Administration of Lands Act, 1962 Act 123

ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS ACT, 1962, (ACT 123)
As amended by
ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS (AMENDMENT) DECREE, 1979 (AFRCD 61)1.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
PART I—ADMINISTRATION
Stool Land
1. Management.
2. Proceedings relating to Stool land.
3. Determination of questions on extent of a traditional area.
4. Declaration of interest in lands.
Kumasi Town Lands
5. Grant of lease of land in Kumasi.
6. Rent to be charged.
Lands Generally
7. Vesting of land in President in trust.
8. Disposal of lands.
9. Appeal Tribunal.
10. Use of land for public purposes.
11. Disposition of Stool lands.
12. Limitation period for mining, timber, farming rights, etc.
13. Duty to give information relating to land.
14. Custody of documents, seals and stamps.
15. Layout plans, etc.
16. Unlawful occupation of land.
Revenue
17. Collection of revenue.
18. Stool Lands Accounts.
19. Payment to local authorities.
20. Payments to traditional authorities and others.
21. Scheme for application of Stool revenue.
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l Lands Accounts.
19. Payment to local authorities.
20. Payments to traditional authorities and others.
21. Scheme for application of Stool revenue.
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22. Payments to be made in accordance with scheme.
23. Capital payments.
PART II — MISCELLANEOUS
24. Delegation of functions.
25. Accounts.
26. Boundary Books.
27. Offences.
28. Expenses.
29. Regulations.
30. Transitional provisions.
31. Interpretation.
32. Repeals.
SCHEDULE — Boundaries of Kumasi town lands.
Schedule
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s.
28. Expenses.
29. Regulations.
30. Transitional provisions.
31. Interpretation.
32. Repeals.
SCHEDULE — Boundaries of Kumasi town lands.
Schedule
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THE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD
ACT
OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
ENTITLED
THE ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS ACT, 1962
AN ACT to consolidate with amendments the enactments relating to the administration of
Stool and other lands. DATE OF ASSENT: 14th June, 1962
BE IT ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly in this present Parliament
assembled as follows:—
PART I—ADMINISTRATION
Stool Land
Section 1—Management
The management of Stool lands shall be exercised by the Minister. Section 2—Proceedings Relating to Stool Land. The President may direct the institution or defence of, or intervention in, any proceedings
relating to any Stool land in the name of the Republic, on behalf, and to the exclusion, of any
Stool concerned, and may compromise or settle any such proceedings. Section 3—Determination of Questions on Extent of a Traditional Area. (1) Any question arising under this Act as to whether any lands are in a particular traditional
area shall be referred to the Minister who shall, after consulting the Traditional Council,
determine the question for the purposes of this Act. (2) A decision of the Minister under this section shall be final.

ulting the Traditional Council,
determine the question for the purposes of this Act. (2) A decision of the Minister under this section shall be final.

Section 4—Declaration of Interest in Lands. (1) The President may at any time require a Stool to declare his interest in any land and the
Stool shall, within three months of being notified in writing of such requirement, send full
particulars thereof to the Minister. (2) In the event of any failure to declare an interest in any land within the period prescribed by
subsection (1) of this section or of any question arising as to the existence or extent of any
interest of the Stool in any land, the Minister may determine the existence or extent of any
interest of the Stool in the land. (3) A decision of the Minister under this section shall be final. Kumasi Town Lands
Section 5—Grant of Lease of Land in Kumasi. 3

e Stool in the land. (3) A decision of the Minister under this section shall be final. Kumasi Town Lands
Section 5—Grant of Lease of Land in Kumasi. 3

(1) The President may, subject to the provisions of this Act, grant to any person owing
allegiance to the Asantehene one lease, at a nominal rent of one shilling per annum, of one
vacant plot of land for residential purposes only, in any area within the boundaries of the
Kumasi town lands described in the Schedule to this Act, and comprising land held in trust for
the Golden Stool and the Kumasi traditional area. Any such plot, including a plot granted under
an enactment repealed by this Act, is called a "free plot". (2) The lessee may, with the previous consent in writing of the Minister, assign his free plot to
any other person owing such allegiance but shall not, except as provided in subsection (3) of
this section assign it to any other person. (3) The lessee may, with the previous consent in writing of the Minister, mortgage or sub-let
his free plot to any person. (4) The lessee shall not assign or mortgage a part only of his free plot. (5) Any assignment, transfer, sub-letting or mortgage made in contravention of subsections (2),
(3) or (4) of this section shall be void.

s free plot. (5) Any assignment, transfer, sub-letting or mortgage made in contravention of subsections (2),
(3) or (4) of this section shall be void.

