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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 
                                              21st day of May 1979.</span></p>
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                                              Section 1—Establishment of 
                                              Committee of Inquiry.</span></p>
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                                              There is hereby established a 
                                              Committee to be known as the 
                                              “Committee of Inquiry (Special 
                                              Marketing Unit).”</span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Membership of Committee.</span></p>
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                                              The Committee shall consist of 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 shall be: —</span></p>
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                                              (a) to investigate the financial 
                                              disbursements of the Special 
                                              Marketing Unit;</span></p>
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                                              (b) to inquire into the 
                                              acquisition of assets of the 
                                              Special Marketing Unit, including 
                                              purchase prices and mode of 
                                              payment;</span></p>
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                                              (c) to investigate any 
                                              irregularities in the procurement 
                                              and purchase of jute bags, 
                                              matchets and farmers’ registration 
                                              cards;</span></p>
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                                              (d) to investigate the operations 
                                              of the Unit, including the 
                                              purchase and sale of foodstuffs, 
                                              organisation of Farmers’ 
                                              Association, the conduct and 
                                              financing of farmers’ rallies and 
                                              Congresses, with a view to 
                                              determining any malpractices in 
                                              the diversion of and 
                                              misappropriation of Government 
                                              funds and property for&nbsp; personal 
                                              or unauthorised use;</span></p>
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                                              (e) to inquire into the 
                                              appointment of personnel of the 
                                              Unit having regard to 
                                              qualifications,&nbsp; mode of 
                                              appointment and irregularities in 
                                              the payment of salaries;</span></p>
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                                              (f) to investigate the award of 
                                              contracts by the Unit;</span></p>
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                                              (g) to investigate any other 
                                              matter which appears to the 
                                              Committee to be reasonably related 
                                              to the foregoing and which in the 
                                              opinion of the Committee ought to 
                                              be investigated;</span></p>
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                                              (h) to submit its report to the 
                                              Supreme Military Council giving 
                                              reasons for its findings and 
                                              making such recommendations as may 
                                              appear to the Committee to be 
                                              reasonable having regard to its 
                                              findings within one month from the 
                                              date of its inauguration.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—Secretary and Staff of 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Mr. L. A. Bekoe, Senior 
                                              Investigations Officer, Ministry 
                                              of Agriculture, shall act as 
                                              Secretary to the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Supreme Military Council 
                                              may provide the services of such 
                                              other officers as the Committee 
                                              may require for the discharge of 
                                              its functions.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5—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 6—Meetings of Committee.</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 7—Summons to Attend and 
                                              Give Evidence.</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 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 
                                              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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                                              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 sub-paragraph 
                                              (1) of paragraph 7 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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                                              (c) refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to furnish any information 
                                              required of him by the summons,</span></p>
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                                              commits an offence, and is liable 
                                              on summary conviction to a fine 
                                              not exceeding ¢1,000.00 or to 
                                              imprisonment not exceeding six 
                                              months or to both.</span></p>
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                                              Section 9—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 summons 
                                              on witnesses and to perform any 
                                              other function relating to the 
                                              work of the Committee as the 
                                              Committee may direct.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              Mr. Badiko Annunbari, Chief 
                                              Internal Auditor, Bank for Housing 
                                              and Construction ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chairman</span></p>
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                                              (ii) Mr. K. O. Gyarteng, Acting 
                                              Director of Agricultural&nbsp; 
                                              Mechanization&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;&nbsp;&nbsp; Member</span></p>
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                                              (iii) Mr. E. K. Ghunney, Assistant 
                                              Director of Audit&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;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Member.</span></p>
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                                              GENERAL F. W. K. AKUFFO</span></p>
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                                              Chairman of the Supreme Military 
                                              Council</span></p>