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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              GHANA</span><span style="font-family: Arial"> 
                                              NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME ACT, 1980 
                                              (ACT 426)</span></b></p>

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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial">ARRANGEMNET 
                                              OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              <a href=#1>1. Establishment of the Ghana 
                                              National Service Scheme.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#2>2. Application of Scheme.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#3>3. Persons to be Directed to 
                                              Render Service in Certain Fields.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#4>4. Duration of National Service.</a></span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#5>5. Terms and Conditions of 
                                              Engagement.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#6>6. Certificate of National 
                                              Service.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#7>7. Persons Liable to National 
                                              Service not to be Employed 
                                              Contrary to the Provisions of this 
                                              Act.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#8>8. Exemptions.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#9>9. Board to be Notified of Persons 
                                              who have Completed Course of 
                                              Study.</a></span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II&#8212;THE NATIONAL SERVICE BOARD</span></p>
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                                              <a href=#10>10. The Board.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#11>11. Qualifications and 
                                              Disqualifications of Members of 
                                              Board.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#12>12. Tenure of Office and 
                                              Emoluments of Members of the 
                                              Board.</a></span></p>
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                                              PART III&#8212;OBJECTS AND FUNCTIONS OF 
                                              BOARD</span></p>

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                                              <a href=#13>13. Objects and Functions of 
                                              Board.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#14>14. Meetings of Board.</a></span></p>
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                                              PART IV&#8212;MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF 
                                              SCHEME </span></p>
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                                              <a href=#15>15. Director of Scheme.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#16>16. Staff of Scheme.</a></span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#17>17. Secretary of Scheme.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#18>18. Internal Auditor.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#19>19. Board Members not to Sponsor 
                                              Appointments.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART V&#8212;FINANCIAL PROVISIONS</span></p>
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                                              <a href=#20>20. Funds of Scheme.</a></span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#21>21. Estimates of Expenditure.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#22>22. Financial Year.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#23>23. Bank Accounts and Borrowing 
                                              Powers of Board.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#24>24. Accounts and Audit.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART VI&#8212;GENERAL PROVISIONS</span></p>

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                                              <a href=#25>25. Access to Information.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#26>26. Powers of Board to Give 
                                              Directions.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#27>27. Annual Report.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#28>28. Offences.</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#29>29. Regulations.</a></span></p>

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                                              <a href=#30>30. Interpretation.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a href=#31>31. Repeal.</a></span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH</span></p>
                                             
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE GHANA NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME 
                                              ACT, 1980</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              AN ACT to establish a Ghana 
                                              National Service Scheme in 
                                              accordance with article 176 of the 
                                              Constitution and for other matters 
                                              connected therewith.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DATE OF ASSENT:&nbsp; 23rd September, 
                                              1980.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as 
                                              follows:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART I&#8212;ESTABLISHMENT OF GHANA 
                                              NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <a name=1></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 1&#8212;Establishment of the 
                                              Ghana National Service Scheme.</span></b></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              There is hereby established a 
                                              Ghana National Service Scheme in 
                                              this Act referred to as &quot;the 
                                              Scheme&quot;.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b><a name=2></a>

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 2&#8212;Application of Scheme</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial">.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Scheme shall apply to any 
                                              person who&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (a)&nbsp; is a citizen of Ghana;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b)&nbsp; has attained the age of 
                                              eighteen years or more.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (2) The National Service Board 
                                              may, with the prior approval of 
                                              the President, by constitutional 
                                              instrument, make regulations under 
                                              section 29 of this Act to apply 
                                              the Scheme to any citizen of Ghana 
                                              who has attained the age specified 
                                              in subsection (1) of this section.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <a name=3></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 3&#8212;Persons to be Directed 
                                              to Render Service in Certain 
                                              Fields.</span></b></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Subject to the other 
                                              provisions of this Act, the Board 
                                              may direct any person to whom the 
                                              Scheme applies to be engaged, full 
                                              time, in any of the following 
                                              fields:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a)&nbsp; Agriculture,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b)&nbsp; Co-operatives,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c)&nbsp; Education,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d)&nbsp; Health, </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e)&nbsp; Local Government,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f)&nbsp; Military,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) Rural Development, including 
                                              surveying, physical planning, 
                                              civil engineering and rural 
                                              industries,</span></p>
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                                              (h) Youth programmes, and </span>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i)&nbsp; 
                                              any other field that the Board may 
                                              prescribe from time to time, and 
                                              any such person shall comply with 
                                              the directions of the Board.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              section 4 of this Act and subject 
                                              to subsection (3) of this section 
                                              any person to whom the Scheme 
                                              applies shall be engaged in one 
                                              field for the period of his 
                                              national service.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Where the Board is satisfied 
                                              that the circumstances so require 
                                              the Board may vary from time to 
                                              time the field of operation in 
                                              respect of any person to whom the 
                                              Scheme applies.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a name=4></a>

