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                                              IN exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the 
                                              Commander-in-Chief by section 97 
                                              of the Armed Forces Act, 1962 (Act 
                                              105) and after consultation with 
                                              the Armed Forces Council, this 
                                              Regulation is made this 29th day 
                                              of March, 1976.</span></p>
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                                              Article 206.01 of C.I. 12 of 1970 
                                              Amended. </span></b></p>
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                                              The Armed Forces Regulation, 1970 
                                              (C.I. 12) as amended are hereby 
                                              further amended by the 
                                              substitution for Article 206. 01 
                                              (5) of the following:</span></p>

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                                              &quot;(5) 'Pensionable emoluments'&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) in respect of an officer means 
                                              the basic pay, service rank 
                                              increment and pensionable element 
                                              attached to the substantive or 
                                              acting rank or appointment held by 
                                              the officer or to a higher acting 
                                              rank held by him for six months or 
                                              more during the three years 
                                              preceding his release or transfer 
                                              to the Reserves:</span></p>
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                                              Provided that the word appointment 
                                              in this paragraph shall refer only 
                                              to appointment to the office of 
                                              Chief of Defence Staff or Service 
                                              Commander;</span></p>
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                                              (b) in respect of an officer 
                                              released after reduction in rank 
                                              by a disciplinary authority means 
                                              the basic pay, qualification pay, 
                                              service rank increment and 
                                              pensionable element attached to 
                                              the new rank;</span></p>
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                                              (c) in respect of a man includes&#8212;</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              the basic pay and trade pay 
                                              attached to the substantive or 
                                              acting rank or higher acting rank 
                                              held by the man for six months or 
                                              more during the three years 
                                              preceding his release or transfer 
                                              to the Reserves;</span></p>
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                                              (ii) service and rank increment;</span></p>
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                                              (iii) pensionable element;&quot;</span></p>

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                                              GENERAL I. K. ACHEAMPONG</span></p>
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                                              Chairman of the Supreme Military 
                                              Council and Commander-in-Chief of 
                                              the Armed Forces</span></p>
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                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 2nd 
                                              April, 1976.</span>