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                                              IN exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the Supreme Military 
                                              Council by section 26 of the 
                                              National Redemption Council 
                                              (Establishment) Proclamation. 1972 
                                              this Instrument is made this 22nd 
                                              day of December, 1978.</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 the “Committee of Inquiry 
                                              (Western Regional Development 
                                              Corporation)” (referred to in this 
                                              Instrument as “the Committee”).</span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Membership of Committee.</span></p>
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                                              The Committee shall consist of 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 the nature and 
                                              extent of financial malpractices 
                                              in the Western Regional 
                                              Development Corporation&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              (referred to in this Instrument as 
                                              “the Corporation”).</span></p>
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                                              (b) to ascertain the value of 
                                              import licenses granted to the 
                                              Corporation from the 1975-76 to 
                                              the 1977-78 financial years and 
                                              how these were utilized;</span></p>
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                                              (c) to find out the extent of the 
                                              Corporation’s commercial and 
                                              farming activities.</span></p>
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                                              (d) to investigate the acquisition 
                                              and operation&nbsp; of the 
                                              Corporation’s bakery;</span></p>
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                                              (e) to investigate the manner of 
                                              the disposal of the Corporation’s 
                                              capital assets, particularly 
                                              vehicles and fishing vessels,</span></p>
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                                              (f) to investigate generally the 
                                              administrative machinery of the 
                                              Corporation and its effectiveness 
                                              in achieving the set objectives of 
                                              the Corporation,</span></p>
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                                              (g) to investigate any other 
                                              matter which appears to the 
                                              Committee to be reasonably 
                                              connected with the operations of 
                                              the Corporation;</span></p>
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                                              (h) to make firm recommendations 
                                              on its findings for the 
                                              consideration of the Regional 
                                              Commissioner responsible for the 
                                              Western Region.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—Secretary and Staff of 
                                              the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Mr. J. E. Mensah, Assistant 
                                              Secretary, Regional 
                                              Administration, Sekondi, shall act 
                                              as Secretary to the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Supreme Military Council 
                                              may provide the services of such 
                                              officers as the Committee may 
                                              require for the discharge of its 
                                              functions.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5—Meetings of the 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee shall meet at 
                                              such times and at such places as 
                                              it may determine.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Committee may at any time 
                                              engage the services of 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—Summons to attend and 
                                              give Evidence.</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 any 
                                              information that may he 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 an 
                                              oath and the Committee may for 
                                              that purpose administer the oath,</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—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 ,A 
                                              summons issued under sub-paragraph 
                                              (1) of paragraph 6 of this 
                                              Instrument. or to give evidence as 
                                              required by summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (b) wilfully alters, suppresses, 
                                              conceals, destroys or refuses to 
                                              produce any document which he is 
                                              required to produce by such 
                                              summons, or</span></p>
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                                              (c) refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to furnish any information 
                                              required of him by the summons.</span></p>
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                                              commits an offence, and is liable 
                                              on summary conviction to a fine 
                                              not exceeding ¢1.000 or to 
                                              imprisonment not exceeding six 
                                              months or to both.</span></p>
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                                              Section 8—Police Officers to 
                                              Assist Committee.</span></p>
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                                              The Inspector-General of Police 
                                              shall detail Police Officers to 
                                              attend upon the Committee, to 
                                              preserve order during proceedings 
                                              of the Committee to serve 
                                              summonses on witnesses and to 
                                              perform any other functions 
                                              relating to the work of the 
                                              Committee as the Committee may 
                                              direct.</span></p>
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                                              Section 9—Validation of evidence 
                                              taken prior to the Establishment 
                                              of Committee.</span></p>
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                                              Any evidence taken by any person 
                                              or group of persons or group of 
                                              persons appointed by the 
                                              Government, at any time before the 
                                              coming into force of this 
                                              Instrument in respect of any of 
                                              the matters being investigated by 
                                              the Committee shall form part of 
                                              the records of the Committee and 
                                              shall be used for the purposes of 
                                              this Instrument as if such 
                                              evidence was taken by the 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              Mr. E. K. K. Akrasi, Legal 
                                              Practitioner&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; 
                                              Chairman</span></p>
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                                              Mr. J. K. Ghansah, Regional 
                                              Auditor, Takoradi&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Member</span></p>
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                                              Captain Anane-Brobbey, 2 BN, 
                                              Takoradi&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</span></p>
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                                              LT.-GENERAL F. W. K. AKUFFO</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Chairman of the Supreme Military 
                                              Council</span></p>