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A Regional Lands Commission shall consist of the following persons appointed by the Minister responsible for lands and natural resources - (a) a chairman who is neither a Minister of State nor a Deputy Minister; (b) one representative each of the following bodies nominated in each case by the body concerned - (i) the National House of Chiefs; (ii) the Ghana Bar Association; (iii) the Ghana Institution of Surveyors; (iv) each Regional Lands Commission; (v) the Department responsible for town and country planning; (vi) the National Association of Farmers and Fishermen; (vii) the Environmental Protection Council; and (viii) the Ministry responsible for Lands and Natural Resources; and (c) the Chief Administrator of the Lands Commission who shall be the Executive Secretary. 260. (1) The Lands Commission shall have a branch in each region to be known as a Regional Lands Commission for the performance of the functions specified in article 258 of this Constitution in respect of the region. (2) The activities of all the Regional Lands Commissions shall b e co- ordinated by the Lands Commission. 261. A Regional Lands Commission shall consist of the following persons appointed by the Minister responsible for lands and natural resources - (a) a chairman who is neither a Minister of State nor a Deputy Minister; (b) a representative each of the following bodies in each case nominated by the body concerned - (i) the Regional House of Chiefs; (ii) each District Assembly within the region; and (iii) the Department responsible for town and country planning; (c) a nominee of the Ghana Bar Association practising in the region; (d) a nominee of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors practising in the region; (e) the National Association of Farmers and Fishermen; and (f) the Regional Lands Officer.