                                              Section 4&#8212;Duration of National 
                                              Service.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The period of national service 
                                              in respect of any person under 
                                              this Act shall be two years, so 
                                              however that this period shall 
                                              include a minimum of six months 
                                              military training.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A person specified in 
                                              subsection (1) of section 2 of 
                                              this Act shall do such part of his 
                                              national service as may be 
                                              specified by the Board before 
                                              entering into a higher educational 
                                              institution and shall do the 
                                              remaining part of his service 
                                              immediately upon completion of his 
                                              course of study in such 
                                              institution.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Where a person studies or 
                                              continues his education outside 
                                              Ghana he shall be liable to do his 
                                              national service on his return to 
                                              Ghana after such studies or 
                                              education.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Where a person who has 
                                              successfully completed his 
                                              national service is later engaged 
                                              in the public service the period 
                                              of his national service shall 
                                              count towards any probationary 
                                              period to be served by him.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>

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                                              <b>
                                              <a name=5></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 5&#8212;Terms and Conditions of 
                                              Engagement.</span></b></p>
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                                              Any person to whom the Scheme 
                                              applies shall be engaged under the 
                                              Scheme upon such terms and 
                                              conditions including remuneration, 
                                              as may be specified in his letter 
                                              of engagement.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <a name=6></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 6&#8212;Certificate of National 
                                              Service.</span></b></p>
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                                              Any person who satisfactorily 
                                              completes his period of national 
                                              service shall be awarded a 
                                              Certificate of National Service by 
                                              the Board.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <a name=7></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 7&#8212;Persons Liable to 
                                              National Service not to be 
                                              Employed Contrary to the 
                                              Provisions of this Act.</span></b></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1)&nbsp; A person who has not 
                                              commenced and completed his period 
                                              of national service shall not&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a)&nbsp; obtain employment outside the 
                                              Scheme; or</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b)&nbsp; be employed by any other 
                                              person outside the Scheme; or</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c)&nbsp; be engaged in any employment 
                                              outside the Scheme, whether 
                                              self-employed or otherwise, 
                                              without the prior permission, in 
                                              writing, of the Board.</span></p>

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                                              (2) It shall be the duty of every 
                                              employer to ascertain from every 
                                              employee, upon his appointment, 
                                              whether or not he is liable to 
                                              national service and if he is, the 
                                              employer shall notify the fact to 
                                              the Board forthwith.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a name=8></a>

                                              Section 8&#8212;Exemptions.</span></b></p>
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                                              The Board may exempt any person to 
                                              whom the Scheme applies from 
                                              compliance with the provisions of 
                                              this Act, or postpone the date on 
                                              which any person shall be first 
                                              engaged under the Scheme.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <a name=9></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 9&#8212;Board to be Notified of 
                                              Persons who have Completed Course 
                                              of Study.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Every institution where any 
                                              persons who are receiving formal 
                                              training and who have attained the 
                                              age of eighteen years or more 
                                              shall forward to the Board as soon 
                                              as practicable but in any case not 
                                              later than the end of its academic 
                                              year, a list of all such persons.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II&#8212;THE NATIONAL SERVICE BOARD</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b><a name=10></a>

