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                                              AFRICA DEFENCE (GHANA) ACT, 1965 
                                              (ACT 313)</span></b></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
                                              
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                                              <a href=#1> 1. Declaration of a situation 
                                              which threatens peace</a></span></p>
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                                              <a href=#2>2. National assembly to be 
                                              informed</a></span></p>

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                                              <a href=#3>3. Power to make regulations</a></span></p>
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                                              THE THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH</span></p>

                                              
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                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED</span></p>
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                                              AFRICA DEFENCE (GHANA) ACT, 1965</span></b></p>
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                                              AN ACT to confer on the President 
                                              certain powers to be exercised 
                                              whenever the peace and security of 
                                              Africa is being threatened.</span></p>
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                                              DATE OF ASSENT: 26th November, 
                                              1965.</span></p>

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                                              WHEREAS the Defence Commission of 
                                              the Organisation of African Unity 
                                              has made certain recommendations 
                                              for the creation of an African 
                                              Peace Keeping Defence Organisation 
                                              to ensure and to maintain peace 
                                              and security on the African 
                                              Continent:</span></p>
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                                              AND WHEREAS by reason of recent 
                                              threats to peace in Africa it is 
                                              necessary to give immediately full 
                                              force and effect to these 
                                              recommendations and to make other 
                                              provision for the defence of Ghana 
                                              and of such African States as may 
                                              request the assistance of the 
                                              Republic:</span></p>
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                                              NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the 
                                              President and the National 
                                              Assembly in this present 
                                              Parliament assembled as follows:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              Section 1&#8212;Declaration of a 
                                              Situation which Threatens Peace.</span></b></p>
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                                              Without prejudice to the 
                                              provisions of the Emergency Powers 
                                              Act, 1961 (Act 56), if the 
                                              President is satisfied that a 
                                              situation has arisen in any State 
                                              or territory of Africa which is 
                                              likely to prejudice the peace and 
                                              security of Africa, the President 
                                              may, with the approval of the 
                                              Cabinet, by legislative instrument 
                                              declare that there exists a 
                                              situation which threatens peace.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2&#8212;National Assembly to be 
                                              Informed.</span></b></p>
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                                              When a declaration has been made 
                                              under section 1 of this Act 
                                              declaring that a situation exists 
                                              which threatens peace, it shall be 
                                              communicated to the National 
                                              Assembly at once if it is sitting 
                                              or, if not, as soon as it meets.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3&#8212;Power to make 
                                              Regulations.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) On the declaration of the 
                                              existence of a situation which 
                                              threatens peace the President may, 
                                              with the approval of the Cabinet, 
                                              by legislative instrument, make 
                                              regulations providing for the 
                                              manner and form necessary to meet 
                                              the situation.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Without prejudice to the 
                                              generality of subsection (1) of 
                                              this section, regulations may be 
                                              made under this section for any of 
                                              the following purposes&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) the requisitioning of Ghanaian 
                                              aircraft, ships, vehicles and 
                                              other property necessary for 
                                              transporting the Armed Forces, 
                                              arms and ammunition and such other 
                                              things as may be considered 
                                              necessary to be transported or 
                                              shipped out of Ghana;</span></p>

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                                              (b) the closing of such sea ports, 
                                              airports, roads and railways as 
                                              may be considered necessary to 
                                              facilitate the movements of troops 
                                              and materials;</span></p>
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                                              (c) the mobilisation of 
                                              ex-servicemen and such other 
                                              persons as may be considered 
                                              suitable to serve with the Armed 
                                              Forces outside Ghana; and</span></p>
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                                              (d) the conditions for the 
                                              recruitment of volunteers who are 
                                              not citizens of Ghana.</span></p>
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                                              (3) For the purposes of this 
                                              section, &quot;the Armed Forces&quot; has 
                                              the meaning assigned to it by 
                                              section 98 of the Armed Forces 
                                              Act, 1962 (Act 105).</span>