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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PRIVATE</span><span style="font-family: Arial"> 
                                              HOSPITALS AND MATERNITY HOMES ACT, 
                                              1958 (NO. 9 OF 1958)</span></b></p>
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                                              As amended by</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PRIVATE HOSPITALS AND MATERNITY 
                                              HOMES (AMENDMENT) DECREE, 1969 (NLCD 
                                              395).1</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              1. Short title.</span></p>
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                                              2. Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              3. Establishment of Board.</span></p>
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                                              4. Meetings of Board.</span></p>
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                                              5. Secretary to the Board.</span></p>
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                                              6. Registrar of the Board.</span></p>
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                                              7. Registration of private 
                                              hospitals, etc.</span></p>
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                                              8. Management of private 
                                              hospitals.</span></p>
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                                              9. Management of maternity homes.</span></p>
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                                              10. Applications for registration.</span></p>
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                                              11. Requirements of Board as to 
                                              private hospitals.</span></p>
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                                              12. Requirements of Board as to 
                                              maternity homes.</span></p>
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                                              13. Certificate of registration, 
                                              etc. to be displayed.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              13A. Appointment and composition 
                                              of Regional Supervisory 
                                              Authorities.</span></p>
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                                              13B. Functions of Regional 
                                              Supervisory Authorities.</span></p>
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                                              13C. Meetings of Regional 
                                              Supervisory Authorities.</span></p>
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                                              14. Inspection and supervision of 
                                              private hospitals, etc.</span></p>
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                                              15. Power for Board to suspend or 
                                              cancel registration.</span></p>
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                                              16. Further powers of Board.</span></p>
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                                              17. Effect of suspension or 
                                              cancellation of registration.</span></p>
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                                              18. Disciplinary decisions to be 
                                              approved by the Minister.</span></p>
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                                              19. Penalties.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              20. Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              GHANA</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              NO. 9 OF 1958.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DATE OF ASSENT</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Assented to in Her Majesty's Name 
                                              and on Her Majesty's behalf this 
                                              27th day of June, 1958.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              LISTOWEL</span></p>
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                                              <i>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Governor-General.</span></i></p>
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                                              AN ACT to make provision for the 
                                              inspection, regulation and control 
                                              of private hospitals and maternity 
                                              homes.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Date of Commencement. [30th June, 
                                              1958.]</span></p>
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                                              BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most 
                                              Excellent Majesty, by and with the 
                                              advice and consent of the National 
                                              Assembly of Ghana in this present 
                                              Parliament assembled, and by the 
                                              authority of the same as follows:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
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                                              Section 1&#8212;Short Title.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              This Act may be cited as the 
                                              Private Hospitals and Maternity 
                                              Homes Act, 1958.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 2&#8212;Interpretation</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial">.</span></p>
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                                              In this Act, unless the context 
                                              otherwise requires, &#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;the Board&quot; means the Private 
                                              Hospitals and Maternity Homes 
                                              Board established under this Act;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Chief Medical Officer&quot; means the 
                                              Chief Medical Officer of the 
                                              Ministry of Health;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Government institution&quot; includes 
                                              any maternity home, hospital, 
                                              convalescent home, nursing home, 
                                              or health centre wholly maintained 
                                              out of the public revenues by the 
                                              Government or by any Mission on 
                                              behalf of the Government;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Cap. 78.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;infectious disease&quot; means any 
                                              disease within the meaning of the 
                                              Infectious Diseases Ordinance;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;maternity home&quot; means any 
                                              building or other premises where 
                                              provision is made for medical 
                                              attention or nursing facilities 
                                              before, during, or after 
                                              child-birth and whether 
                                              gratuitously or for reward but 
                                              does not include any Government 
                                              institution;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;medical attention&quot; includes 
                                              surgical attention;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Medical Officer&quot; means any 
                                              medical practitioner in the 
