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                                              &nbsp;<span style="font-family: Arial">IN 
                                              exercise of the powers conferred 
                                              on the National Redemption Council 
                                              by section 26 of the National 
                                              Redemption Council (Establishment) 
                                              Proclamation, 1972, this 
                                              Instrument is made this 10th day 
                                              of April, 1973.</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;<span style="font-family: Arial">Section 
                                              1—Establishment of Committee.</span></p>
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                                              There is hereby established a 
                                              Committee to be known as the Volta 
                                              Region Chieftaincy Affairs 
                                              Committee of Inquiry, to perform 
                                              the functions assigned to it by or 
                                              under this Instrument.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Members of Committee.</span></p>
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                                              The Committee shall consist of 
                                              persons specified in the Schedule 
                                              to this Instrument who shall hold 
                                              office upon such terms and 
                                              conditions as the Council may 
                                              determine.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3—Functions of the 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              It shall be the duty of the 
                                              Committee— </span></p>
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                                              (1) to find out who are according 
                                              to customary law, the Paramount 
                                              Chiefs in the Volta Region;</span></p>
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                                              (2) to enquire whether all such 
                                              Paramount Chiefs should be members 
                                              of the Volta Region House of 
                                              Chiefs and whether they are 
                                              sufficient to constitute that 
                                              House;</span></p>
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                                              (3) to find out if they are not 
                                              sufficient how many Divisional 
                                              Chiefs should be added to their 
                                              number;</span></p>
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                                              (4) to make recommendations to the 
                                              Government as to the mode of 
                                              selection or election of the 
                                              Divisional Chiefs to be added to 
                                              the Paramount Chiefs under 
                                              sub-paragraph (3) above;</span></p>
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                                              (5) for the purposes of 
                                              sub-paragraph (4) above the 
                                              Committee shall have due regard to 
                                              communal groupings and 
                                              representations, the tradition of 
                                              dialects and their traditional 
                                              allegiance as well as any other 
                                              matter which in the opinion of the 
                                              Committee should be taken into 
                                              account for the purpose of 
                                              determining the composition of the 
                                              Volta Region House of Chiefs;</span></p>
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                                              (6) for the purposes of the 
                                              discharge of their functions under 
                                              the foregoing sub-paragraphs the 
                                              Committee shall have regard to the 
                                              existing composition of the Volta 
                                              Region House of Chiefs under the 
                                              Chieftaincy Act, 1970 (Act 370) 
                                              together with the National 
                                              Liberation Council Decrees which 
                                              affected the status of chiefs;</span></p>
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                                              (7) to report to the National 
                                              Redemption Council on its findings 
                                              and recommendations.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—Secretary and Other 
                                              Officers.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Mr. E. W. L. Addy, Jnr., 
                                              Senior Education Officer, Ministry 
                                              of Education, shall be Secretary 
                                              to the Committee and shall perform 
                                              such functions as the Committee 
                                              may assign to him.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The National Redemption 
                                              Council may provide the services 
                                              of such other officers as the 
                                              Committee may require.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5—Meetings and 
                                              Proceedings.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee shall meet at 
                                              such times and places as the 
                                              Chairman may determine.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Committee may at any time 
                                              co-opt any person to attend any of 
                                              its proceedings as an adviser.</span></p>
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                                              (3) The Committee shall at any 
                                              time be deemed to be duly 
                                              constituted if it consists of the 
                                              Chairman and any other member.</span></p>
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                                              (4) Except as aforesaid, the 
                                              Committee shall regulate its own 
                                              procedure.</span></p>
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                                              Section 6—Summons to attend and 
                                              Give Information.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee may by summons 
                                              issued under the hand of the 
                                              Chairman require any person-</span></p>
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                                              (a) to attend at such time and 
                                              place as is specified in the 
                                              summons to give evidence or to 
                                              produce all documents in his 
                                              possession or control which relate 
                                              to any matter specified in the 
                                              summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (b) to give to the Committee such 
                                              information as may be specified in 
                                              the summons.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Any person summoned to appear 
                                              before the Committee under 
                                              sub-paragraph (1) of this 
                                              paragraph may be examined on oath 
                                              and the Committee may for that 
                                              purpose administer the oath.</span></p>
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                                              (3) A witness before the Committee 
                                              shall be entitled to the same 
                                              immunities and privileges as if he 
                                              were a witness before the High 
                                              Court.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—Expenses in Relation to 
                                              the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              Any witness summoned by the 
                                              Committee shall be entitled to 
                                              such allowance as is payable to a 
                                              witness summoned by the High Court 
                                              in a criminal trial.</span></p>
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                                              Section 8—Offences.</span></p>
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                                              Any person who—</span></p>
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                                              (a) refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to attend in obedience to a 
                                              summons issued under paragraph 6 
                                              sub-paragraph (1) of this 
                                              Instrument or to give evidence as 
                                              required by such summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (b) wilfully alters, suppresses, 
                                              conceals, destroys or refuses to 
                                              produce any document which he is 
                                              required to produce by such 
                                              summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (c) refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to furnish any information 
                                              required of him by such summons,</span></p>
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                                              commits an offence, and shall be 
                                              liable on summary conviction to a 
                                              fine not exceeding ¢200 or to 
                                              imprisonment not exceeding six 
                                              months or to both.</span></p>
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                                              Section 9—Appearance of Counsel.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Any person whose conduct is 
                                              the subject of enquiry under this 
                                              Act, or who is in any way 
                                              implicated or concerned in the 
                                              matter under enquiry shall be 
                                              entitled to be represented by 
                                              Counsel at the enquiry, and any 
                                              other person who may consider it 
                                              desirable that he should be 
                                              represented by Counsel may be 
                                              allowed by the Committee to be so 
                                              represented.</span></p>
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                                              (2) A counsel before the Committee 
                                              shall be entitled to the same 
                                              immunities and privileges as if he 
                                              were a counsel before the High 
                                              Court.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Nana Agyeman Badu, Dormaahene-Chairman</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Mr. James Quarshie-ldun, 
                                              Barrister at Law-Member</span></p>
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                                              3. Mr. K. A. Sey, Lecturer, 
                                              University of Ghana, Legon-Member.</span></p>
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                                              COLONEL I. K. ACHEAMPONG</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Chairman of the National 
                                              Redemption Council</span></p>