(6) Any contravention of this section by the holder of a free plot or any unauthorised dealing
with the same shall entail its forfeiture, and thereupon the holder's right to the plot may be
determined by the Minister by a notice in writing. (7) The number of free plots held under the provisions of this section shall not exceed ten per
centum of the plots available in any approved lay-out. (8) For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be regarded as owing allegiance to the
Asantehene if he owes such allegiance by customary law, either directly or through the Chief
of one of the Kumasi clans, including a Divisional Chief of Ashanti and a Kumasi Subordinate
Stool, but not any person serving or owing allegiance to such Divisional Chief. (9) A certificate under the hand of the Asantehene or of some person nominated by him in
writing in that behalf certifying either that a specified person does or does not owe allegiance
to the Asantehene shall be conclusive evidence of the fact so certified. (10) The President may, subject to the provisions of this Act, grant a lease to any person other
than a person owing allegiance to the Asantehene. Section 6—Rent to be Charged.

bject to the provisions of this Act, grant a lease to any person other
than a person owing allegiance to the Asantehene. Section 6—Rent to be Charged.

(1) The rent to be charged in respect of any lease shall, subject to section 5 of this Act and to
this section, be in accordance with a prescribed scale. (2) The President may grant a lease of any Kumasi town land for any religious, educational,
recreational or charitable purpose either free of rent or at a rent lower than the appropriate rent
according to the prescribed scale. (3) Where the lease of a free plot becomes vested in a person not owing allegiance to the
Asantehene or in a person who already holds a free plot the lease shall thereupon become
subject to the payment of rent in accordance with a prescribed scale. Lands Generally
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who already holds a free plot the lease shall thereupon become
subject to the payment of rent in accordance with a prescribed scale. Lands Generally
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Section 7—Vesting of Land in President in Trust. (1) Where it appears to the President that it is in the public interest so to do he may, by executive
instrument, declare any Stool land to be vested in him in trust and accordingly it shall be lawful
for the President, on the publication of the instrument, to execute any deed or do any act as a
trustee in respect of the land specified in the instrument. (2) Any moneys accruing as a result of any deed executed or act done by the President under
subsection (1) shall be paid into the appropriate account for the purposes of this Act. Section 8—Disposal of Lands.

r act done by the President under
subsection (1) shall be paid into the appropriate account for the purposes of this Act. Section 8—Disposal of Lands.

(1) Any disposal of any land which involves the payment of any valuable consideration or
which would, by reason of its being to a person not entitled by customary law to the free use
of land, involve the payment of any such consideration, and which is made,
(a) by a Stool;
(b) by any person who, by reason of his being so entitled under customary law, has acquired
possession of such land either without payment of any consideration or in exchange for a
nominal consideration,
shall be subject to the concurrence of the Minister and shall be of no effect unless such
concurrence is granted. (2) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Minister to approve the disposal of any land
under subsection (1) of this section or by the failure of the Minister to notify his decision
regarding such disposal within three months of the date on which the application for
concurrence was made, may appeal to an appeal tribunal which may, if it thinks fit, approve
such disposal in writing, and such approval shall have the same effect as the concurrence of
the Minister.

ibunal which may, if it thinks fit, approve
such disposal in writing, and such approval shall have the same effect as the concurrence of
the Minister.

