ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I—STRUCTURE OF THE SERVICE

Regulation

1. Posts and ranks

2. Superior and subordinate police officers

3. Service rank

4. Badges of rank

5. Supernumerary police

6. Special constables

PART II—CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.

7. Police Appointments and Promotions Advisory Board

8. Functions of the Board

9. Secretary of the Board

10. Seniority

11. Salary

12. Award of increments

13. Withholding of increment

14. Payment of allowances

15. Hours of work

16. Leave

17. Free quarters

18. Free medical attention

19. Complaints and petitions

20. Clothing and equipment

PART III—MISCONDUCT AND UNSATISFACTORY SERVICE

21. Misconduct

22. Unsatisfactory Service

PART IV—LEAVING THE SERVICE

23. Resignation

24. Retirement ages

25. Voluntary retirement

26. Retirement for medical reasons

27. Transfers

28. Certificates of Conduct and Discharge

PART V—THE VOLUNTEER POLICE RESERVE

29. Organisation

30. Enrolment

31. Notification of address

32. Undertaking as to efficiency

33. Discipline

34. Warrant

35. Remuneration

36. Rolls, returns, etc.

37. Suspension

38. Resignation

PART VI—ESCORTING OF PRIVATE PROPERTY

39. Application of this Part

40. Application for escort

41. Duties of escort

42. Payment for escort

PART VII—POLICE WELFARE FUND

43. Rewards

44. Gratuities

45. Other rewards and gratuities

46. Special grants

PART VIII—GENERAL

47. Interpretation

48. Revocation

SCHEDULES

IN exercise of the powers conferred on the National Redemption Council by section 37 (1) of the Police Service Act, 1970 (Act 350) and after consultation with the Police Council and the Executive Council, these Regulations are made this 29th day of April, 1974.

PART I—STRUCTURE OF THE SERVICE

Regulation 1—Posts and Ranks. 

(1) There shall be within the Police Service the posts and ranks specified in the First and Second Schedules. 

(2) The numbers constituting each post and rank shall be as shown in the appropriate approved establishment set out in the Annual Estimates.

Regulation 2—Superior and Subordinate Police Officers. 

(1) The holders of the posts and ranks set out in the First Schedule shall be superior police officers. 

(2) The holders of the posts and ranks set out in the Second Schedule shall be subordinate police officers.

Regulation 3—Service Rank. 

(1) Police Service ranks are based on the Police Service posts to which they are applicable.

(2) Where a Police Service post is not designated by a rank, the rank of the holder shall be determined by the Inspector-General, taking into account the salary scale of such post.

Regulation 4—Badges of Rank. 

The badges of rank specified in the Third Schedule shall be worn. 

Regulation 5—Supernumerary Police. 

(1) Subject to the approval of the Commissioner and where financial provision has been authorised by the Government, suitable persons may be enlisted in the Police Service as supernumerary police officers for specified periods and purposes.

(2) The qualifications for appointment, mode of enlistment and conditions of service for such police officers shall be laid down by the Inspector-General in Police Service Instructions.

Regulation 6—Special Constables. 

(1) Whenever it appears to the appointing authority that any riot or felony has taken place or may reasonably be apprehended in any place and that the normal establishment of the Service is not sufficient to maintain good order and to protect life and property in the area concerned, he may by writing in the form specified in the Fourth Schedule appoint any person residing in that area to act as a special constable in the Police Service within that area for such time as he considers necessary.

(2) On appointment, a special constable shall take the Police Service Oath.

(3) Whenever a special constable is called out or employed on active duty he shall be paid for his loss of time, and expense, such sum as the Inspector-General may deem sufficient out of funds provided by the Government.

PART II—CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Regulation 7—Police Appointments and Promotions Advisory Board. 

There shall be a Police Appointments and Promotions Advisory Board consisting of the following:—

Inspector-General of Police who shall be Chairman or in his absence the most senior member of the Board;

Two Commissioners of Police;

Three Deputy Commissioners of Police; and

One Assistant Commissioner of Police,

who shall be appointed for that purpose by the Inspector-General of Police.

Regulation 8—Functions of the Board. 

(1) It shall be the duty of the Board to advise the appointing authority on appointments and promotions of police officers from ranks above police recruits, up to and including the rank of Assistant Commissioner.

