INSERT INTO `legislativeinstrument` (`id`, `title`, `Content`, `subjectmatter`, `isshow`, `liname`) VALUES
(66, 'STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION INSTRUMENT, 1971 (LI 681).', '<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              IN exercise of the powers \r\n                                              conferred on the President by \r\n                                              sections 1, 2 and 4 of the \r\n                                              Statutory Corporations Act, 1964 \r\n                                              (Act 232) this Instrument is made \r\n                                              this 24th day of March, 1971.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART I&#8212;ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE \r\n                                              TRANSPORT CORPORATION</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 1&#8212;Establishment of the \r\n                                              State Transport Corporation.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              There is hereby established a body \r\n                                              Corporate to be known as the State \r\n                                              Transport Corporation, in this \r\n                                              Instrument referred to as the \r\n                                              &quot;Corporation&quot;.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 2&#8212;Compulsory Acquisition \r\n                                              of Property for Corporation where \r\n                                              there is Hindrance. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where there is any hindrance to \r\n                                              the acquisition by the Corporation \r\n                                              of any property in pursuance of \r\n                                              its powers under section 3 of the \r\n                                              Statutory Corporations Act, 1964 \r\n                                              (Act 232), the property may be \r\n                                              acquired for the Corporation under \r\n                                              the State Property and Contracts \r\n                                              Act, 1960 (C.A.6) or as the case \r\n                                              may be, under the State Lands Act, \r\n                                              1962 (Act 125) and each such Act \r\n                                              shall, as the case may be, apply \r\n                                              in relation to any such \r\n                                              acquisition with such \r\n                                              modifications as may be necessary \r\n                                              to provide for the vesting of&nbsp; the \r\n                                              property acquired thereunder in \r\n                                              the Corporation and for the cost \r\n                                              of such&nbsp; acquisition to be \r\n                                              defrayed by the Corporation.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART II&#8212;OBJECTS OF THE \r\n                                              CORPORATION, ETC.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 3&#8212;Objects of the \r\n                                              Corporation. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The objects of the Corporation \r\n                                              are:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to carry on in Ghana the \r\n                                              operation of road transport \r\n                                              service for the carriage of \r\n                                              passengers and goods;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to carry on outside Ghana the \r\n                                              business of transporting \r\n                                              passengers, mails and goods by the \r\n                                              Corporation''s own vehicles and by \r\n                                              the vehicles of others;</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) to carry on such other \r\n                                              activities as may appear to the \r\n                                              Corporation to be incidental or \r\n                                              conducive to the attainment of the \r\n                                              objects set out in sub-paragraphs \r\n                                              (a) and (b) of this paragraph and \r\n                                              may make charges in respect of its \r\n                                              services.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 4&#8212;Corporation to Conduct \r\n                                              its Affairs on Sound Commercial \r\n                                              Lines. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) It shall be the duty of the \r\n                                              Corporation to conduct its affairs \r\n                                              on sound commercial lines, and in \r\n                                              particular, so to carry out its \r\n                                              functions under this Instrument as \r\n                                              to ensure that its revenues are \r\n                                              sufficient to produce on the fair \r\n                                              value of its assets, a reasonable \r\n                                              return measured by taking its net \r\n                                              operating income as a percentage \r\n                                              of the fair value of its fixed \r\n                                              assets in operation plus an \r\n                                              appropriate allowance for its \r\n                                              working capital.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) In determining what \r\n                                              constitutes a reasonable return, \r\n                                              all pertinent economic and \r\n                                              financial considerations shall be \r\n                                              taken into account, including but \r\n                                              not limited to the need for net \r\n                                              operating income in an amount \r\n                                              sufficient&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to meet interest payments on \r\n                                              borrowings,</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to provide for repayments to \r\n                                              be made each year in respect of \r\n                                              loans incurred by the Corporation \r\n                                              to the extent that such repayments \r\n                                              exceed the year''s provision for \r\n                                              depreciation charged to revenue \r\n                                              account,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) to provide a reasonable \r\n                                              proportion of the funds needed for \r\n                                              expanding the Corporation''s \r\n                                              activities and improving its \r\n                                              working,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (d) to provide reserves for \r\n                                              replacement, expansion or other \r\n                                              purposes if and to the extent to \r\n                                              which the Board deems it necessary \r\n                                              to establish such reserves, and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) to make such reasonable \r\n                                              payments to the Consolidated Fund \r\n                                              from time to time as may be \r\n                                              determined under&nbsp; paragraph 18 of \r\n                                              this Instrument.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) In this paragraph, the words \r\n                                              &quot;net operating income&quot;, mean the \r\n                                              amount of income remaining after \r\n                                              subtracting from total operating \r\n                                              revenues all charges which in the \r\n                                              normal conduct of business are \r\n                                              proper to be charged to revenue \r\n                                              account, including provision for \r\n                                              adequate maintenance and straight \r\n                                              line depreciation of assets, but \r\n                                              before deducting interest and \r\n                                              other charges on borrowings.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART II&#8212;THE BOARD</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph&nbsp; 5&#8212;The Board. </span>\r\n\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The governing body of the \r\n                                              Corporation shall be a Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Board shall consist of a \r\n                                              Chairman and nine other members \r\n                                              appointed by the President acting \r\n                                              in accordance with the advice of \r\n                                              the Prime Minister and shall \r\n                                              include the Managing Director \r\n                                              referred to in paragraph 9 of this \r\n                                              Instrument.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 6&#8212;Qualifications and \r\n                                              Tenure of Office of Members of the \r\n                                              Board. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The members of the Board other \r\n                                              than the Managing Director shall \r\n                                              hold office for two years:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Provided that of the first such \r\n                                              members to be appointed, half (or \r\n                                              if their number is not divisible \r\n                                              by two, half of the next higher \r\n                                              number) shall hold office for one \r\n                                              year and such period shall&nbsp; be \r\n                                              stated in their instruments of \r\n                                              appointment.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) No person shall be qualified \r\n                                              to be a member of the Board who&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) has been sentenced to death or \r\n                                              to a term of imprisonment \r\n                                              exceeding twelve months without \r\n                                              the option of a fine or has been \r\n                                              convicted of an offence involving \r\n                                              dishonesty or moral turpitude and \r\n                                              has not in each case been granted \r\n                                              a free pardon, or</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) having been declared as an \r\n                                              insolvent or a bankrupt under any \r\n                                              law for the time being in force in \r\n                                              Ghana or any other country, is an \r\n                                              undischarged insolvent or \r\n                                              bankrupt,or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) is adjudged to be a person of \r\n                                              unsound mind.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) Any member of the Board may \r\n                                              resign his office by notice in \r\n                                              writing addressed to the Minister \r\n                                              and without prejudice to the \r\n                                              general effect of sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (2) of this paragraph, any such \r\n                                              person may be removed from office \r\n                                              by the President acting in \r\n                                              accordance with the advice of the \r\n                                              Prime Minister.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Where the office of a member \r\n                                              of the Board becomes vacant the \r\n                                              Minister shall notify the Prime \r\n                                              Minister of the occurrence of such \r\n                                              vacancy and in the case of a \r\n                                              member other than the Managing \r\n                                              Director, where the vacancy occurs \r\n                                              before his term of office expires \r\n                                              under sub-paragraph (1) of this \r\n                                              paragraph a person shall be \r\n                                              appointed in accordance with \r\n                                              paragraph 5 of this Instrument to \r\n                                              hold that office for the unexpired \r\n                                              portion of the previous holder''s \r\n                                              term of office.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              this Instrument, where any member \r\n                                              of the Board is incapacitated by \r\n                                              absence from Ghana, or illness or \r\n                                              any other sufficient cause from \r\n                                              performing the duties of his \r\n                                              office, the President acting on \r\n                                              the advice of the Prime Minister \r\n                                              may appoint another person to hold \r\n                                              office in his place until the \r\n                                              incapacity of that person has \r\n                                              terminated or until the expiry of \r\n                                              the term of office of such member, \r\n                                              whichever first occurs.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) Every member of the Board \r\n                                              shall, on ceasing to be a member \r\n                                              be eligible for re-appointment.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 7&#8212;Remuneration of Board \r\n                                              Members.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Any member appointed to the Board \r\n                                              under sub-paragraph (2) of \r\n                                              paragraph 5 of this Instrument as \r\n                                              well as any person co-opted to the \r\n                                              Board under paragraph 8 of this \r\n                                              Instrument may be paid such \r\n                                              remuneration (if any) as the Board \r\n                                              may, with the approval of&nbsp; the \r\n                                              Minister determine in relation to \r\n                                              him.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph&nbsp; 8&#8212;Meetings of the \r\n                                              Board. </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall ordinarily \r\n                                              meet for the despatch of business \r\n                                              at such times and at such places \r\n                                              as the Board may determine but \r\n                                              shall meet at least once in every \r\n                                              month.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) A special mecting of the Board \r\n                                              shall be called upon a written \r\n                                              request signed by the Chairman or \r\n                                              by a majority of the members of \r\n                                              the Board addressed to the \r\n                                              Secretary of the Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) At every meeting of the Board \r\n                                              at which he is present, the \r\n                                              Chairman shall preside and in his \r\n                                              absence a member of the Board \r\n                                              appointed by the members present \r\n                                              from among themselves, shall \r\n                                              preside.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Questions proposed at a \r\n                                              meeting of the Board shall be \r\n                                              determined by a simple majority of \r\n                                              members present and voting and in \r\n                                              the event of any equality of votes \r\n                                              the person presiding shall have a \r\n                                              second or casting vote. </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The quorum at any meeting of \r\n                                              the Board shall be five.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) The Board may, at any time \r\n                                              co-opt any person or persons to \r\n                                              act as an adviser or advisers at \r\n                                              any of its meetings so, however, \r\n                                              that no person so co-opted shall \r\n                                              be entitled to vote at any such \r\n                                              meetings on any matter for \r\n                                              decision by the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) The validity of any \r\n                                              proceedings of the Board shall not \r\n                                              be affected by any vacancy among \r\n                                              its members or by any defect in \r\n                                              the appointment of any of them.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (8) Any member of the Board who \r\n                                              has any interest in any company or \r\n                                              undertaking with which the \r\n                                              Corporation proposes to make any \r\n                                              contract or who has any interest \r\n                                              in any contract which the \r\n                                              Corporation proposes to make shall \r\n                                              disclose in writing to the Board \r\n                                              the nature of his interest and \r\n                                              shall unless the Board otherwise \r\n                                              directs be disqualified from \r\n                                              participating in any deliberations \r\n                                              of the Board on the contract and \r\n                                              shall in any case be disqualified \r\n                                              from voting in any decision of the \r\n                                              Board on such contract and any \r\n                                              member who infringes the \r\n                                              provisions of this sub-paragraph \r\n                                              shall be liable to be removed from \r\n                                              the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART IV&#8212;MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF \r\n                                              CORPORATION</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph&nbsp; 9&#8212;Board to be in \r\n                                              Control of General Policy of \r\n                                              Corporation.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall, subject to \r\n                                              the provisions of this Instrument, \r\n                                              have general control of the \r\n                                              management of the Corporation on \r\n                                              matters of policy.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Corporation shall have a \r\n                                              Managing Director.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              Part III of this Instrument the \r\n                                              Managing Director shall be \r\n                                              appointed by the President acting \r\n                                              in accordance with the advice of \r\n                                              the Prime Minister and subject to \r\n                                              the said provisions, shall hold \r\n                                              office upon such terms and \r\n                                              conditions as may be specified in \r\n                                              his instrument of appointment.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Where the office of the \r\n                                              Managing Director becomes vacant \r\n                                              the Board shall notify the \r\n                                              Minister thereof and the Minister \r\n                                              shall in turn notify the Prime \r\n                                              Minister of the occurrence of the \r\n                                              vacancy.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Where the Managing Director is \r\n                                              incapacitated from the performance \r\n                                              of his functions under this \r\n                                              Instrument the Board may, subject \r\n                                              to sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph \r\n                                              6 of this Instrument authorise any \r\n                                              employee of the Corporation to \r\n                                              perform those functions for the \r\n                                              duration of the incapacity.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              this Instrument, the Managing \r\n                                              Director shall be the Chief \r\n                                              Executive of the Corporation and \r\n                                              shall, subject to the general \r\n                                              control of the Board on matters of \r\n                                              policy, and subject in particular \r\n                                              to such rules as the Board may \r\n                                              make in that behalf under \r\n                                              paragraph 25 of this Instrument, \r\n                                              be charged with the direction of \r\n                                              the day-to-day business of the \r\n                                              Corporation and of its \r\n                                              administration and organisation \r\n                                              and control of all the employees \r\n                                              of the Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) Subject as aforesaid the \r\n                                              Managing Director may delegate to \r\n                                              any employee of the Corporation \r\n                                              any of his functions under this \r\n                                              Instrument and may impose such \r\n                                              conditions with respect to the \r\n                                              exercise of such delegated \r\n                                              functions as he may think fit:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Provided that nothing in this \r\n                                              sub-paragraph shall be construed \r\n                                              so as to absolve the Managing \r\n                                              Director from ultimate \r\n                                              responsibility for any act done by \r\n                                              any person in pursuance of any \r\n                                              such delegation. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 10&#8212;Execution of \r\n                                              Contracts, Etc.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The use of the seal of the \r\n                                              Corporation shall be authenticated \r\n                                              by two signatures, namely&#8212;</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) the signature of the Managing \r\n                                              Director or some other member of \r\n                                              the Board authorised by the Board \r\n                                              to authenticate the application of \r\n                                              the seal, and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) the signature of the Secretary \r\n                                              or some other officer of the \r\n                                              Corporation authorised by the \r\n                                              Board to act in the Secretary''s \r\n                                              place for that purpose.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (2) The Corporation may by \r\n                                              instrument in writing under its \r\n                                              common seal empower any person \r\n                                              either generally or in respect of \r\n                                              any specified matters as its \r\n                                              attorney, to execute deeds on its \r\n                                              behalf in any place not situated \r\n                                              in Ghana; and every deed signed by \r\n                                              such attorney on behalf of the \r\n                                              Corporation and under his seal, \r\n                                              shall be binding on the \r\n                                              Corporation and have the same \r\n                                              effect as if it were under the \r\n                                              common seal of the Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Any instrument or contract \r\n                                              which, if executed or entered into \r\n                                              by a person other than a body \r\n                                              corporate would not require to be \r\n                                              under seal, may be executed or \r\n                                              entered into on behalf of the \r\n                                              Corporation by the Managing \r\n                                              Director or any member of the \r\n                                              Board if such person has \r\n                                              previously been authorised by a \r\n                                              resolution of the Board to execute \r\n                                              or enter into that particular \r\n                                              instrument or contract:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Provided that if the Corporation \r\n                                              thinks fit it may by writing under \r\n                                              its common seal appoint any person \r\n                                              outside Ghana as agent to execute \r\n                                              to or enter into the instrument or \r\n                                              contract and the instrument or \r\n                                              contract if executed or entered \r\n                                              into on behalf of the Corporation \r\n                                              shall have effect as if it had \r\n                                              been duly executed or entered into \r\n                                              as prescribed for the purposes of \r\n                                              this sub-paragraph.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Every document purporting to \r\n                                              be an instrument executed or \r\n                                              issued by or on behalf of the \r\n                                              Corporation and to be:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a)&nbsp; sealed with the common seal \r\n                                              of the Corporation authenticated \r\n                                              in the manner provided by \r\n                                              sub-paragraph (1) of this \r\n                                              paragraph; or </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b)&nbsp; signed by and under the seal \r\n                                              of a person appointed as attorney \r\n                                              under sub-paragraph (2) of this \r\n                                              paragraph; or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c)&nbsp; signed by the Managing \r\n                                              Director or by a member of the \r\n                                              Board or other person authorised \r\n                                              in accordance with sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (3) of this paragraph to act for \r\n                                              that purpose,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              shall be deemed to be so executed \r\n                                              or issued until the contrary is \r\n                                              shown.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The provisions of this \r\n                                              paragraph shall have effect \r\n                                              subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              paragraph 9 of this Instrument and \r\n                                              of section 12 of the Contract Act, \r\n                                              1960 (Act 25).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 11&#8212;Staff of Corporation.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation, may from time \r\n                                              to time engage such employees as \r\n                                              may be necessary for the proper \r\n                                              and efficient conduct of the \r\n                                              business and functions of the \r\n                                              Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Corporation may also \r\n                                              engage the services of such \r\n                                              consultants and advisers as the \r\n                                              Board may upon the recommendations \r\n                                              of the Managing Director \r\n                                              determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) Subject to any delegation \r\n                                              effected under clause (2) of \r\n                                              article 140 of the Constitution \r\n                                              and subject also to the other \r\n                                              provisions of the Constitution the \r\n                                              employees of the Corporation shall \r\n                                              be appointed by the President \r\n                                              acting in accordance with the \r\n                                              advice of the Public Services \r\n                                              Commission.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              the Constitution the employees, \r\n                                              consultants and advisers of the \r\n                                              Corporation shall be engaged on \r\n                                              such terms and conditions as the \r\n                                              Board may on the recommendations \r\n                                              of the Managing Director \r\n                                              determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Public officers may be \r\n                                              transferred or seconded to the \r\n                                              Corporation or may otherwise give \r\n                                              assistant thereto.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 12&#8212;Secretary of \r\n                                              Corporation. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall have an \r\n                                              officer to be designated as the \r\n                                              Secretary of the Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Secretary shall act as \r\n                                              Secretary to the Board and shall, \r\n                                              subject to the directions of the \r\n                                              Board, arrange the business for \r\n                                              and cause to be recorded and kept \r\n                                              minutes of all meetings of the \r\n                                              Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Secretary shall also \r\n                                              perform such functions as the \r\n                                              Board may by writing direct or as \r\n                                              the Managing Director may by \r\n                                              writing delegate to him and shall \r\n                                              be assisted in his functions by \r\n                                              such of the staff of the \r\n                                              Corporation as the Board may on \r\n                                              the recommendations of the \r\n                                              Managing Director direct.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 13&#8212;Internal Auditor.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall have an \r\n                                              Internal Auditor.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              this Instrument, the Internal \r\n                                              Auditor shall be responsible to \r\n                                              the Managing Director for the \r\n                                              performance of his functions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) As part of his functions under \r\n                                              this Instrument the Internal \r\n                                              Auditor shall, at intervals of \r\n                                              three months, prepare a report on \r\n                                              the Internal Audit work carried \r\n                                              out by him during the period of \r\n                                              three months immediately preceding \r\n                                              the preparation of the report and \r\n                                              submit the report to the Managing \r\n                                              Director.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Without prejudice to the \r\n                                              general effect of sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (3) of this paragraph, the \r\n                                              Internal Auditor shall make in \r\n                                              each report such observations as \r\n                                              appear to him necessary as to the \r\n                                              conduct of the financial affairs \r\n                                              of the Corporation during the \r\n                                              period to which the report \r\n                                              relates.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Internal Auditor shall \r\n                                              send a copy of each report \r\n                                              prepared by him under this \r\n                                              paragraph to the Minister and also \r\n                                              to each of the following:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance, </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Auditor-General, and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              the Chairman and each of the other \r\n                                              members of the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 14&#8212;Board Members not to \r\n                                              Sponsor Appointments. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              No member of the Board shall \r\n                                              personally sponsor any application \r\n                                              for the employment of any person \r\n                                              under this Part of this Instrument \r\n                                              and any member who infringes the \r\n                                              provisions of this paragraph shall \r\n                                              be liable to be removed from the \r\n                                              Board. </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART V&#8212;FINANCIAL PROVISIONS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 15&#8212;Capital and Funds of \r\n                                              Corporation. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Government may provide to the \r\n                                              Corporation as working capital and \r\n                                              also as moneys required for \r\n                                              carrying out the functions of the \r\n                                              Corporation such sums as the \r\n                                              Minister may after consultation \r\n                                              with the Cabinet agree, being sums \r\n                                              requested by the Board from the \r\n                                              Government.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 16&#8212;Staff Welfare Fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall have a \r\n                                              staff welfare fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) At the end of each finacial \r\n                                              year, the Corporation shall \r\n                                              transfer to the staff welfare fund \r\n                                              such sum, not exceeding 5 per cent \r\n                                              of the net profits of the \r\n                                              Corporation as the Board may \r\n                                              determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Corporation may, with the \r\n                                              approval of the Minister, use the \r\n                                              staff welfare fund for the \r\n                                              provision of staff welfare \r\n                                              facilities such as canteens, low \r\n                                              interest bearing staff welfare \r\n                                              loans and for other purposes aimed \r\n                                              at enhancing the welfare of the \r\n                                              staff of the Corporation.