(3) Nothing in this section shall confer upon any person any right to dispose of any land which
such person is not entitled to exercise by virtue of customary law or any other law for the time
being in force. (4) An appeal under subsection (2) of this section shall be lodged with the Minister for
transmission to the tribunal within three months of the refusal or, in the case of a failure to
notify a decision, within six months after the date on which the application for concurrence
was made. (5) It shall not be lawful without the concurrence of the Minister to make any transaction
affecting land which is a Stool property as defined in section 52 of the Chieftaincy Act, 1961
(Act 81). (6) Any transaction entered into in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be void. Section 9—Appeal Tribunal. (1) The President may, after consultation with the Chief Justice, by executive instrument
appoint a tribunal to hear appeals under this Act. (2) The tribunal shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be appointed as chairman
and each of whom shall be a Judge of the Supreme Court, the High Court or the Circuit Court
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hree members, one of whom shall be appointed as chairman
and each of whom shall be a Judge of the Supreme Court, the High Court or the Circuit Court
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or a lawyer of at least five years' standing within the meaning of section 8 of the Judicial Service
Act, 1960 (CA 10). (3) The decision of the tribunal on any appeal shall be final as to fact but the tribunal may
reserve for the consideration of the Supreme Court any question of law and section 11 of the
Courts Act, 1960 (CA 9) shall apply accordingly. Section 10—Use of Land for Public Purposes. (1) The President may authorise the occupation and use of any land to which this Act applies
for any purpose which, in his opinion, is conducive to the public welfare or the interests of the
State, and may pay into the appropriate account out of moneys granted by vote of the National
Assembly such annual sums as appear to him, having regard on the one hand to the value of
the land and, on the other hand, to the benefits derived by the people of the area in which the
land is situated from the use of the land, to be proper payments to be made for the land; and
the money so paid into the account shall be applied in the same way as other revenues collected
under this Act.

payments to be made for the land; and
the money so paid into the account shall be applied in the same way as other revenues collected
under this Act.

(2) Where the President authorises the occupation and use of any land under this section, he
shall publish a notice in the Gazette giving particulars of the land, of the use to which it is
intended to be put, and of any payments which it is intended to make under this section in
respect of that use of the land. (3) Where any person suffers special loss by reason of disturbance as the result of an
authorisation under this section he shall, out of moneys granted by the National Assembly, be
paid such compensation as the Minister or, on appeal, an appeal tribunal, may determine. (4) Any person dissatisfied with the failure of the Minister to grant compensation or with the
amount of such compensation may appeal to the appeal tribunal. (5) An appeal shall be lodged with the Minister for transmission to the tribunal within three
months of publication of the notice referred to in subsection (2) of this section. Section 11—Disposition of Stool Lands.

to the tribunal within three
months of publication of the notice referred to in subsection (2) of this section. Section 11—Disposition of Stool Lands.

No instrument executed before or after the commencement of this Act shall have the effect of
granting or demising any right, title or interest in or to land in respect of minerals, timber,
rubber or other products of the soil in or growing on that land or option of acquiring any such
right, title or interest except in so far as such grant or demise shall contain express words
granting or demising such right, title or interest or option thereon. Section 12—Limitation Period for Mining, Timber, Farming Rights, etc. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section a grant of any mining or timber rights
in any land subject to this Act shall not exceed a term of sixty years for mining and thirty years
for timber notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other enactment.

all not exceed a term of sixty years for mining and thirty years
for timber notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other enactment.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section and notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in any other enactment a grant of any farming right to any land subject to the
provisions of this Act shall not exceed
(a) in the case of land for poultry rearing or the cultivation of cereals, a term of ten years; or
(b) in the case of ranching or the cultivation of mixed or permanent crops, a term of fifty years. 6

e cultivation of cereals, a term of ten years; or
(b) in the case of ranching or the cultivation of mixed or permanent crops, a term of fifty years. 6

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section no grant of any stool land to any one
person and no aggregate of such grants shall exceed the following limits, that is to say,
(a) mining rights, 51.80 square kilometres for any grant or, in the aggregate, 155.40 square
kilometres;
(b) timber rights, 103.40 square kilometres for any grant or, in the aggregate 621.60 square
kilometres; and
(c) right to collect rubber, to cultivate products of the soil (other than timber) or relating to the
pursuit of animal husbandry:
(i) for an individual, 2.59 square kilometres or in the aggregate 7.77 square kilometres;
(ii) for a body corporate or unincorporated body of persons established or registered in Ghana
12.95 square kilometres or in the aggregate 25.90 square kilometres.

dy corporate or unincorporated body of persons established or registered in Ghana
12.95 square kilometres or in the aggregate 25.90 square kilometres.