(2) A quorum of the Board shall be four including the Chairman.

Regulation 9—Secretary of the Board. 

The Staff Officer of the Police Service shall act as the Secretary of the Board.

Regulation 10—Seniority. 

(1) Seniority between police officers holding posts with the same salary conditions shall be determined according to their respective seniority dates, or if those are the same, according to their previous seniority.

(2) Seniority between police officers holding posts with different salary conditions shall be determined according to the salary conditions of the respective posts:

Provided that—

(a) any superior police officer shall enjoy automatic seniority over any subordinate police officer; and

(b) any Chief Inspector or Inspector shall enjoy automatic seniority over any Regional or District Sergeant Major.

(3) If any question arises as to the seniority of a police officer or the relative seniority of a number of police officers it shall be determined by the appointing authority.

(4) The seniority of a police officer appointed on a limited engagement shall be determined by the appointing authority .

(5) In this regulation— 

“previous seniority”, in relation to a police officer, means his seniority immediately before he entered his current post, persons who entered their current posts by recruitment being treated as having no previous seniority except that, as between two or more such persons, previous seniority shall be assessed—

(a) in the case of a constable on first appointment according to merit—grading on the completion of a recruit's course; and

(b) in other cases by the appointing authority taking into account age, qualifications and such other matter as the appointing authority may think fit;

“salary conditions”, in relation to a post, means the salary attached to the post or, where a salary scale is attached to the post, means the highest point on the scale; and

“seniority date”, in relation to a police officer, means  the date on which he entered his current post or, if  he has suffered loss of seniority while holding that post, means the date on which he is deemed to have entered the post.

Regulation 11—Salary. 

(1) The salary payable to a police officer shall be the salary authorised for the post.

(2) When a salary scale is attached to a post the point of entry into the scale shall be at the minimum point of the scale, unless otherwise determined by the appointing authority on stated reasons.

(3) When the holder of a post is  promoted to a post with a higher salary scale, he shall enter the scale of his new post at the minimum point of entry or on such a higher point as the appointing authority may determine.

(4) Upon the appointment to a Service post of a candidate from any other Public Service or one who possesses a recognised degree or professional qualifications which make him a suitable candidate for the specialist branches of the Service, the point of entry into the salary scale attached to the post to which he is being appointed shall be determined by the appointing authority.

Regulation 12—Award of Increments. 

(1) Where a salary scale is attached to a post, normal advancement through the scale shall be by way of annual increment.

(2) Increments of salary are not to be recommended as a           matter of routine and as an increase of pay to which an officer is  entitled merely because he has served an additional twelve months.

(3) The holder of a post shall not be entitled to an increment as of right but only by sanction of the Inspector-General of Police.

(4) The procedure governing the award of increments shall be as laid down in Police Service Instructions.

Regulation 13—Withholding of Increment. 

(1) If the Inspector-General of Police is satisfied after receiving the views of the Central Board that an annual increment in salary of a police officer should be withheld on the grounds of unsatisfactory service during the previous year not amounting to misconduct, he shall withhold the increment.

(2) If the Inspector-General of Police is satisfied after receiving the views of the Central Board that an annual increment which has been withheld should be restored, he shall restore the increment.

(3) On restoration, the increment withheld shall be treated as stopped which means that the officer suffers the loss of the increment for the period between withholding and restoration but gains his previous incremental status and incremental date.

Regulation 14—Payments of Allowances. 

(1) In certain branches of the Service the personnel employed, by nature of the special duties which they perform or the special skills or trades in which they have become proficient, shall be entitled to allowances in addition to their normal salaries.

(2) Allowances shall also be paid as compensation to members of the Service who have to provide themselves with clothing or quarters which they are entitled to have provided free of charge.

(3) No allowances shall be granted without the approval of the Inspector-General.

(4) The allowances payable to members of the Service shall be as laid down in Police Service Instructions.

Regulation 15—Hours of Work. 

(1) The Police Service by virtue of the statutory duties which it is charged to perform under section 1 of the Police Service Act, 1970 shall not be bound by any fixed or maximum hours of work.

(2) The principles governing hours of work in the Service shall be as laid down in Police Service Instructions.

Regulation 16—Leave. 

(1) The terms and conditions governing leave entitlement and the grant of leave to members of the Service shall be as laid down in Police Service Instructions.

