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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS</span></p>
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                                              1. Application</span></p>

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                                              2. Appointment of National Trade 
                                              Testing Committee</span></p>
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                                              3. Appointment of Commissioner and 
                                              Assistants</span></p>
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                                              4. Duties and functions of 
                                              Committee</span></p>
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                                              5. Establishment of Trade Tests</span></p>
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                                              6. Trade Test Fees</span></p>

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                                              7. Trade Test Certification</span></p>
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                                              8. Penalties for misuse of 
                                              Certificates</span></p>
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                                              9. Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              IN exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the Board by section 
                                              16 of the National Vocational 
                                              Training Act, 1970 (Act 351) and 
                                              with the approval of the Minister 
                                              responsible for Labour and 
                                              Co-operatives, these Regulations 
                                              are made this 8th day of November, 
                                              1971.</span></p>
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                                              Paragraph 1&#8212;Application.</span></p>

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                                              These Regulations shall apply to 
                                              all apprentices registered with 
                                              the Board and all other persons 
                                              who may be declared eligible by 
                                              the Board under such bye-laws or 
                                              other instruments as the Board may 
                                              from time to time declare.</span></p>
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                                              Paragraph 2&#8212;Appointment of 
                                              National Trade Testing Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (1) There shall be established for 
                                              the purposes of these Regulations 
                                              a committee of the Board which 
                                              shall be called the National Trade 
                                              Testing Committee which shall 
                                              consist of&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) a Chairman who shall be a 
                                              member of the Board;</span></p>
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                                              (b) the Commissioner of Trade 
                                              Testing;</span></p>

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                                              (c) one member representing the 
                                              National Apprenticeship Council;</span></p>
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                                              (d) one member representing the 
                                              Department of Labour, Ministry of 
                                              Labour and Cooperatives;</span></p>
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                                              (e) one member representing the 
                                              Ghana Employers' Association;</span></p>
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                                              (f) one workers representative;</span></p>
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                                              (g) not more than two members 
                                              representing industry in the 
                                              public sector;</span></p>

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                                              (h) not more than two members 
                                              representing industry in the 
                                              private sector.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Chairman shall preside at 
                                              every meeting of the Committee or, 
                                              in his absence, any member of the 
                                              Committee elected by the members 
                                              present shall preside.</span></p>
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                                              (3) The Chairman and members of 
                                              the Committee shall hold office 
                                              for such period, not exceeding 
                                              three years, as shall be specified 
                                              at the time of their appointment, 
                                              and on the expiration of such 
                                              period shall be eligible for 
                                              re-appointment.</span></p>
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                                              (4) The quorum at every meeting of 
                                              the Committee shall be half the 
                                              number of the members of the 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (5) The Chairman may request the 
                                              attendance of any person to act as 
                                              adviser at any meeting of the 
                                              Committee and that person, while 
                                              so attending, shall have all the 
                                              powers of a member except that he 
                                              shall not vote on any question and 
                                              his presence at the meeting shall 
                                              not count towards the constitution 
                                              of a quorum.</span></p>

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                                              (6) A member of the Committee may 
                                              be paid such travelling allowance 
                                              or remuneration (if any) as the 
                                              Committee may, with the approval 
                                              of the Board, determine in 
                                              relation to him.</span></p>
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                                              (7) The Committee shall submit 
                                              minutes of every meeting as soon 
                                              as possible after every meeting to 
                                              the Board.</span></p>
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                                              (8) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              these Regulations the Committee 
                                              may regulate its own procedure.</span></p>
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                                              Paragraph 3&#8212;Appointment of 
                                              Commissioner and Assistants.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Board shall appoint for 
                                              the purposes of these Regulations 
                                              a Commissioner of Trade Testing 
                                              and may, if it deems fit, appoint 
                                              one or more persons to be 
                                              Assistant Commissioners of Trade 
                                              Testing.</span></p>

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                                              (2) Every Assistant Commissioner 
                                              of Trade Testing so appointed may, 
                                              subject to the direction of the 
                                              Commissioner, perform any act or 
                                              discharge any duty which may 
                                              lawfully be performed or is 
                                              required to be discharged by the 
                                              Commissioner under the provisions 
                                              of these Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              Paragraph 4&#8212;Duties and Functions 
                                              of Committee.</span></p>
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                                              Without prejudice to the other 
                                              provisions of these Regulations 
                                              the Committee shall perform the 
                                              following duties and functions&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) it shall investigate and make 
                                              recommendations to the Board on 
                                              any matters relating to trade 
                                              testing and trade certification;</span></p>
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                                              (b) it shall at the request of the 
                                              Board, and may of its own motion, 
                                              investigate and make 
                                              recommendations to the Board on 
                                              any matters connected with these 
                                              Regulations.</span></p>

