Section 1, The Chiefdom Councils (Amendment) Act, 1983 [Margin: Short title.]

Subsection (1) of section 3 of the Chiefdom Councils Act is hereby repealed and replaced by the following new subsection— [Margin: Repeal and replacement of sub-section (1) of section 3 of Cap. 61.] 2 No. 7 Chiefdom Councils (Amendment) 1983 [Margin: "Establishment of Chiefdom Councils.] "3. (1) The Minister by notice published in the Gazette may— (a) constitute the office of Chiefdom Council for any specified area; (b) appoint to an office so constituted any other Chief or native; (c) direct that any Chiefdom Council shall be subordinate to any other Chiefdom Council in any group of Chiefdoms: Provided that no native who is not a native of a specified area shall be appointed for that area unless he has resided in the area for not less than twenty years.". Passed in Parliament this 2nd day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighty-three. J. W. E. DAVIES, Clerk of Parliament. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill. J. W E. DAVIES, Clerk of Parliament