(2) The authority for the grant of leave to a member of the Service shall be the Inspector-General of Police.

Regulation 17—Free Quarters. 

All subordinate police officers other than recruits shall be entitled to free unfurnished quarters and, where quarters are not available shall be entitled to a rent allowance in lieu thereof, in accordance with the appropriate scale laid down in Police Service Instructions.

Regulation 18—Free Medical Attention. 

All members of the Service shall be entitled to free medical attention for themselves and their families, except that where there is a fixed charge in respect of any special medical facility or hospitalization, such charge shall be met by the member of the Service concerned.

Regulation 19—Complaints and Petitions. 

The procedure for the making of a complaint and the sub-mission of a petition by a member of the Service shall be as laid down in Police Service Instructions. 

Regulation 20—Clothing and Equipment. 

(1) All ranks of the Service on appointment shall be supplied with free issue of clothing and equipment on the appropriate scale laid down in Police Service Instructions.

(2) No unauthorised article of clothing or equipment shall be worn or carried on duty by an officer when in uniform.

(3) The regulation of all matters relating to uniform, clothing and equipment for members of the Service shall be as laid down in Police Service Instructions.

PART III—MISCONDUCT AND UNSATISFACTORY SERVICE

Regulation 21—Misconduct. 

(1) The types of misconduct of which a police officer may be guilty are as set out in section 17 of the Police Service Act, 1970.

(2) The matters specified in section 17 (k) of the Police Service Act, 1970 shall include the following acts and omissions by any police officer:—

(a) disobedience of a lawful order given him by his superior in rank, whether verbally or in writing, or by authorised signal on parade;

(b) any oppressive or tyrannical conduct towards an inferior in rank;

(c) maltreating or using unnecessary force to any person in his custody;

(d) failure to attend to any reasonable request made to him by any member of the public;

(e) lack of civility to any member of the public;

(f) neglecting to assist any person injured or taken ill in any public place;

(g) withholding or failing to report promptly any complaint against a police officer;

(h) communicating to any unauthorised person matters connected with the Service without leave from the superior police officer under whom he is serving;

(i) accepting directly or indirectly any gratuity, present, subscription or testimonial without the knowledge and permission of the Inspector-General of Police;

(j) lending money to, or borrowing money from, any other police officer;

(k) failure to comply with or disobedience of any regulation or Police Service Instruction made under the Police Service Act, 1970;

(1) any neglect of duty not otherwise specified;

(m) any conduct, disorder or neglect to the prejudice of good order and discipline not otherwise specified.

(3) The matters specified in section 17 (k) of the Police Service Act, 1970 shall also include the following acts and omissions by any subordinate police officer:—

(a) disrespect in word, act or demeanour to his superior in rank;

(b) the use of abusive or insulting language to, or quarrelling with, any other police officer;

(c) forcing a sentry;

(d) the pawn, sale, loss by neglect, wilful or negligent damage or failure to report any loss of or damage to any article of clothing, arms, accoutrements, or necessaries issued to him, or any Government property committed to his charge;

(e) being inattentive on parade, or talking singing, or otherwise misbehaving on parade;

(f) being late for duty on parade;

(g) parading for duty, dirty or untidy in his person, clothing, arms, or accoutrements;

(h) being drunk;

(i) entering any place licensed for the sale of liquor when on duty, except when his presence is required there in the execution of his duty;

(j) removing his armlet or duty badge when on duty or endeavouring at any time to disguise or conceal his number;

(k) smoking when on duty;

(l) failing to work his beat properly, or irregularity on beat or sentry;

(m) leaving his beat, point or other place to which he has been ordered, without permission or without sufficient and proper reason;

(n) idling, gossiping or sitting or lying down without cause when on duty;

(o) leaving or escaping from arrest or confinement before he is set at liberty by proper authority;

(p) when knowing where any offender is to be found failing to report that fact or exert himself to make the offender amenable to the law;

(q) neglecting or refusing to assist in the apprehension of any person charged with any offence;

(r) protecting any person in any manner otherwise than is allowed by law;

(s) omitting to make any necessary entry in any official document, book or paper;

(t) making or signing any false statement in any official record or document;

(u) prevarication before any court or at any inquiry, or failure without reasonable cause to attend at any court or inquiry when so required;

(v) making any frivolous or vexatious complaint, or making or joining in making any anonymous complaint;

(w) incurring debt without any reasonable prospect, or intention, of paying it, or having incurred any debt making no reasonable effort to pay it;

(x) conveying information directly or indirectly to any person of any warrant or summons which has been issued or is about to be issued against such person;

(y) malingering or feigning sickness without due cause, concealing any infectious or contagious disease, or neglecting or failing to report the fact that he is suffering from any such disease;

(z) gambling or permitting or failing to report gambling in police stations or barracks.