(4) The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council may, in the case of any particular land where it
is satisfied that special circumstances exist such as to render compliance with the limits
prescribed by this section prejudicial to the national interest or to the interest of any stool, direct
that the grant of such land or any other interest in that land shall exceed the said limits and
thereupon the said land or any interest in that land may be granted notwithstanding that the said
limits are exceeded". [As Substituted by Administration of Lands (Amendment) Decree, 1979
(AFRCD 61), s.1]. Section 13—Duty to Give Information Relating to Land.

exceeded". [As Substituted by Administration of Lands (Amendment) Decree, 1979
(AFRCD 61), s.1]. Section 13—Duty to Give Information Relating to Land.

(1) It shall be the duty of,
(a) every public officer; and
(b) all officers of local authorities which formerly collected revenue of any land to which any
provision of this Act applies; and
(c) all present and past members of a Traditional Council and all present or past officers of a
Traditional Council; and
(d) all persons who are or have been concerned with or responsible for the administration of
any such land; and
(e) all persons who hold or have held any such land,
to afford to the Minister all information at their disposal respecting the land and its revenues
and all reasonable facilities for inspecting and taking copies of records and other documents
relating to the land or revenues. (2) If any person fails or refuses to give to the Minister any information at his disposal which
it is his duty to give under this section, or gives information which he knows to be false, he
shall be guilty of a misdemeanour. Section 14—Custody of Documents, Seals and Stamps. (1) The Minister shall keep in his custody all deeds, records, registers, accounts and other
documents and all seals and stamps relating to any land to which any provision of this Act
applies. 7

ll deeds, records, registers, accounts and other
documents and all seals and stamps relating to any land to which any provision of this Act
applies. 7

(2) All documents, seals and stamps in the custody of the Minister under this section shall be
made available by the Minister as and when required for the purposes of the management and
disposition of the land concerned. (3) It shall be the duty of every person having the custody or control of any document, seal or
stamp to which subsection (1) of this section applies to take all necessary steps to deliver them
to the Minister. (4) A person who destroys or conceals any document, seal or stamp which it is his duty to
deliver under this section, or who fails to comply with subsection (3) of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanour. Section 15—Lay-Out Plans, Etc. Plans of all approved lay-outs of land to which this Act applies showing lay-out of plots and
specifying any zonal restrictions of user shall be deposited with the Minister. Section 16—Unlawful Occupation of Land. (1) If any person is found in unlawful occupation of land to which this Act applies the Minister
may order him to surrender the land within such period and upon such terms, if any, as to the
removal of buildings, the reaping of growing produce, and other matters, as the Minister thinks
proper.

period and upon such terms, if any, as to the
removal of buildings, the reaping of growing produce, and other matters, as the Minister thinks
proper.

(2) Any person who continues in occupation of any land after the date on which he is to
surrender it under this section, or who, having surrendered it, renews his unlawful occupation
thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and, in the case of a continuing offence, shall be
liable in addition to any fine imposed for the original offence, to an additional fine not
exceeding ten pounds for every day during which the offence is continued. (3) In proceedings against any person under this section, the proof that his occupation was
lawful shall lie upon the defendant; and the averment that any land is land to which this Act
applies shall be sufficient without proof of such fact, unless the defendant proves the contrary. Revenue
Section 17—Collection of Revenue. (1) All revenue from lands subject to this Act shall be collected by the Minister and for that
purpose all rights to receive and all remedies to recover that revenue shall vest in him and,
subject to the exercise of any power of delegation conferred by this Act, no other person shall
have power to give a good discharge for any liability in respect of the revenue or to exercise
any such right or remedy.

is Act, no other person shall
have power to give a good discharge for any liability in respect of the revenue or to exercise
any such right or remedy.

