Third Schedule, The Local Government Act, 2004

FUNCTIONS DEVOLVED TO LOCAL COUNCILS Ministry of Agriculture Crops Division Tree and Cash crop nurseries Plantation development and maintenance Seed production/multiplication Produce inspection, grading and licensing Extension Services Input delivery services Forestry Division Sensitisation campaigns on forest conservation Fire prevention and control Village forest nurseries Community forest woodlots National production forests National production forests catchments Central nurseries Livestock Services Animal health Animal production Cattle settlement schemes Settlement of crop/livestock disputes Administration of livestock markets Ministry of Development and Economic Planning Local level planning District Recovery Committees to provide short term support to Councils Ministry of Education District Education Schools Primary to mid-Secondary schools – JSS 111 School Supervisors Ministry of Energy and Power SALWACO – Water supply: Rural water supply to be run at cost not for profit Community ownership of wells Bulk supply of water except where this function is to be privatised to the District and Town Councils Sanitation Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Licensing of small canoes and attendant fishing gear Establishment and management of fishponds and inland lakes Ministry of Health Registration of Births and Death Public Health information and education Primary Health care Secondary Health care Maintenance of non-technical equipment Facilities management Procurement of equipment and medicines Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Information Services Purchase of gazettes and receipts Ministry of Internal Affairs Sensitisation and education on fire prevention Basic non-technical fire-fighting Drug control and prevention programme Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment Land Surveying Land Registration and Control of illegal sale of land Leasing Government land Strategic local plans Issuance of building permits Sand dues Preparation of land use plans Education and sensitisation on environmental issues Ministry of Labour and Social Services Manpower planning Enterprise development Trust Fund based safety net scheme Ministry of Local Government and Community Development Community Development Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs Family case work Probation Disability issues Child welfare Community Based Organisations Gender issues Ministry of Works, Housing, and Technical Maintenance Maintenance of Council buildings/premises Ministry of Mineral Resources Establishment and management of Community Development Funds Coordination of mining licences Rehabilitation of mined-out areas Ministry of Tourism and Culture Local museums Cultural villages Freetown Central Library Ministry of Youth and Sports Youth affairs Local sports Registrar-General’s Department Celebration and registration of civil marriages Administration of Estates and Gratuities Sierra Leone Roads Authority Maintenance of primary feeder roads Maintenance of chiefdom roads/tracks