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The operation of the staff \r\n                                              welfare fund shall be subject to \r\n                                              such specific rules and \r\n                                              regulations as may be made by the \r\n                                              Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 17&#8212;Depreciation Fund.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall have a \r\n                                              depreciation fund and for this \r\n                                              purpose the Corporation shall open \r\n                                              a Depreciation Reserve Account \r\n                                              with the Bank of Ghana.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2)&nbsp; At the end of each financial \r\n                                              year, the Corporation shall \r\n                                              transfer to the credit of the \r\n                                              Depreciation Reserve Account all \r\n                                              amounts charged to profit and loss \r\n                                              account in respect of depreciation \r\n                                              for buildings, plant and \r\n                                              equipment, fixtures and other \r\n                                              fixed assets.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) Amounts so transferred to the \r\n                                              Depreciation Reserve Account shall \r\n                                              be utilised only to replace fixed \r\n                                              assets and equipment which are \r\n                                              worn out or have become obsolete.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Expenditure in respect of \r\n                                              current repairs and in respect of \r\n                                              purchases of spare parts shall not \r\n                                              be met out of the Depreciation \r\n                                              Reserve Account but shall be \r\n                                              charged to the income and \r\n                                              expenditure account of the \r\n                                              Corporation for the financial year \r\n                                              during which the expenditure is \r\n                                              incurred.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 18&#8212;Corporation to Pay \r\n                                              Sums into Consolidated Fund.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Subject to paragraph 4 of this \r\n                                              Instrument at the end of each \r\n                                              financial year, after the \r\n                                              Corporation has made provision for \r\n                                              bad and doubtful debts, \r\n                                              depreciation of assets, \r\n                                              contributions to staff and \r\n                                              superannuation funds and for other \r\n                                              contingencies, if any, and after \r\n                                              appropriation has been made to the \r\n                                              staff welfare fund under paragraph \r\n                                              16 of this Instrument, such part \r\n                                              of the profits of the Corporation \r\n                                              remaining as the Minister after \r\n                                              consultation with the Board and \r\n                                              with the Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance may by writing direct \r\n                                              shall be paid into the \r\n                                              Consolidated Fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 19&#8212;Borrowing Powers.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation may obtain \r\n                                              loans and other credit facilities, \r\n                                              on the guarantee of the Government \r\n                                              from the National Investment Bank \r\n                                              or from such other Bank as the&nbsp; \r\n                                              Minister and the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Finance may \r\n                                              approve.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Apart from the powers of the \r\n                                              Corporation under sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (1) of this paragraph, the \r\n                                              Corporation may, with the prior \r\n                                              approval of the Minister and the \r\n                                              Minister responsible for Finance \r\n                                              borrow money from any other \r\n                                              source.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) For the purpose of any \r\n                                              technical arrangement in \r\n                                              connection with the raising of any \r\n                                              loan under sub-paragraph (2) of \r\n                                              this paragraph, the Corporation \r\n                                              shall, if the National Investment \r\n                                              Bank agrees, use the services of \r\n                                              that Bank.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Corporation may borrow \r\n                                              temporarily by way of overdraft or \r\n                                              otherwise, such sums as it may \r\n                                              require for meeting its current \r\n                                              obligations or discharging its \r\n                                              functions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance may on behalf of the \r\n                                              Government, guarantee the \r\n                                              performance of any obligation or \r\n                                              undertaking by the Corporation \r\n                                              under this paragraph.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) The Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance may from time to time \r\n                                              prescribe the maximum sums which \r\n                                              the Corporation may borrow under \r\n                                              sub-paragraph (1) or (2) of this \r\n                                              paragraph.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 20&#8212;Corporation to Keep \r\n                                              Proper Books of Account. </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Corporation shall keep proper \r\n                                              books of account and proper \r\n                                              records in relation thereto and \r\n                                              the account books and records of \r\n                                              the Corporation shall be in such \r\n                                              form as the Auditor-General may \r\n                                              approve.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 21&#8212;Financial Year of \r\n                                              Corporation. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation''s financial \r\n                                              year shall end on the 31st day of \r\n                                              December, in each year.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) For the purposes of this \r\n                                              paragraph the period extending \r\n                                              from the commencement of this \r\n                                              Instrument to the 31st day of \r\n                                              December, 1971 shall be deemed to \r\n                                              be a financial year.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 22&#8212;Audit.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The books and accounts of the \r\n                                              Corporation shall each year be \r\n                                              audited in accordance with article \r\n                                              135 of the Constitution by the \r\n                                              Auditor-General.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Corporation shall pay in \r\n                                              respect of such audit such fee (if \r\n                                              any) as the Auditor-General and \r\n                                              the Board may agree or in the case \r\n                                              of failure to agree, such fee a \r\n                                              the Minister may prescribe.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) It shall be the duty of the \r\n                                              Board as soon as possible upon \r\n                                              receiving the report of the \r\n                                              Auditor-General under this \r\n                                              paragraph, to forward a copy of \r\n                                              such report to the Minister.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Minister shall as soon as \r\n                                              practicable upon receipt thereof, \r\n                                              cause to be laid before the \r\n                                              National Assembly a copy of the \r\n                                              Auditor-General''s report forwarded \r\n                                              to him under this paragraph.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART IV&#8212;MISCELLANEOUS</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 23&#8212;Annual Report, Etc.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall, as soon \r\n                                              as possible after the expiration \r\n                                              of each financial year but within \r\n                                              six months after the termination \r\n                                              of that financial year, submit to \r\n                                              the Minister an annual report \r\n                                              dealing generally with the \r\n                                              activities and operations of the \r\n                                              Corporation within that year which \r\n                                              shall, without prejudice to the \r\n                                              generality of the foregoing \r\n                                              include:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) a copy of the audited accounts \r\n                                              of the Corporation together with \r\n                                              the Auditor- General''s report \r\n                                              thereon,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) each report submitted in \r\n                                              relation to that financial year by \r\n                                              the Internal Auditor under \r\n                                              paragraph 13 of this Instrument,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) a statement of all directions \r\n                                              given by the Minister to the \r\n                                              Corporation under paragraph 24 of \r\n                                              this Instrument within that year,</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) such other information as the \r\n                                              Minister may by writing request.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) A copy of the annual report of \r\n                                              the Corporation shall also be sent \r\n                                              by the Corporation to the \r\n                                              following:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              the Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Head of the Central Bureau of \r\n                                              Statistics.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Minister shall, as soon as \r\n                                              possible after receiving the \r\n                                              annual report of the Corporation, \r\n                                              cause the report to be laid before \r\n                                              the National Assembly.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Corporation shall also \r\n                                              submit to the Minister such other \r\n                                              reports on its operations as the \r\n                                              Minister may by writing resonably \r\n                                              request from time to time.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 24&#8212;Minister&#8217;s Power of \r\n                                              Direction. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              paragraph 4 of this Instrument \r\n                                              (which requires the Corporation to \r\n                                              operate on sound commercial \r\n                                              lines), the Minister may give \r\n                                              general directions in writing to \r\n                                              the Corporation on matters of \r\n                                              policy and the Corporation shall \r\n                                              be bound to comply with such \r\n                                              directions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 25&#8212;Bye-laws or other \r\n                                              Instruments. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) The Board may make bye-laws or \r\n                                              other instruments for the purpose \r\n                                              of carrying into effect the \r\n                                              provisions and principles of&nbsp; this \r\n                                              Instrument and for regulating any \r\n                                              matter falling within the scope of \r\n                                              the functions of the Corporation \r\n                                              or which is required or authorised \r\n                                              by this Instrument to be provided \r\n                                              for by any such instruments.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Without prejudice to the \r\n                                              general effect of sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (1) of this paragraph, the Board \r\n                                              may, subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              the Constitution and of the Social \r\n                                              Security Act, 1965 (Act 279) make \r\n                                              bye-laws or other instruments \r\n                                              under that sub-paragraph for \r\n                                              providing the conditions of \r\n                                              service of the staff of the \r\n                                              Corporation including, if the \r\n                                              Board thinks fit, the operation of \r\n                                              a contributory provident fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 26&#8212;Interpretation.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              In this Instrument, unless the \r\n                                              context otherwise requires:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;Minister&quot; means the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Transport and \r\n                                              Communications.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 27&#8212;Dissolution of Former \r\n                                              Corporation and Transfer of its \r\n                                              Assets and Liabilities. </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The State Transport \r\n                                              Corporation existing immediately \r\n                                              before the commencement of this \r\n                                              Instrument under the Instrument of \r\n                                              Incorporation of the State \r\n                                              Transport Corporation (L.I. 414) \r\n                                              is hereby dissolved and the said \r\n                                              Instrument is hereby revoked.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) There is hereby transferred to \r\n                                              the Corporation established under \r\n                                              this Instrument all assets, \r\n                                              rights, obligations, and \r\n                                              liabilities of the first mentioned \r\n                                              Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              JATOE KALEO</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Minister of Transport and \r\n                                              Communications</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 5th \r\n                                              April, 1971.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              GHANA NEWS AGENCY INSTRUMENT, 1971 \r\n                                              (LI 680).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              IN exercise of the powers \r\n                                              conferred on the President by \r\n                                              sections 1, 2 and 4 of the \r\n                                              Statutory Corporations Act, 1964 \r\n                                              (Act 232), this Instrument is made \r\n                                              this 24th day of March, 1971.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART I&#8212;ESTABLISHMENT OF GHANA NEWS \r\n                                              AGENCY</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 1&#8212;Establishment of \r\n                                              Corporation. </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              There is hereby established a body \r\n                                              corporate to be known as the Ghana \r\n                                              News Agency in this Instrument \r\n                                              referred to as &quot;the Agency&quot;.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 2&#8212;Compulsory Acquisition \r\n                                              of Property for Agency where there \r\n                                              is Hindrance. </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where there is any hindrance to \r\n                                              the acquisition by the Agency of \r\n                                              any property, the property may be \r\n                                              acquired for the Agency under the \r\n                                              State Property and Contracts Act, \r\n                                              1960 (C.A. 6) or as the case may \r\n                                              be, under the State Lands Act, \r\n                                              1962 (Act 125), and each such Act \r\n                                              shall, as the case may be, apply \r\n                                              in relation to any such \r\n                                              acquisition with such \r\n                                              modifications as may be necessary \r\n                                              to provide for the vesting of the \r\n                                              property acquired thereunder in \r\n                                              the Agency and for the cost of \r\n                                              such acquisition to be defrayed by \r\n                                              the Agency.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART II&#8212;OBJECTS OF THE AGENCY</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 3&#8212;Objects. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The objects of the Agency are:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (a) to provide for the \r\n                                              dissemination of truthful unbiased \r\n                                              news;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to produce such publications \r\n                                              as the Board may from time to time \r\n                                              determine; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) to carry out such other \r\n                                              activities as may appropriately be \r\n                                              associated with the dissemination \r\n                                              of news.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART III&#8212;THE BOARD</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 4&#8212;The Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The governing body of the Agency \r\n                                              shall be a Board. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Board shall consist of&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) a Chairman and five other \r\n                                              persons appointed by the President \r\n                                              acting in consultation with the \r\n                                              Council of State; and</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) the person appointed General \r\n                                              Manager under paragraph 8 of this \r\n                                              Instrument.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 5&#8212;Qualifications and \r\n                                              Vacation of Members of Board, Etc.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) No person shall be qualified \r\n                                              to be a member of the Board who \r\n                                              has been sentenced to death or to \r\n                                              a term of imprisonment exceeding \r\n                                              twelve months without option of a \r\n                                              fine or has been convicted of an \r\n                                              offence involving dishonesty or \r\n                                              moral turpitude and has not, in \r\n                                              each case been granted a pardon.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) No person shall be qualified \r\n                                              to be a member of the Board if \r\n                                              having been declared as an \r\n                                              insolvent or bankrupt under any \r\n                                              law for the time being in force in \r\n                                              Ghana or in any other country is \r\n                                              an undischarged insolvent or \r\n                                              bankrupt.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The members of the Board other \r\n                                              than the General Manager shall \r\n                                              hold office for one year.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Any member of the Board other \r\n                                              than the General Manager may \r\n                                              resign his office by notice in \r\n                                              writing addressed to the Minister \r\n                                              and without prejudice to the \r\n                                              general effect of sub-paragraphs \r\n                                              (1) and (2) of this paragraph any \r\n                                              member of the Board may be removed \r\n                                              from office by the President \r\n                                              acting in consultation with the \r\n                                              Council of State.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Where the office of a member \r\n                                              of the Board other than the \r\n                                              General Manager becomes vacant \r\n                                              under sub-paragraph (1), (2) or \r\n                                              (4) of this paragraph before the \r\n                                              expiration of his term of office \r\n                                              under sub-paragraph (3) of this \r\n                                              paragraph or by his death, the \r\n                                              Minister shall notify the Prime \r\n                                              Minister of the occurrence of such \r\n                                              event and the President shall, \r\n                                              acting in consultation with the \r\n                                              Council of State and subject to \r\n                                              the provisions of this Instrument \r\n                                              appoint another person in his \r\n                                              place and to hold office for the \r\n                                              unexpired portion&nbsp; of his term of \r\n                                              office.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              this Instrument where it appears \r\n                                              to the Prime Minister on the \r\n                                              recommendation of the Minister \r\n                                              that any member of the Board is \r\n                                              incapacitated by absence from \r\n                                              Ghana, or illness or any other \r\n                                              sufficient cause from performing \r\n                                              the duties of his office the \r\n                                              President acting in consultation \r\n                                              with the Council of State shall \r\n                                              appoint another person to hold \r\n                                              office in his place until such \r\n                                              time as the Prime Minister is \r\n                                              satisfied that the incapacity of \r\n                                              that person has terminated or \r\n                                              until the term of such members \r\n                                              expires, whichever first occurs.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) Every member of the Board \r\n                                              shall, on ceasing to be a member \r\n                                              be eligible for re-appointment.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 6&#8212;Remuneration of Board \r\n                                              Members. </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Any member appointed to the Board \r\n                                              under sub-paragraph&nbsp; (2) (a) of \r\n                                              paragraph 4 of this Instrument as \r\n                                              well as any person co-opted to the \r\n                                              Board under paragraph 8 of this \r\n                                              Instrument may be paid such \r\n                                              remuneration (if any) as the Board \r\n                                              may, with approval of the \r\n                                              Minister, and the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Finance determine \r\n                                              in relation to him.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 7&#8212;Meeting of the Board.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall ordinarily \r\n                                              meet for the despatch of business \r\n                                              at such times and at such places \r\n                                              as the Board may determine but \r\n                                              shall meet at least once in every \r\n                                              month.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) A special meeting of the Board \r\n                                              shall be called upon a written \r\n                                              request signed by the Chairman or \r\n                                              by a majority of the members of \r\n                                              the Board addressed to the \r\n                                              Secretary of the Agency.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) At every meeting of the Board \r\n                                              at which he is present, the \r\n                                              Chairman shall preside and in his \r\n                                              absence a member of the Board \r\n                                              appointed by the members present \r\n                                              from among themselves, shall \r\n                                              preside.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Questions proposed at a \r\n                                              meeting of the Board shall be \r\n                                              determined by a simple majority of \r\n                                              members present and voting and in \r\n                                              the event of any equality of votes \r\n                                              the person presiding shall have a \r\n                                              second or casting vote.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The quorum at any meeting of \r\n                                              the Board shall be three, or half \r\n                                              the number of members of the Board \r\n                                              whichever is the greater so \r\n                                              however that if the number of \r\n                                              members of the Board is not \r\n                                              divisible by two the reference to \r\n                                              half the number of the members of \r\n                                              the Board shall be deemed to be a \r\n                                              reference to half of the next \r\n                                              higher number.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) The Board may, at any time \r\n                                              co-opt any person or persons to \r\n                                              act as an adviser or advisers at \r\n                                              any of its meetings but no person \r\n                                              so co-opted shall be entitled to \r\n                                              vote at any such meetings on any \r\n                                              matter for decision by the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) The validity of any \r\n                                              proceedings of the Board shall not \r\n                                              be affected by any vacancy among \r\n                                              its members or by any defect in \r\n                                              the appointment of any of them.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (8) Any member of the Board who \r\n                                              has any interest in any company or \r\n                                              undertaking with which the Agency \r\n                                              proposes to enter into any \r\n                                              contract or who has any interest \r\n                                              in any contract which the Agency \r\n                                              proposes to enter into shall \r\n                                              disclose in writing to the Board \r\n                                              the nature of his interest and \r\n                                              shall, unless the Board otherwise \r\n                                              directs be disqualified from \r\n                                              participating in any deliberations \r\n                                              of the Board on the contract and \r\n                                              shall in any case be disqualified \r\n                                              from voting in any decision of the \r\n                                              Board on such contract and any \r\n                                              member who infringes the \r\n                                              provisions of this sub-paragraph \r\n                                              shall be liable to be removed from \r\n                                              the Board. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (9) The Board shall cause to be \r\n                                              recorded and kept minutes of all \r\n                                              proceedings of its meetings in \r\n                                              such manner and form as the \r\n                                              Minister may in writing direct.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART IV&#8212;MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF \r\n                                              AGENCY</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph&nbsp; 8&#8212;Board to be in \r\n                                              Control of General Policy of \r\n                                              Agency. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall, subject to \r\n                                              the provisions of this Instrument \r\n                                              have general control of the \r\n                                              management of the Agency on \r\n                                              matters of&nbsp; policy.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Agency shall have a \r\n                                              General Manager.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              Part III of this Instrument the \r\n                                              General Manager shall be appointed \r\n                                              by the President acting in \r\n                                              consultation with the Council of \r\n                                              State, and subject to the said \r\n                                              provisions shall hold office upon \r\n                                              such terms and conditions as may \r\n                                              be specified in his instrument of \r\n                                              appointment.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (4) Where the office of the \r\n                                              General Manager becomes vacant the \r\n                                              Board shall notify the Minister \r\n                                              thereof and the Minister shall in \r\n                                              turn notify the Prime Minister of \r\n                                              the occurrence of the vacancy.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Where the General Manager is \r\n                                              incapacitated from the performance \r\n                                              of his functions under this \r\n                                              Instrument the Board may, subject \r\n                                              to sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph \r\n                                              5 of this Instrument authorise any \r\n                                              employee of the Agency to perform \r\n                                              those functions for the duration \r\n                                              of the incapacity.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              the Instrument, the General \r\n                                              Manager shall be the Chief \r\n                                              Executive of the Agency and shall, \r\n                                              subject to the general control of \r\n                                              the Board on matters of policy, \r\n                                              and subject in particular to such \r\n                                              rules as the Board may make in \r\n                                              that behalf under paragraph 24 of \r\n                                              this Instrument, be charged with \r\n                                              the direction of the day-to-day \r\n                                              business of the Agency and of its \r\n                                              administration and organisation \r\n                                              and control of all the employees \r\n                                              of the Agency.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) Subject as aforesaid the \r\n                                              General Manager may delegate to \r\n                                              any employee of the Agency any of \r\n                                              his functions under this \r\n                                              Instrument and may impose such \r\n                                              conditions with respect to the \r\n                                              exercise of such delegated \r\n                                              functions as he may think fit:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Provided that nothing in this \r\n                                              sub-paragraph shall be construed \r\n                                              so as to absolve the General \r\n                                              Manager from ultimate \r\n                                              responsibility for any act done by \r\n                                              any person in pursuance of any \r\n                                              such delegation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 9&#8212;Execution of \r\n                                              Contracts, Etc. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The application of the seal of \r\n                                              the Agency shall be authenticated \r\n                                              by two signatures, namely&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (a) the signature of the General \r\n                                              Manager or some other member of \r\n                                              the Board authorised by the Board \r\n                                              to authenticate the application of \r\n                                              the seal; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) the signature of the Secretary \r\n                                              or some other officer of the \r\n                                              Agency authorised by the Board to \r\n                                              act in the Secretary''s place for \r\n                                              that purpose.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Agency may by instrument \r\n                                              in writing under its common seal \r\n                                              empower any person either \r\n                                              generally or in respect of any \r\n                                              specified matters as its attorney, \r\n                                              to execute deeds on its behalf in \r\n                                              any place not situated in Ghana; \r\n                                              and every deed signed by such \r\n                                              attorney on behalf of the Agency \r\n                                              and under his seal, shall be \r\n                                              binding on the Agency and have the \r\n                                              same effect as if it were under \r\n                                              the common seal of the Agency.