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                                                <font face="Arial">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 lS1 day of March, 1979 ...•
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                                                <font face="Arial">1. There is 
                                                hereby established a Committee 
                                                of inquiry to be known as 
                                                Committee of Inquiry (Fire 
                                                Outbreak At The Port of Tema)
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                                                <font face="Arial">2. The 
                                                Committee shall comprise the 
                                                persons specified in the 
                                                Schedule to this Instrument.
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                                                <font face="Arial">3. The terms 
                                                of reference of the Committee 
                                                are as follows: </font></p>
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                                                <font face="Arial"><i>(a) </i>to 
                                                investigate the causes of and 
                                                responsibility for the fire that 
                                                broke out in Shed No.8, Tema 
                                                Harbour, at about mid-night on 
                                                Tuesday, 27th February, 1979;
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                                                <font face="Arial"><i>(b) </i>to 
                                                investigate the circumstances 
                                                that prevented early control of 
                                                the fire; </font></p>
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                                                <font face="Arial">(c) to 
                                                investigate the effectiveness of 
                                                the tire control appliances and 
                                                measures at the Port of Tema;
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                                                <font face="Arial">(d) to 
                                                investigate the extent of damage 
                                                caused by the fire; </font></p>
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                                                <font face="Arial"><i>(e) </i>to 
                                                inquire into any other matter 
                                                which in the opinion of the 
                                                Committee is reasonably related 
                                                to the foregoing; and </font>
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                                                <font face="Arial">(f) to submit 
                                                its findings to. the Supreme 
                                                Military Council making such 
                                                recommendations as to what 
                                                measures require to be taken to 
                                                avoid the outbreak!; of fire at 
                                                the Port of Tema in the future.
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                                                <font face="Arial">4. In 
                                                addition to the Secretary 
                                                specified in the Schedule to 
                                                this Instrument, the Supreme 
                                                Military Council may provide the 
                                                services of such officers as the 
                                                Committee may require for the 
                                                discharge of Committee. its 
                                                functions. </font></p>
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                                                <font face="Arial">5&nbsp;&nbsp; . (i) The 
                                                Committee shall meet at such 
                                                times and places as it may 
                                                determine. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</font></p>
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                                                <font face="Arial">(2) The 
                                                Committee may at any time co-opt 
                                                any persons to attend any of its 
                                                meetings as an adviser. </font>
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                                                <font face="Arial">(3.) Except 
                                                as provided in paragraph (2) of 
                                                this paragraph the Committee 
                                                shall regulate Its own 
                                                procedure. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial">6. The 
                                              Inspector-General of Police shall 
                                              detail Police Office to attend 
                                              upon members of the Committee to 
                                              serve summons witnesses and to 
                                              perform such other functions in 
                                              relation to the Committee as the 
                                              members thereof may direct. </font>
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                                              <font face="Arial">7. The 
                                              Committee shall at any time be 
                                              deemed to be duly constituted if 
                                              three of its members are present.
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                                              <font face="Arial">8. (1) The 
                                              Committee may by summons issued 
                                              under the hand the Chairman 
                                              require any person- </font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial">(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 </font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial"><i>(b) </i>to 
                                              furnish the Committee such 
                                              information as may specified in 
                                              the summons. </font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial">(2) Any person 
                                              summoned to appear before the 
                                              Committee under subparagraph (1) 
                                              of this paragraph may be examined 
                                              oath and the Committee may for 
                                              that purpose administer the oath.</font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial">9. Any person 
                                              who- </font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial"><i>(a) </i>
                                              refuses or wilfully neglects to 
                                              attend in obedience a summons 
                                              issued under paragraph 8 (I) of t 
                                              instrument or to give evidence as 
                                              required by s summons; </font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial"><i>(h) </i>
                                              wilfully alters, suppresses, 
                                              conceals, destroys or refuse to 
                                              produce any such document which he 
                                              is required &nbsp;to produce by such 
                                              summons; or </font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial"><i>(c) </i>
                                              refuses or wilfully neglects to 
                                              furnish any information required 
                                              of him by such summons; commits an 
                                              offence and on summary conviction 
                                              is liable to a fine exceeding ¢1 
                                              ,000.00 or to imprisonment not 
                                              exceeding six million or to both.
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                                              <font face="Arial"><i>SCHEDULE </i>
                                              MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE </font>
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                                              <font face="Arial">I. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Air 
                                              Commodore John Barnor .... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Chairman: </i></font></p>
                                              <p class="Style" style="text-indent: -34.55pt; margin-left: 34.55pt">
                                              <font face="Arial">2.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                              </span><font face="Arial">Mr. F. 
                                              Asante, Regional Manager, 
                                              Electricity Corporation, Tema 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>Member </i></font>
                                              </p>
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                                              <i>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3.</span></i><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Mr. Opare Addo, Chief Fire Officer 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Member </i></font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial">4.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                              </span><font face="Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commander M. K. Lartey, 
                                              Ghana Navy&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Member</i>..&nbsp; 
                                              
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
                                              &nbsp;</font></p>
                                              <p class="Style" style="text-indent: -12.95pt; margin-left: 12.95pt">
                                              <font face="Arial">&nbsp;5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mr. 
                                              W. K. Ansa-Otu, Deputy Shipping 
                                              Com­missioner, 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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; 
                                              Ministry of Transport and 
                                              Commu­nications 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Member! Secretary</i></font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial">5.</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                              </span><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial">GENERAL F. W. 
                                              K. AKUFFO</font></p>
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                                              <font face="Arial">&nbsp;Chairman of 
                                              the Supreme Military Council
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