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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE JUDICIAL SERVICE (AMENDMENT) 
                                              ACT, 1965 (ACT 281)</span></b></p>
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                                              JUDICIAL SERVICE DECREE, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83)2</span></p>
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                                              JUDICIAL SERVICE (AMENDMENT) LAW, 
                                              1984 (PNDCL 85)3</span></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              PART I—STRUCTURE&nbsp; OF THE SERVICE</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;1.&nbsp; Members of the Judicial 
                                              Service.</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;2. Circuit Judges.</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;3. Judicial Secretary.</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;4. District Magistrates.</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;5. Creation of further posts.</span></p>
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                                              PART II—FILLING OF VACANCIES</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;6. Methods of filling vacancies.</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;7. Appointing authorities.</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;8. Principles for filling 
                                              vacancies.</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;9. Appointment procedure.</span></p>
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                                              9A.Past Appointments to Terminate 
                                              Unless Expressly Continued.</span></p>
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                                              9B. Provisional Appointing and 
                                              Disciplinary Authorities.</span></p>
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                                              10. Limited Engagements.</span></p>
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                                              11. Probationary and trial 
                                              periods.</span></p>
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                                              12. Acting assignments.</span></p>
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                                              12A Former Judge of Superior Court 
                                              may Practise as Lawyer.</span></p>
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                                              PART III—CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF 
                                              JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS</span></p>
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                                              13. Regulation of conditions of 
                                              service.</span></p>
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                                              14. Schemes of service of 
                                              executive officers.</span></p>
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                                              15. Training of executive 
                                              officers.</span></p>
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                                              PART IV—MISCONDUCT OF JUDICIAL AND 
                                              EXECUTIVE OFFICERS</span></p>
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                                              16. General definition of 
                                              misconduct.</span></p>
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                                              17. Penalties.</span></p>
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                                              18. Disciplinary authorities.</span></p>
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                                              19. Proceedings for misconduct.</span></p>
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                                              20. Conduct of disciplinary 
                                              proceedings.</span></p>
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                                              PART V—LEAVING THE SERVICE</span></p>
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                                              21. Modes of leaving the service.</span></p>
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                                              22. Compulsory retirement.</span></p>
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                                              23. Voluntary retirement.</span></p>
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                                              24. Retirement for medical 
                                              reasons.</span></p>
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                                              25. Transfer on approved 
                                              employment.</span></p>
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                                              26. Abolition of post.</span></p>
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                                              27.&nbsp; Discharge of non-pensionable 
                                              staff.</span></p>
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                                              PART VI—MISCELLANEOUS AND 
                                              SUPPLEMENTAL</span></p>
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                                              28. Official language.</span></p>
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                                              29. Annual report.</span></p>
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                                              30. Legal proceedings.</span></p>
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                                              31. Power to make regulations and 
                                              issue instructions.</span></p>
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                                              32. Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              33. Transitional provisions.</span></p>
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                                              33A Repeals</span></p>
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                                              34. Commencement.</span></p>
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                                              34A. Commencement.</span></p>
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                                              AN ACT</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF 
                                              GHANA</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ENTITLED</span></p>
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                                              THE JUDICIAL SERVICE ACT, 1960</span></p>
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                                              AN ACT to provide for the creation 
                                              of Judicial Service posts, for the 
                                              appointment, promotion and 
                                              retirement of members of the 
                                              Judicial Service and for 
                                              conditions of service, 
                                              disciplinary proceedings and other 
                                              matters relating to the Judicial 
                                              Service.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DATE OF PASSING: 29th June, 1960</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              WHEREAS by section 2 of the 
                                              Constituent Assembly and 
                                              Plebiscite Act, 1960 (No. 1) this 
                                              Constituent Assembly is authorised 
                                              to enact such provisions for or in 
                                              connection with the establishment 
                                              of a new Constitution as it thinks 
                                              fit:</span></p>
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                                              AND WHEREAS it is expedient to 
                                              enact the provisions hereinafter 
                                              appearing in consequence of the 
                                              enactment of the Constitution:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              NOW THEREFORE, be it enacted by 
                                              the Constituent Assembly as 
                                              follows:—</span></p>
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                                              PART I—STRUCTURE OF THE SERVICE</span></p>
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                                              Section 1—Members of the Judicial 
                                              Service.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The following shall be members 
                                              of the Judicial Service:—</span></p>
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                                              (a)&nbsp; the Chief Justice as head of 
                                              the Judicial Service;</span></p>
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                                              (b)&nbsp; the other Judges of the 
                                              Supreme Court of Judicature;</span></p>
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                                              (c)&nbsp; other Judges and Magistrates 
                                              and the Judicial Secretary; and</span></p>
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                                              (d) persons holding posts created 
                                              under any other enactment being 
                                              designated by law as Judicial 
                                              Service posts.;[As substituted by 
                                              Judicial Service Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83) s.1(a)] </span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Circuit Judges.</span></p>
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                                              There shall be a circuit Judge for 
                                              each Circuit Court established 
                                              under the Courts Act, 1960 (C.A. 