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Any instrument or contract \r\n                                              which, if executed or entered into \r\n                                              by a person other than a body \r\n                                              corporate, would not require to be \r\n                                              under seal, may be executed or \r\n                                              entered into on behalf of the \r\n                                              Agency by the General Manager or \r\n                                              any member of the Board if such \r\n                                              person has previously been \r\n                                              authorised by resolution of the \r\n                                              Board to execute or enter into \r\n                                              that particular instrument or \r\n                                              contract:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Provided that if the Agency thinks \r\n                                              fit it may by writing under its \r\n                                              common seal appoint any person \r\n                                              outside Ghana as agent to execute \r\n                                              or enter into the instrument or \r\n                                              contract and the instrument or \r\n                                              contract if executed or entered \r\n                                              into on behalf of the Agency shall \r\n                                              have effect as if it had been duly \r\n                                              executed or entered into as \r\n                                              prescribed for the purpose of this \r\n                                              sub-paragraph. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (4) Every document purporting to \r\n                                              be an instrument executed or \r\n                                              issued by or on behalf of the \r\n                                              Agency and to be:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) sealed with the common seal of \r\n                                              the Agency authenticated in the \r\n                                              manner provided by sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (1) of this paragraph, or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) signed by and under the seal \r\n                                              of a person appointed as attorney \r\n                                              under sub-paragraph (2) of this \r\n                                              paragraph; or</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) signed by the General Manager \r\n                                              or by a member of the Board or \r\n                                              other person authorised in \r\n                                              accordance with sub-paragraph (3) \r\n                                              of this paragraph to act for that \r\n                                              purpose,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              shall be deemed to be so executed \r\n                                              or issued until the contrary is \r\n                                              shown.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (5) The provisions of this \r\n                                              paragraph shall have effect \r\n                                              subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              paragraph 9 of this Instrument and \r\n                                              of section 12 of the Contract Act, \r\n                                              1960 (Act 25).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 10&#8212;Staff of Agency.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Agency, may from time to \r\n                                              time engage such employees as may \r\n                                              be necessary for the proper and \r\n                                              efficient conduct of the business \r\n                                              and functions of the Agency.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Agency may also engage the \r\n                                              services of such consultants and \r\n                                              advisers as the Board may upon the \r\n                                              recommendation of the General \r\n                                              Manager determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Subject to any delegation \r\n                                              effected under clause (2) of \r\n                                              article 140 of the Constitution \r\n                                              and subject also to the other \r\n                                              provisions of the Constitution the \r\n                                              employees of the Agency shall be \r\n                                              appointed by the President acting \r\n                                              in accordance with the advice of \r\n                                              the Public Services Commission.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (4) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              the Agency the employees, \r\n                                              consultants, and advisers of the \r\n                                              Agency shall be engaged on such \r\n                                              terms and conditions as the Board \r\n                                              may on the recommendations of the \r\n                                              General Manager determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Public officers may be \r\n                                              transferred or seconded to the \r\n                                              Agency or may otherwise give \r\n                                              assistance thereto.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 11&#8212;Secretary of the \r\n                                              Agency. </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Agency shall have an \r\n                                              officer to be designated as the \r\n                                              Secretary of the Agency.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Secretary shall act as \r\n                                              Secretary to the Board and shall, \r\n                                              subject to the directions of the \r\n                                              Board, arrange the business for \r\n                                              and be responsible for the \r\n                                              recording and keeping of minutes \r\n                                              of proceedings of the meetings of \r\n                                              the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) The Secretary shall as soon as \r\n                                              practicable after each meeting of \r\n                                              the Board forward to the Minister \r\n                                              a copy of the minutes of that \r\n                                              meeting.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Secretary shall also \r\n                                              perform such functions as the \r\n                                              Board may by writing direct or as \r\n                                              the General Manager may by writing \r\n                                              delegate to him and shall be \r\n                                              assisted in his functions by such \r\n                                              of the staff of the Agency as the \r\n                                              Board may on the recommendations \r\n                                              of the General Manager direct.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 12&#8212;Internal Auditor.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Agency shall have an \r\n                                              Internal Auditor.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              this Instrument, the Internal \r\n                                              Auditor shall be responsible to \r\n                                              the General Manager for the \r\n                                              performance of his functions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) As part of his functions under \r\n                                              this Instrument the Internal \r\n                                              Auditor shall, at intervals of \r\n                                              three months, prepare a report on \r\n                                              the internal audit work carried \r\n                                              out by him during the period of \r\n                                              three months immediately preceding \r\n                                              the preparation of the report, and \r\n                                              submit the report to the General \r\n                                              Manager.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Without prejudice to the \r\n                                              general effect of sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (3) of this paragraph, the \r\n                                              Internal Auditor shall make in \r\n                                              each report such observations as \r\n                                              appear to him necessary as to the \r\n                                              conduct of the financial affairs \r\n                                              of the Agency during the period to \r\n                                              which the report relates</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Internal Auditor shall \r\n                                              send a copy of each report \r\n                                              prepared by him under this \r\n                                              paragraph to the Minister and also \r\n                                              to each of the following:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance; </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Auditor-General; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              the Chairman of the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART V&#8212;FINANCIAL PROVISIONS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 13&#8212;Capital Funds of \r\n                                              Agency. </span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Government may provide to the \r\n                                              Agency as working capital and also \r\n                                              as moneys required for carrying \r\n                                              out the functions of the Agency \r\n                                              such sums as the Minister may \r\n                                              after consultation with Cabinet \r\n                                              agree, being sums requested by the \r\n                                              Board from the Government.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 14&#8212;Estimates of Revenue \r\n                                              and Expenditure. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Board shall not less than one \r\n                                              month before the commencement of \r\n                                              each financial year cause to be \r\n                                              prepared in such form as the \r\n                                              Minister may direct estimates of \r\n                                              revenue and expenditure for that \r\n                                              financial year and shall as soon \r\n                                              as possible after they are \r\n                                              prepared submit a copy of the \r\n                                              estimates to the Minister.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 15&#8212;Staff Welfare Fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) The Agency shall have a staff \r\n                                              welfare fund. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) At the end of each financial \r\n                                              year, the Agency shall transfer to \r\n                                              the staff welfare fund such sum, \r\n                                              not exceeding 5 per cent of the \r\n                                              net profits of the Agency as the \r\n                                              Board may determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Agency may, with the \r\n                                              approval of the Minister use the \r\n                                              staff welfare fund for the \r\n                                              provision of staff welfare \r\n                                              facilities such as canteens, low \r\n                                              interest bearing staff welfare \r\n                                              loans and for other purposes aimed \r\n                                              at enhancing the welfare of the \r\n                                              staff of the Agency.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The operation of staff welfare \r\n                                              fund shall be subject to such \r\n                                              specific rules and regulations as \r\n                                              may be made by the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 16&#8212;Depreciation Fund.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Agency shall have a \r\n                                              depreciation fund and for this \r\n                                              purpose the Agency shall open a \r\n                                              Depreciation Reserve Account with \r\n                                              the Bank of Ghana.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) At the end of each financial \r\n                                              year, the Agency shall transfer to \r\n                                              the credit of the Depreciation \r\n                                              Reserve Account all amounts \r\n                                              charged to profit and loss account \r\n                                              in respect of depreciation for \r\n                                              buildings, plant and equipment, \r\n                                              fixtures and other fixed assets.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Amounts so transferred to the \r\n                                              Depreciation Reserve Account shall \r\n                                              be utilised only to replace fixed \r\n                                              assets and equipment which have \r\n                                              worn out or have become obsolete.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Expenditure in respect of \r\n                                              current repairs and in respect of \r\n                                              purchases of spare parts shall not \r\n                                              be met out of the Depreciation \r\n                                              Reserve Account but shall be \r\n                                              charged to the income and \r\n                                              expenditure account of the Agency \r\n                                              for the financial year during \r\n                                              which the expenditure is incurred.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 17&#8212;Agency to Pay Sums \r\n                                              into Consolidated Fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              At the end of each financial year, \r\n                                              after the Agency has made \r\n                                              provision for bad and doubtful \r\n                                              debts, depreciation of assets, \r\n                                              contributions to staff and \r\n                                              superannuation funds and for other \r\n                                              contingencies, if any, and after \r\n                                              appropriation has been made to the \r\n                                              staff welfare&nbsp; fund under \r\n                                              paragraph 15 of this Instrument \r\n                                              such part of the profits of the \r\n                                              Agency remaining as the Minister \r\n                                              after consultation with the Board \r\n                                              and with the Minister responsible \r\n                                              for Finance may by writing direct \r\n                                              shall be paid into the \r\n                                              Consolidated Fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 18&#8212;Borrowing Powers.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Agency may obtain loans \r\n                                              and other credit facilities, on \r\n                                              the guarantee of the Government \r\n                                              from the National Investment Bank \r\n                                              or from such other Bank as the \r\n                                              Minister responsible for Finance \r\n                                              may approve.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Apart from the powers of the \r\n                                              Agency under sub-paragraph (1) of \r\n                                              this paragraph the Agency may, \r\n                                              with the prior approval of the \r\n                                              Minister and the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Finance, borrow \r\n                                              money from any other source.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) For the purpose of any \r\n                                              technical arrangement in \r\n                                              connection with the raising of any \r\n                                              loan under sub-paragraph (2) of \r\n                                              this paragraph the Agency shall, \r\n                                              if the National Investment Bank \r\n                                              agrees, use the services of that \r\n                                              Bank.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Agency may borrow \r\n                                              temporarily by way of overdraft or \r\n                                              otherwise, such sums as it may \r\n                                              require for meeting its current \r\n                                              obligations or discharging its \r\n                                              functions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance may on behalf of the \r\n                                              Government, guarantee the \r\n                                              performance of any obligation or \r\n                                              undertaking by the Agency under \r\n                                              this paragraph.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (6) The Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance may from time to time \r\n                                              prescribe the maximum sums which \r\n                                              the Agency borrow under \r\n                                              sub-paragraph (1) or (2) of this \r\n                                              paragraph.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 19&#8212;Agency to Keep Proper \r\n                                              Books of Account. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Agency shall keep proper books \r\n                                              of account and proper records in \r\n                                              relation thereto and the account \r\n                                              books and records of the Agency \r\n                                              shall be in such form as the \r\n                                              Auditor-General may approve.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 20&#8212;Financial Year of \r\n                                              Agency. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Agency''s financial year \r\n                                              shall end on the 30th day of June \r\n                                              in each year.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) For the purposes of this \r\n                                              paragraph the period extending \r\n                                              from the commencement of this \r\n                                              Instrument to the 30th day of \r\n                                              June, 1971 shall be deemed to be a \r\n                                              financial year.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 21&#8212;Audit. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) The books and accounts of the \r\n                                              Agency shall each year be audited \r\n                                              in accordance with article 135 of \r\n                                              the Constitution by the \r\n                                              Auditor-General.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Agency shall pay in \r\n                                              respect of such audit such fee (if \r\n                                              any) as the Auditor-General and \r\n                                              the Board may agree or in the case \r\n                                              of failure to agree, such fee as \r\n                                              the Minister may prescribe.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) It shall be the duty of the \r\n                                              Board as soon as possible upon \r\n                                              receiving the report of the \r\n                                              Auditor-General under this \r\n                                              paragraph to forward copy of such \r\n                                              report to the Minister.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Minister shall as soon as \r\n                                              practicable upon receipt thereof, \r\n                                              cause to be laid before the \r\n                                              National Assembly a copy of the \r\n                                              Auditor-General''s report forwarded \r\n                                              to him under this paragraph.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 22&#8212;Annual Report Etc.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall cause to be \r\n                                              submitted to the Minister as soon \r\n                                              as possible after the months of \r\n                                              June, September, December and \r\n                                              March in each year a statement \r\n                                              showing the revenue and \r\n                                              expenditure of the Agency and \r\n                                              fluctuations in the number of \r\n                                              persons in the employment of the \r\n                                              Agency during the three months \r\n                                              immediately preceding and the \r\n                                              revenue and expenditure for the \r\n                                              corresponding period in the year \r\n                                              immediately preceding.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Agency shall, as soon as \r\n                                              possible after the expiration of \r\n                                              each financial year but within six \r\n                                              months after the termination of \r\n                                              that financial year, submit to the \r\n                                              Minister an annual report dealing \r\n                                              generally with the activities and \r\n                                              operations of the Agency within \r\n                                              that year which shall, without \r\n                                              prejudice to the generality of the \r\n                                              foregoing include:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) a copy of the audited accounts \r\n                                              of the Agency together with the \r\n                                              Auditor-General''s report thereon;</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) each report submitted in \r\n                                              relation to that financial year by \r\n                                              the Internal Auditor under \r\n                                              paragraph 12 of this Instrument;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) a statement of all directions \r\n                                              given by the Minister to the \r\n                                              Agency under paragraph 22 of this \r\n                                              Instrument within that year;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (d) such other information as the \r\n                                              Minister may by writing request.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) A copy of the annual report of \r\n                                              the Agency shall also be sent by \r\n                                              the Agency to the following:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance,</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Head of the Central Bureau of \r\n                                              Statistics.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Minister shall, as soon as \r\n                                              possible after receiving the \r\n                                              annual report of the Agency, cause \r\n                                              the report to be laid before the \r\n                                              National Assembly.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (5) The Agency shall also submit \r\n                                              to the Minister such other reports \r\n                                              on its financial affairs as the \r\n                                              Minister may by writing reasonably \r\n                                              request from time to time.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 23&#8212;Minister&#8217;s Power of \r\n                                              Direction. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Minister may give general \r\n                                              directions in writing to the \r\n                                              Agency on matters of policy and \r\n                                              the Agency shall be bound to \r\n                                              comply with such directions.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 24&#8212;Bye-laws or other \r\n                                              Instruments. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board may make bye-laws or \r\n                                              other instruments for the purpose \r\n                                              of carrying into effect the \r\n                                              provisions and principles of this \r\n                                              Instrument and for regulating any \r\n                                              matter falling within the scope of \r\n                                              the functions of the Agency or \r\n                                              which is required or authorised by \r\n                                              this Instrument to be provided for \r\n                                              by any such instruments.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Without prejudice to the \r\n                                              general effect of sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (1) of this paragraph, the Board \r\n                                              may, subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              the Social Security Act, 1965 (Act \r\n                                              279) make bye-laws or other \r\n                                              instruments under that \r\n                                              sub-paragraph for providing the \r\n                                              conditions of service of the staff \r\n                                              of the Agency including, if the \r\n                                              Board thinks fit, the operation of \r\n                                              a contributory provident fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 25&#8212;Exemption from Taxes, \r\n                                              Etc. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              The Agency shall be exempted from \r\n                                              such taxes and duties as the \r\n                                              Minister responsible for Finance \r\n                                              by writing direct.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 26&#8212;Interpretation.\r\n                                              </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              In this Instrument, &quot;Minister&quot; \r\n                                              means the Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Information.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Paragraph 27&#8212;Dissolution of Former \r\n                                              Corporation and Transfer of its \r\n                                              Assets and Liabilities. </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Ghana News Agency existing \r\n                                              immediately before the \r\n                                              commencement of this Instrument \r\n                                              under the Ghana News Agency \r\n                                              Instrument, 1965 (L.I. 597) is \r\n                                              hereby dissolved and the said \r\n                                              Instrument is hereby revoked.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) There is hereby transferred to \r\n                                              the Agency established by this \r\n                                              Instrument all assets, rights, \r\n                                              obligation and liabilities of the \r\n                                              first mentioned Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              E. AKUFO-ADDO</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              President</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 5th \r\n                                              April, 1971.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              GHANA FILM INDUSTRY CORPORATION \r\n                                              INSTRUMENT, 1971 (LI 679).</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              IN exercise of the powers \r\n                                              conferred on the President by \r\n                                              sections 1, 2 and 4 of the \r\n                                              Statutory Corporations Act, 1964 \r\n                                              (Act 232), this Instrument is made \r\n                                              this 27th day of February, 1971.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART I&#8212;ESTABLISHMENT OF GHANA FILM \r\n                                              INDUSTRY CORPORATION</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 1&#8212;Establishment of \r\n                                              Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              There is hereby established a body \r\n                                              corporate to be known as the Ghana \r\n                                              Film Industry Corporation in this \r\n                                              Instrument referred to as &quot;the \r\n                                              Corporation&quot;. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 2&#8212;Compulsory Acquisition \r\n                                              of Property for Corporation where \r\n                                              there is Hindrance.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where there is any hindrance to \r\n                                              the acquisition by the Corporation \r\n                                              of any property, the property may \r\n                                              be acquired for the Corporation \r\n                                              under the State Property and \r\n                                              Contracts Act, 1960 (C.A. 6) or as \r\n                                              the case may be, under the State \r\n                                              Lands Act, 1962 (Act 125), and \r\n                                              each such Act shall, as the case \r\n                                              may be, apply in relation to any \r\n                                              such acquisition with such \r\n                                              modifications as may be necessary \r\n                                              to provide for the vesting of the \r\n                                              property acquired thereunder in \r\n                                              the Corporation and for the cost \r\n                                              of such acquisition to be defrayed \r\n                                              by the Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              PART II&#8212;OBJECTS OF THE CORPORATION</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 3&#8212;Objects.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The objects of the Corporation \r\n                                              are&#8212;</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to produce news-reels, \r\n                                              documentary films, feature films, \r\n                                              commercial films, television films \r\n                                              and other films;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to undertake the distribution \r\n                                              and exhibition of films whether \r\n                                              produced in Ghana or outside \r\n                                              Ghana; and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (c)&nbsp; to carry on such other \r\n                                              activities as are conducive or \r\n                                              incidental to the attainment of \r\n                                              its objects under this Instrument.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 4&#8212;Corporation to ensure \r\n                                              Reasonable Return on Its Capital.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) It shall be the duty of the \r\n                                              Corporation to conduct its affairs \r\n                                              in such a manner as to ensure a \r\n                                              reasonable return on its capital.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) In determining what \r\n                                              constitutes a reasonable return, \r\n                                              all pertinent economic and \r\n                                              financial considerations shall be \r\n                                              taken into account, including but \r\n                                              not limited to the need for net \r\n                                              operating income in an amount \r\n                                              sufficient:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) to meet interest payments on \r\n                                              borrowing;</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) to provide for repayments to \r\n                                              be made each year in respect of \r\n                                              loans incurred by the Corporation \r\n                                              to the extent that such repayments \r\n                                              exceed the year''s provision for \r\n                                              depreciation charged to revenue \r\n                                              account;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) to provide a reasonable \r\n                                              proportion of the funds needed for \r\n                                              expanding the Corporation''s \r\n                                              activities and improving its \r\n                                              working;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (d) to provide reserves for \r\n                                              replacement, expansion or other \r\n                                              purposes if and to the extent that \r\n                                              the Board deems it necessary to \r\n                                              establish such reserves, and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (e) to make such reasonable \r\n                                              payments to the Consolidated Fund \r\n                                              from time to time as may be \r\n                                              determined under paragraph 18 of \r\n                                              this Instrument.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) In this paragraph, the words \r\n                                              &quot;net operating income&quot; mean the \r\n                                              amount of income remaining after \r\n                                              subtracting from total operating \r\n                                              revenues all charges which in the \r\n                                              normal conduct of business are \r\n                                              proper to be charged to revenue \r\n                                              account, including provision for \r\n                                              adequate maintenance and straight \r\n                                              line depreciation of assets, but \r\n                                              before deducting interest and \r\n                                              other charges on borrowings.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART III&#8212;THE BOARD.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 5&#8212;The Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The governing body of the \r\n                                              Corporation shall be a Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Board shall consist of&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) a Chairman and five persons \r\n                                              appointed by the President acting \r\n                                              in consultation with the Council \r\n                                              of State; and</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) the person appointed Managing \r\n                                              Director under paragraph 9 of this \r\n                                              Instrument.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 6&#8212;Qualifications and \r\n                                              Vacation of Office of Members of \r\n                                              Board Etc.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) No person shall be qualified \r\n                                              to be a member of the Board who \r\n                                              has been sentenced to death or to \r\n                                              a term of imprisonment exceeding \r\n                                              twelve months without option of a \r\n                                              fine or has been convicted of an \r\n                                              offence involving dishonesty or \r\n                                              moral turpitude and has not in \r\n                                              each case been granted a pardon.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) No person shall be qualified \r\n                                              to be a member of the Board if \r\n                                              having been declared as an \r\n                                              insolvent or bankrupt under any \r\n                                              law for the time being in force in \r\n                                              Ghana or in any other country is \r\n                                              an undischarged insolvent or \r\n                                              bankrupt.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The members of the Board other \r\n                                              than the Managing Director shall \r\n                                              hold office for one year.