(2) Revenue for the purposes of this Act includes all rents, dues, fees, royalties, revenues,
levies, tributes and other payments, whether in the nature of income or capital, from or in
connection with lands subject to this Act. (3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to revenue from forest produce, within the
meaning of section 2 (excluding subsection (5)) of the Forests Ordinance (Cap. 157), which
shall continue to be collected by the Chief Conservator of Forests. 8

section 2 (excluding subsection (5)) of the Forests Ordinance (Cap. 157), which
shall continue to be collected by the Chief Conservator of Forests. 8

(4) Any moneys in the Forests Improvement Fund in excess of authorised expenses in
connection with exploitation and silvicultural work shall be transferred from that Fund to the
Stool Lands Account. Section 18—Stool Lands Accounts. All sums collected by or transferred to the Minister under this Act shall, subject to the
provisions of this Act, be paid into a Stool Lands Account. Section 19—Payment to Local Authorities. (1) Out of the moneys standing to the credit of the Stool Lands Account there shall, subject to
subsection (2) of this section be paid to the local authorities in whose areas the lands are situated
from which those moneys are derived such amounts as the Minister may by order determine. (2) There shall be paid to the Kumasi City Council out of the Stool Lands Account annually in
half-yearly instalments on or before the 30th day of September and the 31st day of March a
sum representing one-third of the net rents derived from land within the boundaries defined in
the Schedule to this Act, or the sum of six thousand pounds, whichever is the greater.

he net rents derived from land within the boundaries defined in
the Schedule to this Act, or the sum of six thousand pounds, whichever is the greater.

(3) In making an order under this section the Minister shall have regard to the purpose for
which the money standing to the credit of the Stool Lands Account which is not paid out under
this section will be applied. (4) An order under this section may fix the amounts to be paid under this section to the
respective local authorities, or may determine those amounts as proportions of the total amount
of money standing to the credit of the Stool Lands Account or by any other method. Section 20—Payments to Traditional Authorities and Others. Moneys in any Stool Lands Account remaining after payment of the sums due under section
19 of this Act shall be applied in accordance with this Act for the benefit of the people in the
areas in which the particular lands are situated and in particular,
(a) in the maintenance of the Stool or other traditional authority including a Traditional
Council; and
(b) in the making of grants for projects (including scholarships) for the benefit of the people of
the area. Section 21—Scheme for Application of Stool Revenue.

making of grants for projects (including scholarships) for the benefit of the people of
the area. Section 21—Scheme for Application of Stool Revenue.

(1) The Minister shall, for each prescribed accounting period, and after consultation with the
appropriate Traditional Council, prepare a scheme for the application of revenue in accordance
with the provisions of this Part of this Act. (2) A scheme under this section shall include estimates of the expenses of the Traditional
Council, prepared by the Traditional Council after consultation with the Minister. (3) A scheme under this section shall be based on estimates of the moneys available, and shall
provide for the adjustments which are to be made if the money available falls short of or
exceeds the amount so estimated. (4) A scheme under this section shall be submitted for the approval of the President and shall
be published in the Gazette. 9

the amount so estimated. (4) A scheme under this section shall be submitted for the approval of the President and shall
be published in the Gazette. 9

Section 22—Payments to be Made in Accordance with Scheme. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, no money shall be applied under this Act except
in accordance with a scheme prepared and approved under section 21 of this Act. (2) In the period of two years from the commencement of this Act, the Minister may make
payments under this Part before the approval of the relevant scheme if it appears to him that it
is required immediately. Section 23—Capital Payments. Any part of the moneys received by the Minister under this Act which, in his opinion, is of a
capital nature shall not be applied under this Part of this Act except to defray expenditure which
is designated by the Minister in a scheme under this Part of this Act as being of a capital nature,
and in case there is no such expenditure or in any other case the money may be invested in such
manner as the Minister responsible for finance may direct. PART II—MISCELLANEOUS
Section 24—Delegation of Functions. (1) The Minister may delegate to a local authority or public officer the duty of collecting any
revenue or any other of the functions conferred on him by this Act or delegated to him under
this section.

r public officer the duty of collecting any
revenue or any other of the functions conferred on him by this Act or delegated to him under
this section.