                                              service of the Government and 
                                              includes any other medical 
                                              practitioner duly authorised in 
                                              writing by the Chief Medical 
                                              Officer for the purposes of this 
                                              Act;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Cap.69.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;medical practitioner&quot; means a 
                                              medical practitioner duly 
                                              registered under the provisions of 
                                              the Medical Practitioners and 
                                              Dentists Registration Ordinance;</span></p>
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                                              &quot;medical practitioner in charge&quot; 
                                              means the supervising medical 
                                              practitioner in a private 
                                              hospital;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Cap.72.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;midwife&quot; means a midwife duly 
                                              registered under the provisions of 
                                              the Midwives Ordinance; </span>
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                                              &quot;midwife in charge&quot; means the 
                                              supervising midwife in a maternity 
                                              home;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Minister&quot; means the Minister 
                                              responsible for Health;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Cap.71.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;nurse&quot; means a person duly 
                                              registered under the Nurses 
                                              Ordinance;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Nursing Officer&quot; means a nurse or 
                                              midwife in the service of the 
                                              Government; </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Principal Matron&quot; means the 
                                              Principal Matron of the Ministry 
                                              of Health;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;private hospital&quot; means any 
                                              building or other premises where 
                                              provision is made for medical 
                                              attention or nursing facilities 
                                              gratuitously or for reward, and 
                                              used or intended to be used for 
                                              the reception of persons suffering 
                                              from any sickness, infirmity of 
                                              injury or used or capable of being 
                                              used for purposes of or incidental 
                                              to child-birth, but does not 
                                              include a maternity home or a 
                                              Government institution;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Registrar&quot; means the registrar of 
                                              the Board.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Secretary&quot; means the secretary of 
                                              the Board.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 3&#8212;Establishment of Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) For the purposes of this Act 
                                              there is hereby established a 
                                              Board to be known as the Private 
                                              Hospitals and Maternity Homes 
                                              Board, which shall be a body 
                                              corporate and have a common seal.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Board shall consist of, &#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) The Chief Medical Officer who 
                                              shall be the Chairman;</span></p>
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                                              (b) The Deputy Chief Medical 
                                              Officer;</span></p>
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                                              (c) The Principal Matron;</span></p>
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                                              (d) Three medical practitioners 
                                              appointed by the Minister;</span></p>
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                                              (e) One midwife not in the service 
                                              of the Government appointed by the 
                                              Minister;</span></p>
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                                              (f) One nurse not in the service 
                                              of the Government appointed by the 
                                              Minister;</span></p>
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                                              (g) One registered pharmacist 
                                              appointed by the Minister. </span>
                                              </p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The members of the Board other 
                                              than the official members shall be 
                                              appointed for a term expiring on 
                                              the thirty-first day of December 
                                              of the year of appointment but may 
                                              on the expiry of any term of 
                                              appointment be re-appointed. Any 
                                              appointed member of the Board may 
                                              at any time and for any cause be 
                                              removed from office by the 
                                              Minister notwithstanding that his 
                                              term of office has not expired.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Where an appointed member 
                                              resigns, dies, is removed from 
                                              office or is for any reason unable 
                                              to continue to act as a member of 
                                              the Board, the Minister may 
                                              appoint a fit person to hold 
                                              office for the unexpired portion 
                                              of the term of office of that 
                                              member, or as he thinks fit, as a 
                                              temporary member of the Board.</span></p>
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                                              (5) In the absence of the Chairman 
                                              the Deputy Chief Medical Officer 
                                              shall have all the powers of the 
                                              Chairman.</span></p>
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                                              (6) The powers of the Board shall 
                                              not be affected by any vacancy in 
                                              its membership.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4&#8212;Meetings of the Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Meetings of the Board shall be 
                                              held at such times and places as 
                                              the Chairman from time to time 
                                              determines.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) At any meeting four members 
                                              including the Chairman shall form 
                                              a quorum.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) All matters before the Board 
                                              at any meeting shall be decided by 
                                              a majority of the members present. 
