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                                              IN exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the 
                                              Commander-in-Chief by section 97 
                                              of the Armed Forces Act, 1962 (Act 
                                              105) and after&nbsp;&nbsp; consultation with 
                                              the Armed Forces Council, these 
                                              Regulations are&nbsp; made this 27th 
                                              day of June, 1977.&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              Section 1&#8212;Article 206. 40 of C.I. 
                                              12 of 1970 Amended</span></b></p>

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                                              The Armed Forces Regulations, 1970 
                                              (C.I. 12) as amended are hereby 
                                              further amended by the 
                                              substitution for Article 206.40&nbsp; 
                                              thereof of the following:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              &quot;(1) Subject to (2) of this 
                                              article the rank for retired pay&nbsp; 
                                              purposes shall be the substantive 
                                              or acting rank or a higher acting 
                                              rank held by the officer on his 
                                              retirement if the rank has been 
                                              held on the Active list for a 
                                              minimum period of six months:</span></p>

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                                              Provided that the prescribed 
                                              minimum period of six months shall 
                                              not apply to a person who has been 
                                              invalided.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Where the substantive or 
                                              acting rank has been held for less 
                                              than the specified period the rank 
                                              for retired pay purposes shall be 
                                              the highest substantive or acting 
                                              rank which satisfied the 
                                              condition.&quot; </span></p>
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                                              Section 2&#8212;Article 206. 42 of C.I. 
                                              12 of 1970 Revoked</span></b></p>
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                                              Article 206.42 of the Armed Forces 
                                              Regulations, 1970 (C.I. 12)&nbsp; 
                                              hereby revoked. </span></p>
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                                              GENERAL I. K. ACHEAMPONG</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Chairman of the Supreme Military 
                                              Council and Commander-in-Chief of 
                                              the Armed Forces</span></p>
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                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 8th 
                                              July, 1977</span>