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Any member of the Board other \r\n                                              than the Managing Director may \r\n                                              resign his office by notice in \r\n                                              writing addressed to the Minister \r\n                                              and without prejudice to the \r\n                                              general effect of sub-paragraphs \r\n                                              (1) and (2) of this paragraph, any \r\n                                              member of the Board may be removed \r\n                                              from office by the President \r\n                                              acting in consultation with the \r\n                                              Council of State.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Where the office of a member \r\n                                              of the Board other than the \r\n                                              Managing Director becomes vacant \r\n                                              under sub-paragraph (1), (2) or \r\n                                              (4) of this paragraph before the \r\n                                              expiration of his term of office \r\n                                              under sub-paragraph (3) of this \r\n                                              paragraph or by his death, the \r\n                                              Minister shall notify the Prime \r\n                                              Minister of the occurrence of such \r\n                                              event and, the President shall, \r\n                                              acting in consultation with the \r\n                                              Council of State and subject to \r\n                                              the provisions of this Instrument, \r\n                                              appoint another person in his \r\n                                              place and to hold office for the \r\n                                              unexpired portion of his term of \r\n                                              office.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (6) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              this Instrument where it appears \r\n                                              to the Prime Minister on the \r\n                                              recommendation of the Minister \r\n                                              that any member of the Board is \r\n                                              incapacitated by absence from \r\n                                              Ghana, or illness or any other \r\n                                              sufficient cause from performing \r\n                                              the duties of his office the \r\n                                              President acting in consultation \r\n                                              with the Council of State shall \r\n                                              appoint another person to hold \r\n                                              office in his place until such \r\n                                              time as the Prime Minister is \r\n                                              satisfied that the incapacity of \r\n                                              that person has terminated or \r\n                                              until the term of such member \r\n                                              expires, whichever first occurs.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) Every member of the Board \r\n                                              shall, on ceasing to be a member \r\n                                              be eligible for re-appointment.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 7&#8212;Remuneration of Board \r\n                                              Members.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Any member appointed to the Board \r\n                                              under sub-paragraph (2) (a) of \r\n                                              paragraph 5 of this Instrument as \r\n                                              well as any person co-opted to the \r\n                                              Board under paragraph 8 of this \r\n                                              Instrument may be paid such \r\n                                              remuneration (if any) as the Board \r\n                                              may with the approval of the \r\n                                              Minister, and the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Finance determine \r\n                                              in relation to him.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 8&#8212;Meetings of the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall ordinarily \r\n                                              meet for the despatch of business \r\n                                              at such time and at such places as \r\n                                              the Board may determine but&nbsp; shall \r\n                                              meet at least once in every month.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) A special meeting of the Board \r\n                                              shall be called upon a written \r\n                                              request signed by the Chairman or \r\n                                              by a majority of the members of \r\n                                              the Board addressed to the \r\n                                              Secretary of the Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) At every meeting of the Board \r\n                                              at which he is present, the \r\n                                              Chairman shall preside and in his \r\n                                              absence a member of the Board \r\n                                              appointed by the members present \r\n                                              from among themselves, shall&nbsp; \r\n                                              preside.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Questions proposed at a \r\n                                              meeting of the Board shall be \r\n                                              determined by a simple majority of \r\n                                              members present and voting and in \r\n                                              the event of any equality of votes \r\n                                              the person presiding shall have a \r\n                                              second or casting vote.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The quorum at any meeting of \r\n                                              the Board shall be three, or half \r\n                                              the number of members of the Board \r\n                                              whichever is the greater so \r\n                                              however that if the number of \r\n                                              members of the Board is not \r\n                                              divisible by two the reference to \r\n                                              half the number of the members of \r\n                                              the Board shall be deemed to be a \r\n                                              reference to half of the next \r\n                                              higher number.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) The Board may, at any time \r\n                                              co-opt any person or persons to \r\n                                              act as an adviser or advisers at \r\n                                              any of its meetings but no person \r\n                                              so co-opted shall be entitled to \r\n                                              vote at any such meetings on a \r\n                                              matter for decision by the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) The validity of any \r\n                                              proceedings of the Board shall not \r\n                                              be affected by any vacancy among \r\n                                              its members or by any defect in \r\n                                              the appointment of any of them.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (8) Any member of the Board who \r\n                                              has any interest in any company or \r\n                                              undertaking with which the \r\n                                              Corporation proposes to enter into \r\n                                              any contract or who has any \r\n                                              interest in any contract which the \r\n                                              Corporation proposes to enter into \r\n                                              shall disclose in writing to the \r\n                                              Board the nature of his interest \r\n                                              and shall, unless the Board \r\n                                              otherwise directs, be disqualified \r\n                                              from participating in any \r\n                                              deliberations of the Board on the \r\n                                              contract and shall in any case be \r\n                                              disqualified from voting in any \r\n                                              decision of the Board on such \r\n                                              contract and any member who \r\n                                              infringes the provisions of this \r\n                                              sub-paragraph shall be liable to \r\n                                              be removed from the Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (9) The Board shall keep minutes \r\n                                              of all proceedings in such manner \r\n                                              and form as the Minister may from \r\n                                              time to time direct.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (10) The Secretary of the \r\n                                              Corporation appointed under \r\n                                              subparagraph 12 (1) shall submit \r\n                                              to the Minister a copy of all \r\n                                              minutes recorded as soon after \r\n                                              each meeting as possible.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (11) The Board shall submit to the \r\n                                              Minister as soon as possible after \r\n                                              the months of June, September, \r\n                                              December and March in each year a \r\n                                              statement showing the revenue and \r\n                                              expenditure of the Corporation and \r\n                                              fluctuations in the number of \r\n                                              persons in the employ of the \r\n                                              Corporation for the preceding \r\n                                              three months and the revenue and \r\n                                              expenditure of the Corporation for \r\n                                              the corresponding period in the \r\n                                              previous year. </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (12) The Board shall prepare \r\n                                              estimates of receipts and \r\n                                              expenditure for each period of \r\n                                              twelve months ending on the 30th \r\n                                              day of June in each year. A copy \r\n                                              of such estimates shall be \r\n                                              submitted to the Minister.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (13) The Board shall also submit \r\n                                              to the Minister such other reports \r\n                                              on its activities as the Minister \r\n                                              may by writing request from time \r\n                                              to time.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART IV&#8212;MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF \r\n                                              CORPORATION</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 9&#8212;Board to be in Control \r\n                                              of General Policy of Corporation.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board shall, subject to \r\n                                              the provisions of this Instrument, \r\n                                              have general control of the \r\n                                              management of the Corporation on \r\n                                              matters of policy.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Corporation shall have a \r\n                                              Managing Director.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              Part III of this Instrument the \r\n                                              Managing Director shall be \r\n                                              appointed by the President acting \r\n                                              in consultation with the Council \r\n                                              of State, and subject to the said \r\n                                              provisions shall hold office upon \r\n                                              such terms and conditions as may \r\n                                              be specified his instrument of \r\n                                              appointment.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Where the office of the \r\n                                              Managing Director becomes vacant \r\n                                              the Board shall notify the \r\n                                              Minister thereof and the Minister \r\n                                              shall in turn notify the Prime \r\n                                              Minister of the occurrence of the \r\n                                              vacancy.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Where the Managing Director is \r\n                                              incapacitated from the performance \r\n                                              of his functions under this \r\n                                              Instrument the Board may, subject \r\n                                              to sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph \r\n                                              6 of this Instrument authorise any \r\n                                              employee of the Corporation to \r\n                                              perform those function for the \r\n                                              duration of the incapacity.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              this Instrument, the Managing \r\n                                              Director shall be the Chief \r\n                                              Executive of the Corporation and \r\n                                              shall, subject to the general \r\n                                              control of the Board on matters of \r\n                                              policy, and subject in particular \r\n                                              to such rules as the Board may \r\n                                              make in that behalf under \r\n                                              paragraph 24 of this Instrument, \r\n                                              be charged with the direction of \r\n                                              the day-to-day business of the \r\n                                              Corporation and of its \r\n                                              administration and organisation \r\n                                              and control of all the employees \r\n                                              of the Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (7) Subject as aforesaid the \r\n                                              Managing Director may delegate to \r\n                                              any employee of the Corporation \r\n                                              any of his functions under this \r\n                                              Instrument and may impose such \r\n                                              conditions with respect to the \r\n                                              exercise of such delegated \r\n                                              functions as he may think fit:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Provided that nothing in this \r\n                                              sub-paragraph shall be construed \r\n                                              so as to absolve the Managing \r\n                                              Director from ultimate \r\n                                              responsibility for any act done by \r\n                                              any person in pursuance of any \r\n                                              such delegation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 10&#8212;Execution of Contracts \r\n                                              Etc.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The application of the seal of \r\n                                              the Corporation shall be \r\n                                              authenticated by two signatures, \r\n                                              namely&#8212;</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) the signature of the Managing \r\n                                              Director or some other member of \r\n                                              the Board authorised by the Board \r\n                                              to authenticate the application of \r\n                                              the seal, and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) the signature of the Secretary \r\n                                              or some other officer of the \r\n                                              Corporation authorised by the \r\n                                              Board to act in the Secretary''s \r\n                                              place for that purpose.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (2) The Corporation may by \r\n                                              instrument in writing under its \r\n                                              common seal empower any person \r\n                                              either generally or in respect of \r\n                                              any specified matters as its \r\n                                              attorney, to execute deeds on its \r\n                                              behalf in any place not situated \r\n                                              in Ghana; and every deed signed by \r\n                                              such attorney on behalf of the \r\n                                              Corporation and under his seal, \r\n                                              shall be binding on the \r\n                                              Corporation and have the same \r\n                                              effect as if it were under the \r\n                                              common seal of the Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Any instrument or contract \r\n                                              which, if executed or entered into \r\n                                              by a person other than a body \r\n                                              corporate, would not require to be \r\n                                              under seal, may be executed or \r\n                                              entered into on behalf of the \r\n                                              Corporation by the Managing \r\n                                              Director or any member of the \r\n                                              Board if such person has \r\n                                              previously been authorised by \r\n                                              resolution of the Board to execute \r\n                                              or enter into that particular \r\n                                              instrument or contract:</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Provided that if the Corporation \r\n                                              thinks fit it may by writing under \r\n                                              its common seal appoint any person \r\n                                              outside Ghana as agent to execute \r\n                                              or enter into the instrument or \r\n                                              contract and the instrument or \r\n                                              contract if executed or entered \r\n                                              into on behalf of the Corporation \r\n                                              shall have effect as if it had \r\n                                              been duly executed or entered into \r\n                                              as prescribed for the purpose of \r\n                                              this sub-paragraph.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Every document purporting to \r\n                                              be an instrument executed or \r\n                                              issued by or on behalf of the \r\n                                              Corporation and to be:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) sealed with the common seal of \r\n                                              the Corporation authenticated in \r\n                                              the manner provided by \r\n                                              sub-paragraph (1) of this \r\n                                              paragraph, or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (b) signed by and under the seal \r\n                                              of a person appointed as attorney \r\n                                              under sub-paragraph (2) of this \r\n                                              paragraph, or</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) signed by the Managing \r\n                                              Director or by a member of the \r\n                                              Board or other person authorised \r\n                                              in accordance with sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (3) of this paragraph to act for \r\n                                              that purpose,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              shall be deemed to be so executed \r\n                                              or issued until the contrary is \r\n                                              shown.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The provisions of this \r\n                                              paragraph shall have effect \r\n                                              subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              paragraph 9 of this Instrument and \r\n                                              of section 12 of the Contracts \r\n                                              Act, 1960 (Act 25).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 11&#8212;Staff of Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation may, from time \r\n                                              to time, engage such employees as \r\n                                              may be necessary for the proper \r\n                                              and efficient conduct of the \r\n                                              business and functions of the \r\n                                              Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Corporation may also \r\n                                              engage the services of such \r\n                                              consultants and advisers as the \r\n                                              Board may upon the recommendation \r\n                                              of the Managing Director \r\n                                              determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Subject to any delegation \r\n                                              effected under clause (2) of \r\n                                              article 140 of the Constitution \r\n                                              and subject also to the other \r\n                                              provisions of the Constitution the \r\n                                              employees of the Corporation shall \r\n                                              be appointed by the President \r\n                                              acting in accordance with the \r\n                                              advice of the Public&nbsp; Services \r\n                                              Commission.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              the Constitution the employees, \r\n                                              consultants and advisers of the \r\n                                              Corporation shall be engaged on \r\n                                              such terms and conditions as the \r\n                                              Board may on the recommendation of \r\n                                              the Managing Director determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Public Officers may be \r\n                                              transferred or seconded to the \r\n                                              Corporation or may otherwise give \r\n                                              assistance thereto.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Section 12&#8212;Secretary of \r\n                                              Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall have an \r\n                                              officer to be designated as the \r\n                                              Secretary of the Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Secretary shall act as \r\n                                              Secretary to the Board and shall, \r\n                                              subject to the directions of the \r\n                                              Board, arrange the business for \r\n                                              and cause to be recorded and kept \r\n                                              minutes of all meetings of the \r\n                                              Board.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Secretary shall also \r\n                                              perform such functions as the \r\n                                              Board may by writing direct or as \r\n                                              the Managing Director may by \r\n                                              writing delegate to him and shall \r\n                                              be assisted in his functions by \r\n                                              such of the staff of the \r\n                                              Corporation as the Board may on \r\n                                              the recommendations of the \r\n                                              Managing Director direct.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 13&#8212;Internal Auditor.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall have an \r\n                                              Internal Auditor.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              this Instrument, the Internal \r\n                                              Auditor shall be responsible to \r\n                                              the Managing Director for the \r\n                                              performance of his functions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) As part of his functions under \r\n                                              this Instrument the Internal \r\n                                              Auditor shall, at intervals of \r\n                                              three months, prepare a report on \r\n                                              the internal audit work carried \r\n                                              out by him during the period of \r\n                                              three months immediately preceding \r\n                                              the preparation of the report, and \r\n                                              submit the report to the Managing \r\n                                              Director.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Without prejudice to the \r\n                                              general effect of sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (3) of this paragraph, the \r\n                                              Internal Auditor shall make in \r\n                                              each report such observations as \r\n                                              appear to him necessary as to the \r\n                                              conduct of the financial affairs \r\n                                              of the Corporation during the \r\n                                              period to which the report \r\n                                              relates.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Internal Auditor shall \r\n                                              send a copy of each report \r\n                                              prepared by him under this \r\n                                              paragraph to the Minister and also \r\n                                              to each of the following:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              the Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance, </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Auditor-General, and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Chairman of the Board.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              PART V&#8212;FINANCIAL PROVISIONS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 14&#8212;Capital and Funds of \r\n                                              Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Government may provide to the \r\n                                              Corporation as working capital and \r\n                                              also as moneys required for \r\n                                              carrying out the functions of the \r\n                                              Corporation such sums as the \r\n                                              Minister may after consultation \r\n                                              with the Cabinet agree, being sums \r\n                                              requested by the Board from the \r\n                                              Government.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 15&#8212;Staff Welfare Fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall have a \r\n                                              staff welfare fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) At the end of each financial \r\n                                              year, the Corporation shall \r\n                                              transfer to the staff welfare fund \r\n                                              such sum, not exceeding 5 per cent \r\n                                              of the net profits of the \r\n                                              Corporation as the Board may \r\n                                              determine.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Corporation may, with the \r\n                                              approval of the Minister, use the \r\n                                              staff welfare fund for the \r\n                                              provision of staff welfare \r\n                                              facilities such as canteens, low \r\n                                              interest bearing, staff welfare \r\n                                              loans and for other purposes aimed \r\n                                              at enhancing the welfare of the \r\n                                              staff of the Corporation.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The operation of the staff \r\n                                              welfare fund shall be subject to \r\n                                              such specific rules and \r\n                                              regulations as may be made by the \r\n                                              Board.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 16&#8212;Depreciation Fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall have a \r\n                                              depreciation fund and for this \r\n                                              purpose the Corporation shall open \r\n                                              a Depreciation Reserve Account \r\n                                              with the Bank of Ghana.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) At the end of each financial \r\n                                              year, the Corporation shall \r\n                                              transfer to the credit of the \r\n                                              Depreciation Reserve Account all \r\n                                              amounts charged to profit and loss \r\n                                              account in respect of depreciation \r\n                                              for buildings, plant and \r\n                                              equipment, fixtures and other \r\n                                              fixed assets.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Amounts so transferred to the \r\n                                              Depreciation Reserve Account shall \r\n                                              be utilised only to replace fixed \r\n                                              assets and equipment which are \r\n                                              worn out or have become obsolete.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Expenditure in respect of \r\n                                              current repairs and in respect of \r\n                                              purchases of spare parts shall not \r\n                                              be met out of the Depreciation \r\n                                              Reserve Account but shall be \r\n                                              charged to the income and \r\n                                              expenditure account of the \r\n                                              Corporation for the financial year \r\n                                              during which the expenditure is \r\n                                              incurred.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 17&#8212;Corporation to Pay Sums \r\n                                              into Consolidated Fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Subject to paragraph 4 of this \r\n                                              Instrument at the end of each \r\n                                              financial year, after the \r\n                                              Corporation has made provision for \r\n                                              bad and doubtful debts, \r\n                                              depreciation of assets, \r\n                                              contributions to staff and \r\n                                              superannuation funds and for other \r\n                                              contingencies, if any, and after \r\n                                              appropriation has been made to the \r\n                                              staff welfare fund under paragraph \r\n                                              15 of this Instrument such part of \r\n                                              the profits of the Corporation \r\n                                              remaining as the Minister after \r\n                                              consultation with the Board and \r\n                                              with the Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance may by writing direct \r\n                                              shall be paid into the \r\n                                              Consolidated Fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 18&#8212;Borrowing Powers.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation may obtain \r\n                                              loans and other credit facilities, \r\n                                              on the guarantee of the Government \r\n                                              from the National Investment Bank \r\n                                              or from such other Bank as the \r\n                                              Minister and the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Finance may \r\n                                              approve.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Apart from the powers of the \r\n                                              Corporation under sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (1) of this paragraph, the \r\n                                              Corporation may, with the prior \r\n                                              approval of the Minister and the \r\n                                              Minister responsible for Finance \r\n                                              borrow money from any other \r\n                                              source.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) For the purpose of any \r\n                                              technical arrangement in \r\n                                              connection with the raising of any \r\n                                              loan under sub-paragraph (2) of \r\n                                              this paragraph the Corporation \r\n                                              shall, if the National Investment \r\n                                              Bank agrees, use the services of \r\n                                              that Bank.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Corporation may borrow \r\n                                              temporarily by way of overdraft or \r\n                                              otherwise, such sums as it may \r\n                                              require for meeting its current \r\n                                              obligations or discharging its \r\n                                              functions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance may on behalf of the \r\n                                              Government, guarantee the \r\n                                              performance of any obligation or \r\n                                              undertaking by the Corporation \r\n                                              under this paragraph.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (6) The Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance may, from time to time, \r\n                                              prescribe the maximum sums which \r\n                                              the Corporation may borrow under \r\n                                              sub-paragraph (1) or (2) of this \r\n                                              paragraph.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 19&#8212;Corporation to Keep \r\n                                              Proper Books of Account.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Corporation shall keep proper \r\n                                              books of account and proper \r\n                                              records in relation thereto and \r\n                                              the account books and records&nbsp; of \r\n                                              the Corporation shall be in such \r\n                                              form as the Auditor-General may \r\n                                              approve.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 20&#8212;Financial Year of \r\n                                              Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation''s financial \r\n                                              year shall end on the 30th day of \r\n                                              June in each year.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) For the purposes of this \r\n                                              section the period extending from \r\n                                              the commencement of this \r\n                                              Instrument to the 30th day of \r\n                                              June, 1971 shall be deemed to be a \r\n                                              financial year.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 21&#8212;Audit.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (l) The books and accounts of the \r\n                                              Corporation shall each year be \r\n                                              audited in accordance with article \r\n                                              135 of the Constitution by the \r\n                                              Auditor-General.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Corporation shall pay in \r\n                                              respect of such audit such fee (if \r\n                                              any) as the Auditor-General and \r\n                                              the Board may agree or in the case \r\n                                              of failure to agree, such fee as \r\n                                              the Minister may prescribe. </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) It shall be the duty of the \r\n                                              Board as soon as possible upon \r\n                                              receiving the report of the \r\n                                              Auditor-General under this \r\n                                              paragraph to forward a copy of \r\n                                              such report to the Minister.