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 10&#8212;The Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The governing body of the 
                                              Ghana National Service Scheme 
                                              shall be the National Service 
                                              Board (in this Act referred to as 
                                              &quot;the Board&quot;)</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2)&nbsp; The Board shall consist of&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a)&nbsp; a Chairman</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b)&nbsp; the Director referred to in 
                                              section 15 of this Act, and </span>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c)&nbsp; six other members, all of 
                                              whom shall be appointed by the 
                                              President, acting in accordance 
                                              with the advice of the Council of 
                                              State.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <a name=11></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 11&#8212;Qualifications and 
                                              Disqualifications of Members of 
                                              Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (1)&nbsp; No person shall be qualified 
                                              to be a member of the Board who&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a)&nbsp; is not a citizen of Ghana;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (b)&nbsp; has been adjudged or 
                                              otherwise declared </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i)&nbsp; 
                                              a bankrupt under any law in force 
                                              in Ghana and has not been 
                                              discharged;</span></p>
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                                              (ii)&nbsp; to be of unsound mind; or</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c)&nbsp; is detained as a criminal 
                                              lunatic under any law for the time 
                                              being in force in Ghana; or</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d)&nbsp; has been convicted&#8212;</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i)&nbsp; 
                                              for high crime under the 
                                              Constitution or for an offence 
                                              involving the security of the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              State, fraud, dishonesty or moral 
                                              turpitude, or</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii)&nbsp; for any other offence on 
                                              indictment; and has not been 
                                              granted a free pardon; or</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e)&nbsp; has been found by the report 
                                              of a commission or a committee of 
                                              inquiry to be incompetent to hold 
                                              public office or in respect of 
                                              whom a commission or committee of 
                                              inquiry has found that while being 
                                              a public officer he acquired 
                                              assets unlawfully or defrauded the 
                                              State or misused or abused his 
                                              office, or wilfully acted in a 
                                              manner prejudicial to the 
                                              interests of the State, and such 
                                              findings have not been set aside 
                                              on appeal or judicial review; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f)&nbsp; has had his property 
                                              confiscated as the result of the 
                                              findings of a commission or 
                                              committee of inquiry, and such 
                                              findings have not been set aside 
                                              on appeal or judicial review; or
                                              </span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g)&nbsp; is under sentence of death or 
                                              sentence of imprisonment imposed 
                                              on him by any court; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (h)&nbsp; is otherwise disqualified by 
                                              any law for the time being in 
                                              force.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Without prejudice to the 
                                              provisions of subsection (1) of 
                                              this section, any member of the 
                                              Board shall cease to be a member 
                                              if in the case of a person 
                                              possessed of professional 
                                              qualifications, he is disqualified 
                                              or suspended, otherwise than at 
                                              his own request, from practising 
                                              his profession in Ghana or in any 
                                              other country by order of any 
                                              competent authority made in 
                                              respect of him personally.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a name=12></a>

                                              Section 12&#8212;Tenure of Office and 
                                              Emoluments of Members of the 
                                              Board.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1)&nbsp; All members of the Board 
                                              shall hold office for a period of 
                                              four years;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (2)&nbsp; A member of the Board may 
                                              resign his office by notice in 
                                              writing addressed to the President 
                                              and, without prejudice to the 
                                              provisions of section 11 of this 
                                              Act, any such member may, for good 
                                              cause shown, and in the public 
                                              interest, be removed by the 
                                              President acting in accordance 
                                              with the advice of the Council of 
                                              State.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) All members of the Board 
                                              ceasing to hold office shall, 
                                              subject to section 11 of this Act 
                                              be eligible for re-appointment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Where any member of the Board 
                                              is absent from Ghana or 
                                              incapacitated by illness or any 
                                              other cause from performing the 
                                              functions of his office the 
                                              President may, acting in 
                                              accordance with the advice of the 
                                              Council of State appoint another 
                                              person to act in his office until 
                                              the member is able to resume the 
                                              performance of his functions.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) The Chairman or in his absence 
                                              the Director shall notify the 
                                              President in writing of all 
                                              vacancies occurring in the 
                                              membership of the Board and of any 
                                              circumstances giving rise to an 
                                              appointment under subsection (4) 
                                              of this section.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) There shall be paid to members 
                                              of the Board in respect of their 
                                              membership such subsistence, 
                                              travelling and other allowances as 
                                              the Minister responsible for 
                                              Finance may approve in relation to 
                                              them.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART III&#8212;OBJECTS AND FUNCTIONS OF 
                                              BOARD</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a name=13></a>

