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                                              IN exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the Supreme Military 
                                              Council by section 26 of the 
                                              National Redemption Council 
                                              (Establishment) Proclamation, 1972 
                                              this Instrument is made this 21st 
                                              day of August, 1978.</span></p>
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                                              Section 1—Establishment of 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              Committee of Inquiry is hereby 
                                              appointed to perform the functions 
                                              assigned to it by or under this 
                                              Instrument. </span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Members of the Committee</span></p>
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                                              The Committee shall consist of the 
                                              persons Specified in the Schedule 
                                              to this Instrument who shall hold 
                                              office upon such terms and 
                                              conditions as the Supreme Military 
                                              Council may determine.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3—Functions of the 
                                              Committee</span></p>
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                                              It shall be the duty of the 
                                              Committee— </span></p>
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                                              (a) to investigate the 
                                              circumstances leading to the award 
                                              of $6.6 million contract to 
                                              Ex-Great Company Limited of 
                                              Switzerland in this Instrument 
                                              referred to as the “Contractors” 
                                              for the importation of clinker;</span></p>
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                                              (b) to inquire into the 
                                              competitive nature of the price 
                                              quoted for the award of the 
                                              contract;</span></p>
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                                              (c) to examine and determine the 
                                              quality of clinker delivered in 
                                              Ghana by the Contractors;</span></p>
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                                              (d) to determine the extent to 
                                              which the programme for the 
                                              shipment of the clinker has been 
                                              departed from;</span></p>
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                                              (e) to determine the quantities of 
                                              clinker actually delivered and the 
                                              transfer of foreign exchange made 
                                              by the Bank of Ghana in payment of 
                                              such deliveries; and</span></p>
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                                              (f) to submit its findings and 
                                              recommendations to the Supreme 
                                              Military Council not later than 
                                              the 7th day of September, 1978 
                                              giving reasons for their findings 
                                              and making such recommendations as 
                                              the Committee may think fit.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—Secretary and Officers 
                                              of the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Mr. P. N. A. Ankrah, Chief 
                                              Commercial Officer, Ministry of 
                                              Trade and Tourism shall act as 
                                              Secretary to the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Supreme Military Council 
                                              may provide the services of such 
                                              officers as the Committee may 
                                              require for the discharge of its 
                                              Functions.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5—Meetings and 
                                              Proceedings.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee shall meet at 
                                              such times and places as it may 
                                              determine.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Committee may at any time 
                                              co-opt any person to attend any of 
                                              its meetings as an adviser.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Except as provided in 
                                              paragraph (2) of this paragraph 
                                              the Committee shall regulate its 
                                              own procedure.</span></p>
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                                              Section 6—Duties of Police.</span></p>
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                                              The Inspector-General of Police 
                                              shall detail police officers to 
                                              attend upon members of the 
                                              Committee to serve summons on 
                                              witnesses and to perform such 
                                              other functions in relation to the 
                                              Committee as the members thereof 
                                              may direct.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—Quorum</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;The Committee shall at any time 
                                              be deemed to be duly constituted 
                                              if two of its members are present.</span></p>
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                                              Section 8—Summons to Attend and 
                                              Furnish Information</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee may by summons 
                                              issued under the hand of the 
                                              Chairman require any person—</span></p>
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                                              (a) to attend at such time and 
                                              place as is specified in the 
                                              summons to give evidence or to 
                                              produce any other document in his 
                                              possession or control which 
                                              relates to any matter specified in 
                                              the summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (b) to furnish the Committee such 
                                              information as may be specified in 
                                              the summons.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Any person summoned to appear 
                                              before the Committee under 
                                              subparagraph (1) of this paragraph 
                                              may be examined on oath and the 
                                              Committee may for that purpose 
                                              administer the oath.</span></p>
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                                              Section 9—Offences</span></p>
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                                              Any person who—</span></p>
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                                              (a) refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to attend in obedience to a 
                                              summons issued under paragraph 8 
                                              (1) of this instrument or to give 
                                              evidence as required by such 
                                              summons;</span></p>
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                                              (b) wilfully alters, suppresses, 
                                              conceals, destroys or refuses to 
                                              produce any such document which he 
                                              is required to produce by such 
                                              summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (c) refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to furnish any information 
                                              required by him by such summons 
                                              commits an offence and on summary 
                                              conviction is liable to a fine not 
                                              exceeding ¢1,000.00 or to 
                                              imprisonment not exceeding six 
                                              months or to both.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              1. Commander K. Dadzie of the 
                                              Ghana Navy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Chairman</span></p>
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                                              2. Mr. Abenkora Osei, 
                                              Auditor-General&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp; Member</span></p>
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                                              3. Mr. E. Nyame-Kumi, Chief 
                                              Consultant, Architectural</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and Engineering Services 
                                              Corporation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Member.</span></p>
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                                              LT.-GENERAL F. W. K. AKUFFO</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Chairman of the Supreme Military 
                                              Council</span></p>