Regulation 22—Unsatisfactory Service. 

The National Redemption Council or the authority to whom such powers are delegated by the National Redemption Council may institute proceedings against any member of the Service for his removal from the Service or reduction in rank on the grounds of unsatisfactory service.

PART IV—LEAVING THE SERVICE

Regulation 23—Resignation. 

(1) A member of the Service who wishes to resign shall give three months notice of his intention in writing to the Inspector-General.

(2) The notice shall be submitted through the applicant’s immediate superior police officer and the date of its receipt by him shall be taken as the date on which it was submitted.

(3) Notice submitted in any month becomes effective as from the first day of the next month following.

(4) In special circumstances the Inspector-General may waive the period of three months' notice or any part thereof.

(5) Permission to resign shall be withheld where criminal or disciplinary proceedings have been or are about to be instituted against the member of the Service concerned.

Regulation 24—Retirement Ages. 

(1) A member of the Service holding a post otherwise than on a limited engagement shall retire from the Service on reaching the age of 55 years, or in the case of a woman on reaching the age of 50 years.

(2) A member of the Service holding a post otherwise than on a limited engagement may retire from the Service at any time after he has reached the age of 45 years, or in the case of a woman 40 years:

Provided that a member of the Service may retire at an earlier time with the consent of the National Redemption Council.

Regulation 25—Voluntary Retirement. 

(1) A member of the Service who wishes to retire voluntarily after reaching the age of 45 years, or in the case of a woman 40 years shall seek the permission of the Inspector-General at least three months before the date on which he wishes to retire.

(2) The Inspector-General shall grant such permission, unless criminal or disciplinary proceedings have been or are about to be instituted against the member of the Service concerned.

(3) A member of the Service who wishes to retire voluntarily before reaching the voluntary retiring age shall submit his application to the National Redemption Council through the Inspector-General together with a statement of his reason for wishing to retire prematurely. The  Inspector-General shall forward the application together with his own recommendation to the National Redemption Council.

Regulation 26—Retirement for Medical Reasons. 

The authority, in relation to retirement, for the purpose of declaring that a member of the Service is incapable by reason of  infirmity of mind or body of discharging the duties of his post, shall be the Inspector-General after the member of the Service has been examined and found unfit for further service by a Medical Board selected by the Chief Medical Officer.

Regulation 27—Transfers. 

The authority for approving the transfer of a member of the Service to another Public Service or to other approved employment shall be the Inspector-General.

Regulation 28—Certificates of Conduct and Discharge. 

(1) A member of the Service who has served for more than twelve months shall, on leaving the Service for any reason other than dismissal, be granted a Certificate of Conduct by the Inspector-General.

(2) The Certificate shall reflect the conduct of the member concerned during his service and may be graded as exemplary, very good, good, fair or indifferent.

(3) A grading of exemplary shall only be granted in exceptional cases.

(4) A Discharge Certificate only, but no Certificate of Conduct, shall be granted to a member who has been dismissed from the Service, or who has served for less than twelve months.

(5) The Certificates referred to in this regulation shall be in a form approved by the Inspector-General.

PART V—THE VOLUNTEER POLICE RESERVE

Regulation 29—Organisation. 

(1) The Volunteer Police Reserve shall be divided into the districts shown in the Fifth Schedule and shall consist of the ranks of Chief Inspector, Inspector Grade I, Inspector Grade II, Sergeant Major, Sergeant, Corporal and Constable.

(2) The Reserve shall be organised within the framework of the administrative organisation of the Service.

(3) Control over all members of the Reserve shall be exercised by the Inspector-General.

(4) Regional Control over members of the Reserve serving in districts in a Region shall be exercised by the Superior police officer in charge of the Region.

(5) All members of the Reserve in a district shall be under the general control of  the superior police officer in charge of the district.