(2) Any delegation under this section may be made either with or without any conditions or
limitations. Section 25—Accounts. (1) Accounts of all moneys received by the President under this Act shall be kept in a prescribed
form. (2) The accounts shall be audited by the Auditor-General not less than once a year and the
Minister shall present a copy of all accounts so audited, together with any report of the Auditor
General on the accounts, to the National Assembly and shall also cause those accounts together
with any report thereon to be published in the Gazette. Section 26—Boundary Books. (1) The Boundary Books kept under the Boundary, Land, Tribute, and Fishery Disputes
Ordinance (Cap. 144), repealed by this Act, shall be transferred to and kept by the Chief
Registrar of Lands appointed under the Land Registry Act, 1962 (Act 122). (2) The Chief Registrar of Lands shall give reasonable facilities for the search and inspection
of any Boundary Book and for the issue of certified copies of executive decisions officially
recorded therein. (3) Fees may be prescribed for the purposes of this section.

and for the issue of certified copies of executive decisions officially
recorded therein. (3) Fees may be prescribed for the purposes of this section.

(4) A certified copy of an entry in a Boundary Book issued by a registrar shall be conclusive
evidence of the executive decision to which it relates. 10

) A certified copy of an entry in a Boundary Book issued by a registrar shall be conclusive
evidence of the executive decision to which it relates. 10

Section 27—Offences. A person who is a party to any transaction entered into in contravention of any provision of
this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanour. Section 28—Expenses. All expenses incurred by the Minister in the exercise of his functions under this Act shall be
defrayed from moneys granted by vote of the National Assembly but there shall from time to
time be paid to the Consolidated Fund out of revenue collected under this Act such sums as in
the opinion of the Minister represent the costs of the exercise of his functions; provided that
such payments shall for each prescribed accounting period, be in the case of lands vested in the
President in trust, not less than seven and one-half per centum of the gross revenue derived
from the lands for that year, and, in the case of other lands subject to this Act, not less than two
and one-half per centum of the gross revenue derived from the lands for that year. Section 29—Regulations.

ands subject to this Act, not less than two
and one-half per centum of the gross revenue derived from the lands for that year. Section 29—Regulations.

(1) The President may, by legislative instrument, make Regulations—
(a) for any matter (including fees) which is to be prescribed;
(b) defining the boundaries of, or otherwise describing, any land to which this Act applies, or
altering or amending any such boundary or description;
(c) for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act. (2) Every statutory instrument made under an enactment repealed by this Act and in force
immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue in force and forms in use
under the repealed enactment may, with necessary modifications, continue to be used until
provision is otherwise made by regulations under this Act. (3) Subject to the terms of any instrument under subsection (1), the descriptions and boundaries
set out in the schedule to the Kumasi Lands Ordinance (Cap. 145), shall be conclusive as to the
extent and limits of the lands to which they refer, notwithstanding the repeal of that Ordinance. Section 30—Transitional Provisions.

lusive as to the
extent and limits of the lands to which they refer, notwithstanding the repeal of that Ordinance. Section 30—Transitional Provisions.

(1) A right of occupancy granted under any enactment repealed by this Act and in force
immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be a lease determinable
by six months notice by either party and shall be subject to the provisions of this Act. (2) A title to land in the Northern and Upper Regions other than land vested in the President
acquired between the first day of July, 1960, and the commencement of this Act by any person
shall be void if it is not proved to the satisfaction of the President within one year from such
commencement. Section 31—Interpretation. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:—
"appeal tribunal" means a tribunal under section 18 of this Act;
"minerals" means minerals of all kinds including mineral oil;
"Minister" means the Minister to whom functions under this Act are assigned by the President;
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s" means minerals of all kinds including mineral oil;
"Minister" means the Minister to whom functions under this Act are assigned by the President;
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"Stool land" includes land controlled by any person for the benefit of the subjects or members
of a Stool, clan, company or community, as the case may be and all land in the Upper and
Northern Regions other than land vested in the President and accordingly "Stool" means the
person exercising such control;
"traditional area" has the meaning given to it by the Chieftaincy Act, 1961 (Act 81). Section 32—Repeals and Savings. (1) Each of the following enactments is repealed:—
Accra Town (Lands) Ordinance (Cap. 87). Stool Lands Boundaries Settlement Ordinance (Cap. 139). Takoradi Harbour and Town (Acquisition of Lands) Ordinance (Cap. 140). Boundaries Ascertainment Ordinance (Cap. 142). Boundary, Land, Tribute, and Fishery Disputes Ordinance (Cap. 144). Kumasi Lands Ordinance (Cap. 145). Stool Lands Boundaries Settlement (Amendment) Act, 1957 (No. 26). Akim Abuakwa (Stool Revenue) Act, 1958 (No. 8). Ashanti Stool Lands Act, 1958 (No. 28). Stool Lands (Validation of Legislation) Act, 1959 (No. 30). Stool Lands Control Act, 1959 (No. 79). Forests Improvement Fund Act, 1960 (No. 12), section 8. Stool Lands Act, 1960 (Act 27). Amendment of CA 6 s.