                                              9).</span></p>
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                                              Section 3—Judicial Secretary.</span></p>
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                                              There shall be a Judicial 
                                              Secretary, who shall be 
                                              responsible to the Chief Justice 
                                              for securing the general 
                                              efficiency of the Judicial 
                                              Service.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—District Magistrates.</span></p>
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                                              There shall be a District 
                                              Magistrate for each District 
                                              established under section 47 of 
                                              the Courts Act, 1960 (C.A.9).</span></p>
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                                              Section 5—Creation of Further 
                                              Posts.</span></p>
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                                              (1) In addition to the established 
                                              posts created by sections 2 to 4 
                                              of this Act, regulations may 
                                              provide for the creation of 
                                              further established or 
                                              unestablished Judicial Service 
                                              posts, including additional posts 
                                              of Circuit Judges and District 
                                              Magistrates.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Regulations creating 
                                              established posts shall specify in 
                                              relation to each post the name of 
                                              the post, the salary or salary 
                                              scale attached to the post and the 
                                              complement, that is the number of 
                                              posts constituting the grade in 
                                              question.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Regulations creating 
                                              unestablished posts shall specify 
                                              in relation to each post the name 
                                              of the post and the salary 
                                              attached to the post.</span></p>
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                                              (4) Regulations may designate any 
                                              established or unestablished posts 
                                              in the executive grade of the 
                                              Judicial Service as Civil Service 
                                              Posts.</span></p>
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                                              (5) Without prejudice to section 6 
                                              of this Act posts in the Judicial 
                                              Service designated as Civil 
                                              Service Posts shall be filled by 
                                              officers from the Civil Service 
                                              seconded to the Judicial Service.</span></p>
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                                              (6) For the purposes of 
                                              discipline, an officer seconded to 
                                              the Judicial Service shall be 
                                              deemed to be a holder of a 
                                              Judicial Service Post.</span></p>
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                                              PART II—FILLING OF VACANCIES</span></p>
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                                              Section 6—Methods of Filling 
                                              Vacancies.</span></p>
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                                              (1) A vacancy in a Judicial 
                                              Service post may be filled—</span></p>
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                                              (a) by promotion, that is by 
                                              appointing a person who is to be 
                                              moved from another post in the 
                                              Judicial Service with an immediate 
                                              increase in his salary;</span></p>
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                                              (b) by recruitment, that is by 
                                              appointing a person who is not a 
                                              member of the Judicial Service or 
                                              who would cease to be a member of 
                                              the Judicial Service if the 
                                              appointment were not made.</span></p>
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                                              (2) In addition to the methods 
                                              mentioned in subsection&nbsp; (1) of 
                                              this section, a vacancy in the 
                                              post of a judicial officer or an 
                                              executive officer may be filled—</span></p>
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                                              (a) by transfer within the 
                                              service, that is by appointing a 
                                              person who is to be moved from 
                                              another post in the Judicial 
                                              Service with no alteration in his 
                                              salary;</span></p>
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                                              (b) on reduction in rank, that is 
                                              by appointing a person who is to 
                                              be moved from another post in the 
                                              Judicial Service with an immediate 
                                              reduction in his salary.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—Appointing Authorities.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The authority empowered to 
                                              fill vacancies in a Judicial 
                                              Service post shall be known as the 
                                              appointing authority for that 
                                              post.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this section, the National 
                                              Liberation Council shall be the 
                                              appointing authority for all 
                                              Judicial Service posts:</span></p>
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                                              Provided that in the exercise of 
                                              its powers as appointing 
                                              authority, the National Liberation 
                                              Council shall act on the advice of 
                                              the Judicial Service Commission, 
                                              except in respect of the office of 
                                              Chief Justice.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Regulations may provide for 
                                              the delegation by the National 
