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.. BILL No.· 17 of 1967 ITBLISHED 2No., SEPTEMBER, 1967 ·BILL NO.

17 OF 1967.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CHRISTIANBURG/WlSMAR/MAC­ KENZIE COUNTRY DlSTR!C1) BJLL, 1967.

(SPEUAL PROVISIONS) Section ' Arrangement of Sections.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Shott htlc and comme,n,cement.

]interpretation.

Est-ahlishment CoWltry Authority authorities.

Employment by Country servants.

to be successor of new country Authority dis,trict.

or certain officers and o[ former local SCHEDULE.


A BJLL Jntituled · AN ACT to p11ovide for the constitution of the Ch.ristianburg/Wii�rrmr/ Country Mackenzie airies of the Chri'sti:anburg North Mackenzie and Wismar ViiHage District within itls bound­ District and 1!he .

thereto incidootal the incorporation District, and matters Country Ernaotix of Guyana :- l by the Parli,arne.nt A.O.

1967.

< ]f ' (Ohristia visions) I .


( 1) fhis Act may be cited as it!he Local Goverrnm.ent nburg/Wisma.r/Mackenzie Country District) Act, 1967.

(2)This Act sha·U come into opernition of a notioc under tihe provisions (1) of secti.on on the date of (b) of of paragraph Ordinance 24 of the Principal (Special by virtue Pro-and com­ Short title mencememt the Christiar rburg and Wismar Village Country District cease to be constituted.

District and t!he North publication subsection whereof Mackenzie 2.
Jn this Act - Interprotation.

''the Area" mean� the area of land mentioned 3 of this Ad:; ",the Board"" shaU have the meaning assigned tlhereto by in section 3 of the Principal section "the Country Authonity" which shaiH be constituted for the Djstrict Ordinance: means the courutry under the Principal 3 of this Act; to in section re.ferred authority Ordinance ' .

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2 , V in subsection (2) mentioned ·'a District" of scccion 'cmploy-;::c·' any contract of 1scrvice cl uded by subsc�tion means ,l District .1 of l'his Act: me-ans any person who was employed under of wh1ich is pre- 4 of the Act; of a Dis1tr,ict; the subsistence ( 4) of section y"' means the local authority Ordinance'' mean� the Local Government authorit ·'focal "the Princinal Ordinanc�; --property'' includes all property.

movab·le a.nd immovable, C1n.

160. and all interests.


property action, ensements movable and immovabl:), and regis-ters, book<; and documents.

and rights in, to and out of includin g things in bst.

:>blisl1- ment of new ,.:.

:n1ntry ' district.

to ,this Act s1hall be deemed to be a coU'nt'ry 3.

The area of land the boundaries i.n ,the schedule declared.

District, effect from the coming irnto .operation section and named.

the Ch.ristianbur by notice Ulndtir ( 2) of section l of this Ac:t. section o.
[ which are described district Counrt.ry g/Wismar/Mackenzie -1 Ordinan!Cc with referred of the notice to in sub­ 24 of the Principa Couoo-y Aull1ori1y prov·isions to be ��!

:or nh·c successor iocal author-by virtue ,lie�.

of the notice 4.

( I ) Except in so l'ar as i1s incompatible with the tioregoing of this Ac·t.
the Couin-try Au'.thority shall be for all purposes of each of such local authorities as 1sha:l1 be ·dlsestrnbli,shed 11his Ac,t an,d, wi,thout provisions and obligations to and vested in the Country of this :-.ubseotion, referred prejudice to in �qubsection to bhe generality the property, rights, powers, are· hc,reby (2) of scc,tion of the foregoing 1 of of each local authority afores,�id y. y ,1,c<.
:0rdingl tmnsfcrred Auihorit lia'bilities (2)No notice hereinbeforc a,ppraisemcnts, rates, or done ,in •the course of, or pursuant estimMeis mentioned or other things provided, to, tJhe execuVion shall be doemed to of t1he Board .or t:hie th.at every provi�ion, local au.thorities ·in relation prescription •to have effect bui!.

for the foregoing provisiions in so far as otherwi,se sha11, except in fue course of, or pursuant to, the •execution o,r of'he,r of to their thing of pre­ of -to the in.
relation provided, ,of ·the Boord or tll.-c Country Allthority rto have cficct as if those Districts remained constituted and ilhe functions we,re the looal authority of the Board and the Country Authority of each of such abrogate any prescribed the function;s so .. however, Districts which would ccaisc.
this subsection scribed the func.tjons Area, continue and ,the Country Authoriy Districts, shall be exerci�rrble of anything continuin or disposed accordingly in so far as is expedient g to hiave effect -as afor�said.
on account ( 3)All enactments, instruments having special rcfereince of t'hi-s ments whatsoever before the commencement rescindment and exceptions adaptaJtions, pulrpo'Se of conforimi1ty wit!h t!hi.is Act) have efTect to such part of the Area as was compri_sed by any competent authorit qll'alifications thereunder anti other docu­ Act shall (subject to a District immediatel to variation y or y and to such modifications, as are necessary for the wich like reference in that District.
( 4)Except fo.r the purpose of giving effect to the right to pcm.1:ing his relinquishment of any appoil1itment of ithis Act, is autlrority, of a looail nothing in this \Section ·any payment of a person who, at the commencement on leave of absence to the service deemed to provide for the subsistence, of thie no�ice timct of service of section in irespcct of ·the termination purpose of carrying into effect ainy any service of an employee assigned with a local authority 5 of this Act.
no li!ab1i!lities s'h1all Authority and, subject or obligatiions arising in sub�'OOl!ion ( l) of this section, notice hereinbcfore mentioned, of by or be deemed to be incurred to, the Count-ry mcntit:med 0'r the Board.

by virtue of ,any con­ sihaU be to the pfovisions upon and ·or for the aft�r -the coming into operation of the ;staid notice·, Employment by C-O'!ntry whose service A.u�onty of certain d' .

prece mg section an opporturuty 5.