                                              The Chairman shall have a 
                                              deliberative vote and in the event 
                                              of any equality of votes, shall 
                                              also have a casting vote.</span></p>
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                                              (4) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this Act and of any regulations 
                                              made under this Act for the 
                                              conduct of meetings of the Board, 
                                              the Board may regulate its 
                                              procedure in such manner as it 
                                              thinks fit.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 5&#8212;Secretary to the Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Board may from time to time 
                                              appoint a fit person to be the 
                                              Secretary to the Board.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 6&#8212;Registrar of the Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Deputy Chief Medical Officer 
                                              shall be the Registrar of the 
                                              Board. The Registrar shall 
                                              exercise such powers and duties as 
                                              the Board may direct for the 
                                              purposes of registration under 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 7&#8212;Registration of Private 
                                              Hospitals, Etc.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No person shall establish or 
                                              conduct a private hospital or 
                                              maternity home unless the private 
                                              hospital or maternity home is 
                                              registered under the provisions of 
                                              this Act. </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Notwithstanding the 
                                              requirements of any other Act, the 
                                              provisions of this section shall 
                                              extend and apply, &#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Cap.89.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) to a Labour Health Area within 
                                              the meaning of the Labour 
                                              Ordinance; and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) to a Mining Health Area within 
                                              the meaning of the Mining Health 
                                              Areas Ordinance.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Cap.150.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 8&#8212;Management of Private 
                                              Hospitals.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No private hospital shall, 
                                              unless exempted by this Act, be 
                                              managed or conducted except under 
                                              the supervision of a medical 
                                              practitioner who shall be 
                                              responsible for the observance of 
                                              this Act in the private hospital.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Where in any private hospital 
                                              there is more than one medical 
                                              practitioner associated or 
                                              connected with the private 
                                              hospital, the medical 
                                              practitioners shall nominate one 
                                              of their number as the medical 
                                              practitioner in charge and give 
                                              notice in writing to the Registrar 
                                              of the fact.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 9&#8212;Management of Maternity 
                                              Homes.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No maternity home shall, 
                                              unless exempted by this Act, be 
                                              managed or conducted except under 
                                              the supervision of a midwife, who 
                                              shall be responsible for the 
                                              observance of this Act in the 
                                              maternity home.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Where in any maternity home 
                                              there is more than one midwife 
                                              associated or connected with the 
                                              maternity home, the midwives shall 
                                              nominate one of their member as 
                                              the midwife in charge and give 
                                              notice in writing to the Registrar 
                                              of the fact.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 10&#8212;Applications for 
                                              Registration.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Application for registration of a 
                                              private hospital or maternity home 
                                              under this Act shall be made to 
                                              the Board in the form prescribed 
                                              by regulations under this Act.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 11&#8212;Requirements of Board 
                                              as to Private Hospitals.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The applicant for registration 
                                              of a private hospital where not 
                                              otherwise exempted by subsection 
                                              (2) of this section shall satisfy 
                                              the Board as to:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the qualifications and 
                                              suitability of any medical 
                                              practitioner to be associated or 
                                              connected with the private 
                                              hospital;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the qualifications and 
                                              suitability of the person in 
                                              charge of the nursing staff;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the adequacy and compliance 
                                              with the requirements of this Act 
                                              of the nursing staff;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the location, buildings and 
                                              equipment of the private hospital; 
                                              and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) such other matters as may be 
                                              prescribed by regulations under 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The Board may, with the 
                                              consent of the Minister and for 
                                              any period not exceeding one year, 
                                              but renewable for the like period 
                                              from time to time in the 
                                              discretion of the Board, exempt, 
                                              modify or relax the requirements 
                                              of this section other than the 
                                              obligation to register any private 
                                              hospital. Any exemption, 
                                              modification or relaxation shall 
                                              be in writing under the seal of 
                                              the Board.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 12&#8212;Requirements of Board 
                                              as to Maternity Homes.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The applicant for registration 
                                              of a maternity home shall satisfy 
                                              the Board as to:&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the qualifications and 
                                              suitability of any midwife in 
                                              charge or connected with the 
                                              maternity home;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the location, buildings and 
                                              equipment of the maternity home; 