                                              Liberation Council, subject to 
                                              such conditions as may be 
                                              prescribed, of its power to fill 
                                              vacancies in the post of any 
                                              judicial officer to the Judicial 
                                              Service Commission and in relation 
                                              to posts to which the delegation 
                                              applies the Judicial Service 
                                              Commission shall be the appointing 
                                              authority.</span></p>
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                                              (4) Regulations may provide for 
                                              the delegation by the National 
                                              Liberation Council subject to such 
                                              conditions as may be prescribed of 
                                              its power to fill vacancies in the 
                                              post of any executive officer to a 
                                              Board consisting of the Chief 
                                              Justice or a Justice of Appeal 
                                              nominated by the Chief Justice as 
                                              Chairman, and one High Court 
                                              Judge, one Circuit Court Judge and 
                                              the Judicial Secretary and in 
                                              relation to posts to which the 
                                              delegation applies, the Board 
                                              shall be the appointing 
                                              authority.;[As substituted by 
                                              Judicial Service Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83) s.1(b)]</span></p>
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                                              Section 8—Principles for Filling 
                                              Vacancies.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Appointments and promotions 
                                              shall be according to merit.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Where practicable, a vacancy 
                                              in a Judicial Service post other 
                                              than a post in the Supreme Court 
                                              of Judicature, shall be filled 
                                              either by promotion or transfer 
                                              within the Service.</span></p>
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                                              (3) No person shall be appointed 
                                              to a post specified in column 1 of 
                                              the following Table, unless his 
                                              standing as a legal practitioner 
                                              is at least that specified in 
                                              column II of that Table.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;I &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; II &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Justice of Appeal&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12 
                                              years&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Judge of the High Court&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              .. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8 
                                              years&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Circuit 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 years&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              District Magistrate (Grade 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; 3 
                                              years&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              District Magistrate (Grade 
                                              II)..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .. 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 18 
                                              months&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              (4) The Council on the advice of 
                                              the Judicial Service Commission 
                                              may appoint—</span></p>
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                                              (a) a legal practitioner, who does 
                                              not have the standing specified in 
                                              the aforesaid Table, for an acting 
                                              appointment to a post specified 
                                              therein; and</span></p>
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                                              (b) a person who is not qualified 
                                              as a legal practitioner, as a 
                                              District Magistrate (Grade II) 
                                              upon a limited engagement.</span></p>
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                                              (4A) No person shall be appointed 
                                              to the post of Judicial Secretary 
                                              unless he is a legal practitioner 
                                              with considerable knowledge of and 
                                              not less than ten years' 
                                              experience in administration.[As 
                                              substituted by Judicial Service 
                                              (Amendment) Law, 1984 (PNDCL 85) 
                                              s.1(b)] </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) A person who to the knowledge 
                                              of the appointing authority has 
                                              attained the prescribed voluntary 
                                              retiring age shall not be 
                                              appointed by recruitment to the 
                                              pensionable post of a judicial or 
                                              executive officer otherwise than 
                                              on a limited engagement:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that this sub-paragraph 
                                              shall not apply, if that person 
                                              has such accrued entitlement to 
                                              retirement benefits as may be 
                                              prescribed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) For the purposes of this 
                                              paragraph, the period of a 
                                              person's standing as a legal 
                                              practitioner shall include any 
                                              period during which that person 
                                              has been qualified to practise law 
                                              in a Commonwealth country, Ireland 
                                              or in any other country having a 
                                              system of law analogous to that 
                                              prevailing in Ghana.;[As 
                                              substituted by Judicial Service 
                                              Decree, 1966 (NLCD 83) s.1(c)]
                                              </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 9—Appointment Procedure.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Appointments to the post of a 
                                              judicial officer or executive 
                                              officer shall be made by a letter 
                                              of appointment addressed to the 
                                              person appointed and signed by or 
