As amended by </span></p>
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                                              COMMISSION OF INQUIRY (TERMS OF 
                                              CONDITIONS OF SERVICES, ETC. OF 
                                              ARMED FORCES) INSTRUMENT, 1980 (CI 
                                              10).</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Appointment of Commission</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Terms of Reference</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. Mode of Operation of Commission</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. Secretaries</span></p>
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                                              5. Appearance of Counsel</span></p>
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                                              6. Privileges and Immunities of 
                                              Witnesses and Counsel</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. Expenses in relation to 
                                              Commission</span></p>
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                                              8. Public Officers to Assist 
                                              Commission</span></p>
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                                              WHEREAS the President is satisfied 
                                              that there should be appointed a 
                                              Commission of Inquiry into the 
                                              terms and conditions of service 
                                              of&nbsp; members of the Armed Forces of 
                                              Ghana;</span></p>
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                                              NOW THEREFORE&nbsp; in exercise of the 
                                              powers conferred on the President 
                                              by clause (1) of article 196 of 
                                              the Constitution this Instrument 
                                              is made this 6th day of February, 
                                              1980.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              Section 1—Appointment of 
                                              Commission.</span></p>
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                                              There is hereby appointed a 
                                              Commission of Inquiry consisting&nbsp; 
                                              of the following persons:—</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              Mr. Justice C. E. H. Coussey&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; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Chairman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;Air Marshal M. A. Out (Rtd.). 
                                              .&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;&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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                                              Col. M. O. Koranteng (Rtd.)&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; . .&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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                                              &nbsp;Lt. Col. R. K. Dzogbenuku&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;&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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                                              Wing Commander E. A. A.&nbsp; Awuviri . 
                                              .&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; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Member&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              Commander K. Ofori-Yentumi&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;&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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                                              Dr.&nbsp; N. T.&nbsp; Clerk&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; . 
                                              .&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; </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">W. 
                                              O. I, K&nbsp; Gakpleazi&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; . 
                                              .&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; </span></p>
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                                              C.P.O.I., D. Bilson&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;&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; </span>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              W.O.I., J. K. Tannor&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;&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;
                                              </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              [As amended by the Commission of 
                                              Inquiry (Terms and Conditions of 
                                              Services, Etc. of Armed Forces) 
                                              (Amendment) Instrument, 1980 (CI 
                                              10) (i)].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              (2) The Commission shall at any 
                                              time be deemed to be duly 
                                              constituted if the Chairman and 
                                              not less than four other members 
                                              are present.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              Section 2—Terms of Reference of&nbsp; 
                                              Commission.</span></p>
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                                              The terms of reference of the 
                                              Commission shall be:—</span></p>
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                                              (a) to consider the defence needs 
                                              of Ghana and determine how the 
                                              Armed Forces should be organised 
                                              to meet those needs;</span></p>
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                                              (b) to inquire into the theory and 
                                              practice of the present command 
                                              structure of the Armed Forces and 
                                              to determine how far that 
                                              structure favours or discourages 
                                              discipline and stability within 
                                              the Armed Forces;</span></p>
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                                              (c) to inquire into the terms and 
                                              conditions of service of members 
                                              of the Armed Forces of Ghana, 
                                              particularly the junior officer 
                                              and non-officer ranks;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              (d) to investigate any other 
                                              matter which appears to the 
                                              Commission to be reasonably 
                                              related to the foregoing and which 
                                              in the opinion of the Commission 
                                              ought to be investigated; and</span></p>
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                                              (e) to submit its report to the 
                                              President giving reasons for its 
                                              findings and making such 
                                              recommendations as it may consider 
                                              appropriate for ensuring peace and 
                                              political stability in Ghana.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              Section 3—Mode of Operation of 
                                              Commission.</span></p>
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                                              The Commission shall carry out its 
                                              inquiry in accordance with the 
                                              provisions of articles 197, 198 
                                              and 199 of the Constitution.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              Section 4—Secretaries.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              Mr. A. G. Slippe, Ministry of 
                                              Health and Lt.&nbsp; Col. G. N. Goumil 
                                              shall be joint secretaries to the 
                                              Commission and shall perform such 
                                              administrative functions relating 
                                              to the work of the Commission as 
                                              the Commission may prescribe. [As 
                                              amended by the Commission of 
                                              Inquiry (Terms and Conditions of 
                                              Services, Etc. of Armed Forces) 
                                              (Amendment) Instrument, 1980 (CI 
                                              10)(ii)].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              Section 5—Appearance by Counsel.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              (1) Any person whose conduct is 
                                              the subject of inquiry by the 
                                              Commission or who is in any way 
                                              implicated or concerned in any 
                                              matter under investigation by the 
                                              Commission shall be entitled to be 
                                              represented by counsel at the 
                                              inquiry.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Any other person who may 
                                              consider it desirable that he 
                                              should be represented by counsel 
                                              may be allowed by the Commission 
                                              to be so represented.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              Section 6—Privileges and 
                                              Immunities of Witnesses and 
                                              Counsel.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">A 
                                              witness or counsel appearing 
                                              before the Commission shall and be 
                                              entitled to the same privileges 
                                              and immunities as a witness or 
                                              counsel appearing before the High 
                                              Court.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—Expenses in Relation to 
                                              Commission.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              (1) Any witness summoned by the 
                                              Commission shall be entitled to 
                                              such allowances as are payable to 
                                              a witness summoned&nbsp; by the High 
                                              Court in a criminal trial.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Chairman and other members 
                                              of the Commission and any person 
                                              employed in relation to the 
                                              functions of the Commission may be 
                                              paid such travelling, sitting and 
                                              other allowances (if any) as the 
                                              president may approve on the 
                                              recommendations of the Minister 
                                              responsible for Finance.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              Section 8—Public Officers to 
                                              Assist Commission.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              (2) The Inspector-General of 
                                              Police shall detail officers to 
                                              attend upon the Commission to 
                                              serve summonses on witnesses and 
                                              to perform such other functions 
                                              relating to the Commission as the 
                                              Commissioners may direct.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              DR. HILLA LIMANN</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              President</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family:Arial">
                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 8th&nbsp; 
                                              February, 1980</span>