farmers and Fishermen; and
(f) the Regional Lands Officer.
262 REGIONAL LANDS OFFICER
(1)
Each Regional Lands Commission shall have a Regional Lands Officer.
(2)
The Regional Lands Officer shall be a Member of and Secretary to the Regional Lands Commission.
263 QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS
A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a member of the Lands Commission or of a
Regional Lands, Commission other than the Executive Secretary and the Regional Lands Officer
unless he is qualified to be a member of Parliament, except that for the avoidance of doubt, a person
shall not be disqualified to be a member under this article by reason only of his being a public officer.
264 TENURE OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION
(1)
The Chairman and members of the Lands Commission, and also, the Chairman and members of a
Regional Lands Commission other than the Executive Secretary and the Regional Lands Officer, shall
hold office for four years and may be eligible for re-appointment.
(2)
The office of the Chairman or a member of the Lands Commission or of a Regional Lands Commission
other than the Executive Secretary and the Regional Lands Officer shall become vacant if (a) he ceases to hold office under clause (1) of this article;
(b) any circumstance arises that would cause him to be disqualified for appointment under article
263 of this Constitution;
(c) he is removed from office by the President or, in the case of a member of a Regional Lands
Commission, by the Minister responsible for lands and natural resources for inability to perform
the functions of his office or for stated misbehaviour.
265 INDEPENDENCE OF LANDS COMMISSION
Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution or in any other law which is not inconsistent with
this Constitution, the Lands Commission shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person
or authority, in the performance of its functions.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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