                                              on behalf of the appointing 
                                              authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A person not already holding a 
                                              pensionable post shall not be&nbsp; 
                                              appointed to a pensionable post 
                                              unless he has been medically 
                                              examined and found to be fit to be 
                                              appointed to pensionable service.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 9A—Past Appointments to 
                                              Terminate Unless Expressly 
                                              Continued.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              All appointments made to Judicial 
                                              Service posts in any Court 
                                              constituted under the Courts Act, 
                                              1960 (C.A. 9) shall, with effect 
                                              from the date on which this 
                                              Decree, under the provisions of 
                                              paragraphs 5 or 6, comes into 
                                              force, be terminated, unless they 
                                              are expressly continued by 
                                              legislative instrument made under 
                                              this paragraph of this 
                                              Decree.[Inserted and to be cited 
                                              as Judicial Service Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83) s.4]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 9B—Provisional Appointing 
                                              and Disciplinary Authorities.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Until the Judicial Service 
                                              Commission referred to in this 
                                              Decree is duly constituted, every 
                                              appointment as a member of the 
                                              Judicial Service established by 
                                              the Judicial Service Act, 1960 
                                              (C.A. 10) shall be made by the 
                                              National Liberation Council.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Until the Judicial Service 
                                              Commission referred to in this 
                                              Decree is duly constituted, the 
                                              National Liberation Council shall 
                                              be the disciplinary authority for 
                                              every member of the said Judicial 
                                              Service, and such Council shall 
                                              have the power to terminate the 
                                              appointment of any such member 
                                              from such date as may be specified 
                                              in the letter to such member 
                                              terminating his appointment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The provisions of this 
                                              paragraph shall have effect 
                                              notwithstanding anything to the 
                                              contrary in any other provision of 
                                              this Decree or any other 
                                              enactment.[Inserted and to be 
                                              cited as Judicial Service Decree, 
                                              1966 (NLCD 83) s.5]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 10—Limited Engagements.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Where a vacancy in a Judicial 
                                              Service post, not being the post 
                                              of a Judge of a superior court or 
                                              a Circuit Judge, is filled by 
                                              recruitment the person recruited 
                                              may, if the appointing authority 
                                              thinks fit, be appointed on a 
                                              limited engagement. </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The letter of appointment of a 
                                              person appointed to a post on a 
                                              limited engagement—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) shall specify the period of 
                                              the engagement, that is the period 
                                              for which it is contemplated that 
                                              he will remain in the post;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) may provide that the 
                                              provisions of this Act and of any 
                                              statutory instrument made 
                                              thereunder shall apply subject to 
                                              such modifications as may be set 
                                              out in the letter of appointment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Where a person who is not a 
                                              citizen of Ghana agrees to be 
                                              appointed on a limited engagement 
                                              his letter of appointment shall, 
                                              unless it otherwise provides, 
                                              constitute a contract between the 
                                              Republic and that person, and it 
                                              shall be taken to be a term of the 
                                              contract that the provisions of 
                                              this Act and of any statutory 
                                              instrument made thereunder shall 
                                              apply in relation to that person 
                                              subject to such modifications as 
                                              may be set out in the letter of 
                                              appointment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Subject to such conditions as 
                                              may be prescribed, the period of a 
                                              limited engagement may be extended 
                                              by the consent of the person 
                                              serving under the engagement and 
                                              the appointing authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 11—Probationary and Trial 
                                              Periods.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) An appointment by recruitment 
                                              to a pensionable post, not being 
                                              the post of a Judge of a superior 
                                              court or a Circuit Judge, shall be 
                                              subject to satisfactory service in 
                                              that post for a probationary 
                                              period of three years.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) An appointment by promotion to 
                                              a pensionable post, not being the 
                                              post of a Judge of a superior 
                                              court or a Circuit Judge, shall be 
                                              subject to satisfactory service in 
                                              that post for a trial period of 
                                              such duration as may be specified 
                                              in the letter of appointment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Where a post is held by a 