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Minister shall as soon as \r\n                                              practicable upon receipt thereof, \r\n                                              cause to be laid before the \r\n                                              National Assembly a copy the \r\n                                              Auditor-General&#8217;s report forwarded \r\n                                              to him under this paragraph.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 22&#8212;Annual Report, Etc.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Corporation shall, as soon \r\n                                              as possible after the expiration \r\n                                              of each financial year but within \r\n                                              six months after the termination \r\n                                              of that financial year, submit to \r\n                                              the Minister an annual report \r\n                                              dealing generally with the \r\n                                              activities and operations of the \r\n                                              Corporation within that year which \r\n                                              shall, without prejudice to the \r\n                                              generality of the foregoing \r\n                                              include:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) a copy of the audited accounts \r\n                                              of the Corporation together with \r\n                                              the Auditor-General''s report \r\n                                              thereon;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) each report submitted in \r\n                                              relation to that financial year by \r\n                                              the Internal Auditor under \r\n                                              paragraph 13 of this Instrument;</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) a statement of all directions \r\n                                              given by the Minister to the \r\n                                              Corporation under paragraph 23 of \r\n                                              this Instrument, within that year;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) such other information as the \r\n                                              Minister may by writing request.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) A copy of the annual report of \r\n                                              the Corporation shall also be sent \r\n                                              by the Corporation to the \r\n                                              following:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Minister responsible for \r\n                                              Finance,</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              the Head of the Central Bureau of \r\n                                              Statistics.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Minister shall, as soon as \r\n                                              possible after receiving the \r\n                                              annual report of the Corporation, \r\n                                              cause the report to be laid before \r\n                                              the National Assembly.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Corporation shall also \r\n                                              submit to the Minister such other \r\n                                              reports on its financial affairs \r\n                                              as the Minister may by writing \r\n                                              request from time to time.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Section 23&#8212;Minister&#8217;s Power of \r\n                                              Direction.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              paragraph 4 of this Instrument, \r\n                                              the Minister may give general \r\n                                              directions in writing to the \r\n                                              Corporation on matters of policy \r\n                                              and the Corporation shall be bound \r\n                                              to comply with such directions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) For the proper conduct of his \r\n                                              public business the Minister shall \r\n                                              be entitled at all times to be in \r\n                                              direct communication with the \r\n                                              Managing Director, concerning all \r\n                                              branches of the Corporation and \r\n                                              all employees and also see all \r\n                                              documents, papers and minutes \r\n                                              which he may require either for \r\n                                              Parliament or himself and to be \r\n                                              supplied with copies thereof.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 24&#8212;Bye-laws or Other \r\n                                              Instruments.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Board may make bye-laws or \r\n                                              other instruments for the purpose \r\n                                              of carrying into effect the \r\n                                              provisions and principles of this \r\n                                              Instrument and for regulating any \r\n                                              matter falling within the scope of \r\n                                              the functions of the Corporation \r\n                                              or which is required or authorised \r\n                                              by this Instrument to be provided \r\n                                              for by any such instruments.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Without prejudice to the \r\n                                              general effect of sub-paragraph \r\n                                              (1) of this paragraph, the Board \r\n                                              may, subject to the provisions of \r\n                                              the Social Security Act, 1965 (Act \r\n                                              279) make bye-laws or other \r\n                                              instruments under that \r\n                                              sub-paragraph for providing the \r\n                                              conditions of service of the staff \r\n                                              of the Corporation including, if \r\n                                              the Board thinks fit, the \r\n                                              operation of a contributory \r\n                                              provident fund.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 25&#8212;Exemption from Taxes, \r\n                                              Etc.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              The Corporation shall be exempted \r\n                                              from such taxes and duties as the \r\n                                              Minister responsible for Finance \r\n                                              may, by writing, direct. </span>\r\n                                              </p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 26&#8212;Interpretation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              In this Instrument &#8220;Minister&#8221; \r\n                                              means the Minister responsible for \r\n                                              lnformation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 27&#8212;Dissolution of Former \r\n                                              Corporation and Transfer of its \r\n                                              Assets and Liabilities.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) The State Film Industry \r\n                                              Corporation existing immediately \r\n                                              before the commencement of this \r\n                                              Instrument under the Instrument \r\n                                              of&nbsp; Incorporation of the State \r\n                                              Film Industry Corporation, 1965 (L.I. \r\n                                              467) is hereby dissolved and the \r\n                                              said Instrument is hereby revoked.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) There is hereby transferred to \r\n                                              the Corporation established by \r\n                                              this Instrument all assets, \r\n                                              rights, obligations and \r\n                                              liabilities of the first mentioned \r\n                                              Corporation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              E. AKUFO ADDO</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              President.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 10th \r\n                                              March, 1971.</span></p>', 'STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION', 'Yes', 'L.I. 681');
INSERT INTO `legislativeinstrument` (`id`, `title`, `Content`, `subjectmatter`, `isshow`, `liname`) VALUES
(67, 'STATUTORY CORPORATIONS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) INSTRUMENT, 1972 (LI 724).', '                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              IN exercise of the powers \r\n                                              conferred on the National \r\n                                              Redemption Council by&nbsp; section 4 \r\n                                              of the Statutory Corporations \r\n                                              Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 14) this \r\n                                              Instrument is made this 15th day \r\n                                              of&nbsp; February, 1972.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 1&#8212;Schedule to N.R.C.D. 14 \r\n                                              Amended.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Schedule to the Statutory \r\n                                              Corporations Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. \r\n                                              14) as amended, is hereby further \r\n                                              amended by the deletion therefrom \r\n                                              of the following enactment: &#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;Food Research Institute \r\n                                              Instrument, 1965 (L.I. 438)&quot;.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 2&#8212;Commencement.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              This Instrument shall be deemed to \r\n                                              have come into force on the same \r\n                                              day as the Statutory Corporations \r\n                                              Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 14).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              COLONEL I. K. ACHEAMPONG</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Chairman of the National \r\n                                              Redemption Council</span></p>\r\n                                              <p>\r\n                                              <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 18th \r\n                                              February, 1972</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>', 'STATUTORY CORPORATIONS', 'Yes', 'L.I. 724'),
(68, 'STATUTORY CORPORATIONS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) INSTRUMENT, 1972 (LI 728).', ' <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              IN exercise of the powers \r\n                                              conferred on the National \r\n                                              Redemption Council by section 4 of \r\n                                              the Statutory Corporations Decree, \r\n                                              1972 (N.R.C.D. 14) this Instrument \r\n                                              is made this 22nd day of February, \r\n                                              1972.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 1&#8212;Amendment of Schedule to \r\n                                              N.R.C.D.14.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              The Schedule to the Statutory \r\n                                              Corporations Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. \r\n                                              14) as amended, is hereby further \r\n                                              amended as follows: &#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) by the deletion therefrom of \r\n                                              the words &quot;Komenda Sugar \r\n                                              Corporation Instrument, 1964 (L.I. \r\n                                              360)&quot;.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b)&nbsp; by the addition immediately \r\n                                              at the end thereof, of the \r\n                                              following enactments: &#8212;</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;Ghana Supply Commission Act, 1960 \r\n                                              (No. 7 of 1960),</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Instrument of Incorporation of the \r\n                                              State Enterprises Audit \r\n                                              Corporation, 1965 (L.I. 468),</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Food Production Corporation \r\n                                              Instrument, 1971 (L.I. 711)&quot;.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              COLONEL I. K. ACHEAMPONG</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Chairman of the National \r\n                                              Redemption Council</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 25th \r\n                                              February, 1972.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>', 'STATUTORY CORPORATIONS', 'Yes', 'L.I. 728'),
(69, 'STATUTORY CORPORATIONS INSTRUMENT, 1972 (LI 722).', '                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              IN exercise of the powers \r\n                                              conferred on the National \r\n                                              Redemption &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Council by \r\n                                              section 4 of the Statutory \r\n                                              Corporations Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D \r\n                                              14) this Instrument is made this \r\n                                              8th day of February, 1972.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 1&#8212;Schedule to N.R.C.D. 14 \r\n                                              Amended.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Schedule to the Statutory \r\n                                              Corporations Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. \r\n                                              14) is hereby amended by the \r\n                                              deletion therefrom of the \r\n                                              following enactments: &#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;Building Societies Ordinance, \r\n                                              1955 (No. 30)&quot;, and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              &quot;Ghana National Chamber of \r\n                                              Commerce Instrument, 1968 (L. I. \r\n                                              611)&quot;.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Section 2&#8212;Commencement.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              This Instrument shall be deemed to \r\n                                              have come into force at the same \r\n                                              time as the said Decree.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              COLONEL I. K. ACHEAMPONG</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Chairman of the National \r\n                                              Redemption Council</span></p>\r\n                                              <p>\r\n                                              <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 10th \r\n                                              February, 1972</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>', 'STATUTORY CORPORATIONS', 'Yes', 'L.I. 722'),
(70, 'TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT) REGULATION, 1972 (LI 792).', ' <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              IN exercise of the powers \r\n                                              conferred on the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Justice by section \r\n                                              65 of the Trade Marks Act, 1965 \r\n                                              (Act 270) this Regulation is made \r\n                                              this 27th day of November, 1972.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <b>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 1&#8212;Trade Marks \r\n                                              Regulations, 1970 Amended.</span></b></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Trade Marks Regulations, 1970 \r\n                                              (L.I. 667) are hereby amended as \r\n                                              follows:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) in sub-regulation (1) of \r\n                                              regulation 70 thereof, by the \r\n                                              deletion of the words &quot;or agent &quot;; \r\n                                              and</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (b) in regulation 72 thereof, by \r\n                                              the substitution for the \r\n                                              definition of the word &quot;agent&quot; of \r\n                                              the following new definition:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&quot; \r\n                                              ''agent'' means an agent resident in \r\n                                              Ghana and duly authorised to the \r\n                                              satisfaction of the Registrar.&quot;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 216.0pt">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              E. N. MOORE</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 216.0pt">\r\n                                              <i>\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Commissioner responsible for \r\n                                              Justice</span></i></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 1st \r\n                                              December, 1972.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>', 'TRADE MARKS', 'Yes', 'L.I. 792');
INSERT INTO `legislativeinstrument` (`id`, `title`, `Content`, `subjectmatter`, `isshow`, `liname`) VALUES
(71, 'TRADE MARKS REGULATIONS, 1970 (LI 667).', '                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              1. Application to register a trade \r\n                                              mark</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              2. Representation of mark</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              3. Series of trade marks</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              4. Translation</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              5. Registrar''s search</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              6. Acceptance or refusal of \r\n                                              application</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              7. Notice of objection</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              8. Notice of Registrar''s \r\n                                              conditions, etc.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              9. Decision of Registrar</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              10. Disclaimer</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              11. Defensive trade marks</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              12. Certification trade marks</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              13. Advertisement of application \r\n                                              to register a trade mark</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              14. Printing block</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              15. Opposition to registration</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              16. Counter-statement</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              17. Evidence in opposition \r\n                                              proceedings</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              18. Exhibits</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              19. Hearing</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              20. Extension of time</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              21. Costs</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              22. Written grounds for \r\n                                              Registrar''s decision</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              23. Opposition to application to \r\n                                              register certification trade mark</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              24. Non-completion within twelve \r\n                                              months</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              25. Entry in register</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              26. Associated marks</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              27. Death of applicant before \r\n                                              registration</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              28. Certificate of registration</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              29. Renewal of registration</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              30. Notice before removal from \r\n                                              register</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              31. Removal of trade mark from \r\n                                              register</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              32. Record of removal</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              33. Notice and advertisement of \r\n                                              renewal and restoration</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              34. Application for entry of \r\n                                              assignment or transmission</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              35. Proof of title</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              36. Application for entry of \r\n                                              assignment without goodwill</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              37. Entry in register</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              38. Separate registrations</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              39. Registrar''s certificate or \r\n                                              approval for certain assignments \r\n                                              and transmissions</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              40. Registrar''s directions for \r\n                                              advertisement of assignment \r\n                                              without goodwill of trade mark in \r\n                                              use</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              41. Alteration of address in \r\n                                              register</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              42. Applications to rectify, or \r\n                                              remove a trade mark from the \r\n                                              register</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              43. Intervention by third parties</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              44. Application to correct the \r\n                                              register</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              45. Certificates of validity to be \r\n                                              noted</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              46. Alteration of registered mark</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              47. Rectification of certification \r\n                                              trade mark entries by the Minister</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              48. Alteration of certification \r\n                                              trade mark rules</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              49. Application for entry of \r\n                                              registered user</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              50. Entry and notification of \r\n                                              registered user</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              51. Applications to vary or cancel \r\n                                              entry of registered user</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              52. Registered user''s application \r\n                                              to correct register</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              53. Extension of time</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              54. Excluded days</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              55. Hearing given under \r\n                                              discretionary power</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              56. Dispensing with evidence</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              57. Amendment of documents</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              58. Certificates by Registrar</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              59. Marks registered without \r\n                                              limitation of colour</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              60. Certificates for use in \r\n                                              obtaining registration abroad</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              61. Searches and advice as to \r\n                                              distinctiveness</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              62. Appeals to the Minister</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              63. Applications to and orders of \r\n                                              the Court</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              64. Classification of goods and \r\n                                              conversion of specification</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              65. Fees</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              66. Forms</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              67. Inspection of register</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              68. Size of documents</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              69. Signature of documents</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              70. Address for service</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              71. Agency</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              72. Interpretation</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              73. Revocations</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Schedule 1&#8212;Classification of goods</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Schedule 2&#8212;Fees</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Schedule 3&#8212;Forms</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              In exercise of the powers \r\n                                              conferred on the Minister \r\n                                              responsible for Justice by Section \r\n                                              65 of the Trade Marks Act, 1965 \r\n                                              (Act 270) these Regulations are \r\n                                              made this 1st day of December, \r\n                                              1970.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 1&#8212;Application to \r\n                                              Register a Trade Mark.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An application to the \r\n                                              Registrar to register a trade mark \r\n                                              shall be signed by the applicant \r\n                                              or his agent, and shall be made \r\n                                              upon the prescribed form.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Each application shall be for \r\n                                              registration in respect of goods \r\n                                              in one class only of Schedule 1 to \r\n                                              these Regulations.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) In the case of an application \r\n                                              for registration in respect of all \r\n                                              the goods included in a class, or \r\n                                              of a large variety of goods, the \r\n                                              Registrar may refuse to accept the \r\n                                              application unless he is satisfied \r\n                                              that the specification is \r\n                                              justified by the use of the mark \r\n                                              which the applicant has made, or \r\n                                              intends to make if and when it is \r\n                                              registered.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Applications to register the \r\n                                              same mark in different classes \r\n                                              shall be treated as separated and \r\n                                              distinct applications.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 2&#8212;Representation of \r\n                                              Mark.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Every application to register \r\n                                              a trade mark shall contain a \r\n                                              representation of the mark in the \r\n                                              space provided for that purpose on \r\n                                              the application form.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where the representation \r\n                                              exceeds such space in size the \r\n                                              representation s hall be mounted \r\n                                              upon linen, tracing cloth or hard \r\n                                              and durable paper. Part of the \r\n                                              mounting shall be affixed in the \r\n                                              space aforesaid and the rest may \r\n                                              be folded.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) All representations of marks \r\n                                              must be of a durable nature.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Every application to register \r\n                                              a trade mark shall be accompanied \r\n                                              by three additional \r\n                                              representations of the mark, which \r\n                                              shall correspond exactly with the \r\n                                              representation on the application. \r\n                                              If the mark is to be registered in \r\n                                              more than one class, then two \r\n                                              additional representations for \r\n                                              each class after the first shall \r\n                                              be supplied.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Registrar, if dissatisfied \r\n                                              with any representation of a mark, \r\n                                              may at anytime require another \r\n                                              representation satisfactory to him \r\n                                              to be substituted before \r\n                                              proceeding with the application.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (6) Where the name or \r\n                                              representation of any person \r\n                                              appears on a trade mark, the \r\n                                              Registrar may, before proceeding \r\n                                              with the application to register \r\n                                              the mark, require to be given the \r\n                                              consent of t hat person, or, if he \r\n                                              is recently dead, of his legal \r\n                                              representatives, and in default of \r\n                                              such consent he may refuse to \r\n                                              proceed with the application.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 3&#8212;Series of Trade \r\n                                              Marks.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where application is made to \r\n                                              register a series of trade marks \r\n                                              under section 21 (3) of the Act, a \r\n                                              representation of each trade mark \r\n                                              of the series shall be included in \r\n                                              the application which shall be \r\n                                              accompanied by three additional \r\n                                              representations of each trade mark \r\n                                              in the series.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 4&#8212;Translation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where a trade mark contains a \r\n                                              word or words in characters other \r\n                                              than Roman, there shall be \r\n                                              endorsed on the application and on \r\n                                              each representation other than the \r\n                                              representation affixed to the \r\n                                              application, a translation of such \r\n                                              word or words signed by the \r\n                                              applicant or his agent.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where a trade mark contains a \r\n                                              word or words in a language other \r\n                                              than English, the Registrar may \r\n                                              ask for an exact translation and, \r\n                                              if he so requires the translation \r\n                                              shall be endorsed and signed as \r\n                                              aforesaid.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 5&#8212;Registrar''s Search.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) Upon receipt of an application \r\n                                              to register a trade mark in \r\n                                              respect of any goods the Registrar \r\n                                              shall cause a search to be made \r\n                                              amongst the registered marks and \r\n                                              pending applications, to ascertain \r\n                                              whether there are on record in \r\n                                              respect of the same goods or \r\n                                              description of goods any marks \r\n                                              identical with the mark applied \r\n                                              for, or so nearly resembling it as \r\n                                              to render the mark applied for \r\n                                              likely to deceive or cause \r\n                                              confusion.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Registrar may cause the \r\n                                              search to be renewed at any time \r\n                                              b-fore acceptance of the \r\n                                              application, but shall not be \r\n                                              bound to do so.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 6&#8212;Acceptance or Refusal \r\n                                              of Applications.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) After such search, and \r\n                                              consideration of the application, \r\n                                              and of any evidence of use or of \r\n                                              distinctiveness or of any other \r\n                                              matter which the applicant may or \r\n                                              may be required to give, the \r\n                                              Registrar may accept the \r\n                                              application absolutely, or he may \r\n                                              object to it, or he may express \r\n                                              his willingness to accept it \r\n                                              subject to such conditions, \r\n                                              amendments, disclaimer, \r\n                                              modifications or limitations as he \r\n                                              may think right to impose.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Registrar may refuse to \r\n                                              accept any application for \r\n                                              registration of a mark upon which \r\n                                              there appears:-</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n                                              the representation of the head of \r\n                                              state or any member of Government; \r\n                                              or</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (ii) the representation of the \r\n                                              Ghana Coat of Arms and the \r\n                                              national Flag or any \r\n                                              representation thereof so nearly \r\n                                              resembling any of them as to be \r\n                                              likely to mislead or to cause \r\n                                              confusion.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Where a representation of the \r\n                                              armorial bearings, insignia, \r\n                                              orders of chivalry, decorations or \r\n                                              flags of any state, city, town \r\n                                              place, society, body corporate, \r\n                                              institution or person appears on \r\n                                              an application, the Registrar \r\n                                              shall be furnished with a written \r\n                                              consent to the registration and \r\n                                              use of such emblems from such \r\n                                              official or other person as \r\n                                              appears to the Registrar to be \r\n                                              entitled to give consent and in \r\n                                              default of such consent he shall \r\n                                              refuse to accept the application.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 7&#8212;Notice of Objection.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              If the Registrar objects to the \r\n                                              application, he shall inform the \r\n                                              applicant of his objections in \r\n                                              writing, and unless within two \r\n                                              months the applicant applies for a \r\n                                              hearing or makes a considered \r\n                                              reply in writing to those \r\n                                              objections he shall be deemed to \r\n                                              have withdrawn his application.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 8&#8212;Notice of Registrar''s \r\n                                              Conditions, etc.