CHAPTER XIV LAND COMMISSION Land Commission 192 6 of 2001 There shall be established a Land commission whose composition, functions and powers shall be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly CHAPTER XV LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TRADITIONAL RULERS System of local 192 Government (1) Local government administration in The Gambia shall be based on a system of democratically elected councils with a high degree of local autonomy. (2) An Act of the National assembly shall provide for the establishment of city councils, municipalities and area councils (which are together referred to as local government authorities), and the district in which each shall have jurisdiction. The geographical boundaries of each local government authority shall be determined by the Independent Electoral Commission. (3) An Act of the National Assembly shall make provision for the functions, powers and duties of local government authority including provision for (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) the infrastructure and development of the area within the authority’s jurisdiction; the encouragement of commercial enterprises; the participation of the inhabitants in the development and administration of the area; the essential and other services to be provided by the authority; the raising of local revenue; the management, control and oversight of the authority’s finances and the audit of its accounts by the Auditor-General; the making of by-laws; the preservation of the environment;