As amended </span></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              1. Appointment of Commission</span></p>
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                                              2. Terms of Reference</span></p>
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                                              3. Mode of Operation of Commission</span></p>
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                                              4. Secretary</span></p>
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                                              5. Appearance of Counsel</span></p>
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                                              6. Privileges and Immunities of 
                                              Witnesses and Counsel</span></p>
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                                              7. Expenses in relation to 
                                              Commission</span></p>
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                                              8. Public Officers to Assist 
                                              Commission</span></p>
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                                              WHEREAS the President is satisfied 
                                              that there should be appointed a 
                                              Commission of Inquiry into the 
                                              administration and financial 
                                              management of the Ghana Education 
                                              Service and other matters related 
                                              thereto;</span></p>
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                                              NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the 
                                              powers conferred on the President 
                                              by clause (1) of article 196 of 
                                              the Constitution, this Instrument 
                                              is made this 6th day of February, 
                                              1980.</span></p>
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                                              Section 1—Appointment of 
                                              Commission.</span></p>
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                                              (1) There is hereby appointed a 
                                              Commission of Inquiry into the 
                                              Ghana Education Service consisting 
                                              of the following persons—</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              Mr. Justice N.Y.B. Adade, Supreme 
                                              Court Judge&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chairman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                              </span></p>
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                                              Mr. A. Mensah-Aborampah, Ghana 
                                              Education Service, Sunyani&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp; Member&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              Mrs. Sophia Jiagge&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>
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                                              Mr.&nbsp; Yaw Adjei, Chartered 
                                              Accountant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Mr.&nbsp; Jacob Bruce Yirerong, Chief 
                                              Administrator, Bank of Housing and 
                                              Construction. .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Member&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              (2) The Commission shall at any 
                                              time be deemed to be duly 
                                              constituted if the Chairman and 
                                              not less than two other members 
                                              are present. [As substituted by 
                                              Commission of Inquiry into the 
                                              Ghana Education Service 
                                              (Amendment) Instrument, 1980 (CI 
                                              15)].</span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Terms of Reference of 
                                              Commission.</span></p>
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                                              The terms of reference of the 
                                              Commission shall be:—</span></p>
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                                              (a)&nbsp; to examine the structure, 
                                              administration and management of 
                                              the Ghana Education Service at all 
                                              levels;</span></p>
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                                              (b) to investigate the general 
                                              financial administration and 
                                              control of the Ghana Education 
                                              Service and institutions within 
                                              the Service which the Commission 
                                              may thin fit to investigate;</span></p>
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                                              (c) to investigate the 
                                              procurement, supply and 
                                              distribution of&nbsp; equipment 
                                              including furniture, textbooks, 
                                              stationery, foodstuffs and other 
                                              provisions to educational 
                                              institutions by Bursars, 
                                              Directors, Headmasters and 
                                              Headmistresses, Principals, 
                                              Inspectors, Contractors and other 
                                              agencies;</span></p>
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                                              (d) to investigate any allegations 
                                              of impropriety or grievances that 
                                              may be brought before the 
                                              Commission concerning financial or 
                                              administrative mismanagement 
                                              against any member of the Service, 
                                              past or present;</span></p>
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                                              (e) to investigate the causes of 
                                              the high incidence of student 
                                              unrest in educational institutions 
                                              within the service;</span></p>
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                                              (f) to inquire into any other 
                                              matter which appears to the 
                                              Commission to be incidental to, or 
                                              reasonably related to the 
                                              foregoing and which, in the 
                                              opinion of the Commission, ought 
                                              to be inquired into; and</span></p>
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                                              (g) to submit its report to the 
                                              President giving reasons for its 
                                              findings and making such 
                                              recommendations as it thinks fit 
                                              for the improvement in the general 
                                              administration and financial 
                                              management of the Service in 
                                              general and its institutions in 
                                              particular and in particular, 
                                              recommendations for preventing the 
                                              recurrence of any mismanagement or 
                                              malpractices found by the 
                                              Commission.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3—Mode of Operation of 
                                              Commission.</span></p>
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                                              The Commission shall carry out its 
                                              inquiry in accordance with the 
                                              provisions of articles 197, 198 
                                              and 199 of the Constitution.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—Secretary.</span></p>
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                                              Mr. A. P. K. Adzaho, senior Book 
                                              Development Officer of the Book 
                                              Development Council, shall be 
                                              Secretary to the Commission and 
                                              shall perform such administrative 
                                              functions relating to the 
                                              Commission as the Commission may 
                                              prescribe.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5—Appearance by Counsel.</span></p>
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                                              1. Any person whose conduct is the 
                                              subject of inquiry by the 
                                              Commission or who is in any way 
                                              implicated or concerned in any 
                                              matter under investigation by the 
                                              Commission shall be entitled to be 
                                              represented by Counsel at the 
                                              inquiry.</span></p>
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                                              2. Any other person who may 
                                              consider it desirable that he 
                                              should be represented by Counsel 
                                              may be allowed by the Commission 
                                              to be represented.</span></p>
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                                              Section 6—Privileges and 
                                              Immunities of Witnesses and 
                                              Counsel.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              witness or counsel appearing 
                                              before the Commission shall be 
                                              entitled to the same privileges 
                                              and immunities as a witness or 
                                              counsel appearing before the High 
                                              Court.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—Expenses in Relation to 
                                              Commission.</span></p>
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                                              1. Any witness summoned by the 
                                              Commission shall be entitled to 
                                              such allowances as are payable to 
                                              a witness summoned by the High 
                                              Court in a criminal trial.</span></p>
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                                              2.&nbsp; The Chairman and other members 
                                              of the Commission and any person 
                                              employed in relation with the 
                                              functions of the Commission may be 
                                              paid such travelling, sitting and 
                                              other allowances, if any, as the 
                                              President may approve on the 
                                              recommendations of the Minister 
                                              responsible for Finance.</span></p>
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                                              Section 8—Public Officers to 
                                              Assist Commission.</span></p>
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                                              The Inspector-General of Police 
                                              shall detail Police Officers to 
                                              attend upon the Commission to 
                                              serve summonses on witnesses and 
                                              to perform such other functions 
                                              relating to the Commission as the 
                                              members of the Commission may 
                                              direct.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DR. HILLA LIMANN</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              President</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 8th 
                                              February, 1980.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              amended by</span></p>
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                                              COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE 
                                              GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE 
                                              (AMENDMENT) INSTRUMENT, 1980 (CI 
                                              15).</span>