                                              and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) such other matters as may be 
                                              prescribed by regulations under 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The Board may, with the 
                                              consent of the Minister and for 
                                              any period not exceeding one year, 
                                              but renewable for the like period 
                                              from time to time in the 
                                              discretion of the Board exempt, 
                                              modify or relax the requirements 
                                              of this section other than the 
                                              obligation to register any 
                                              maternity home. Any exemption, 
                                              modification or relaxation shall 
                                              be in writing under the seal of 
                                              the Board.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 13&#8212;Certificate of 
                                              Registration, Etc. to be 
                                              Displayed.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Every certificate of registration 
                                              shall be in writing under the seal 
                                              of the Board, and shall, with any 
                                              certificate of exemption, 
                                              modification or relaxation, be 
                                              displayed in a prominent place in 
                                              the private hospital or maternity 
                                              home accessible to all patients or 
                                              intending patients.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 13A&#8212;Appointment and 
                                              Composition of Regional 
                                              Supervisory Authorities.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Board shall appoint 
                                              Regional Supervisory Authorities 
                                              in each region.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A Regional Supervisory 
                                              Authority shall be composed of the 
                                              following persons:&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the Regional Medical Officer 
                                              of Health who shall be the 
                                              Chairman;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the Regional Matron;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the Principal Public Health 
                                              Nurse;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the Regional Public Health 
                                              Engineer;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) the Regional Health 
                                              Superintendent;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) a person nominated by the 
                                              Ghana Medical Association;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) a person nominated by the 
                                              Nurses Association;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (h) a person nominated by the 
                                              Midwives Association;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              the Inspecting Pharmacist.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The Secretary to a Regional 
                                              Supervisory Authority shall be of 
                                              the grade of at least a Senior 
                                              Executive Officer.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The members of a Regional 
                                              Supervisory Authority other than 
                                              the official members shall be 
                                              appointed for a term expiring on 
                                              the 31st day of December of the 
                                              year of appointment and shall on 
                                              the expiry of any term of 
                                              appointment be eligible for 
                                              re-appointment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) A member of a Regional 
                                              Supervisory Authority, not being 
                                              an official member, may, at the 
                                              discretion of the Board be removed 
                                              from office notwithstanding that 
                                              his term of office has not 
                                              expired.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 13B&#8212;Functions of Regional 
                                              Supervisory Authorities.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              Regional Supervisory Authority 
                                              shall exercise the following 
                                              functions:&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the inspection and supervision 
                                              of private hospitals and maternity 
                                              homes;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the retention of the names of 
                                              registered private hospitals and 
                                              registered maternity homes on the 
                                              Register of Private Hospitals and 
                                              Maternity Homes;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the submission of quarterly 
                                              returns in respect of the 
                                              retention of the names of 
                                              registered private hospitals and 
                                              maternity homes on the Register of 
                                              Private Hospitals and Maternity 
                                              Homes;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the collection of fees in 
                                              respect of the performance of 
                                              these functions and the payment of 
                                              those fees into the Consolidated 
                                              fund.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 13C&#8212;Meetings of Regional 
                                              Supervisory Authorities.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Meetings of a Regional 
                                              Supervisory Authority shall be 
                                              held at such times and such places 
                                              as the Chairman may from time to 
                                              time determine.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The Chairman shall preside at 
                                              all meetings of a Regional 
                                              Supervisory Authority and in his 
                                              absence a person nominated by the 
                                              members present shall preside.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The quorum at all meetings of 
                                              a Regional Supervisory Authority 
                                              shall be five.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) All questions proposed at a 
                                              meeting of a Regional Supervisory 
                                              Authority shall be determined by a 
                                              majority of the members present 
                                              and voting and in the event of an 
                                              equality of votes the Chairman or 
                                              the person presiding shall have a 
                                              casting vote. [As inserted by the 
                                              Private Hospitals and Maternity 
                                              Homes (Amendment) Decree, 1969 (NLCD 
                                              395), s. 1]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 14&#8212;Inspection and 
                                              Supervision.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Private hospitals and 
                                              maternity homes shall be open at 
                                              all reasonable times for the 
                                              purposes of supervision and 
                                              inspection by Regional Supervisory 
                                              Authorities.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A Regional Supervisory 
                                              Authority may call for the 