                                              Section 13&#8212;Objects and Functions 
                                              of Board.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Board shall, subject to the 
                                              provisions of this Act, have 
                                              general control and management of 
                                              the Scheme on matters of policy.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <b>
                                              <a name=14></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 14&#8212;Meetings of Board.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Board shall ordinarily 
                                              meet for the despatch of business 
                                              at such times and at such places 
                                              as the Board may determine but 
                                              shall meet at least once in every 
                                              month.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A special meeting of the Board 
                                              shall be called upon a written 
                                              request signed by the Chairman&nbsp; or 
                                              by a majority of the members of 
                                              the Board addressed to the 
                                              Secretary of the Board and the 
                                              Chairman shall call such a special 
                                              meeting within ten days after 
                                              receipt of such a request.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) At every meeting of the Board 
                                              at which he is present, the 
                                              Chairman shall preside and in his 
                                              absence a member of the Board 
                                              elected by the members present 
                                              from among themselves shall 
                                              preside.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (4) Questions proposed at a 
                                              meeting of the Board shall be 
                                              determined by a simple majority of 
                                              members present and voting and in 
                                              the event of an equality of votes 
                                              the person presiding shall have a 
                                              second or casting vote. </span>
                                              </p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5)&nbsp; The quorum at any meeting of 
                                              the Board shall be five.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (6)&nbsp; The Board may at any time 
                                              co-opt any person or persons to 
                                              act as an adviser or advisers at 
                                              any of its meetings, so however 
                                              that no person so co-opted shall 
                                              be entitled to vote at any such 
                                              meetings on any matter for 
                                              decision by the Board.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (7)&nbsp; The validity of any 
                                              proceedings of the Board shall not 
                                              be affected by any vacancy among 
                                              its members or by any defect in 
                                              the appointment of any of them.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (8)&nbsp; Any such co-opted member or 
                                              members shall be entitled to such 
                                              allowances as the Minister 
                                              responsible for Finance may 
                                              approve.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART IV&#8212;MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF 
                                              SCHEME</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=15></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 15&#8212;Director of Scheme.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (1) The Scheme shall have a 
                                              Director who shall be appointed in 
                                              accordance with article 157 of the 
                                              Constitution and shall hold office 
                                              upon such terms and conditions as 
                                              may be specified in his instrument 
                                              of appointment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Where the office of the 
                                              Director becomes vacant the Board 
                                              shall notify the President of the 
                                              occurrence of the vacancy.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Where the Director is 
                                              incapacitated from the performance 
                                              of his functions under this Act 
                                              the Board may subject to 
                                              subsection (4) of section 12 of 
                                              this Act authorise any employee of 
                                              the Scheme to perform those 
                                              functions for the duration of the 
                                              incapacity.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4)&nbsp; Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this Act, the Director shall, 
                                              subject to the general control of 
                                              the Board on matters of policy, be 
                                              charged with the direction and 
                                              day-to-day business of the Scheme 
                                              and its administration and the 
                                              organisation and control of all 
                                              the employees of the Scheme.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this section the Director may 
                                              delegate to any employee of the 
                                              Scheme any of his functions under 
                                              this Act and may impose with 
                                              respect to the exercise of such 
                                              delegated functions such 
                                              conditions as he may think fit:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that nothing in this 
                                              subsection shall be construed so 
                                              as to absolve the Director from 
                                              ultimate responsibility for any 
                                              act done by any person in 
                                              pursuance of any such delegation.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=16></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 16&#8212;Staff of Scheme.</span></b></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Board may from time to 
                                              time engage such employees as may 
                                              be necessary for the proper and 
                                              efficient conduct of the business 
                                              and functions of the Scheme.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The Board may also engage the 
                                              services of such consultants and 
                                              advisers as the Board may upon the 
                                              recommendations of the Director 
                                              determine.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (3) The staff of the Scheme shall 
                                              be appointed in accordance with 
                                              the provisions of article 157 of 
                                              the Constitution.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4)&nbsp; Subject to the provisions of 
                                              the Constitution the employees, 
                                              consultants and advisers of the 
                                              Scheme shall be appointed upon 
                                              such terms and conditions as the 
                                              Board may, on the recommendations 
                                              of the Director determine.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) Public officers may be 
                                              transferred or seconded to the 
                                              Scheme or may otherwise give 
                                              assistance thereto.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=17></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 17&#8212;Secretary of Scheme.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (1) The Scheme shall have an 
                                              officer to be designated as &quot;the 
                                              Secretary&quot;.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The Secretary shall act as 
                                              Secretary to the Board at its 
                                              meetings and shall subject to the 
                                              directions of the Board, arrange 
                                              the business for and cause to be 
                                              recorded and kept minutes of all 
                                              meetings of the Board.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The Secretary shall also 
                                              perform such functions as the 
                                              Board may by writing or as the 
                                              Director may by writing delegate 
                                              to him and shall be assisted in 
                                              his functions by such of the 
                                              employees of the Scheme as the 
                                              Board on the recommendation of the 
                                              Director may direct.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=18></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 18&#8212;Internal Auditor.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (1) The Scheme shall have an 
                                              Internal Auditor.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this Act, the Internal Auditor 
                                              shall be responsible to the 
                                              Director for the performance of 
                                              his functions.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3)&nbsp; As part of his functions 
                                              under this Act the Internal 
                                              Auditor shall, at intervals of 
                                              three months, prepare a report on 
                                              the internal audit work carried 
                                              out by him during the period of 
                                              three months immediately preceding 
                                              the preparation of the report, and 
                                              submit the report to the Director, 
                                              and the Board shall meet as soon 
                                              as possible to discuss the 
                                              Internal Auditor's report.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Without prejudice to the 
                                              general effect of subsection (3) 
                                              of this section, the Internal 
                                              Auditor shall make in each report 
                                              such observations as appear to him 
                                              necessary as to the conduct of the 
                                              financial affairs of the Scheme 
                                              during the period to which the 
                                              report relates.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) The Internal Auditor shall 
                                              send a copy of each report 
                                              prepared by him under this section 
                                              to the President and also to each 
                                              of the following:&#8212; </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              the Minister responsible for 
                                              Finance and Economic Planning,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              the Auditor-General, and Chairman 
                                              and each member of the Board.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <b>
                                              <a name=19></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 19&#8212;Board Members not to 
                                              Sponsor Appointments.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              No member of the Board shall 
                                              personally sponsor or recommend 
                                              any application for the employment 
                                              of any person under this Act and 
                                              any Board member who infringes the 
                                              provisions of this section shall 
                                              be liable to be removed from the 
                                              Board.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART V&#8212;FINANCIAL PROVISIONS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=20></a>