(6) Inspectors and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Reserve shall be responsible for such duties of  supervision and control over the members of the Reserve in a district as the superior police officer in charge of the district may direct.

Regulation 30—Enrolment. 

(1) Application for enrolment shall be made to the Inspector-General in writing in the form set out in the Sixth Schedule.

(2) Subject to any direction of the Inspector-General an applicant shall be a citizen of Ghana.

(3) The Inspector-General shall satisfy himself that the applicant is physically fit to carry out the duties which he may be called upon to perform.

(4) The acceptance of an application for enrolment shall be in the discretion of the Inspector-General. 

(5) On enrolment, a member of the Reserve shall be given a free issue of clothing and equipment on the scale laid down in Police Service Instructions.

Regulation 31—Notification of Address. 

(1) Every Volunteer on joining shall furnish his superior officer with an address where all communications can reach him, and shall duly notify any change in such address.

(2) Any communication sent to such address shall be considered to have reached him, if posted, when it would have reached him in the ordinary course of post, or if left at such address at the time when it was so left.

Regulation 32—Undertaking as to Efficiency. 

A member joining the Volunteer Police Reserve shall undertake to make himself efficient in simple drill and in knowledge of police duties.

Regulation 33—Discipline. 

When called out for active service, a member of the Reserve shall be subject to the same disciplinary standards and processes as the holder of any equivalent rank in the Police Service.

Regulation 34—Warrant.

(1) There shall be issued to every member of the Volunteer Police Reserve a Warrant Card in the form set out in the Seventh Schedule which shall be his authority to act as such.

(2) All members of the Volunteer Police Reserve shall carry their Warrant Card when on  active service.

Regulation 35—Remuneration. 

When on active service, a member of the Reserve shall be entitled to remuneration at the following rates:—

Inspector             ..            ..    40p per hour or part thereof.

Non-commissioned officer      30p per hour or part thereof.

Constable            ..             ..   20p per hour or part thereof.

Regulation 36—Rolls, Returns, etc. 

District Rolls of members shall be kept and a card index or other system shall be maintained, showing the age, occupation, address and any other particulars required by the Inspector-General of each Volunteer of the district, and a monthly return of strength of each district shall be sent to the Inspector-General.

Regulation 37—Suspension. 

The Inspector-General may at any time suspend a member of the Volunteer Police Reserve or terminate his membership of the Reserve.

Regulation 38—Resignation. 

A member of the Reserve may, subject to the approval of the Inspector-General, resign on giving 14 days’ notice in writing to the superior police officer in charge of the district and upon delivering up to him all articles of clothing, equipment and the Warrant Card issued to him.

PART VI—ESCORTING OF PRIVATE PROPERTY

Regulation 39—Application of this Part. 

This Part shall only extend to the supply of police escorts on the application of private persons in respect of the transport of private property.

Regulation 40—Application for Escort. 

(1) Any person who requires a police escort for the protection of valuables in transit shall apply to a superior police officer in writing not less than two days before the escort is required. 

(2) The application shall state—

(a) the number of packages to be transported; 

(b) the contents and value of each package;

(c) the place from which and the address to which the packages are intended to be transported; 

(d) the date of the intended transportation;

(e) an undertaking to pay such charges in respect of the escort as the Inspector-General of Police may specify, together with all expenses which may be incurred in connection with the transport of the packages and in connection with the escort supplied therefor.

(3) An application may be refused by the competent police authority without reason assigned; and no person shall be entitled as of right to the services of a police escort.

Regulation 41—Duties of Escort. 

(1) The functions of an escort shall not extend to the actual conveyance of any package, but shall be limited to affording protection to the persons conveying the packages and to the packages themselves.

(2) The strength and composition of the escort shall be such as the competent police authority may in each case think fit.

Regulation 42—Payment for Escort. 

The person applying for an escort shall be responsible for the payment of all charges and expenses referred to in regulation 40 (2), and the certificate of the competent police authority as to the amount of such moneys due shall be conclusive evidence of such amount.

PART VII—POLICE WELFARE FUND

Regulation 43—Rewards. 

(1) If a subordinate police officer performs any meritorious act of bravery or valour in the prevention of crime, the arrest of an offender, the saving of life, or the saving of property from loss or destruction, the Inspector-General of Police may grant to him from the Police Welfare Fund such reward as the Inspector-General thinks fit, provided that where the reward exceeds fifty cedis it shall be granted in consultation with the Police Council.

