The Central District Council is as mandated by the Local Government (District Council) Act CAP 40:01 with the below responsibilities as per sections 31-33:

SCHEDULE OF FUNCTIONS WHICH MAY BE CONFERRED ON DISTRICT COUNCILS

1. To provide primary schools and other educational services in relation to primary education.

> To take steps in addition to those taken by any other authority to safe-guard and promote public health and prevent the occurrence of, or to deal with, any outbreak or prevalence of any disease.
> To provide public lavatories.

2. To make, alter and maintain public roads, other than those the maintenance of which has been undertaken by the Government.

3. To provide public water supplies outside any area for which a Water Authority has been appointed by law.

4. To establish, maintain and control markets.

> To establish, maintain and control recreation grounds, parks and other public places
> To establish, maintain and control cemeteries and burial grounds.
> To provide services or assist in the provision of services giving relief from or
> Attempting to avert any natural calamity
> To assist associations existing for the promotion of recreation and sport, arts and
> Crafts or for the welfare of children or young persons or for the relief and support of blind, infirm, indigent, aged or destitute persons.

5. To enter into contracts or concessions for the sale of land or premises or of any interest therein.

6. To carry into effect any bye-laws made by the council

7. To secure the proper working for the council (and any committees thereof) and the welfare of its employees.

8. To regulate and license donkey carts, bicycles, herbalists and brick-makers

> To regulate, control and license the brewing, distribution and sale of traditional beer

9. To establish, maintain and operate abattoirs and to fix by bye-law reasonable fees, charges and tariffs in connection therewith, which may include charges for the inspection of carcasses.

> To establish, maintain and operate beer depots and beer halls and to fix bye-law reasonable prices, fees, charges and tariffs in connection therewith
> For the purposes of this paragraph “beer depot” means premises where traditional beer is sold for consumption off the premises and “beer hall” means premises where traditional beer is sold for consumption on the premises.