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                                              IN&nbsp; 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, these 
                                              Regulations are made this 15th day 
                                              of&nbsp; November, 1976. </span></p>
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                                              Regulation 1&#8212;Chapter 206 of C.I. 
                                              12 Amended.</span></b></p>
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                                              Chapter 206 of the Armed Forces 
                                              Regulations, 1970 (C.I. 12) as 
                                              amended is hereby further amended 
                                              by the insertion immediately after 
                                              206.11 (4) of the following&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              &quot;206.12. Rehabilitation of Invalid 
                                              Officers and Men</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial">.</span></p>
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                                              (1) An invalided officer or man 
                                              shall qualify for rehabilitation 
                                              if his invalidation is 
                                              attributable to natural causes or 
                                              injuries&nbsp;&nbsp; suffered&nbsp; while 
                                              performing military duties.</span></p>
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                                              (2) An officer or man who 
                                              qualifies under (1) of this 
                                              article shall be&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) entitled to free medical care 
                                              in any military or state 
                                              controlled hospital;</span></p>
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                                              (b) assisted in acquiring a house 
                                              if he so desires, from his release 
                                              benefits; </span></p>
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                                              (c) offered financial assistance 
                                              on admission to an approved trades 
                                              school for training in a trade of 
                                              his choice.</span></p>

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                                              (d) assisted to find suitable 
                                              employment or set up his own 
                                              workshop after successfully 
                                              completing his training under 
                                              (c)&quot;.</span></p>
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                                              Regulation 2&#8212;Article 206.71 of 
                                              C.I. 12 Amended.</span></b></p>
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                                              The Armed Forces Regulations, 1970 
                                              (C.I. 12) as amended are hereby 
                                              further amended by the addition 
                                              immediately after Article 206. 71 
                                              (4) of the following&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              &quot;(5) An invalided officer who 
                                              qualifies for rehabilitation under 
                                              Article 206.12 (1) shall on 
                                              leaving the Active List be 
                                              permitted to retain as courtesy 
                                              title in civil life his rank.&quot;</span></p>
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                                              Regulation 3&#8212;Commencement</span></b></p>

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                                              These Regulations are deemed to 
                                              have come into force on the 25th 
                                              day of September, 1970. </span>
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                                              GENERAL I. K. ACHEAMPONG</span></p>
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                                              Chairman of the Supreme Military 
                                              Council</span></p>
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                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 24th 
                                              December, 1976.</span>