Stool Lands Boundaries Settlement (Repeal) Act, 2000 Act 587 (Revised Edition)

STOOL LANDS BOUNDARIES SETTLEMENT (REPEAL) ACT, 2000 (ACT 587)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Jurisdiction of High Court in Stool Land Boundaries Disputes.
2. Repeal of N.R.C.D. 172.
3. Saving and Transitional Provisions.
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SECTIONS
Section
1. Jurisdiction of High Court in Stool Land Boundaries Disputes.
2. Repeal of N.R.C.D. 172.
3. Saving and Transitional Provisions.
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ACT 587
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
THE FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVENTH
ACT
OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
ENTITLED
STOOL LANDS BOUNDARIES SETTLEMENT (REPEAL) ACT, 2000
AN ACT to transfer to the High Court the determination of stool lands boundaries disputes; to
repeal the Stool Lands Boundaries Settlement Decree, 1973 (NRCD 172) as amended and to
provide for related matters. DATE OF ASSENT: 10th October, 2000. BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows—
Section 1—Jurisdiction of High Court in Stool Land Boundaries Disputes. From the date of the coming into force of this Act, the High Court shall have original
jurisdiction to hear and determine any dispute arising from, in respect of or related to a stool
land boundary. Section 2—Repeal of N.R.C.D. 172. The Stool Lands Boundaries Settlement Decree, 1973 (NRCD 172) as amended by the Stool
Lands Boundaries Settlement (Amendment) Law, 1986 (PNDCL 147) is hereby repealed. Section 3—Saving and Transitional Provisions. (1) Subject to subsection (2) all cases and proceedings pending before the Commissioner
immediately before the coming into force of this Act are by this Act transferred to the High
Court.

es and proceedings pending before the Commissioner
immediately before the coming into force of this Act are by this Act transferred to the High
Court.

(2) Any case before the Commissioner in which evidence has been taken shall be continued
before the Commissioner and be concluded by him within a period not exceeding eight months
from the date of the coming into force of this Act. (3) Any appeal pending from a decision of the Commissioner is by this Act transferred to the
Court of Appeal. 2

(4) Upon the coming into force of this Act,
(a) the Commissioner may, subject to Article 144 and section 8 (7) of the Transitional
Provisions of the Constitution, be appointed to hold office in the Judiciary;
(b) any other person employed for the Commission immediately before the coming into force
of this Act who qualifies and is suitable may on the advice of the Judicial Council and in
consultation with the Public Services Commission, be appointed by the Chief Justice to an
office in the Judicial Service.
(5) All assets, rights and liabilities of the Commissioner under the repealed enactment and in
existence immediately before the coming into force of this Act are hereby transferred to the
Judicial Service.
Date of Gazette Notification: 20th October, 2000.
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