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                                              IN the exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the Armed Forces 
                                              Revolutionary Council by section 
                                              12 of the Armed Forces 
                                              Revolutionary Council 
                                              (Establishment) Proclamation, 1979 
                                              this Instrument is made this 8th 
                                              day of August,1979.</span></p>
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                                              Section 1—Establishment of 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              There is hereby established a 
                                              Committee of Inquiry to be known 
                                              as “Committee of Inquiry (Review 
                                              of 2% Reduction on Timber 
                                              Exports)”.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Membership of the 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              The Committee shall comprise the 
                                              persons specified in the Schedule 
                                              to this Instrument.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3—Terms of Reference.</span></p>
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                                              The terms of reference of the 
                                              Committee shall be as follows:—</span></p>
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                                              (a) to investigate and determine 
                                              who ordered 2% foreign exchange 
                                              reduction on timber proceeds;</span></p>
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                                              (b) to investigate and determine 
                                              the total amount which accrued 
                                              from such deductions from 1972 to 
                                              June, 1979;</span></p>
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                                              (c) to investigate and determine 
                                              the amount of withdrawals made 
                                              from the deductions as at 30th 
                                              June, 1979;</span></p>
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                                              (d) to investigate and determine 
                                              the amount from this fund paid to 
                                              the Ghana Commercial Bank in 
                                              London or elsewhere by the 
                                              overseas agents or buyers of the 
                                              timber exporting companies;</span></p>
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                                              (e) to investigate and determine 
                                              the amount used out of this fund 
                                              by the Ghana Timber Marketing 
                                              Board to buy items for the timber 
                                              exporting companies in Ghana;</span></p>
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                                              (f) to investigate and determine 
                                              how much of the fund the Ghana 
                                              Timber Marketing Board was 
                                              authorised to use for the 
                                              maintenance of its London office 
                                              each year and whether the 
                                              necessary Bank of Ghana 
                                              instructions were complied with;</span></p>
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                                              (g) to investigate and determine 
                                              the number of timber exporting 
                                              companies which have contributed 
                                              to this fund since 1972;</span></p>
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                                              (h) to investigate and determine 
                                              the amounts, if any, due from the 
                                              agents or buyers of the timber 
                                              exporting companies contributing 
                                              to the fund;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              to inquire into any other matter 
                                              which appears to the Committee to 
                                              be reasonably related to the 
                                              foregoing and which in the opinion 
                                              of the Committee ought to be 
                                              investigated; and</span></p>
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                                              (j) to submit its findings to the 
                                              Armed Forces Revolutionary Council 
                                              not later than 31st August, 1979 
                                              giving reasons for its findings 
                                              and making such recommendations as 
                                              may appear to the Committee to be 
                                              reasonable having regard to its 
                                              findings.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—Secretary and Staff of 
                                              the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Mr. E. W. Ofoe, Assistant 
                                              Secretary, Ministry of Trade and 
                                              Tourism, shall act as Secretary to 
                                              the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (2) In addition to the Secretary 
                                              the Armed Forces Revolutionary 
                                              Council may provide the services 
                                              of such other officers as the 
                                              Committee may require for the 
                                              discharge of its functions.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5—Meetings and Procedure.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee shall meet at 
                                              such times and places as it may 
                                              determine.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Committee may at any time 
                                              co-opt any person to attend any of 
                                              its meetings as an adviser.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this Instrument the Committee 
                                              shall regulate its own procedure.</span></p>
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                                              Section 6—Quorum.</span></p>
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                                              The Committee shall at any time be 
                                              deemed to be duly constituted if 
                                              two of its members are present.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—Summons to Attend and 
                                              Give Information.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee may by summons 
                                              issued under the hand of the 
                                              Chairman require any person—</span></p>
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                                              (a) to attend at such time and 
                                              place as is specified in the 
                                              summons to give evidence or to 
                                              produce any document in his 
                                              possession or control which 
                                              relates to any matter specified in 
                                              the summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (b) to give the Committee&nbsp; any 
                                              information that may be specified 
                                              in the summons.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Any person summoned to appear 
                                              before the Committee under 
                                              sub-paragraph (1) of this 
                                              paragraph may be examined on oath 
                                              and the Committee may for that 
                                              purpose administer the oath.</span></p>
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                                              Section 8—Duties of Police.</span></p>
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                                              The Inspector-General of Police 
                                              shall detail Police Officers to 
                                              attend upon members of the 
                                              Committee to serve summons on 
                                              witnesses and to perform such 
                                              other functions in relation to the 
                                              Committee as the members thereof 
                                              may direct.</span></p>
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                                              Section 9— Offences.</span></p>
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                                              Any person who:—</span></p>
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                                              (a) refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to attend in obedience to summons 
                                              issued under paragraph 7 (1) of 
                                              this Instrument or to give 
                                              evidence as required by such 
                                              summons;</span></p>
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                                              (b) wilfully alters, suppresses, 
                                              conceals, destroys or refuses to 
                                              produce any such document which he 
                                              is required by such summons to 
                                              produce; or</span></p>
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                                              (c) refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to furnish any information 
                                              required of him by such summons;</span></p>
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                                              commits an offence and on summary 
                                              conviction, is liable to a fine 
                                              not exceeding ¢1,000.00 or to 
                                              imprisonment not exceeding six 
                                              months or to both.</span></p>
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                                              Section 10—Commencement.</span></p>
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                                              This Instrument shall be deemed to 
                                              have come into force on the 18th 
                                              day of July, 1979.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;</p>
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                                              1. Captain J. R. K. Tandoh&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Chairman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              2. Captain G. G. Sakyi ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Member&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              3. Mr. B. Amponsah-Kwaning&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Member.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              FLT. LT. JOHN JERRY RAWLINGS</span></p>
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                                              Chairman of the Armed Forces 
                                              Revolutionary Council</span></p>