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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 
                                              22nd 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 “Committee of Inquiry (Ghana 
                                              Supply Commission)”.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Membership.</span></p>
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                                              The Committee shall comprise the 
                                              persons specified in the Schedule 
                                              to this Instrument.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3—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 whether there are 
                                              any laid down statutory or 
                                              administrative procedure for the 
                                              sale of residual fuel oil by the 
                                              Ghana Supply Commission, and the 
                                              extent to which these procedures 
                                              have been adhered to;</span></p>
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                                              (b) to inquire into the 
                                              competitiveness of prices for 
                                              residual fuel oil sold by the 
                                              Ghana Supply Commission;</span></p>
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                                              (c) to investigate any 
                                              malpractices in the sale of 
                                              residual fuel oil to companies 
                                              other than the Trefalcon 
                                              Corporation of the United States 
                                              of America;</span></p>
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                                              (d) to inquire into any other 
                                              matter which in the opinion of the 
                                              Committee is reasonably related to 
                                              the foregoing; and</span></p>
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                                              (e) to submit its findings to the 
                                              Supreme Military Council making 
                                              such recommendations as will help 
                                              Ghana to realise maximum benefits 
                                              from the sale of residual fuel 
                                              oil.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—Secretary and Officers 
                                              of the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Mr. G. H. Arthur, Foreign 
                                              Service Officer Grade A1 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 5—Meetings and Procedures.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee shall meet at 
                                              such times and places as it may 
                                              determine.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Committee may at any time 
                                              co-opt any person to attend any of 
                                              its meetings as an adviser.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Except as provided in 
                                              paragraph (2) of this paragraph 
                                              the Committee shall regulate its 
                                              own procedure.</span></p>
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                                              Section 6—Duties of Police.</span></p>
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                                              The Inspector-General of Police 
                                              shall detail police officers to 
                                              attend upon members of the 
                                              Committee to serve summons on 
                                              witnesses and to perform such 
                                              other functions in relation to the 
                                              Committee as the members thereof 
                                              may direct.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—Quorum.</span></p>
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                                              The Committee shall at any time be 
                                              deemed to be duly constituted if 
                                              two of its members are present.</span></p>
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                                              Section 8—Summons to attend and 
                                              furnish 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 any other document in his 
                                              possession or control which 
                                              relates to any matter specified in 
                                              the summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (b) to furnish 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 
                                              subparagraph (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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                                              Section 9—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 8 
                                              (1) of this Instrument or to give 
                                              evidence as required by such 
                                              summons;</span></p>
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                                              (b) wilfully alters, suppresses, 
                                              conceals, destroys or refuses to 
                                              produce by such summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (c) refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to furnish any information 
                                              required of him such summons,</span></p>
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                                              commits an offence and on summary 
                                              conviction is liable to a fine not 
                                              exceeding ¢1,000.00 or to 
                                              imprisonment not exceeding six 
                                              months or to both.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;</p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Col. E. K. Mifetu&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; 
                                              Chairman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              Mr. V. W. Bulla&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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              Mr. G. H. Arthur&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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </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>