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                                              In exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the Rules of Court 
                                              Committee by section 75 of the 
                                              Courts Act, 1971 (Act 372) these 
                                              Rules are made this 21st day of 
                                              September, 1977.</span></p>
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                                              Rule 1&#8212;Delivery of Judgments.</span></b></p>
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                                              The Court of Appeal Rules, 1962 (L.I. 
                                              218) as amended are hereby further 
                                              amended by the insertion 
                                              immediately after rule 32 thereof 
                                              of the following new rule:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              32A. Time Limit for Delivery of 
                                              Judgement.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) At the close of a case before 
                                              it the Court shall fix a date, 
                                              which shall be not later than 
                                              eight weeks after the close of 
                                              that case, for the delivery of 
                                              judgment therein.</span></p>

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                                              (2) It shall be the duty of the 
                                              Court to deliver judgment as soon 
                                              as possible after the close of 
                                              each case before it, and in any 
                                              event not later than eight weeks 
                                              after the close of any such case.</span></p>
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                                              (3) For the purposes of this rule 
                                              a case shall be deemed to be 
                                              closed when the arguments have 
                                              been concluded.</span></p>
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                                              (4) The times of the vacations in 
                                              any year shall not be reckoned in 
                                              the computation of the period of 
                                              eight weeks referred to in this 
                                              rule.</span></p>
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                                              (5) Where for any reason judgment 
                                              has not been delivered within the 
                                              period of eight weeks referred to 
                                              in this rule, the Court shall 
                                              forthwith inform the Chief Justice 
                                              in writing of that fact and shall 
                                              state the reasons for the delay in 
                                              so delivering judgment and the 
                                              date upon which it is proposed to 
                                              deliver judgment.</span></p>
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                                              (6) Where judgement has not been 
                                              delivered within the period of 
                                              eight weeks referred to in this 
                                              rule, any party to the proceedings 
                                              may in writing notify the Chief 
                                              Justice of that fact and request 
                                              that a date be fixed for the 
                                              delivery of judgment.</span></p>

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                                              (7) Upon receiving a notification 
                                              from the Court or a party under 
                                              paragraph (5) or (6) the Chief 
                                              Justice may fix a date for the 
                                              delivery of judgment by the Court 
                                              and notify the Court accordingly, 
                                              and it shall be the duty of such 
                                              Court to ensure that judgment is 
                                              delivered upon the date so fixed 
                                              by the Chief Justice.&#8221;</span></p>
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                                              Rule 2&#8212;Pending Judgments to be 
                                              Delivered before 31st December 
                                              1977.</span></b></p>
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                                              Notwithstanding rule 32A of the 
                                              Court of Appeal Rules, 1962 as 
                                              inserted by paragraph 1 of these 
                                              Rules all judgments pending on the 
                                              commencement of these Rules must 
                                              be delivered not later than 31st 
                                              December, 1977.</span></p>
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                                              Mr. Justice F. K. Apaloo, Chief&nbsp; 
                                              Justice&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Chairman</span></p>

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                                              Mr. Justice G. S. Lassey&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp; 
                                              Member</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Dr. G. Koranteng-Addow, 
                                              Attorney-General&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Member</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Mr. Justice J. S. A. Anterkyi&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Member</span></p>

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                                              Nene Azu Mate Kole&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Member</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              J. K. F. Adadevoh&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Member</span></p>

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                                              C. B. K. Zwennes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Member</span></p>

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                                              F. T. C. Amorin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Member</span></p>

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                                              E. D. Kom&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Member</span></p>

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                                              E. F. Short&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Member</span></p>

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                                              J. A. Wutoh&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Secretary.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Date of Gazette notification: 30th 
                                              September, 1977.</span>