(2) If a subordinate police officer shows special skill in detective duty   or any other duty requiring tact or ability, the Inspector General of Police may grant to him from the Police Welfare Fund a reward not exceeding fifty cedis.

Regulation 44—Gratuities. 

(1) If a subordinate police officer is incapacitated from performing his duty by infirmity of mind or body caused by an injury received in the execution of his duty, without his own default, the Inspector-General of Police may, on receipt of a certificate to that effect signed by a medical officer, grant to such subordinate police officer from the Police Welfare Fund such gratuity as the Inspector-General in consultation with the Police Council thinks fit.

(2) If a subordinate police officer dies whilst in the Police Service from the effect of an injury received in the execution of  his duty, without his own default, the Inspector-

General of Police may grant to his widow or his children or both from the Police Welfare Fund such gratuity as the Inspector-General in consultation with the Police Council thinks fit.

(3) The gratuities referred to in this regulation shall not be payable if the subordinate police officer, or his dependants as defined in the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1963 (Act 174), as the case may be, are entitled to compensation under that Act in respect of such injury or death.

Regulation 45—Other Rewards and Gratuities. 

For good cause the Inspector-General of Police in consultation with the Police Council may grant to a subordinate police officer, or his widow or children, a reward or gratuity from the Police Welfare Fund in circumstances to which regulations 43 and 44 do not apply.

Regulation 46—Special Grants. 

The Inspector-General of Police in consultation with the Police Council may make grants from the Police Welfare Fund for providing and improving comforts,  conveniences and advantages, not chargeable to the general revenue, for the benefit of subordinate police officers.

PART VIII—GENERAL

Regulation 47—Interpretation. 

In these Regulations— 

“appointing authority” means the authority for the time being empowered to appoint persons to hold or act in any office in the Police Service, pursuant to section 10 (3), (4) and (5) of the Police Service Act, 1970;

“central board” means the Police Central Disciplinary Board.

Regulation 48—Revocation. 

The Police Service (Administration) Regulations, 1972 (L.I. 765) are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

SUPERIOR POLICE OFFICERS

Inspector-General of Police

Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner

Assistant Commissioner

Chief Superintendent

Superintendent

Deputy Superintendent

Assistant Superintendent/Director of Music/Senior Staff Instructor.

 

SECOND SCHEDULE

SUBORDINATE POLICE OFFICERS

Chief Inspector

Inspector, Grade I

Inspector, Grade II

Regional Sergeant Major

District Sergeant Major

Sergeant

Corporal

Constable, Class I

Constable, Class II

Constable, Class III

Police Recruit/Band Learner.

 

THIRD SCHEDULE

BADGES OF RANK

 

Inspector-General     ..          ..           ..         The Ghana Star surrounded by laurel leaves surmounted by two Ghana Eagles facing other and one Ghana Star. 

Commissioner           ..           ..          ..         The Ghana Star surrounding by laurel leaves surmounted by two Ghana Stars. 

Deputy Commissioner         ..           ..          ..         The Ghana Star surrounded by laurel leaves surmounted by one Ghana Star.        

Assistant Commissioner      ..           ..          ..         The Ghana Star surrounded by laurel leaves.        

Chief Superintendent            ..           ..          ..         Two Ghana Eagles facing each other surmounted by one Ghana Star.   

Superintendent          ..           ..          ..         Two Ghana Eagles facing each other.       

Deputy Superintendent         ..           ..           ..        Three Ghana Stars.  

Assistant Superintendent     ..           ..           ..        Two Ghana Stars.     

Officer Cadet ..           ..           ..        Broad Cloth Band on both shoulder straps and on head band. White collar patches on Mess Kit.            

Chief Inspector          ..           ..           ..        Four white metal bars each mounted with the Ghana Star in the centre.            

Inspector, Grade I      ..           ..           ..        Three white metal bars each mounted with the Ghana Star in the centre.            

Inspector, Grade II     ..           ..            ..       Two white metal bars each mounted with the Ghana Star in the center.            

 

(The above badges of rank are worn on both shoulder straps)   

 

Regional Sergeant Major     ..           ..             ..      The Ghana Coat of Arms in the form of a metal badges worn on  both sleeves.          