                                              person on probation or on trial 
                                              and it appears to the appointing 
                                              authority at the end of the 
                                              probationary or trial period, or 
                                              at any time during that period, 
                                              that the said person is unlikely 
                                              to fulfil the requirements of the 
                                              post, the appointing authority may 
                                              provide for him to be transferred 
                                              or reduced in rank, or, if he 
                                              holds the post on probation, may 
                                              order that he shall cease to be a 
                                              member of the Judicial Service.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The appointing authority for a 
                                              post held by a person on probation 
                                              or on trial may if he thinks fit 
                                              reduce or extend the probationary 
                                              or trial period.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 12—Acting Assignments.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Where a Judicial Service post 
                                              is vacant or the holder of the 
                                              post is absent from duty for any 
                                              reason the appointing authority 
                                              for that post may assign a member 
                                              of the Judicial Service or, in the 
                                              case of the post of an executive 
                                              officer, a public officer who has 
                                              been seconded to the Judicial 
                                              Service, to carry out the duties 
                                              of the post.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) An assignment under this 
                                              section shall cease to have 
                                              effect—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) on the filling of the vacancy 
                                              or the return to duty of the 
                                              holder of the post, as the case 
                                              may be; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) if some other person is 
                                              assigned to carry out the duties 
                                              of the post; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) if the assignment is revoked 
                                              by the appointing authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 12A— Former Judge of 
                                              Superior Court may Practise as 
                                              Lawyer.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) A judge of a superior court 
                                              who ceases to be a judge of that 
                                              court by reason of his removal, 
                                              retirement or resignation under 
                                              Article 45 of the Constitution may 
                                              practise as a lawyer in&nbsp; Ghana 
                                              subject to the provisions of the 
                                              Legal Profession Act, 1960&nbsp; (Act 
                                              32) and to the other provisions of 
                                              this section.&nbsp; </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Except where the President 
                                              otherwise directs in writing in 
                                              the case of any person, a judge 
                                              referred to in subsection (1) of 
                                              this section shall, in the 
                                              exercise of his functions as a 
                                              lawyer, neither appear before nor 
                                              be heard by any court, judge in 
                                              chambers or any tribunal 
                                              performing judicial functions.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;(3) The President may give a 
                                              direction under subsection (2) of 
                                              this section at any time whether 
                                              before, at, or after the time when 
                                              the person in whose case the 
                                              direction is given ceases to be a 
                                              judge as described in subsection 
                                              (1) of this section.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Where the President gives a 
                                              direction under subsection (2) of 
                                              this section in the case of any 
                                              person before that person first 
                                              assumes office as a judge of a 
                                              superior court, or at the 
                                              commencement of his service as 
                                              such a judge, the direction shall 
                                              be irrevocable unless that person 
                                              ceases to be a judge of a superior 
                                              court by reason of his retirement 
                                              or resignation.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART III—CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF 
                                              JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 13—Regulation of 
                                              Conditions of Service.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              As respects a judicial officer or 
                                              an executive officer, regulations 
                                              or Judicial Service instructions 
                                              may provide—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a)&nbsp; for the determination, 
                                              subject to the salary or salary 
                                              scale attached to his post, of the 
                                              salary payable to the officer;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;(b) for regulating the award of 
                                              increments of salary, and the 
                                              payment of allowances and other 
                                              additional remuneration;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) for regulating hours of work 
                                              and the granting of leave with or 
                                              without pay or allowances;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) for making available to the 
                                              officer (with or without charge) 
                                              housing accommodation, medical 
                                              treatment or other facilities;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) for regulating the 
                                              presentation of petitions; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) for other matters relating to 
                                              his conditions of service.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 14—Schemes of Service of 
                                              Executive Officers.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Chief Justice may require 