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                                              Paragraph 5&#8212;Establishment of Trade 
                                              Tests.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Board may devise such 
                                              tests as it deems necessary for 
                                              the purpose of determining the 
                                              technical competence of persons 
                                              engaged in, or seeking to be 
                                              engaged in, any trade or 
                                              occupation&nbsp; as may be approved by 
                                              the Board. Any such tests shall be 
                                              in a form and subject to the 
                                              conditions prescribed by the 
                                              Board, with the advice of the 
                                              Committee and the approval of the 
                                              Minister.</span></p>

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                                              (2) The Board may, in relation to 
                                              the tests described in 
                                              sub-paragraph (1) of this 
                                              paragraph delegate the 
                                              administration and execution of 
                                              such tests to such competent body 
                                              as the Board may, on the advice of 
                                              the National Trade Testing 
                                              Committee, from time to time 
                                              determine. Where such delegation 
                                              is exercised, the Board may, at 
                                              its discretion and with due 
                                              notice, extend or withdraw such 
                                              delegation.</span></p>
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                                              Paragraph 6&#8212;Trade Test Fees.</span></p>
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                                              There shall be payable by every 
                                              person who applies to undergo any 
                                              trade test as may be established 
                                              under paragraph 5 of these 
                                              Regulations such fees as the Board 
                                              may, with the advice of the 
                                              Committee, prescribe.</span></p>
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                                              Paragraph 7&#8212;Trade Test 
                                              Certification.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Commissioner, on being 
                                              satisfied that an applicant has 
                                              reached the standard required to 
                                              qualify in a trade test, and has 
                                              paid such fees as prescribed by 
                                              the Board under paragraph 6 of 
                                              these Regulations, shall grant to 
                                              such applicant a certificate made 
                                              out in such form as the Board may, 
                                              with the advice of the Committee, 
                                              prescribe.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Notwithstanding the provisions 
                                              of sub-paragraph (1) of this 
                                              paragraph all apprentices 
                                              registered with the Board shall be 
                                              required to undergo such trade 
                                              tests and shall receive such 
                                              certificates as the Board may, 
                                              with the advice of the National 
                                              Apprenticeship Council, prescribe.</span></p>
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                                              Paragraph 8&#8212;Penalties for Misuse 
                                              of Certificates.</span></p>

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                                              Any person who&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) makes use of any certificate 
                                              issued under the provisions of 
                                              paragraph 7 of these Regulations 
                                              to which he is not entitled under 
                                              such provisions;</span></p>
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                                              (b) being entitled under the 
                                              provisions of paragraph 7 of these 
                                              Regulations to the possession of a 
                                              certificate and parts with such 
                                              possession to any person for an 
                                              unauthorised purpose;</span></p>
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                                              (c) alters or defaces a 
                                              certificate issued under the 
                                              provisions of paragraph 7 of these 
                                              Regulations, or makes any model, 
                                              likeness or facsimile of such 
                                              certificate with intent to defraud 
                                              or deceive; or</span></p>
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                                              (d) fails to produce or surrender 
                                              without good cause any&nbsp; 
                                              certificate issued to him under 
                                              the provisions of paragraph 7 of 
                                              these Regulations to the 
                                              Commissioner when required for the 
                                              purposes of inspection,</span></p>

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                                              shall be guilty of an offence and 
                                              shall on summary conviction be 
                                              liable to a fine not exceeding 
                                              N¢100.00 or to imprisonment not 
                                              exceeding six months or both.</span></p>
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                                              Paragraph 9&#8212;Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              In these Regulations, unless the 
                                              context otherwise requires&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              &quot;Apprentice&quot; means any person 
                                              registered as an apprentice under 
                                              paragraph 8 of the National 
                                              Vocational Training Board 
                                              (Apprentice Training) Regulations, 
                                              1971.</span></p>
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                                              &quot;Board&quot; means the National 
                                              Vocational Training Board as 
                                              constituted under section 4 of the 
                                              National Vocational Training Act, 
                                              1970 (Act 351).</span></p>
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                                              &quot;Committee&quot; means the National 
                                              Trade Testing Committee appointed 
                                              under paragraph 2 of these 
                                              Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              &quot;Commissioner&quot; means the 
                                              Commissioner or Trade Testing 
                                              appointed under paragraph 3 of 
                                              these Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              &quot;Trade&quot; means any skilled manual 
                                              occupation as may be designated 
                                              from time to time by the Board.</span></p>
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                                              W. G. BRUCE-KONUAH</span></p>
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                                              Minister of Labour and 
                                              Co-operatives</span></p>
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                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 26th 
                                              November, 1971.</span></p>

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