District Sergeant Major        ..           ..             ..      The Ghana Star surrounded by laurel leaves in the form of a metal badge worn on both sleeves.            

Sergeant        ..           ..             ..      Three chevrons worn on both sleeves.       

Corporal         ..           ..             ..      Two chevrons worn on both sleeves.          

Constable      ..           ..             ..      Nil.       

 

FOURTH SCHEDULE

APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL CONSTABLE

Under the power conferred by regulation 6 of the Police Service (Administration) Regulations, 1974, I hereby appoint you to be a Special Constable for

Dated this........................day of........................19...............................

...................…………..

Appointing Authority

 

FIFTH SCHEDULE

VOLUNTEER POLICE RESERVE DISTRICTS

 

ACCRA REGION

A. District

B. District

C. District

D. District

E. District

Accra Rural

TEMA REGION

A. District

B. District

C. District

Tema Rural 

Ada     

EASTERN  REGION

Koforidua

Akuse

Nsawam

Akosombo

Mampong Akwapim

Kibi

Oda

Nkawkaw

Akwatia

Takrowase

New Tafo        

ASHANTI REGION

A. District 

B. District

C. District

Kumasi Rural

Bekwai

Ejisu

Offinso

Mampong

Konongo

Obuasi

Teppa

WESTERN REGION

Sekondi

Takoradi

Axim

Tarkwa

Enchi

Wiawso

Bibiani            

BRONG-AHAFO REGION

Sunyani

Wenchi

Goaso

Berekum

Atebubu          

CENTRAL REGION

Cape Coast

Winneba

Saltpond

Dunkwa

Agona Swedru          

NORTHERN REGION

Tamale

Tamale Rural

Yendi  

VOLTA REGION

Jasikan

Ho

Hohoe

Kpandu

Keta

Sogakope

Kete-Krachi   

UPPER REGION

Bolgatanga

Wa

Bawku

Navrongo       

 

SIXTH SCHEDULE

APPLICATION FOR ENROLMENT IN THE

VOLUNTEER POLICE RESERVE

(To be completed in Applicant's own handwriting)

1. Name in full .......................................................................……................................

(In Block Letters)

2. Date of birth ..........................................................................................................

    Place of birth ..............................................................................................................

    Nationality .................................................................................................................

3. Present address .......................................................................................................

    Telephone No. (if any) ......................................................................................….

4.  Married or Single ………………………..............................................................

Number of children………………………...............................................................

5. Height....................ft……..ins.

6. Father's name ..........................................................................................................

    Nationality...................................................................................................................

    Place of birth ...............................................………...................................................

    Occupation .............................................................….............................................

    Present address ………………………………..............................................................

7. Mother's name.........................................................……............................................

    Nationality.........................................................................................

    Place of birth ...............................................................................................................

    Occupation .....................................................................................................................

    Present address ..............................................................…….......................................

8. What languages do you speak and understand?……………........................................

..………………………………………………………………………………………...................................................................

9. Schools attended:                                                From          To

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1. ………………………………..                                 ………..………..

2. ………………………………..                                 ………..………..

3. ………………………………..                                 ………..………..

10. Certificates obtained ................……………………………………......................

11. Nature of present employment ................................................................................

12. Name and address of employer ..........................................................…………….

…………………………………………………………………………………....................

13. Length of service in present employment..................................................................

14. Give name and address of two responsible persons who know you well and can recommend your character:

1. ………………………………………………................................................................ 

2. ……………………………………………….................................................................

..........................................................…….

Signature of Applicant

 

 

SEVENTH SCHEDULE

WARRANT CARD FOR A MEMBER OF VOLUNTEER

POLICE RESERVE

(Issued under regulation 34 of the Police Service (Administration) Regulations, 1974)

This is to certify that...............................................................................................…

has been accepted and enrolled as a member of the Volunteer Police Reserve in  accordance with the provisions of the Police Service Act, 1970 for the service in the District of .........................………………………………………………………

                                                                                            …………………………………

                                                                                                Inspector-General of Police

Place ...........................................................

Date ...............……………………………..

 

COLONEL I. K. ACHEAMPONG

Chairman of the National Redemption Council

Date of Gazette Notification: 4th May, 1974

 
 
