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(1) A District Assembly shall be the authority to carry out and execute within its district the provisions of

(a) the Auction Sales Act, 1989 (P.N.D.C.L. 230);

(b) the Liquor Licensing Act, 1970 (Act 331); and

(c) the Control and Prevention of Bushfires Act, 1990

(P.N.D.C.L. 229).

(2) A District Assembly shall be the authority to carry out and execute the following provisions of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) within its district:

(a) section 296 in respect of throwing rubbish in the street; and

(b) section 300 in respect of stray cattle.

(3) For the purpose of subsection (1), the District Assembly shall, within its district, have the powers, rights, duties, capacities, liabilities and obligations of a person or authority mentioned in the enactment.

(4) Subsection (3) does not include the powers of a court or the Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority.

(5) For the purpose of the Liquor Licensing Act, 1970, (Act 331), the District Finance Officer or another designated officer of the District Assembly shall be the Licensing Officer.

(6) For the purpose of section 296 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), the reference to the Engineer-in-Chief of Public Works includes the District Engineer of the District Assembly or an Engineer appointed in writing by the District Assembly.

(7) For the purpose of section 300 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), the District Finance Officer or other designated officer of the District Assembly is deemed to be the Controller and Accountant General or the representative of the Controller and Accountant-General.

(8) Nothing contained in this section shall derogate from the statutory or other functions of the police, whether exercisable under the enactments specified in this section or otherwise and any person or authority performing a function under this subsection shall act in consultation with the police.