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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 25th 
                                              day of August, 1977.</span></p>
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                                              Section 1—Establishment of 
                                              Committee of Inquiry.</span></p>
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                                              There is hereby established a 
                                              Committee of Inquiry comprising 
                                              Mr. E. Kofi Tetteh, Editor of the 
                                              Ghana Law Reports, as sole member.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Terms of Reference.</span></p>
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                                              The terms of reference of the 
                                              Committee are as follows:—</span></p>
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                                              (a)&nbsp; to inquire into and ascertain 
                                              who by custom and tradition of the 
                                              Santrokofi Division are entitled 
                                              to nominate, elect and install the 
                                              Divisional Chief of Santrokofi;</span></p>
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                                              (b)&nbsp; to inquire into the custom 
                                              and practice of nominating, 
                                              electing, appointing and 
                                              installing a Divisional Chief of 
                                              Santrokofi;</span></p>
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                                              (c)&nbsp;&nbsp; to inquire into and 
                                              ascertain who by custom and 
                                              tradition of the Santrokofi 
                                              Division is entitled to occupy the 
                                              Divisional Stool of Santrokofi;</span></p>
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                                              (d)&nbsp; to investigate any other 
                                              matter which appears to the 
                                              Committee to be reasonably related 
                                              to the foregoing; and</span></p>
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                                              (e)&nbsp; to submit its findings to the 
                                              Supreme Military Council giving 
                                              reasons therefor and&nbsp; making such 
                                              recommendations as it may think 
                                              fit.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3—Secretary and Officers 
                                              of the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Mr. E. D. O. Amoah, 
                                              Administrative Officer, Tema 
                                              District Council shall be 
                                              Secretary to the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (2)&nbsp; 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 4—Meetings of the 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (1)&nbsp;&nbsp; The Committee shall meet at 
                                              such times and at such places as 
                                              it may 
                                              determine.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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                                              (2)&nbsp; The Committee may at any time 
                                              engage the services of any person 
                                              to attend any of its meetings as 
                                              an adviser.</span></p>
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                                              (3)&nbsp;&nbsp; Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this Instrument, the Committee 
                                              shall regulate its own procedure.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5—Summons to Attend and 
                                              Give Evidence.</span></p>
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                                              (1)&nbsp; The Committee may by summons 
                                              issued under the hand of the sole 
                                              member require any person —</span></p>
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                                              (a)&nbsp;&nbsp; to attend at such time and 
                                              place as is specified in the 
                                              summons to give evidence or to 
                                              produce any documents in his 
                                              possession or control which relate 
                                              to any matter specified in the 
                                              summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to give the Committee any 
                                              information that may be specified 
                                              in the summons.</span></p>
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                                              (2)&nbsp; Any person summoned to appear 
                                              before the Committee under 
                                              sub-paragraph (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 6—Officers.</span></p>
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                                              Any person who—</span></p>
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                                              (a)&nbsp; refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to attend in obedience to a 
                                              summons issued under sub-paragraph 
                                              (1) of paragraph (5) of this 
                                              Instrument or to give evidence as 
                                              required by the summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (b) wilfully alters, suppresses, 
                                              conceals, destroys or refuses to 
                                              produce any document which he is 
                                              required to produce by such 
                                              summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (c)&nbsp; refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to furnish any information 
                                              required of him by the summons,</span></p>
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                                              commits an offence and is liable 
                                              on summary conviction to a fine 
                                              not exceeding ¢200.00 or to 
                                              imprisonment not exceeding six 
                                              months or to both.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—Police Officers to 
                                              Assist Committee.</span></p>
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                                              The Inspector-General of Police 
                                              shall detail Police Officers to 
                                              attend upon the Committee, to 
                                              preserve order during proceedings 
                                              of the Committee, to serve summons 
                                              on witnesses and to perform any 
                                              other functions relating to the 
                                              work of the Committee as the 
                                              Committee may direct.</span></p>
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                                              GERERAL</span><span style="font-family: Arial"> 
                                              I.</span><span style="font-family: Arial"> 
                                              K. ACHEAMPONG</span></p>
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                                              Chairman of the Supreme Military 
                                              Council</span></p>