                                              production of any record register 
                                              or other document required to be 
                                              kept by this Act, and the medical 
                                              practitioner or midwife in charge, 
                                              as the case may be, shall comply 
                                              with all reasonable directions of 
                                              a Regional Supervisory Authority 
                                              in the course of the supervision 
                                              and inspection.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Nothing in this section shall 
                                              be construed as authorising the 
                                              inspection of any medical record 
                                              relating to a patient in a private 
                                              hospital. [As substituted by the 
                                              Private Hospitals and Maternity 
                                              Homes (Amendment) Decree 1969 (NLCD 
                                              395), s. 2]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 15&#8212;Power for Board to 
                                              Suspend or Cancel Registration.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Where in any private hospital 
                                              or maternity home registered under 
                                              this Act it appears to the Board,&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) that the provisions of this 
                                              Act are not being complied with to 
                                              its satisfaction; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) that the private hospital is 
                                              not conducted in the best 
                                              interests or general well-being of 
                                              the patients; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) that any medical practitioner 
                                              or midwife as the case may be is 
                                              not a fit and proper person,&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              the Board may in writing fix a 
                                              time not exceeding fourteen days 
                                              and direct the medical 
                                              practitioner in charge or the 
                                              midwife in charge, as the case may 
                                              be, to comply with the 
                                              requirements of the Board. Any 
                                              direction given under this 
                                              subsection may include a 
                                              suspension of the certificate of 
                                              registration.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) If the medical practitioner in 
                                              charge or the midwife in charge as 
                                              the case may be fails to satisfy 
                                              the requirements of the Board 
                                              within the prescribed time the 
                                              Board may cancel the certificate 
                                              of registration.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Cap.78.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Nothing in this section shall 
                                              be construed in derogation of the 
                                              powers of a Medical Officer under 
                                              the Infectious Diseases Ordinance.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 16&#8212;Further Powers of the 
                                              Board.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The exercise by the Board of its 
                                              powers under section 15 of this 
                                              Act shall not operate to preclude 
                                              the institution of proceedings for 
                                              failure to comply with the 
                                              requirements of this Act or for 
                                              the recovery of any penalty under 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 17&#8212;Effect of Suspension or 
                                              Cancellation of Registration.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) If the certificate of 
                                              registration of a private hospital 
                                              or maternity home is suspended or 
                                              cancelled under this Act the 
                                              private hospital or maternity home 
                                              as the case may be shall be 
                                              closed; and the Board as the case 
                                              may require shall arrange for the 
                                              discharge or transfer of all 
                                              patients. In any special case the 
                                              Board may direct a patient to 
                                              remain in the private hospital or 
                                              maternity home and continue to 
                                              receive any necessary treatment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Nothing in this section shall 
                                              operate to create an offence 
                                              against this Act where a patient 
                                              continues to receive treatment at 
                                              the direction of the Board in any 
                                              private hospital or maternity home 
                                              closed under this section.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 18&#8212;Disciplinary Decisions 
                                              to be Approved by Minister.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No decision of a disciplinary 
                                              nature by the Board shall have 
                                              effect without the approval of the 
                                              Minister; and where a decision is 
                                              approved by the Minister it shall 
                                              be final.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) For the purposes of this 
                                              section, &quot;decision of a 
                                              disciplinary nature&quot; includes a 
                                              decision involving the suspension 
                                              or cancellation of a certificate 
                                              of registration.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 19&#8212;Penalties.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Any person contravening this 
                                              Act or failing to comply with the 
                                              requirements of this Act commits 
                                              an offence against this Act, and 
                                              shall be liable on summary 
                                              conviction to a fine not exceeding 
                                              two hundred pounds or (save in the 
                                              case of a body corporate) to 
                                              imprisonment for a term not 
                                              exceeding twelve months. If the 
                                              offence is a continuing one the 
                                              offender shall in addition incur a 
                                              penalty of ten pounds for every 
                                              day during which the offence 
                                              continues.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) For the purposes of this 
                                              section, &quot;day&quot; includes a part of 
                                              a day.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 20&#8212;Power to make 
                                              Regulations.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Minister may after 
                                              consultation with the Board make 
                                              regulations in respect of the 
                                              institution, conduct, supervision 
                                              and inspection of private 
                                              hospitals and maternity homes and 
                                              generally for the carrying into 
                                              effect the purposes of this Act. 