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 20&#8212;Funds of Scheme.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The funds of the Scheme shall 
                                              include such sums as may be 
                                              appropriated to it by the 
                                              Government or any other source.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=21></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 21&#8212;Estimates of 
                                              Expenditure.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Board shall submit to the 
                                              Minister responsible for Finance 
                                              at such times and in such form as 
                                              the Minister may direct, detailed 
                                              estimates of the income and 
                                              expenditure of the Scheme for the 
                                              next following financial year.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              the Constitution, the expenditure 
                                              of the Scheme shall be in 
                                              accordance with the said estimates 
                                              as approved by the Minister 
                                              responsible for Finance.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a name=22></a>

                                              Section 22&#8212;Financial Year.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1)&nbsp; The financial year of the 
                                              Scheme shall be the same as the 
                                              financial year of the Government.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) 
                                              of this section the period 
                                              commencing with the coming into 
                                              force of this Act and ending on 
                                              the 30th day of June, 1981 shall 
                                              be deemed to be the first 
                                              financial year of the Scheme.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=23></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 23&#8212;Bank Accounts and 
                                              Borrowing Powers of Board.</span></b></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Scheme may have bank 
                                              accounts in such banks as the 
                                              Minister responsible for Finance 
                                              may approve.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The Minister responsible for 
                                              Finance may, on behalf of the 
                                              Government, guarantee the 
                                              performance of any obligation or 
                                              undertaking of the Board under 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=24></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 24&#8212;Accounts and Audit.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Scheme shall keep proper 
                                              accounts and proper records in 
                                              relation thereto and the accounts 
                                              books and records of the Scheme 
                                              shall be in such form as the 
                                              Auditor-General may approve.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The books and accounts of the 
                                              Scheme shall, within three months 
                                              after the end of each financial 
                                              year, be audited by the 
                                              Auditor-General or by an auditor 
                                              authorised by him in accordance 
                                              with article 151 of the 
                                              Constitution.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3)&nbsp; The Scheme shall pay in 
                                              respect of such audit such fees 
                                              (if any) as the Auditor-General 
                                              may agree.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART VI&#8212;GENERAL PROVISIONS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=25></a>

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 25&#8212;Access to Information.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) For the purposes of the 
                                              attainment of its objects and the 
                                              performance of its functions under 
                                              this Act the Board shall have 
                                              access to all information and 
                                              records of any institution or 
                                              other place to which this Act 
                                              applies which are reasonably 
                                              necessary for the said purposes.
                                              </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (2) The Board may by writing 
                                              request from any person any 
                                              information reasonably necessary 
                                              for the full implementation of 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=26></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 26&#8212;Powers of Board to Give 
                                              Directions.</span></b></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Board may by writing give 
                                              directions to any person for the 
                                              purpose of ensuring the full 
                                              implementation of this Act and any 
                                              such person shall be bound to 
                                              comply with such directions.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              <a name=27></a>

