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PART XI

By-Laws.

s.249

Cape Coast Town Council Ord. 1944

8.69

Ord.No.15 of 1935

3.4

Ord.No.15 of 1935

8.4(3)

Cape Coast Town

Council Ord.1944 s.69

PART XI

BY-LAWS

Power of the Council to make By-Laws.

118.- (1) Without prejudice to the power of the Council

to make by-laws by virtue of the provisions of any other

anactment, the Council shall have power to make by-laws with

regard to matters in respect of which they are authorized or

required by this Ordinance or any other enactment to discharge

any functions and generally for the better carrying into effect

of the purposes of this Ordinance or any such other enactment,

including by-laws with regard to the issue of licences and

permits, the imposition and fixing of fees, and the fixing of

charges (which charges may be made payable in advance) to be

paid in respect of services rendered or to be rendered by the

Council.

Any such by-laws may be made with respect to the municipality

generally or with respect to any particular areas thereof.

(2) No by-law made by the Council under this Ordinance shall

be held to be invalid on the ground that it imposes obligations

or confers powers which exceed the obligations imposed or the

powers conferred by any enactment dealing with the same subject-

matter as the by-law in question.

submitted to

Ord.No.15 of 1935,s.5(1) (3) All by-laws made by the Council shall be made (See effect of

the Governor and bed antrast to the approval of the Legislative

the Ord.No.31 of 1911,

the confirmation of the Core see,41).

8.250(2)

5.5/1) of

5/1935

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Fines for offences against by-laws.

8.251

(4) The by-laws shall be made under the common seal of the

Council and shall not have effect until they have been confirmed

in the manner required by the last preceding sub-section.

119. By-laws made by the Council may contain provisions

for imposing on persons offending against the by-laws fines,

summary conviction, not exceeding such sun as may

recoverable

be fixed by the enactment conferring the power to make the

by-laws, or if no sum is so fixed or if the by-law is made by

virtue of the powers contained in this Ordinance, not exceeding

(67)

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