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I TURN NOW TO SOME OF THE IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES WHICH GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN FRAMING THE PROPOSALS IN THIS WHITE
PAPER.
IN ALL OUR DELIBERATIONS, WE HAVE STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT AS A WHOLE. THE PRESENT STRUCTURE IS BASED ON THREE SEPARATE BUT INTER-CONNECTED TIERS: AT THE DISTRICT, THE REGIONAL AND CENTRAL LEVELS, COMPRISING THE DISTRICT BOARDS, THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND THIS COUNCIL. IN DECIDING HOW BEST TO BUILD FURTHER ON THIS STRUCTURE, WE HAVE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE FOLLOWING GUIDING PRINCIPLES:-
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FIRST THE RESPONSIBILITES OF EACH OF THE THREE TIERS OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE CLEAR, AND THEIR ROLES SHOULD NOT OVERLAP:
SECONDLY, THE THREE TIERS SHOULD CO-OPERATE EFFECTIVELY, AND BE LINKED IN A WAY WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE VIEWS AND CONCERNS AT EACH LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT TO BE ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED AT THE NEXT
HIGHER LEVEL: AND
THIRDLY, THE METHODS OF CHOOSING THE MEMBERSHIP OF EACH TIER OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE SUCH THAT THE BOARD OR COUNCIL WILL BE IN CLOSE TOUCH BOTH WITH THE VIEWS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND OF THOSE SECTORS WHOSE CONCERNS ARE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO ITS WORK.
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