. Stool Lands Control Act, 1959 (No. 79). Forests Improvement Fund Act, 1960 (No. 12), section 8. Stool Lands Act, 1960 (Act 27). Amendment of CA 6 s.

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(2) Section 19 of the State Property and Contracts Act, 1960 (CA 6) is amended by the deletion
of "and in particular for " and paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d). Saving
(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Stool Lands Boundaries Settlement Ordinance (Cap. 139), the Minister may by executive instrument revoke or amend any order or declaration made
under the repealed Ordinance. SCHEDULE
(Section 5)
Commencing at a pillar marked G.C.G.B.M.1 situated on an approximate bearing of three
hundred and fifteen degrees nought minutes twenty-three seconds and distant on the said
bearing approximately eleven thousand two hundred and eighty-eight decimal seven-seven feet
from G.C.S. pillar marked C.T.S. 884 which is situated in the centre of the Fort at Kumasi;
thence on a bearing of ninety-one degrees thirty-two minutes seventeen seconds for a distance
of one thousand six hundred and sixty-two decimal seven one feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. 12

rees thirty-two minutes seventeen seconds for a distance
of one thousand six hundred and sixty-two decimal seven one feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. 12

B.M. 2; thence on a bearing of ninety degrees two minutes twenty-one seconds for a distance
of five thousand one hundred and thirteen decimal nought seven feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 3 situated approximately thirteen feet West from the centre of the main Kumasi-Ofinso
motor road; thence on a bearing of ninety degrees fourteen minutes forty-one seconds for a
distance of six hundred and thirty-nine decimal five three feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 4 situated approximately twenty-six feet South-east from the centre of the Kumasi-Mampong
motor road; thence on a bearing of ninety degrees fourteen minutes nineteen seconds for a
distance of one thousand two hundred and sixty-five decimal two nought feet to a pillar marked
G.C.G. B.M. 5 situated approximately seventeen feet North-west from a footpath leading from
Kumasi to Tafo; thence on a bearing of eighty-six degrees fifty-seven minutes fifty-two
seconds for a distance of five thousand four hundred and eighty-seven decimal two one feet to
a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M.

ifty-seven minutes fifty-two
seconds for a distance of five thousand four hundred and eighty-seven decimal two one feet to
a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M.

6 situated approximately thirteen feet West from a footpath
leading from Tafo to Dichemso; thence on a bearing of eighty-nine degrees twenty-one minutes
twenty-two seconds for a distance of five hundred and eighty-five decimal five seven feet to a
pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 7 situated approximately three feet South-east from a footpath
leading from Dichemso to Apamprem; thence on a bearing of ninety degrees eleven minutes
thirty-two seconds for a distance of one thousand three hundred and nineteen decimal seven
eight feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 8; thence on a bearing of one hundred and seventy
eight degrees thirty minutes twenty seconds for a distance of two thousand and eighty-five
decimal six seven feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 9 situated approximately one hundred
and thirty feet South from the centre of the Kumasi-Juaben motor road; thence on a bearing of
one hundred and eighty-one degrees forty-eight minutes fifty-two seconds for a distance of
three thousand six hundred and eight decimal nought three feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M.

forty-eight minutes fifty-two seconds for a distance of
three thousand six hundred and eight decimal nought three feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M.