( 1) The Country Autthority is terminated :!v":' � ts d with effect from suoh termination, as mentioruxi in sU'l)section h .

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.1,., C u�e ountry Au,t onty, o servrng whi·ch upon terms and conditions ( 4) of the .

f shall afford to every employee 3 so terminated taken ,as a whole are not less favourable servioe were such for the purpose <l!he said terms and conditions.
as afa)resaid, All!thority of a,sce.11ta,ining such lCJave as may be due •to hi.m under his as it it be wckoned service ·and the la/sit-mentioned of the Counrtry to him than those of servioe shall, �2; A:sy q--:es·t:::>n with shall be decided ( I J subsection by -the Board, whose decision snali whether of this ,s,c:ction is compliicd.

be hnal.

SCHEDULE s. 3.


BOUNDARIES OF THE CHRISTIANBURG/WISMAR/ MACKENZIE COUNTRY DISTRICT Comme!1cing from the mouth of the Bamia Riva, right bank, of of dated with the pr-o­ of Block in the of Lands and distance boundary boundary of 2,500 ft. a straight westwards oif the southern with the western and extending i of .�he southc,rn or upper boundary with an imaginary or Lot 47 to its junction 1 11ce of 10,283.76 a.loner lbounda�y up the left bank ol' the Bamia River of Block· Su'rveyor, Government.
Department or Lot 4 7; th/encc boundary, and line to the mouih of the Dakoura Creek River; thicnce up the kft bank of the prolonoa.

of Pla,rntation ithe souvhern with the ri!

:!lht bank of the Demcrara come,r of B�ock 'C'; thence along tihe northern 'bound­ to the we:9tern Sur­ Governmont of in the De:partmernt Deme:n�ra R1ve·r, for a d1sta�ee of one and_ a half miles f�om its junction Rosed Atkinso�/Mackenzre _ Road to its mterseo�ton to ·an� one uule ,e,ast of the centre line of ,�he proposed lme.
parallel At½inJson/Mackenz1c Road; thence by the �aid Jine to the junction u line berng the prolongatior Plantation Siberien tlion Sibe,rien River, �hence.by on the left bank orf the Dorne.mra the Dakoma Creek to 'its junction 'C shown on a plan by C. P. De Freit!as, 18ith M1arch, 1931, and recorded Mines as Plan No.

3624; thei:icc along the western 'C' to the nor'lh-western bound�l'ry of Block 'C' for a ary of Block 22 shown on a pbn by C. S. Spence.
veyor, dated 15th May, 1948, and recorded Lands and Mines ais Plan No.

5235; thence alon,g the western boundary of Block 22 for .a dista sihowin of B.Jc,ck 'E' 1947, and recorded No.

5246; th1ence dist,ance of 4278-79 along the western boundary ft. �o ,the northern boundary bou111dairy boll!ndary Surveyor, of Lrnnds and .Mines ,ais Plan No.

8941 ;.
8941 ;.

thence along t1he wesitern boundary boundary 30 for �1 distance 'F' shown th'ence k to 1Jhe northern boundary thie Daliwala Demernr,a River thence <lown tlhe left bank Demerwra opposite commence:ment, plan .on record wi'�h Hie Departmen;t No.
12390. oif Block boundary boundary of Block plan recorded as Plan No-3624; or Block 'F' for a dis.ta.nee of BLock 'E' for a di,s,�ance of Block 30 ,shown on a plan by C. S. Spence, dated 20th March, 1959, and recorded of Land's and Mines as Plan along the sou,,them boundairy of Block 'E' for a of Block 'E'; thc,ncc ,of 2487.69 the northern ft. to the western Goveirnment i,n the Department bounda:ry of Block 'E' for a distance of Block 'E'; thence xilong of Block 'F' for a. dis:ta1nce of 4500.00 ft. 1to the m_out:h of Creek) ldt bank, � line_ ,�o the poilflt oL bemg _shown on a of Lands and Mme,s ·as Plan of Block 30 for a distance of Block 30: thenc,o ailonig uhe noPthcrn boundary 1 hmce along t\ on a plan by C. S. Spence.
in the Depa:rtm0n1t on the aforementioned of 720 i .73 :ft. to t1he western ft. to �he southern boundary o[ 3672.07 ft. to the northern _ by a st:aig,1, as the Dallawal1la aH 1siuch boundanos h c n:o�thern cllated 25�h Novembe:r, ( also known ft. to the we&tern along the wesitem as atoresa1d River to a poifllt of 10184.57 the Ba'mi'a of Block.
'F'; t boundary Riveif; thcn:ce Riveir of 6,500 EXP'LANATOR Y MEMORANDUM "This Bill seeks to provide .ror ithe-consCilution incorporating of a new Christ.ian­ the Christim1- Country District District, I Mackenzie Villiage burg/Wismar '.Jmg/Wismar and for the isuccession rigMs:,.

to 'the property, vm,age Cou111cil and Country Authority, the opportunity to ser di,sadwmtage from the oha;nge of and North Mackenzie of the Country Au,thoirity l1i•abiilities employer.
powers, and obligations of itihe exis,ting their employees be,i.ng given v e the new Country Aurhority without suffering Country Dis,tric:t, of ·the niew District (M.P.

l.JG 4/18/89).

('Biill 'No.

17/1967).

R. E. CHEEKS, Minister of Local Gove,mment.

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