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                                              IN exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the Supreme Military 
                                              Council by section 26 of the 
                                              National Redemption Council 
                                              (Establishment) Proclamation, 1972 
                                              this Instrument is made this 6th 
                                              day of November, 1978.</span></p>
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                                              Section 1—Establishment of 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              There is hereby established a 
                                              Committee of Inquiry to be known 
                                              as the “Committee of Inquiry 
                                              (Ghana Airways Corporation)” of 
                                              which Mr. Paul Boakye-Dattey, 
                                              Deputy Commissioner of Police, is 
                                              the sole member.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Terms of Reference.</span></p>
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                                              The terms of reference of the 
                                              Committee are as follows:</span></p>
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                                              (a) to ascertain the circumstances 
                                              leading to the conclusion of the 
                                              agreement between Ghana Airways 
                                              Corporation and the Caledonian 
                                              Airlines of Beirut.,</span></p>
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                                              (b) to investigate whether the 
                                              agreement was properly entered 
                                              into and duly executed;</span></p>
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                                              (c) to ascertain the officers 
                                              involved in the transactions and 
                                              the extent of their involvement in 
                                              the transactions;</span></p>
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                                              (d) to ascertain the sums of money 
                                              so far transferred on behalf of 
                                              Ghana Airways Corporation to the 
                                              Caledonian Airlines of Beirut or 
                                              on its behalf and why such 
                                              payments could not have been 
                                              stopped earlier;</span></p>
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                                              (e) to investigate any other 
                                              matter which appears to the 
                                              Committee to be reasonably related 
                                              to the foregoing; and .</span></p>
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                                              (f) to report its findings to the 
                                              Supreme Military Council, within 
                                              two weeks after the commencement 
                                              of its work, giving reasons for 
                                              its findings and making such 
                                              recommendations as may appear to 
                                              it necessary having regard to its 
                                              findings.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3—Secretary.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Mr. F. B. Ali, Assistant 
                                              Secretary, Ministry of Transport 
                                              and Communications shall act as 
                                              Secretary to the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Supreme Military Council 
                                              may provide the services of such 
                                              officers as the Committee may 
                                              require for the discharge of its 
                                              functions.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—Meetings</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee shall meet at 
                                              such times and at such places as 
                                              it may determine.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Committee may at any time 
                                              engage the services of any person 
                                              to attend any of its meetings as 
                                              an adviser.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this Instrument, the Committee 
                                              shall regulate its own procedure.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5—Summons to Attend and 
                                              Give Evidence.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee may by summons 
                                              issued under the hand of the sole 
                                              member require any person </span>
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                                              (a) to attend at such time and 
                                              place as is specified in the 
                                              summons to give evidence or to 
                                              produce any 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 the committee any 
                                              information that may be specified 
                                              in the summons.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Any person summoned to appear 
                                              before the Committee under 
                                              subparagraph (1) of this paragraph 
                                              may be examined on oath and the 
                                              Committee may for that purpose 
                                              administer oath.</span></p>
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                                              Section 6—Offences.</span></p>
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                                              Any person who—</span></p>
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                                              (a)&nbsp; refuses or wilfully neglects, 
                                              to attend in obedience to a 
                                              summons issued under sub-paragraph 
                                              (1) of paragraph 5 of this 
                                              Instrument, or to give evidence as 
                                              required by the 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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                                              (b) refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to furnish any information 
                                              required of him by the summons;
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                                              commits an offence and is liable 
                                              on summary conviction to a fine 
                                              not exceeding ¢1,000.00 or to 
                                              imprisonment for a term not 
                                              exceeding six months or to both</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—Police Officers to 
                                              Assist Committee.</span></p>
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                                              The Inspector-General of Police 
                                              shall detail Police Officers to 
                                              attend upon the Committee, to 
                                              preserve order during proceedings 
                                              of the Committee, to serve 
                                              summonses on witnesses and to 
                                              perform any other functions 
                                              relating to the work of the 
                                              Committee as the Committee may 
                                              direct.</span></p>
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                                              LT.-GENERAL F. W. K. AKUFFO</span></p>
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                                              Chairman of the Supreme Military 
                                              Council</span></p>