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) If the Registrar is willing to \r\n                                              accept the application subject to \r\n                                              any conditions, amendments, \r\n                                              disclaimer, modifications or \r\n                                              limitations, he shall communicate \r\n                                              such proposal to the applicant in \r\n                                              writing and if the applicant \r\n                                              objects to any such proposal he \r\n                                              shall within one month of the d \r\n                                              ate of such proposal apply for a \r\n                                              hearing or communicate his \r\n                                              considered objections in writing, \r\n                                              and if he does not do so he shall \r\n                                              be deemed to have withdrawn his \r\n                                              application.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) If the applicant does not \r\n                                              object to any such proposal he \r\n                                              shall forthwith notify the \r\n                                              Registrar in writing of his \r\n                                              acceptance, and alter his \r\n                                              application accordingly.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 9&#8212;Decision of \r\n                                              Registrar.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The decision of the Registrar, \r\n                                              at a hearing as in Regulation 7 or \r\n                                              8, or without a hearing if the \r\n                                              applicant has communicated his \r\n                                              considered objections or \r\n                                              considered reply in writing, and \r\n                                              has stated that he does not wish \r\n                                              to be heard, shall be communicated \r\n                                              to the applicant in writing.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) If the applicant objects to \r\n                                              such decision he may within one \r\n                                              month require the Registrar to \r\n                                              state in writing the grounds of, \r\n                                              and the materials used by him in \r\n                                              arriving at, his decision.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) In a case where the Registrar \r\n                                              makes any requirements to which \r\n                                              the applicant does not object, the \r\n                                              applicant shall comply therewith \r\n                                              before the Registrar issues such \r\n                                              statement in writing. The date \r\n                                              when such statement is sent to the \r\n                                              applicant shall be deemed to be \r\n                                              the date of the Registrar''s \r\n                                              decision for the purpose of \r\n                                              appeal.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 10&#8212;Disclaimer.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Registrar may call on an \r\n                                              applicant to insert in his \r\n                                              application such disclaimer as the \r\n                                              Registrar may think fit, in order \r\n                                              that he public generally may \r\n                                              understand what the applicant''s \r\n                                              rights, if his trade mark is \r\n                                              registered, will be.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 11&#8212;Defensive Trade \r\n                                              Marks.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) An application to register a \r\n                                              defensive trade mark under section \r\n                                              27 of the Act shall be made, \r\n                                              addressed and sent to the \r\n                                              Registrar upon the prescribed \r\n                                              form, and shall be accompanied by \r\n                                              a statement of case setting out \r\n                                              full particulars of the facts on \r\n                                              which the applicant relies in \r\n                                              support of his application, \r\n                                              verified by a statutory \r\n                                              declaration made by the applicant \r\n                                              or some other person approved for \r\n                                              the purpose by the Registrar.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The applicant may send with \r\n                                              the statutory declaration, or \r\n                                              subsequently, such other evidence \r\n                                              as he may wish to give, whether \r\n                                              after request made by the \r\n                                              Registrar or otherwise, and the \r\n                                              Registrar shall consider the \r\n                                              application.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) In all other respects, and \r\n                                              where they are appropriate and it \r\n                                              is not otherwise stated, these \r\n                                              Regulations shall apply to such \r\n                                              applications as they apply to \r\n                                              applications to register ordinary \r\n                                              trade marks.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 12&#8212;Certification Trade \r\n                                              Marks.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An application to register a \r\n                                              certification trade mark under \r\n                                              section 36 of the Act shall be \r\n                                              made to the Registrar upon the \r\n                                              prescribed form, and shall be \r\n                                              accompanied by two duplicates of \r\n                                              the application on copies of the \r\n                                              said prescribed form and by four \r\n                                              additional representations of the \r\n                                              trade mark.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) These Regulations shall apply \r\n                                              to such application as they apply \r\n                                              to applications to resister \r\n                                              ordinary trade marks, except that \r\n                                              for reference therein to \r\n                                              acceptance of an application there \r\n                                              shall be substituted references to \r\n                                              authorisation to proceed with the \r\n                                              application, and that the \r\n                                              applicant shall not be deemed to \r\n                                              have abandoned his application if \r\n                                              in the circumstances of regulation \r\n                                              7 or 8 he does not apply for a \r\n                                              hearing or reply in writing.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The address of an applicant to \r\n                                              register a certification trade \r\n                                              mark shall be deemed to be a trade \r\n                                              or business address for all the \r\n                                              purposes for which such an address \r\n                                              is required by these Regulations.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The applicant shall send to \r\n                                              the Registrar with his application \r\n                                              or when required by the Registrar \r\n                                              a case setting out the grounds on \r\n                                              which he relies in support of his \r\n                                              application together with draft \r\n                                              rules for governing the use of the \r\n                                              mark, all being in duplicate. The \r\n                                              Registrar may send to the \r\n                                              applicant any observations he may \r\n                                              have to make on the sufficiency of \r\n                                              the case or the suitability of the \r\n                                              draft rules and the applicant may \r\n                                              modify either of these documents.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) If the Registrar decides to \r\n                                              authorise the application to \r\n                                              proceed, he shall report to the \r\n                                              Minister thereon, and the Minister \r\n                                              may at any time call for such \r\n                                              evidence, if any, as he thinks \r\n                                              fit, and shall if required hear \r\n                                              the applicant and the Registrar, \r\n                                              before giving directions as \r\n                                              provided in paragraph 1 (5) of the \r\n                                              First Schedule to the Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) When such directions have been \r\n                                              given and the application has been \r\n                                              accepted the rules for governing \r\n                                              the use of the mark approved by \r\n                                              the Minister, as well as the form \r\n                                              of application, shall be open to \r\n                                              public inspection.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 13&#8212;Advertisement of \r\n                                              Application to Register a Trade \r\n                                              Mark.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An application to register a \r\n                                              trade mark required to be \r\n                                              advertised by section 18 (1) or \r\n                                              sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 2 \r\n                                              of the First Schedule to the Act, \r\n                                              shall be advertised in the Gazette \r\n                                              during such times and in such \r\n                                              manner as the Registrar may \r\n                                              direct.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) In the case of an application \r\n                                              with which the Registrar proceeds \r\n                                              only after the applicant has \r\n                                              lodged the written consent to the \r\n                                              proposed registration of the \r\n                                              registered proprietor of another \r\n                                              trade mark or another applicant, \r\n                                              the words &quot;By Consent&quot; shall \r\n                                              appear in the advertisement.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 14&#8212;Printing Block.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) For the purposes of such \r\n                                              advertisement the applicant may, \r\n                                              at the appropriate time, supply or \r\n                                              be required to supply a printing \r\n                                              block (or more than one, if \r\n                                              necessary) of the trade mark \r\n                                              satisfactory to the Registrar, of \r\n                                              such dimensions as may be approved \r\n                                              or directed by the Registrar, or \r\n                                              shall supply such information or \r\n                                              other means of advertising the \r\n                                              trade mark as the Registrar may \r\n                                              require.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Registrar, if dissatisfied \r\n                                              with the printing block supplied \r\n                                              by the applicant or his agent, may \r\n                                              require a fresh block before \r\n                                              proceeding with the advertisement.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) When an application relates to \r\n                                              a series of trade marks differing \r\n                                              from one another in respect to the \r\n                                              particulars mentioned in section \r\n                                              21 (3) of the Act, the applicant \r\n                                              may be required to supply a \r\n                                              printing block (or more than one, \r\n                                              if necessary) satisfactory to the \r\n                                              Registrar of any or all of the \r\n                                              trade marks constituting the \r\n                                              series; or the Registrar may, if \r\n                                              he thinks fit, insert with the \r\n                                              advertisement of the application a \r\n                                              statement of the manner in which \r\n                                              the several trade marks differ \r\n                                              from one another.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The provisions of this \r\n                                              regulation shall apply to \r\n                                              advertisements under sections 18 \r\n                                              (12), 35 (2) and 35 (3) of the \r\n                                              Act.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 15&#8212;Opposition to \r\n                                              Registration.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The prescribed time for giving \r\n                                              notice of opposition under section \r\n                                              18 (2) of the Act shall be two \r\n                                              months.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) If registration is opposed on \r\n                                              the ground that the mark resembles \r\n                                              marks already on the register, the \r\n                                              numbers of such trade marks and \r\n                                              the numbers of the Gazettes in \r\n                                              which they have been advertised \r\n                                              shall be set out.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The notice shall I-e \r\n                                              accompanied by a copy which the \r\n                                              Registrar shall forthwith send to \r\n                                              the applicant.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 16&#8212;Counter-statement.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The prescribed time for \r\n                                              sending a counter-statement under \r\n                                              section 18 (4) of the Act shall be \r\n                                              two months.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The applicant shall set out \r\n                                              what facts, if any, alleged in the \r\n                                              notice of opposition he admits.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) The counter-statement shall be \r\n                                              accompanied by a copy which the \r\n                                              Registrar shall forthwith send to \r\n                                              the opponent.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 17&#8212;Evidence in \r\n                                              Opposition Proceedings.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Within one month from the \r\n                                              receipt by the opponent of the \r\n                                              copy of the counter-statement, \r\n                                              either party may leave with the \r\n                                              Registrar such evidence by way of \r\n                                              statutory declaration as be may \r\n                                              wish to adduce in support of his \r\n                                              case, and any party so leaving \r\n                                              evidence shall deliver to the \r\n                                              other party a copy of such \r\n                                              evidence.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Within one month from the \r\n                                              receipt by one party of the copy \r\n                                              of evidence from the other party, \r\n                                              the first-named party may leave \r\n                                              with the Registrar such evidence \r\n                                              by way of statutory declaration as \r\n                                              he may wish to adduce in reply, \r\n                                              and shall deliver to the other \r\n                                              party a copy of such evidence, \r\n                                              which shall be confined to matters \r\n                                              strictly in reply.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) No further evidence shall be \r\n                                              left on either side but, in any \r\n                                              proceedings before the Registrar, \r\n                                              he may at any time if he thinks \r\n                                              fit give leave to either the \r\n                                              applicant or the opponent to leave \r\n                                              any evidence upon such terms as to \r\n                                              costs or otherwise as he may think \r\n                                              fit.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 18&#8212;Exhibits.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where there are exhibits to a \r\n                                              declaration filed in an \r\n                                              opposition, a copy or impression \r\n                                              of each exhibit shall be sent to \r\n                                              the other party on his request and \r\n                                              at his expense, or, if such copies \r\n                                              or impressions cannot conveniently \r\n                                              be supplied, the (originals shall \r\n                                              be left with the Registrar in \r\n                                              order that they may be open to \r\n                                              inspection.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The original exhibits shall be \r\n                                              produced at the hearing unless the \r\n                                              Registrar otherwise directs.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 19&#8212;Hearing.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Upon completion of the \r\n                                              evidence the Registrar shall give \r\n                                              notice to the parties of a date \r\n                                              when he will hear arguments in the \r\n                                              case.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Such appointment shall be for \r\n                                              a date at least fourteen days \r\n                                              after the date of the notice, \r\n                                              unless the parties consent to a \r\n                                              shorter notice.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Within seven days from the \r\n                                              receipt of the notice any party \r\n                                              who intends to appear shall so \r\n                                              notify the Registrar.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) A party who receives notice as \r\n                                              aforesaid and who does not, within \r\n                                              seven days from the receipt \r\n                                              thereof, so notify the Registrar, \r\n                                              may be treated as not wishing to \r\n                                              be heard and the Registrar may act \r\n                                              accordingly.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 20&#8212;Extension of Time.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where in o Position proceedings \r\n                                              any extension of time is granted \r\n                                              to any party, the Registrar may \r\n                                              thereafter, if he thinks fit, \r\n                                              without giving the said party any \r\n                                              hearing, grant any reasonable \r\n                                              extension of time to any other \r\n                                              party in which to take any \r\n                                              subsequent step.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 21&#8212;Costs.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where a party giving notice of \r\n                                              opposition or an applicant sending \r\n                                              a counter-statement after receipt \r\n                                              of a copy of such notice neither \r\n                                              resides nor carries on business in \r\n                                              Ghana, the Registrar may require \r\n                                              him to give security, in such form \r\n                                              as the Registrar may deem \r\n                                              sufficient, for the costs of the \r\n                                              proceedings before the Registrar, \r\n                                              for such amount as to the \r\n                                              Registrar may seem fit, and at an \r\n                                              stage in the opposition \r\n                                              proceedings may require further \r\n                                              security to be given at any time \r\n                                              before giving his decision in the \r\n                                              case.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (2) Where an opposition is \r\n                                              uncontested by the applicant, the \r\n                                              Registrar in deciding whether \r\n                                              costs should be awarded to the \r\n                                              opponent shall consider whether \r\n                                              proceedings might have been \r\n                                              avoided if reasonable notice had \r\n                                              been given by the opponent to the \r\n                                              applicant before the notice of \r\n                                              opposition was lodged.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 22&#8212;Written Grounds for \r\n                                              Registrar''s Decision.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The prescribesd time for applying \r\n                                              to the Registrar under section 18 \r\n                                              (6) of the Act shall be two \r\n                                              months.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 23&#8212;Opposition to \r\n                                              Application to Register \r\n                                              Certification Trade Mark.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Within two months from the \r\n                                              date of any advertisement in the \r\n                                              Gazette of an application to \r\n                                              register a certification trade \r\n                                              mark, any person may give notice \r\n                                              to the Registrar of opposition \r\n                                              under sub paragraph (1) of \r\n                                              paragraph 2 of the First Schedule \r\n                                              to the Act, and regulations 15 to \r\n                                              22 shall apply to the proceedings \r\n                                              thereon; and any person may give \r\n                                              notice to the Minister of \r\n                                              opposition under sub-paragraph (2) \r\n                                              of paragraph 2 of the said First \r\n                                              Schedule, and rules 15 to 22 shall \r\n                                              apply mutatis mutandis to the \r\n                                              proceedings thereon.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) In any case of doubt any party \r\n                                              may apply to the Registrar or the \r\n                                              Minister, as the case may be, for \r\n                                              directions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 24&#8212;Non-completion \r\n                                              within Twelve Months.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) Where registration of a trade \r\n                                              mark is not completed within \r\n                                              twelve months from the date of the \r\n                                              application by reason of default \r\n                                              on the part of the applicant, the \r\n                                              Registrar shall give notice in \r\n                                              writing to the applicant at his \r\n                                              trade or business address of the \r\n                                              applicant has authorised an agent \r\n                                              for the purpose of the application \r\n                                              he shall instead send the notice \r\n                                              to the agent and shall send a \r\n                                              duplicate thereof to the \r\n                                              applicant.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) If after fourteen days from \r\n                                              the date when the notice was sent \r\n                                              or such further time as the \r\n                                              Registrar may allow, the \r\n                                              registration is not completed, the \r\n                                              application shall be deemed to be \r\n                                              abandoned.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 25&#8212;Entry in Register.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) As soon as may be after the \r\n                                              expiration of three months from \r\n                                              the date of the advertisement in \r\n                                              the Gazette of any application to \r\n                                              register a trade mark, the \r\n                                              Registrar shall, subject to any \r\n                                              opposition and the determination \r\n                                              thereof, and subject to the \r\n                                              provisions of section 19 (1) of \r\n                                              the Act, and upon receipt of the \r\n                                              prescribed fee, enter the trade \r\n                                              mark in the register.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) In those cases where the \r\n                                              applicant has supplied a printing \r\n                                              block under regulation 14, he \r\n                                              shall send with his fee a \r\n                                              representation of the trade mark \r\n                                              agreeing in all respects with the \r\n                                              representation then appearing on \r\n                                              the form of application, to be \r\n                                              affixed by the Registrar to the \r\n                                              certificate of registration as \r\n                                              required by regulation 28.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) The entry of a trade mark in \r\n                                              the register shall give the date \r\n                                              of the registration, the goods in \r\n                                              respect of which it is registered, \r\n                                              and all particulars named in \r\n                                              section I (1) of the Act, \r\n                                              including both the trade or \r\n                                              business address and the address \r\n                                              for service, particulars of the \r\n                                              trade, business, profession, \r\n                                              occupation or other description of \r\n                                              the proprietor, particulars of any \r\n                                              undertakings by the proprietor \r\n                                              entered on the form of \r\n                                              application, particulars affecting \r\n                                              the scope of the registration and \r\n                                              the rights conferred by the \r\n                                              registration, and such other \r\n                                              particulars as are prescribed.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) In the case of an application \r\n                                              as aforesaid which the Registrar \r\n                                              accepts only after the applicant \r\n                                              has lodged the written consent to \r\n                                              the proposed registration of the \r\n                                              registered proprietor of another \r\n                                              trade mark or another applicant \r\n                                              for registration, the aforesaid \r\n                                              entry in the register shall state \r\n                                              that it is &quot;By Consent&quot; and shall \r\n                                              give the number of the previous \r\n                                              registration or the application \r\n                                              for registration.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 26&#8212;Associated Marks.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where a mark is registered as \r\n                                              associated with any other mark or \r\n                                              marks the Registrar shall note in \r\n                                              the register in connection with \r\n                                              the first-mentioned mark the \r\n                                              numbers of the marks with which it \r\n                                              is associated and shall also note \r\n                                              in the register in connection with \r\n                                              each of the associated marks the \r\n                                              number of the first-mentioned mark \r\n                                              as being a mark associated \r\n                                              therewith.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) An application by a registered \r\n                                              proprietor under section 23 (5) of \r\n                                              the Act to the Registrar to \r\n                                              dissolve the association between \r\n                                              two or more associated trade marks \r\n                                              shall state the numbers of the \r\n                                              marks and the class in which they \r\n                                              are registered and shall state the \r\n                                              grounds for the application.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 27&#8212;Death of Applicant \r\n                                              before Registration.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where an applicant to register a \r\n                                              trade mark dies before the trade \r\n                                              mark applied for has been entered \r\n                                              in the register, the Registrar, \r\n                                              after the expiration of the \r\n                                              prescribed period of advertisement \r\n                                              and the determination of any \r\n                                              opposition, may on being satisfied \r\n                                              of the applicant''s death enter in \r\n                                              the register, in place of the name \r\n                                              of such deceased applicant, the \r\n                                              name, address and description of \r\n                                              the person owning the trade mark, \r\n                                              on such ownership being proved to \r\n                                              the satisfaction of the Registrar.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 28&#8212;Certificate of \r\n                                              Registration.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Upon the registration of'' a trade \r\n                                              mark, the Registrar shall issue to \r\n                                              the applicant a certificate of \r\n                                              registration, and shall affix \r\n                                              thereto a copy of the mark, which \r\n                                              may be a representation thereof \r\n                                              supplied by the applicant under \r\n                                              regulation 25 (2).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 29&#8212;Renewal of \r\n                                              Registration.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) At any time not more than \r\n                                              three months before the expiration \r\n                                              of the last registration of a \r\n                                              trade mark any person may apply to \r\n                                              the Registrar on the prescribed \r\n                                              form, and accompanied by the \r\n                                              prescribed fee, for the renewal of \r\n                                              the registration, and, if he is \r\n                                              not the registered proprietor, \r\n                                              shall sign a statement on the form \r\n                                              that he is directed by the \r\n                                              registered proprietor to pay the \r\n                                              fee (if such be the case) and \r\n                                              shall give his address.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Before taking any further step \r\n                                              the Registrar may either require \r\n                                              the person leaving the fee to give \r\n                                              within fourteen days an authority \r\n                                              to pay the fee signed by the \r\n                                              registered proprietor, and if he \r\n                                              does not give such authority may \r\n                                              return the fee and treat it as not \r\n                                              received, or may communicate with \r\n                                              the registered proprietor stating \r\n                                              that the fee has been received and \r\n                                              that the registration will in due \r\n                                              course be renewed.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 30&#8212;Notice before \r\n                                              Removal from Register.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) At a date not less than one \r\n                                              month nor more than three months \r\n                                              before the expiration of the last \r\n                                              registration of a mark, if an \r\n                                              application for renewal \r\n                                              accompanied by the prescribed fee \r\n                                              has not been received, the \r\n                                              Registrar shall notify the \r\n                                              registered proprietor in writing \r\n                                              of the approaching expiration.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) At a time not less than \r\n                                              fourteen days nor more than one \r\n                                              month before the expiration of the \r\n                                              last registration of a mark the \r\n                                              Registrar may, if no fee as \r\n                                              aforesaid has been received, send \r\n                                              a notice in writing to the \r\n                                              registered proprietor at his trade \r\n                                              or business address as well as at \r\n                                              his address for service, if any.