Legislative Instruments (LIs) drawn and submitted for verification. Source: Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture Legal Councils for Houses of Chiefs The National House of Chiefs has a Legal Council. Six (6) regional houses, namely Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Eastern, Greater Accra, Western and Volta, have permanent Legal Councils. The remaining four regions (Northern, Upper East, Upper West and Central) have no permanent councils but use state attorneys in their respective regions. Judicial Committees of the Houses of Chiefs The various judicial committees of the Traditional Councils, Regional and National Houses of Chiefs supposed to adjudicate chieftaincy disputes have not been able to do so because of lack of funds to pay sitting allowances for members. Youth demonstrate against chieftaincy disputes There were peaceful demonstrations by residents in some districts to state their displeasure at protracted chieftaincy disputes which were stalling development and causing the loss of lives and property. 2.6.3 Land The Land Administration Project (LAP) is ongoing as part of efforts to address the myriad of challenges facing land management and administration in the country. The second phase of the project, LAP-II, has been signed between the Government of Ghana and the World Bank. The final draft of the new Land Act has been completed and submitted to the AttorneyGeneral’s Department. The draft Bill on Land Use and Planning has been submitted to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources for stakeholder consultations. Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 17