<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">IN exercise of the powers                                               conferred on the Provisional                                               National Defence Council by                                               subsection (1) of section 6 of the                                               Provisional National Defence                                               Council (Establishment)                                               Proclamation (Supplementary and                                               Consequential Provisions) Law,                                               1982 (P.N.D.C.L. 42) this                                               Instrument is made this 23rd day                                               of September, 1985.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 1—Establishment of                                               Committee of Inquiry.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              There is hereby established a                                               Committee of Inquiry to be known                                               as the "Committee of Inquiry (Songor                                               Lagoon)" in this Instrument                                               referred to as the "Committee".                                               </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 2—Members of the                                               Committee.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              The Committee shall consist of the                                               persons specified in the Schedule                                               to this Instrument.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 3—Terms of Reference.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              The terms of reference of the                                               Committee shall be as follows—</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(a) to investigate grievances and                                               complaints to the people of Ada                                               Traditional Area in relation to                                               the operation in the Songor Lagoon                                               by Vacuum Salt and Star Chemical                                               Co. Ltd;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (b)&nbsp; to investigate whether the                                               operation of these companies has                                               resulted in undue hardship to the                                               people in the area and to make                                               recommendations to redress such                                               hardship, if any;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (c)&nbsp; to investigate to what extent                                               the operations of Vacuum Salt and                                               Star Chemical Co. Ltd. are                                               preventing the people of the area                                               from developing their own portion                                               of the lagoon;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (d)&nbsp; to inquire into any other                                               matter which in the opinion of the                                               Committee is reasonably related to                                               the foregoing and which the                                               Committee is satisfied should be                                               inquired into; and</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (e)&nbsp; to submit its findings to the                                               Provisional National Defence                                               Council giving reasons and making                                               such recommendations to the                                               Council in respect of its findings                                               as the Committee may find                                               appropriate.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 4—Secretary and Staff of                                               Committee.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (1) Mr. E. C. Kotey, Acting Chief                                               Director, Ministry of Defence                                               shall act as Secretary to the                                               Committee.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (2) The Provisional National                                               Defence Council may provide to the                                               Committee the Services of such                                               officers as the Committee may                                               require for the discharge of its                                               functions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 5—Meeting of Committee.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (1)&nbsp; The Committee shall meet at                                               such times and such places as it                                               may determine.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (2)&nbsp; The Committee may at any time                                               engage the services of any person                                               to attend any of its meetings as                                               an adviser.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (3) Subject to the provisions of                                               this Instrument the Committee                                               shall regulate its own procedure.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 6—Quorum.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              The Committee shall at any time be                                               deemed to be duly constituted if                                               the Chairman and one other member                                               are present.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 7—Witnesses.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (1) The Committee may require any                                               person—</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(a) to attend at such time and                                               place as may be indicated by the                                               Committee to give evidence or                                               produce any document in his                                               possession or control which                                               relates to any matter indicated by                                               the Committee; or</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (b) to give to the Committee any                                               information that it may require                                               for the purpose of any                                               investigation before it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (2) Any person who appears before                                               the Committee under subparagraph                                               (1) of this paragraph may be                                               examined on oath and the Committee                                               may for that purpose administer                                               the oath.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 8—Offence.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Any person who—</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(a) refuses or wilfully neglects                                               to attend in obedience to a                                               requirement by the Committee under                                               subparagraph (1) (a) of paragraph                                               7 of this Instrument, or to give                                               evidence as required thereunder;                                               or</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (b) wilfully alters, suppresses,                                               conceals, destroys or refuses to                                               produce any document which he is                                               required to produce under                                               subparagraph (1) (a) of paragraph                                               7 of this Instrument; or</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (c) refuses or wilfully neglects                                               to furnish any information                                               required of him under subparagraph                                               (1) (b) of paragraph 7 of this                                               Instrument, is guilty of an                                               offence and liable on summary                                               conviction to a fine not exceeding                                                ¢5,000.00 or to imprisonment not                                               exceeding six months or to both.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              SCHEDULE</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              1. Rev. S. H. Amissah (Methodist                                               Church)—Chairman</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              2. Togbe Adja Tekpor VI&nbsp; (Osie of                                               Avatime)—Member </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              3. Mr. J. K.&nbsp; Harlley (State                                               Attorney)—Member</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              FLT.-LT. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Chairman of the Provisional                                               National Defence Council</span></p>