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) If at the date of the \r\n                                              expiration of the last \r\n                                              registration of a mark the renewal \r\n                                              fee has not been paid the \r\n                                              Registrar shall advertise the fact \r\n                                              forthwith in the Gazette, and if \r\n                                              within two months of that \r\n                                              advertisement an application for \r\n                                              renewal accompanied by the \r\n                                              prescribed fee and the prescribed \r\n                                              late application fee is received, \r\n                                              he may renew the registration \r\n                                              without removing the mark from the \r\n                                              register.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 31&#8212;Removal of Trade \r\n                                              Mark from Register.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where, at the expiration of two \r\n                                              months from the advertisement \r\n                                              mentioned in regulation 30 (3), \r\n                                              the fees mentioned therein have \r\n                                              not been paid, the Registrar may \r\n                                              remove the mark from the register \r\n                                              as of the date of the expiration \r\n                                              of the last registration, but may \r\n                                              upon receiving an application for \r\n                                              renewal accompanied by the renewal \r\n                                              fee, together with an application \r\n                                              for restoration to the register \r\n                                              accompanied by a restoration fee, \r\n                                              restore the mark to the register \r\n                                              if satisfied that it is just so to \r\n                                              do, and upon such conditions as he \r\n                                              may think fit to impose.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 32&#8212;Record of Removal.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where a trade mark has been \r\n                                              removed from the register the \r\n                                              Registrar shall cause to be \r\n                                              entered in the register a record \r\n                                              of the removal and of the cause \r\n                                              thereof.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 33&#8212;Notice and \r\n                                              Advertisement of Renewal and \r\n                                              Restoration.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Upon the renewal or restoration \r\n                                              and renewal of a registration, a \r\n                                              notice to that effect shall be \r\n                                              sent to the registered proprietor \r\n                                              and the renewal or restoration and \r\n                                              renewal shall be advertised in the \r\n                                              Gazette.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 34&#8212;Application for \r\n                                              Entry of Assignment or \r\n                                              Transmission.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where a person becomes \r\n                                              entitled by assignment or \r\n                                              transmission to a registered trade \r\n                                              mark he may conjointly with the \r\n                                              registered proprietor, apply to \r\n                                              the Registrar, on the prescribed \r\n                                              form to register his title.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where a person becomes so \r\n                                              entitled but no conjoint \r\n                                              application is made, he shall \r\n                                              apply to the Registrar, on the \r\n                                              prescribed form, to register his \r\n                                              title.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) An application under this \r\n                                              regulation shall contain the name, \r\n                                              trade or business address and \r\n                                              description of the person claiming \r\n                                              to be entitled, together with full \r\n                                              particulars of the instrument, if \r\n                                              any, under which he claims, and \r\n                                              such instrument shall be produced \r\n                                              for inspection by the Registrar, \r\n                                              preferably at the time of \r\n                                              application.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (4) The full names of all the \r\n                                              partners in a partnership shall be \r\n                                              given in the body of the \r\n                                              application; provided that in the \r\n                                              case of a partnership registered \r\n                                              under the Incorporated Private \r\n                                              Partnerships Act, 1962 (Act 152) \r\n                                              only the partnership name need be \r\n                                              given.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Registrar may in any case \r\n                                              require and retain an attested \r\n                                              copy of any instrument produced \r\n                                              for inspection in proof of title, \r\n                                              but such copy shall not be open to \r\n                                              public inspection.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) Where in the case of an \r\n                                              application under this regulation \r\n                                              the applicant does not claim under \r\n                                              any document or instrument which \r\n                                              is capable in itself of giving \r\n                                              proof of his title, he shall, \r\n                                              unless the Registrar otherwise \r\n                                              directs, either upon or with the \r\n                                              application, state a case setting \r\n                                              forth the full particulars of the \r\n                                              facts upon which his claim to be \r\n                                              proprietor of the trade mark is \r\n                                              based, and showing that the trade \r\n                                              mark has been assigned or \r\n                                              transmitted to him. If the \r\n                                              Registrar so requires, the case \r\n                                              shall be verified by a statutory \r\n                                              declaration.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 35&#8212;Proof of Title.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The Registrar may call on any \r\n                                              person who applies to be \r\n                                              registered as proprietor of a \r\n                                              registered trade mark for such \r\n                                              proof or additional proof of title \r\n                                              as he may require for his \r\n                                              satisfaction.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 36&#8212;Application for \r\n                                              Entry of Assignment without \r\n                                              Goodwill.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An application under \r\n                                              regulation 34 relating to an \r\n                                              assignment of a trade mark in \r\n                                              respect of any goods shall state \r\n                                              (a) whether the trade mark was at \r\n                                              the time of the assignment, used \r\n                                              in a business in any of those \r\n                                              goods and (b) whether the \r\n                                              assignment was made otherwise than \r\n                                              in connection with the goodwill of \r\n                                              that business; and, if both those \r\n                                              circumstances subsisted, the \r\n                                              applicant shall leave of the \r\n                                              Registrar''s directions to \r\n                                              advertise the assignment obtained \r\n                                              upon application under section 22 \r\n                                              (9) of the Act and regulation 40, \r\n                                              and such proof, including copies \r\n                                              of advertisements or otherwise, as \r\n                                              the Registrar may require that his \r\n                                              directions have been fulfilled; \r\n                                              and if the Registrar is not \r\n                                              satisfied that his directions have \r\n                                              been fulfilled, he shall not \r\n                                              proceed with the application.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (2) For the purposes of section 29 \r\n                                              (4) of the Act, the period within \r\n                                              which a corporation may be \r\n                                              registered as the subsequent \r\n                                              proprietor of a registered trade \r\n                                              mark, upon application made under \r\n                                              regulation 34, shall be six months \r\n                                              from the date of advertisement in \r\n                                              the Gazette of the registration of \r\n                                              the trade mark or such further \r\n                                              period not exceeding six months as \r\n                                              the Registrar may allow, on \r\n                                              application being made to him by \r\n                                              the applicant for registration of \r\n                                              title or the registered \r\n                                              proprietor, as the case may be, at \r\n                                              any time before or during the \r\n                                              period for which the extension can \r\n                                              be allowed.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 37&#8212;Entry in Register.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              When the Registrar is satisfied as \r\n                                              to the title of the person \r\n                                              claiming to be registered, he \r\n                                              shall cause him to be registered \r\n                                              as proprietor of the trade mark in \r\n                                              respect of the relevant goods, and \r\n                                              shall enter in the register his \r\n                                              name, trade or business address \r\n                                              and description and particulars of \r\n                                              the assignment or transmission.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 38&#8212;Separate \r\n                                              Registrations.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where, pursuant to an application \r\n                                              under regulation 34, and as the \r\n                                              result of a division and \r\n                                              separation of the goods of a \r\n                                              registration or a division and \r\n                                              separation of places or markets, \r\n                                              different persons become \r\n                                              registered separately under the \r\n                                              same official number as subsequent \r\n                                              proprietors of a trade mark, each \r\n                                              of the resulting separate \r\n                                              registrations in the names of \r\n                                              those different persons shall be \r\n                                              deemed to be a separate \r\n                                              registration for all the purposes \r\n                                              of the Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 39&#8212;Registrar''s \r\n                                              Certificate or Approval for \r\n                                              Certain Assignments and \r\n                                              Transmission.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Any person who wishes to \r\n                                              obtain the Registrar''s certificate \r\n                                              under section 22 (6) of the Act, \r\n                                              or his notification of approval \r\n                                              under section 22 (8), shall send \r\n                                              to the Registrar, with his \r\n                                              application on the prescribed \r\n                                              form, a statement of case in \r\n                                              duplicate setting out the \r\n                                              circumstances, and a copy of any \r\n                                              instrument or proposed instrument \r\n                                              effecting the assignment or \r\n                                              transmission.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (2) The Registrar may call for any \r\n                                              evidence or further information \r\n                                              that he may consider necessary, \r\n                                              and the statement of case shall be \r\n                                              amended if required to include all \r\n                                              the relevant circumstances and \r\n                                              shall if required be verified by a \r\n                                              statutory declaration.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Registrar, after hearing \r\n                                              if so required the applicant and \r\n                                              any other person whom the \r\n                                              Registrar may consider to be \r\n                                              interested in the transfer, stall \r\n                                              consider the matter and issue a \r\n                                              certificate thereon or a \r\n                                              notification in writing of \r\n                                              approval or disapproval thereof, \r\n                                              as the case may be.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Where a statement of case is \r\n                                              amended, two fair copies thereof \r\n                                              in its final form shall be left \r\n                                              with the Registrar.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Registrar shall seal a \r\n                                              copy of the statement of case in \r\n                                              its final form to the certificate \r\n                                              or notification.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 40&#8212;Registrar''s \r\n                                              Directions for advertisement of \r\n                                              Assignment without Goodwill of \r\n                                              Trade Mark in use.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An application to the \r\n                                              Registrar under section 22 (9) of \r\n                                              the Act shall be made by the \r\n                                              assignee on the prescribed form \r\n                                              and shall state the date on which \r\n                                              the assignment was made.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The application shall give \r\n                                              particulars of the registration in \r\n                                              the case of a registered trade \r\n                                              mark, and, in the case of an \r\n                                              unregistered trade mark, shall \r\n                                              show the mark and give particulars \r\n                                              of the registered trade mark that \r\n                                              has been assigned therewith in \r\n                                              accordance with section 22 (3) of \r\n                                              the Act.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The Registrar may call for any \r\n                                              evidence or further information, \r\n                                              and if he is satisfied he shall \r\n                                              issue directions in writing with \r\n                                              respect to the advertisement of \r\n                                              the assignment.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Registrar may refuse to \r\n                                              consider such an application in a \r\n                                              case to which section 22 (7) of \r\n                                              the Act applies unless his \r\n                                              approval has been obtained under \r\n                                              section 22 (8) and a reference \r\n                                              identifying the Registrar''s \r\n                                              notification of approval is \r\n                                              included in the application.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) A request to the Registrar for \r\n                                              an extension of the period within \r\n                                              which the application may be made, \r\n                                              may be made at any time before or \r\n                                              during the period for which \r\n                                              extension can be allowed.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (6) The extension of the period \r\n                                              which the Registrar may allow \r\n                                              shall not exceed six months.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 41&#8212;Alteration of \r\n                                              Address in Register.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) A registered proprietor or \r\n                                              registered user of a trade mark \r\n                                              whose trade or business address is \r\n                                              changed so that the entry in the \r\n                                              register is rendered incorrect \r\n                                              shall forthwith request the \r\n                                              Registrar in writing to make the \r\n                                              appropriate alteration of the \r\n                                              address in the register, and the \r\n                                              Registrar shall alter the register \r\n                                              accordingly if he is satisfied in \r\n                                              the matter.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) A registered proprietor or \r\n                                              registered user of a trade mark \r\n                                              whose address for service in Ghana \r\n                                              entered in the register is \r\n                                              changed, whether by discontinuance \r\n                                              of the entered address or \r\n                                              otherwise, so that the entry in \r\n                                              the register is rendered \r\n                                              incorrect, shall forthwith request \r\n                                              the Registrar in writing to make \r\n                                              the appropriate alteration of the \r\n                                              address in the register, and the \r\n                                              Registrar shall alter the register \r\n                                              accordingly if he is satisfied in \r\n                                              the matter.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) All applications under this \r\n                                              regulation shall be signed by the \r\n                                              registered proprietor or the \r\n                                              registered user, as the case may \r\n                                              be, or by an agent expressly \r\n                                              authorised by him for the purpose \r\n                                              of such an application, unless in \r\n                                              exceptional circumstances the \r\n                                              Registrar otherwise allows.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 42&#8212;Application to \r\n                                              Rectify, or Remove a Trade Mark \r\n                                              from, the Register.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An application to the \r\n                                              Registrar under sections 26, 27, \r\n                                              32 or 33 of the Act to make, \r\n                                              expunge or vary any entry in the \r\n                                              register shall be made in writing, \r\n                                              and shall be accompanied by a \r\n                                              statement setting out fully the \r\n                                              nature of the applicants interest, \r\n                                              the facts upon which he bases his \r\n                                              case and the relief which he \r\n                                              seeks.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where the application is made \r\n                                              by a person who is not the \r\n                                              registered proprietor of the trade \r\n                                              mark in question it shall be \r\n                                              accompanied by two copies of the \r\n                                              application and two copies of the \r\n                                              statement, and the Registrar shall \r\n                                              forthwith send these copies to the \r\n                                              registered proprietor at his trade \r\n                                              or business address as entered in \r\n                                              the register and, if an address \r\n                                              for service different therefrom is \r\n                                              entered in the register, at that \r\n                                              address also.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Upon such application being \r\n                                              made, and copy thereof sent to the \r\n                                              registered proprietor, if \r\n                                              necessary, the provisions of \r\n                                              regulations 16 to 22 shall apply \r\n                                              mutatis mutaudis to the further or \r\n                                              remove the mark from the register \r\n                                              merely because the registered \r\n                                              proprietor has not filed a \r\n                                              counter-statement. In any case of \r\n                                              doubt any party may apply to the \r\n                                              Registrar for directions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 43&#8212;Intervention by \r\n                                              Third Parties.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Any person other than the \r\n                                              registered proprietor alleging \r\n                                              interest in a registered trade \r\n                                              mark in which an application is \r\n                                              made under regulation 42 may apply \r\n                                              to the Registrar in writing for \r\n                                              leave to intervene, stating the \r\n                                              nature of his interest, and the \r\n                                              Registrar may refuse or grant such \r\n                                              leave, after hearing (if so \r\n                                              required) the parties concerned, \r\n                                              upon such conditions and terms as \r\n                                              he may deem fit.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Before dealing in any way with \r\n                                              the application for leave to \r\n                                              intervene the Registrar may \r\n                                              require the applicant to give an \r\n                                              undertaking to pay such cost as in \r\n                                              the circumstances he may award to \r\n                                              any party.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 44&#8212;Application to \r\n                                              Correct the Register.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An application to the \r\n                                              Registrar under section 34 (1) of \r\n                                              the Act to alter the register by \r\n                                              correction, change, cancellation, \r\n                                              or striking out goods, or for the \r\n                                              entry of a disclaimer or \r\n                                              memorandum, may be made in writing \r\n                                              by the registered proprietor or by \r\n                                              such person as may satisfy the \r\n                                              Registrar that he is entitled to \r\n                                              act in the name of the registered \r\n                                              proprietor.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Registrar may require such \r\n                                              evidence by statutory declaration \r\n                                              or otherwise as he may think fit \r\n                                              as to the circumstances in which \r\n                                              the application is made.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (3) Where application is made to \r\n                                              enter a disclaimer or memorandum \r\n                                              relating to a trade mark, the \r\n                                              Registrar, before deciding upon \r\n                                              such application, shall advertise \r\n                                              the application in the Gazette in \r\n                                              order to enable any person wishing \r\n                                              to do so to state, within one \r\n                                              month of the advertisement, any \r\n                                              reasons in writing against the \r\n                                              making of the entry of the \r\n                                              disclaimer or memorandum.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 45&#8212;Certificates of \r\n                                              Validity to be Noted.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where the Court has certified \r\n                                              as provided in section 44 of the \r\n                                              Act with regard to the validity of \r\n                                              a trade mark, the registered \r\n                                              proprietor thereof may request the \r\n                                              Registrar in writing to add to the \r\n                                              entry in the register a note that \r\n                                              the certificate of validity has \r\n                                              been granted in the course of the \r\n                                              proceedings which shall be named \r\n                                              in his request.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) An office copy of the \r\n                                              certificate shall be sent with the \r\n                                              request, and the Registrar shall \r\n                                              so note the register and publish \r\n                                              the note in the Gazette.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 46&#8212;Alteration of \r\n                                              Registered Mark.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where a person wishes to apply \r\n                                              under section 35 of the Act that \r\n                                              his registered trade mark may be \r\n                                              added to or altered, he shall \r\n                                              apply in writing on the prescribed \r\n                                              form, and shall send to the \r\n                                              Registrar four copies of the mark \r\n                                              as it will appear when so added to \r\n                                              or altered.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Registrar shall consider \r\n                                              the application and shall, if he \r\n                                              thinks fit, advertise the \r\n                                              application in the Gazette before \r\n                                              deciding it.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Within two months from the \r\n                                              date of such advertisement any \r\n                                              person may give notice of \r\n                                              opposition to the application in \r\n                                              writing, accompanied by a \r\n                                              duplicate of the notice, and may \r\n                                              also send therewith a further \r\n                                              statement of his objections in \r\n                                              duplicate.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Registrar shall send the \r\n                                              duplicate notice, and the \r\n                                              duplicate of any further statement \r\n                                              of objections, to the applicant, \r\n                                              and the provisions of regulations \r\n                                              16 to 22 shall apply mutatis \r\n                                              mutandis to the further \r\n                                              proceedings thereon. In any case \r\n                                              of doubt any party may apply to \r\n                                              the Registrar for directions.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) If the Registrar decides to \r\n                                              allow the application he shall add \r\n                                              to or alter the mark in the \r\n                                              register, and if the mark so added \r\n                                              to or altered has not been \r\n                                              advertised under this regulation, \r\n                                              he shall advertise it in the \r\n                                              Gazette and in any case shall \r\n                                              insert in the Gazette a \r\n                                              notification that the mark has \r\n                                              been altered.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (6) In connection with an \r\n                                              application to alter a registered \r\n                                              trade mark the Registrar may at \r\n                                              any time call on the applicant to \r\n                                              supply a printing block \r\n                                              satisfactory to the Registrar and \r\n                                              suitable for advertising the mark \r\n                                              with the addition or alteration as \r\n                                              aforesaid, if in the opinion of \r\n                                              the Registrar an advertisement \r\n                                              describing the addition or \r\n                                              alteration in words would not be \r\n                                              likely to be understood by persons \r\n                                              interested in the matter.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 47&#8212;Rectification of \r\n                                              Certification Trade Mark Entries \r\n                                              by the Minister.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              An application on any of the \r\n                                              grounds mentioned in paragraph 4 \r\n                                              of the First Schedule to the Act, \r\n                                              made by an aggrieved person to the \r\n                                              Minister for an order expunging or \r\n                                              varying an entry in the register \r\n                                              of or relating to certification \r\n                                              trade mark, or varying the \r\n                                              relevant deposited rules, shall be \r\n                                              made on the prescribed form, and \r\n                                              shall include full particulars of \r\n                                              the grounds on which the \r\n                                              application is made.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 48&#8212;Alteration of \r\n                                              Certification Trade Mark Rules.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              An application by the registered \r\n                                              proprietor of a certification \r\n                                              trade mark for an alteration of \r\n                                              the deposited rules and the \r\n                                              consent of the Minster thereto \r\n                                              shall be made on the prescribed \r\n                                              form. Where the Minister causes \r\n                                              such an application to be \r\n                                              advertised, the time within which \r\n                                              any person may give notice to the \r\n                                              Minister of opposition to the \r\n                                              application shall be two months \r\n                                              from the date of the \r\n                                              advertisement.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 49&#8212;Applications for \r\n                                              Entry of Registered User.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              An application to the Registrar \r\n                                              for the registration under section \r\n                                              28 of the Act of a person as a \r\n                                              registered user of a registered \r\n                                              trade mark shall be made by that \r\n                                              person and the registered \r\n                                              proprietor on the prescribed form.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 50&#8212;Entry and \r\n                                              Notification of Registered User.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The entry of a registered user \r\n                                              in the register shall state the \r\n                                              date on which the application for \r\n                                              such entry was made, which date \r\n                                              shall be deemed to be the date of \r\n                                              registration as a registered user \r\n                                              of the person mentioned in the \r\n                                              entry.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The entry shall state the \r\n                                              trade or business address of the \r\n                                              registered user, and, if a written \r\n                                              application by him for the \r\n                                              inclusion of an address for \r\n                                              service which is different \r\n                                              therefrom has been approved, that \r\n                                              address also.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Written notification of the \r\n                                              registration of a registered user \r\n                                              shall be sent to the registered \r\n                                              proprietor of the trade mark, and \r\n                                              to the said registered user, and \r\n                                              shall be inserted in the Gazette.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 51&#8212;Applications to Vary \r\n                                              or Cancel Entry of Registered \r\n                                              User.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) An application by the \r\n                                              registered proprietor of a trade \r\n                                              mark for the variation of the \r\n                                              registration of a registered user \r\n                                              of that trade mark under paragraph \r\n                                              (a) of section 28 (10) of the Act \r\n                                              shall be made on the prescribed \r\n                                              form, and shall be accompanied by \r\n                                              a statement of the grounds on \r\n                                              which it is made and, where the \r\n                                              registered user in question \r\n                                              consents, by the written consent \r\n                                              of that registered user.