- Laws of Fiji

Last Updated: 1 December 2016

[iTA 11,445] Powers and functions13

(1) It shall be the duty of the Council, in addition to any powers or duties especially conferred upon it under these Regulations or any other law, to—

(a)consider such questions and make regulations, orders and by-laws concerning the good government, welfare and prosperity of the Tikina and to implement regulations, orders and by-laws that are enforceable within the Tikina;
(b)determine local priorities for development and in assisting with the attainment of social, cultural and economic goals;
(c)provide a forum for the discussion of Tikina problems and act as a vehicle for the enforcement of Provincial Council resolutions relating to the good government, welfare or prosperity of the inhabitants of the Tikina and as a means of airing and resolution of disputes;
(d)be a forum for the channelling of decisions of the Government and Provincial Councils to the people of the Tikina;
(e)be a forum for the education of Tikina members on the problems relating to drugs, contagious diseases and or other associated problems.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subregulation (1), a Council shall exercise its powers and perform its duties in respect of the following matters—

(a)the improvement and maintenance of Tikina tracks and bridges;
(b)the improvement and maintenance of village cleanliness and amenities;
(c)recommending the declaration of villages and village boundaries in a Tikina;
(d)recommending the establishment and maintenance of village cemeteries;
(e)regulating including the prohibiting of, the making or consumption of any alcoholic beverage, in particular the beverage commonly known as “home brew”, and prohibiting and policing the illegal use of drugs and other dangerous substances within the Tikina;
(f)maintaining public order, public morality and public health within the Tikina;
(g)the control of stray animals, wild or domesticated and the establishment and control of pounds in the Tikina;
(h)the planting of adequate crops for food;
(i)regulating, including the prohibiting of, damage to or destruction of vegetation or amenities, by fire or otherwise, in the Tikina;
(j)the maintenance of places of historic importance, the preservation of wildlife and items and artefacts of value to the iTaukei in the Tikina;
(k)the administration of any schemes for the supervision and control of prisoners in the Tikina and the rehabilitation of ex-prisoners therein;
(l)the co-ordination of pre-disaster planning and the rehabilitation; relief and reconstruction work after a disaster in the Tikina;
(m)the prescribing of any procedures or matter required for the effective carrying out of the provisions of these Regulations.

[subreg (2) am Decree 31 of 2010 s 3, effective 2 July 2010]