                                              Without prejudice to the 
                                              generality of the powers conferred 
                                              by this subsection, particular 
                                              Regulations may be made, &#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) prescribing any matter or 
                                              thing required for the purposes of 
                                              this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) prescribing the standards of 
                                              sanitary arrangements;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) regulating the accommodation 
                                              for patients and nursing staff;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) regulating the accommodation 
                                              and equipment for operating 
                                              theatres, laboratories, 
                                              sterilisation and disinfection, 
                                              pharmacies and other similar 
                                              purposes;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) prescribing the qualifications 
                                              and training of the nursing staff 
                                              and the number of qualified nurses 
                                              to be employed in proportion to 
                                              the number of beds available;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) regulating the preparation and 
                                              storage of food and drugs and, 
                                              where drugs are dispensed in a 
                                              private hospital, the number of 
                                              qualified pharmacists to be 
                                              employed;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) regulating the arrangements 
                                              for disinfections and the 
                                              prevention of the spread of 
                                              infection;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (h) prescribing the arrangements 
                                              to be made for the prevention and 
                                              control of fire and for the safety 
                                              of patients and staff in the event 
                                              of fire;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              prescribing the records and 
                                              statistics to be kept and the mode 
                                              of keeping them;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (j) prescribing the registers and 
                                              records to be kept in respect of 
                                              patients;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (k) prescribing the notification 
                                              of deaths, births, still-births, 
                                              miscarriages and abortions;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (l) regulating the admission and 
                                              discharge of patients;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (m) prescribing the hours of work 
                                              and working conditions for the 
                                              nursing staff;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (n) regulating general medical and 
                                              domestic arrangements;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (o) prescribing the records to be 
                                              kept when a child born in a 
                                              private hospital or maternity home 
                                              is discharged or removed therefrom;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (p) prescribing the fees to be 
                                              paid for the registration of 
                                              private hospitals and maternity 
                                              homes under this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (q) prescribing the mode of 
                                              execution of instruments.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (r) prescribing the fees to be 
                                              paid for the supervision and 
                                              inspection of private hospitals 
                                              and maternity homes;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (s) prescribing fees to be paid 
                                              for the retention of the names of 
                                              registered private hospitals and 
                                              maternity homes on the Register of 
                                              Private Hospitals and Maternity 
                                              Homes. [As inserted by the Private 
                                              Hospitals and Maternity Homes 
                                              (Amendment) Decree 1969 (NLCD 
                                              395), s. 3]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Regulations made under this 
                                              section shall come into force on 
                                              the date of publication in the 
                                              Gazette, and be laid before 
                                              Parliament as soon as practicable 
                                              after they have been made.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              This printed impression has been 
                                              carefully compared by me with the 
                                              Bill which has passed the National 
                                              Assembly, and found by me to be a 
                                              true and correctly printed copy of 
                                              the said Bill.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 252.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              K.B. AYENSU</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 252.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Clerk of the National Assembly.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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