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) An application by the \r\n                                              registered proprietor or any \r\n                                              registered user of a trade mark \r\n                                              for the cancellation of the \r\n                                              registration of a registered user \r\n                                              of that trade mark under paragraph \r\n                                              (b) of section 28 (10) of the Act \r\n                                              shall be made on the prescribed \r\n                                              form, and shall be accompanied by \r\n                                              a statement of the grounds on \r\n                                              which it is made.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) An application by any person \r\n                                              for the cancellation of the \r\n                                              registration of a registered user \r\n                                              under paragraph (c) of section 28 \r\n                                              (10) of the Act shall be made on \r\n                                              the prescribed form, and shall be \r\n                                              accompanied by a statement of the \r\n                                              grounds on which it is made.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Registrar shall notify in \r\n                                              writing applications under this \r\n                                              regulation to the registered \r\n                                              proprietor and each registered \r\n                                              user (not being the applicant) \r\n                                              whose registration is the subject \r\n                                              of any such application and shall \r\n                                              give notice thereof by \r\n                                              advertisement in the Gazette. Any \r\n                                              person who intends to intervene in \r\n                                              the proceedings shall within two \r\n                                              months of the publication of such \r\n                                              advertisement give notice to the \r\n                                              Registrar on the prescribed form \r\n                                              to that effect and shall send \r\n                                              therewith a statement of the \r\n                                              grounds of his intervention.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The Registrar shall thereupon \r\n                                              send copies of such notice and \r\n                                              statement to the other parties, so \r\n                                              that the intervention may be known \r\n                                              to the applicant, the registered \r\n                                              proprietor, the registered user \r\n                                              whose registration is in -suit, \r\n                                              and any other registered user who \r\n                                              intervenes. Any such party may, \r\n                                              within such time or times as the \r\n                                              Registrar may appoint, leave \r\n                                              evidence in support of his case \r\n                                              and the Registrar, after giving \r\n                                              the parties an opportunity of \r\n                                              being heard, may accept or refuse \r\n                                              the application or accept it \r\n                                              subject to any conditions, \r\n                                              amendments, modifications or \r\n                                              limitations he may think right to \r\n                                              impose.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 52&#8212;Registered User''s \r\n                                              Application to Correct Register.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Applications under section 34 (2) \r\n                                              of the Act shall be made in \r\n                                              writing y a registered user of a \r\n                                              trade mark, or by such person as \r\n                                              may satisfy the Registrar that he \r\n                                              is entitled to act in the name of \r\n                                              a registered user; and the \r\n                                              Registrar may require such \r\n                                              evidence by statutory declaration \r\n                                              or otherwise as he may think fit \r\n                                              as to the circumstances in which \r\n                                              the application is made.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 53&#8212;Extension of Time.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              If in any particular case the \r\n                                              Registrar is satisfied that the \r\n                                              circumstances are such as to \r\n                                              justify an extension of the time \r\n                                              for doing any act or taking any \r\n                                              proceeding under these \r\n                                              Regulations, not being a time \r\n                                              expressly provided in the Act or \r\n                                              prescribed by regulation 36 or 40, \r\n                                              he may extend the time upon such \r\n                                              notice to other parties, and \r\n                                              proceedings thereon, and upon such \r\n                                              terms as he may direct, and the \r\n                                              extension may be granted though \r\n                                              the time has expired for doing the \r\n                                              act or taking the proceedings.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 54&#8212;Excluded Days.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Whenever the last day fixed by the \r\n                                              Act, or by these Regulations, for \r\n                                              doing any act or thing at the \r\n                                              office of the Registrar falls on a \r\n                                              day when the office is not open \r\n                                              which day shall be an excluded day \r\n                                              for the Purposes of the Act and \r\n                                              these Regulations, it shall be \r\n                                              lawful to do the act or thing on \r\n                                              the first day following such \r\n                                              excluded day which is not an \r\n                                              excluded day.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 55&#8212;Hearing Given Under \r\n                                              Discretionary Power.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (1) Before exercising adversely to \r\n                                              any person any discretionary power \r\n                                              given to the Registrar by the Act \r\n                                              or by these Regulations, the \r\n                                              Registrar shall if so required \r\n                                              hear such person thereon.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) An application for a hearing \r\n                                              shall be made within one month \r\n                                              from the date of notification by \r\n                                              the Registrar of any objection to \r\n                                              an application or the date of any \r\n                                              other indication that he proposes \r\n                                              to exercise a discretionary power.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Upon receiving such \r\n                                              application the Registrar shall \r\n                                              give the person applying ten days'' \r\n                                              notice of a time when he may be \r\n                                              heard. Within five days from the \r\n                                              date when such notice would be \r\n                                              delivered in the ordinary course \r\n                                              of post the person applying shall \r\n                                              notify the Registrar whether or \r\n                                              not he intends to be heard on the \r\n                                              matter.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The hearing before the \r\n                                              Registrar of any dispute between \r\n                                              two of more parties relating to \r\n                                              any matter in connection with a \r\n                                              registered trade mark or an \r\n                                              application to register a trade \r\n                                              mark shall be in public unless the \r\n                                              Registrar, after consultation with \r\n                                              those parties to the dispute who \r\n                                              are represented at the hearing, \r\n                                              otherwise directs.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) The decision of the Registrar \r\n                                              in the exercise of any such \r\n                                              discretionary power as aforesaid \r\n                                              shall be notified to the person \r\n                                              affected.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 56&#8212;Dispensing with \r\n                                              Evidence.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where under these Regulations any \r\n                                              person is required to do any act \r\n                                              or thing, or to sign any document, \r\n                                              or to make any declaration on \r\n                                              behalf of himself or of any body \r\n                                              corporate, or any document or \r\n                                              evidence is required to be \r\n                                              produced to or left with the \r\n                                              Registrar, or at the office of the \r\n                                              Registrar, and it is shown to the \r\n                                              satisfaction of the Registrar that \r\n                                              from any reasonable cause such \r\n                                              person is unable to do such act or \r\n                                              thing, or to sign such document, \r\n                                              or to make such declaration, or \r\n                                              that such document or evidence \r\n                                              cannot be produced or left as \r\n                                              aforesaid, it shall be lawful for \r\n                                              the Registrar, upon the production \r\n                                              of such other evidence&quot; and \r\n                                              subject to such terms as he may \r\n                                              think fit, to dispense with any \r\n                                              such act or thing, signature, \r\n                                              declaration, document or evidence.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 57&#8212;Amendment of \r\n                                              Documents.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Any document or drawing or other \r\n                                              representation of a trade mark may \r\n                                              be amended, and any irregularity \r\n                                              in procedure which in the opinion \r\n                                              of the Registrar may be excused \r\n                                              without detriment to the interests \r\n                                              of any person may be corrected, if \r\n                                              the Registrar thinks fit, and on \r\n                                              such terms as he may direct.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 58&#8212;Certificates by \r\n                                              Registrar.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Registrar may give a \r\n                                              certificate, other than a \r\n                                              certificate under section 19 (2) \r\n                                              of the Act, as to any entry, \r\n                                              matter or thing which he is \r\n                                              authorised or required by the Act \r\n                                              or these Regulations to make or \r\n                                              do, upon receipt of a request in \r\n                                              writing from any person who, if \r\n                                              the Registrar thinks fit so to \r\n                                              require, can show an interest in \r\n                                              the entry, matter or thing to his \r\n                                              satisfaction.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Except in a case failing under \r\n                                              regulation 60 the Registrar shall \r\n                                              not be obliged to include in the \r\n                                              certificate a copy of any mark, \r\n                                              unless he is supplied by the \r\n                                              applicant with a copy thereof \r\n                                              suitable, for the purpose.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 59&#8212;Marks Registered \r\n                                              without Limitation of Colour.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Where a mark is registered without \r\n                                              limitation of colour the Registrar \r\n                                              may grant a certificate of its \r\n                                              registration, for the purpose of \r\n                                              obtaining registration abroad, \r\n                                              either in the colour in which it \r\n                                              appears upon the register or in \r\n                                              any other colour or colours but in \r\n                                              the last-mentioned case the \r\n                                              certificate shall be marked: &quot;For \r\n                                              use in obtaining registration \r\n                                              abroad only,&quot;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 60&#8212;Certificate for Use \r\n                                              in Obtaining Registration Abroad.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Where a certificate of \r\n                                              registration of a trade mark is \r\n                                              desired for use in obtaining \r\n                                              registration abroad, the Registrar \r\n                                              shall include in the certificate a \r\n                                              copy of the mark and may require \r\n                                              the applicant for the certificate \r\n                                              to supply him with a copy of the \r\n                                              mark suitable for the purpose, \r\n                                              and, if the applicant fails to do \r\n                                              so, may refuse to issue the \r\n                                              certificate.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The Registrar may state in the \r\n                                              certificate such particulars \r\n                                              concerning the registration of the \r\n                                              mark as to him may seem fit, and \r\n                                              may omit therefrom reference to \r\n                                              any disclaimers appearing in the \r\n                                              register; but in the \r\n                                              last-mentioned case the \r\n                                              certificate shall be marked: &quot;For \r\n                                              use in obtaining registration \r\n                                              abroad only.&quot;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 61&#8212;Searches and Advice \r\n                                              as to Distinctiveness.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Any person may request the \r\n                                              Registrar, on the printed Search \r\n                                              Form, to cause a search to be made \r\n                                              in respect of specified goods \r\n                                              classified in any one class of \r\n                                              Schedule 1, to ascertain whether \r\n                                              any mark is on record at the date \r\n                                              of the search which resembles a \r\n                                              trade mark of which duplicate \r\n                                              representations accompany the \r\n                                              Form.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (2) The Registrar shall cause such \r\n                                              a search to be made and the person \r\n                                              making the request to be informed \r\n                                              of the result thereof.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Any person who proposes to \r\n                                              apply for the registration of a \r\n                                              trade mark may apply to the \r\n                                              Registrar on the prescribed form \r\n                                              for advice as to whether the trade \r\n                                              mark, of which duplicate \r\n                                              representations shall accompany \r\n                                              the form, appears to the Registrar \r\n                                              prima facie to be inherently \r\n                                              adapted to distinguish within the \r\n                                              meaning of section 10 as the case \r\n                                              may be in relation to those goods, \r\n                                              and shall apply separately in \r\n                                              relation to goods comprised within \r\n                                              different classes of goods in \r\n                                              Schedule 1.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) A notice of withdrawal of an \r\n                                              application for registration of a \r\n                                              trade mark given under section 39 \r\n                                              (3) of the Act for the purpose of \r\n                                              obtaining repayment of any fee \r\n                                              paid on the filing of the \r\n                                              application shall be given In \r\n                                              writing within two months from the \r\n                                              date of the notice of the \r\n                                              Registrar''s objection.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 62&#8212;Appeals to the \r\n                                              Minster.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Before an appeal is made by \r\n                                              any person to the Minister, in a \r\n                                              case in which an appeal is given \r\n                                              by the Act, he shall apply to the \r\n                                              Registrar for a hearing or state \r\n                                              that he does not wish to be heard \r\n                                              and submit his case to the \r\n                                              Registrar in writing. In either \r\n                                              event he shall obtain a decision \r\n                                              in writing from the Registrar on \r\n                                              the point raised, and in the case \r\n                                              of an application within \r\n                                              regulations 5 to 9, a statement of \r\n                                              grounds and materials under \r\n                                              regulation 9. Within one month of \r\n                                              the date of the decision he shall, \r\n                                              if he wishes to appeal, leave with \r\n                                              the Registrar written notice of \r\n                                              his intention to appeal.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) The notice of intention to \r\n                                              appeal shall be accompanied&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) where the appeal concerns an \r\n                                              application within regulations 5 \r\n                                              to 9, by two copies of the form of \r\n                                              application each containing a \r\n                                              representation of the mark applied \r\n                                              for and two copies of the grounds \r\n                                              of the Registrar''s decision;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (b) in other cases by two copies \r\n                                              of the, decision of the Registrar.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) The notice shall also be \r\n                                              accompanied by a statement in \r\n                                              writing of the appellants grounds \r\n                                              for appealing, and of his case in \r\n                                              support of the appeal.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) The Minister may thereupon \r\n                                              give such directions (if any) as \r\n                                              he may think fit with respect to \r\n                                              parties and evidence, or otherwise \r\n                                              for the purpose of the hearing of \r\n                                              the appeal to the Court to hear \r\n                                              and determine it.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (5) Where the Minister intends to \r\n                                              hear the appeal, seven day''s \r\n                                              notice or such shorter notice as \r\n                                              the Minster may in any particular \r\n                                              case direct, of the time and place \r\n                                              appointed for the hearing, shall \r\n                                              be given to the Registrar and to \r\n                                              the appellant.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (6) No appeal shall be entertained \r\n                                              of which notice has not been given \r\n                                              within one month from the date of \r\n                                              the decision appealed against, or \r\n                                              such further time as the Registrar \r\n                                              may allow, except by special leave \r\n                                              of the Minster.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              Regulation 63&#8212;Applications to and \r\n                                              Orders of the Court.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Every application to the Court \r\n                                              under the Act shall be served on \r\n                                              the Registrar.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where an order has been made \r\n                                              by the Court in any case under the \r\n                                              Act, the person in whose favour \r\n                                              the order is made, or one of them, \r\n                                              if more than one, as the Registrar \r\n                                              may directs shall forthwith leave \r\n                                              with tile Registrar an office copy \r\n                                              of such order. The register may, \r\n                                              if necessary, thereupon be \r\n                                              rectified or altered by the \r\n                                              Registrar.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) Wherever an order is made by \r\n                                              the Court under the Act the \r\n                                              Registrar may, if he thinks that \r\n                                              the order should be made public, \r\n                                              publish it in the, Gazette.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 64&#8212;Classification of \r\n                                              Goods and Conversion of \r\n                                              Specification.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) For the purposes of these \r\n                                              Regulations, goods are classified \r\n                                              in the manner appearing in \r\n                                              Schedule 1.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Where the specification of a \r\n                                              registered trade mark is founded \r\n                                              on Part 3 of the Schedule to the \r\n                                              Trade Marks Ordinance, (Cap. 180), \r\n                                              the registered proprietor may \r\n                                              apply to the Registrar on the \r\n                                              prescribed form for the conversion \r\n                                              of that specification so that it \r\n                                              may be founded on Schedule 1 of \r\n                                              these Regulations, whether with or \r\n                                              without the striking of goods \r\n                                              therefrom but so that the \r\n                                              registration retains its original \r\n                                              date. Thereupon the Registrar \r\n                                              shall send the registered \r\n                                              proprietor a written proposal \r\n                                              showing the form which, in the \r\n                                              Registrar''s view, the amendment of \r\n                                              the register should take. (The \r\n                                              proposed conversion shall be \r\n                                              advertised.)</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (3) When a proposal for the \r\n                                              conversion of a specification in \r\n                                              accordance with this Regulation \r\n                                              has been advertised and has not \r\n                                              been opposed and the time for \r\n                                              notice of opposition has expired, \r\n                                              or having been opposed the \r\n                                              opposition has been determined and \r\n                                              a conversion allowed, the \r\n                                              Registrar shall make all the \r\n                                              entries in the register necessary \r\n                                              to give effect to the conversion \r\n                                              in accordance with the proposal as \r\n                                              advertised, or the proposal as \r\n                                              amended after opposition or appeal \r\n                                              thereon and published subsequently \r\n                                              in the Gazette and shall enter in \r\n                                              the register the date when such \r\n                                              entries were made. The expression \r\n                                              &quot;the expiration of the last \r\n                                              registration&quot; shall have regard to \r\n                                              the same date in the case of all \r\n                                              the resulting entries for the \r\n                                              purpose of determining the next \r\n                                              renewal thereof in accordance with \r\n                                              section 20 of the Act as it had \r\n                                              with regard to the registration \r\n                                              before conversion.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (4) Two or more registrations of a \r\n                                              trade mark in respect of goods \r\n                                              falling within the same class of \r\n                                              Schedule 1 to these Regulations, \r\n                                              having the same date of \r\n                                              registration, may be amalgamated \r\n                                              upon conversion in accordance with \r\n                                              this Regulation.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 65&#8212;Fees.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The fees to be paid in respect of \r\n                                              any matters arising under the Act \r\n                                              shall be those specified in \r\n                                              Schedule 3.[sic]</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 66&#8212;Forms.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              The forms to be used for the \r\n                                              purpose of the Act or these \r\n                                              Regulations shall be those \r\n                                              specified in Schedule 3.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 67&#8212;Inspection of \r\n                                              Register.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The register and all documents in \r\n                                              connection with registration of \r\n                                              trade mark shall be open for the \r\n                                              inspection of the public, and \r\n                                              copies of or extracts from such \r\n                                              registers or documents may be \r\n                                              obtained during business hours.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 68&#8212;Size of Document.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Subject to any other directions \r\n                                              that the Registrar may give, all \r\n                                              applications, notices, statements, \r\n                                              papers having representations \r\n                                              affixed or other documents \r\n                                              authorised or required by the Act \r\n                                              or these Regulations to be made, \r\n                                              left with or sent to the \r\n                                              Registrar, shall be upon foolscap \r\n                                              paper of approximately 13 inches \r\n                                              by 8 inches, and shall have on the \r\n                                              left-hand part thereof a margin of \r\n                                              approximately 2 inches.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 69&#8212;Signature.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) A document purporting to be \r\n                                              signed for or on behalf of a body \r\n                                              corporate shall be signed by a \r\n                                              director or by the secretary or \r\n                                              other principal officer of the \r\n                                              body corporate, or by any other \r\n                                              person who satisfies the Registrar \r\n                                              that he is authorised to sign the \r\n                                              document.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              (2) A document purporting to be \r\n                                              signed for or on behalf an \r\n                                              association of persons may be \r\n                                              signed by any person who appears \r\n                                              to the Registrar to be duly \r\n                                              qualified.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 70&#8212;Address for Service.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) The Registrar may require any \r\n                                              applicant, opponent or agent, or a \r\n                                              registered proprietor or \r\n                                              registered user of a trade mark, \r\n                                              who does not reside or carry on \r\n                                              business in Ghana, to give an \r\n                                              address for service in Ghana, and \r\n                                              such address may be treated as the \r\n                                              actual address of that person for \r\n                                              all purposes connected with the \r\n                                              matter in question.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Any registered proprietor or \r\n                                              registered user of a trade mark, \r\n                                              or any person about to be \r\n                                              registered as such may, if he so \r\n                                              wishes, give in writing his \r\n                                              address for service for entry in \r\n                                              the Register, and such address may \r\n                                              be entered by the Registrar.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 71&#8212;Agency.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (1) Except as otherwise required \r\n                                              by these Regulations, any \r\n                                              Application, request or notice \r\n                                              which may by the Act or these \r\n                                              Regulations be made or given to \r\n                                              the Registrar or Minister and all \r\n                                              other communications between an \r\n                                              applicant or a person making such \r\n                                              a request or giving such a notice \r\n                                              and the Registrar, or the \r\n                                              Minister, and between the \r\n                                              registered proprietor or a \r\n                                              registered user of a trade mark \r\n                                              and the Registrar or the Minister \r\n                                              or any other person, may be \r\n                                              signed, made or given by or \r\n                                              through an agent.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (2) Any such applicant, person \r\n                                              making request or giving notice, \r\n                                              proprietor, or registered user may \r\n                                              appoint an agent to act for him in \r\n                                              any proceeding or matter before or \r\n                                              affecting the Registrar or the \r\n                                              Minister under the Act and these \r\n                                              Regulations by signing and sending \r\n                                              to the Registrar a Form of \r\n                                              Authorisation of Agent in the \r\n                                              prescribed form. In such case, \r\n                                              service upon the agent of any \r\n                                              document relating to the \r\n                                              proceeding or matter shall be \r\n                                              deemed to be service upon the \r\n                                              person so appointing him. In any \r\n                                              particular case the Registrar may \r\n                                              require the personal signature or \r\n                                              presence of an applicant, \r\n                                              opponent, proprietor, registered \r\n                                              user or other person.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 72&#8212;Interpretation.</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              In these Regulations, </span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;the Act&quot; means the Trade Marks \r\n                                              Act, 1965 (Act 270);</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              &quot;agent&quot; means an agent duly \r\n                                              authorised to the satisfaction of \r\n                                              the Registrar.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              Regulation 73&#8212;Revocations.</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              The following instruments shall \r\n                                              cease to have effect:&#8212;</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (a) all statutory instruments made \r\n                                              under section 60 of the Trade \r\n                                              Marks Ordinance (Cap. 180);</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (b) the Schedule to the Trade \r\n                                              Marks Ordinance (Cap. 180);</span></p>\r\n\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (c) all Orders made under section \r\n                                              68 of the Trade Marks Ordinance \r\n                                              (Cap. 180);</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              (d) the Trade Marks (Fees) \r\n                                              Regulations, 1960 (L.I. 91).</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n\r\n                                              SCHEDULES</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">\r\n                                              SCHEDULE 1</span></p>\r\n                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">\r\n