10 situated approximately six hundred feet North from the Kumasi-Accra Railway Line; thence
on a bearing of one hundred and eighty-seven degrees fifty-seven minutes seventeen seconds
for a distance of three thousand six hundred and twenty-five decimal one nine feet to a pillar
marked G.C.G. B.M. 11 situated approximately twenty-two feet from the centre of the Kumasi-
Ejisu motor road; thence on a bearing of one hundred and eighty degrees thirty-seven minutes
thirty-one seconds for a distance of two thousand four hundred and sixty-five decimal one four
feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 12 situated approximately eight feet South-West from a
footpath leading from Kumasi to Ahinsai Village; thence on a bearing of one hundred and
seventy-five degrees fifty-three minutes four seconds for a distance of four thousand four
hundred and seventy-seven decimal nine nought feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 13; thence
on a bearing of two hundred and seventy degrees twenty-two minutes thirty seconds for a
distance of one thousand two hundred and five decimal nine four feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M.

ty degrees twenty-two minutes thirty seconds for a
distance of one thousand two hundred and five decimal nine four feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M.

14 situated approximately thirteen feet West from the centre of the Kumasi-Lake
Bosumtwi motor road; thence on a bearing of two hundred and seventy degrees twenty-nine
minutes five seconds for a distance of two thousand and one decimal seven one feet to a pillar
marked G.C.G. B.M. 15 situated approximately twenty feet West from the centre of the
Kumasi-Sekondi Railway Line; thence on a bearing of two hundred and seventy degrees
twenty-seven minutes twenty-one seconds for a distance of one thousand eight hundred and
one decimal five eight feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 16 situated approximately one
hundred and fifty-eight feet East from the centre of the old Kumasi-Cape Coast road; thence
on a bearing of two hundred and seventy-one degrees thirty minutes seventeen seconds for a
distance of five hundred and eighty-eight decimal five two feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 25 situated approximately seventeen feet South-east from the centre of the main Kumasi-
Bekwai motor road; thence on a bearing of two hundred and seventy degrees twenty-nine
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seventeen feet South-east from the centre of the main Kumasi-
Bekwai motor road; thence on a bearing of two hundred and seventy degrees twenty-nine
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minutes twenty-nine seconds for a distance of two thousand seven hundred and fifty-two
decimal nought five feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 17; thence on a bearing of two hundred
and seventy-one degrees twenty-seven minutes one second for a distance of four thousand three
hundred and thirty-four decimal one two feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 18; thence on a
bearing of two hundred and sixty-eight degrees twenty-eight minutes thirteen seconds for a
distance of one thousand one hundred and ninety-six decimal seven feet to a pillar marked
G.C.G. B.M. 19; thence on a bearing of two hundred and seventy-one degrees twenty-nine
minutes four seconds for a distance of one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight decimal three
three feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 20; thence on a bearing of nought degrees fifty
minutes twenty-nine seconds for a distance of two thousand two hundred and seventy-eight
nought four feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M.

degrees fifty
minutes twenty-nine seconds for a distance of two thousand two hundred and seventy-eight
nought four feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M.

21 situated approximately eleven feet North
from the centre of the Nkwanta-Kumasi road; thence on a bearing of nought degrees fifty-nine
minutes thirty-two seconds for a distance of three thousand and ninety-two decimal five nought
feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 22; thence on a bearing of nought degrees twenty-five
minutes forty-seven seconds for a distance of three thousand eight hundred and six decimal
seven nine feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 23; thence on a bearing of nought degrees
thirteen minutes twelve seconds for a distance of two thousand one hundred and forty-one
decimal nought three feet to a pillar marked G.C.G. B.M. 24 situated approximately seventy-
nine feet North from the centre of the Nkawe-Kumasi main motor road; and thence on a bearing
of three hundred and fifty-eight degrees fifty-four minutes seven seconds for a distance of four
thousand four hundred and fifty-two decimal nought feet to the point of commencement, the
same being more particularly delineated on a plan numbered X 599 signed by the Officer-in-
Charge, Cadastral Branch, Gold Coast Survey, on the 2nd day of February, 1928, and thereon
edged with pink colour.

red X 599 signed by the Officer-in-
Charge, Cadastral Branch, Gold Coast Survey, on the 2nd day of February, 1928, and thereon
edged with pink colour.

All the above bearings are referred to Meridian one degree West. 14