                                              Section 27&#8212;Annual Report.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Board shall, as soon as 
                                              possible after the expiration of 
                                              each financial year but within six 
                                              months after the termination of 
                                              that year, submit to the Minister 
                                              an annual report dealing generally 
                                              with the activities and operations 
                                              of the Scheme within that year 
                                              which shall, without prejudice to 
                                              the generality of the foregoing 
                                              include&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) a copy of the audited accounts 
                                              of the Scheme together with the 
                                              Auditor-General's report thereon;</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b)&nbsp; each report submitted by the 
                                              Internal Auditor under section 18 
                                              of this Act in relation to that 
                                              financial year; and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c)&nbsp; such other information as the 
                                              Minister may request.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2)&nbsp; A copy of the annual report 
                                              shall be forwarded by the Board 
                                              to&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a)&nbsp; Parliament;</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b)&nbsp; the Minister;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c)&nbsp; the Minister responsible for 
                                              Finance and Economic Planning;</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d)&nbsp; the Minister responsible for 
                                              Labour, Youth and Social Welfare;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e)&nbsp; the Minister responsible for 
                                              Education, Culture and Sports;</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f)&nbsp; the Minister responsible for 
                                              Agriculture;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g)&nbsp; Minister responsible for 
                                              Health;</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (h)&nbsp; the Minister responsible for 
                                              Defence; and </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i)&nbsp; 
                                              the Minister responsible for Local 
                                              Government, Rural Development and 
                                              Co-operatives.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=28></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 28&#8212;Offences.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1)&nbsp; Any person who&#8212;</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a)&nbsp; contravenes any of the 
                                              provision of section 7 of this 
                                              Act; or</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) refuses to notify the Board of 
                                              the completion by any person of 
                                              any course of study as required 
                                              under section 9 of this Act or 
                                              fails without reasonable cause 
                                              (proof of which shall be on him) 
                                              to give such notice; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) provides any information under 
                                              this Act which he knows to be 
                                              false or has no reason to believe 
                                              to be true; or </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d)&nbsp; refuses or fails without 
                                              reasonable cause (proof of which 
                                              shall be on him) to comply with 
                                              any direction given by the Board 
                                              under subsection (1) of section 1 
                                              or section 26 of this Act,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              shall be guilty of an offence and 
                                              shall, on summary conviction, be 
                                              liable to a fine not exceeding 
                                              five thousand cedis or to a term 
                                              of imprisonment not exceeding five 
                                              years or to both; and in the case 
                                              of a continuing offence, to an 
                                              additional fine not exceeding one 
                                              hundred cedis in respect of each 
                                              day on which the offence 
                                              continues;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Where an offence is committed 
                                              under this Act by a body of 
                                              persons, then&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) in the case of a body 
                                              corporate (other than a 
                                              partnership) every director or 
                                              officer of the body shall be 
                                              deemed also to be guilty of the 
                                              offence; and </span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b)&nbsp; in the case of a partnership, 
                                              every partner or officer of the 
                                              body, </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              shall be deemed also to be guilty 
                                              of that offence:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that no person shall be 
                                              deemed to be guilty of an offence 
                                              by virtue of this section, if he 
                                              proves that the offence was 
                                              committed without his knowledge or 
                                              connivance and that he exercised 
                                              all due diligence to prevent the 
                                              commission of the offence, having 
                                              regard to all the circumstances.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=29></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 29&#8212;Regulations.</span></b></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Board shall, with the prior 
                                              approval of the President, by 
                                              constitutional instrument, make 
                                              Regulations for&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) prescribing anything that may 
                                              be prescribed under section 3 of 
                                              this Act;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (b) the areas of activity for the 
                                              purpose of service under the 
                                              Scheme;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the conditions under which a 
                                              person may be engaged or exempted 
                                              under the Scheme; and </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the performance of its 
                                              functions under the Constitution 
                                              or any other law for the effective 
                                              and efficient administration of 
                                              the Scheme.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=30></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 30&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              In this Act &quot;the Minister&quot; means 
                                              the President or any Minister 
                                              designated for the purposes of 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <a name=31></a>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 31&#8212;Repeal.</span></b></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The National Service Scheme 
                                              Decree, 1973 (NRCD. 208) is hereby 
                                              repealed:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that until the members of 
                                              the Board are duly appointed and 
                                              the regulations are made under 
                                              section 29 of this Act for the 
                                              implementation of this Act the 
                                              Scheme established under the said 
                                              Decree shall continue in operation 
                                              as if the said Decree shall 
                                              continue in operation as if the 
                                              said Decree had not been repealed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