                                              the Judicial Secretary to prepare, 
                                              in relation to all or any of the 
                                              posts of executive officers, a 
                                              scheme of service giving details 
                                              of the duties assigned to the 
                                              posts, modes of entry and 
                                              qualifications required, prospects 
                                              of promotion, training facilities 
                                              and other matters relating to 
                                              service as an executive officer.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) No scheme of service made 
                                              under subsection (1) of this 
                                              section shall be promulgated 
                                              without the consent of the 
                                              National Liberation Council, given 
                                              after consultation with the Chief 
                                              Justice.;[As substituted by 
                                              Judicial Service Decree 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83) s.1(c)]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 15—Training of Executive 
                                              Officers.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) There shall be a branch of the 
                                              Judicial Service with the function 
                                              of supervising and co-ordinating, 
                                              under the general direction of the 
                                              Chief Justice, arrangements for 
                                              the training of executive 
                                              officers.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Subject to subsection (1) of 
                                              this section, it is the duty of 
                                              the Judicial Secretary to secure, 
                                              so far as is practicable, that 
                                              facilities exist, and are used, to 
                                              enable executive officers to 
                                              undergo such training as may be 
                                              necessary for the performance of 
                                              the duties of their posts and for 
                                              enabling them to qualify for 
                                              advancement within the service.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART IV—MISCONDUCT OF JUDICIAL AND 
                                              EXECUTIVE OFFICERS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 16—General Definition of 
                                              Misconduct.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Any act done without reasonable 
                                              excuse by a judicial officer&nbsp; or 
                                              executive officer which amounts to 
                                              a failure to perform in a&nbsp; proper 
                                              manner any duty imposed upon him 
                                              as such, or which contravenes any 
                                              enactment relating to the Judicial 
                                              Service, or which is otherwise 
                                              prejudicial to the efficient 
                                              conduct of the Judicial Service or 
                                              tends to bring the Judicial 
                                              Service into disrepute shall 
                                              constitute misconduct.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 17—Penalties.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The following are the 
                                              penalties that may be imposed in 
                                              disciplinary proceedings under 
                                              this Part of this Act in respect 
                                              of the misconduct or 
                                              unsatisfactory service of a 
                                              judicial officer or executive 
                                              officer—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) dismissal, that is termination 
                                              of an appointment with forfeiture 
                                              of all retirement benefits;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) removal, that is termination 
                                              of an appointment with or without 
                                              a reduction in retirement 
                                              benefits;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) reduction in rank, that is 
                                              removal to another rank with an 
                                              immediate reduction of salary;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) reduction of salary, that is 
                                              an immediate adjustment of salary 
                                              to a lower point on the salary 
                                              scale attached to the post in 
                                              question;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) deferment of increment, that 
                                              is a postponement of the date on 
                                              which the next increment&nbsp; is due, 
                                              with corresponding postponements 
                                              in subsequent years;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) stoppage of increment, that is 
                                              non-payment for a specified period 
                                              of an increment otherwise due;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) in the case of executive 
                                              officers, suspension from duty 
                                              with consequent loss of pay and 
                                              allowances for a period not 
                                              exceeding fourteen days.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) For the purposes of this Act, 
                                              dismissal, removal and reduction 
                                              in rank shall be treated as major 
                                              penalties and all other penalties 
                                              shall be treated as minor 
                                              penalties.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 18—Disciplinary 
                                              Authorities.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this section, the National 
                                              Liberation Council shall be the 
                                              disciplinary authority for all 
                                              judicial officers and executive 
                                              officers:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that in the exercise of 
                                              its powers as disciplinary 
                                              authority, the National Liberation 
                                              Council shall act on the advice of 
                                              the Judicial Service Commission, 
                                              except in respect of the office of 
                                              Chief Justice.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Regulations may provide, 
                                              subject to such conditions as may 
                                              be prescribed for the delegation 
                                              by the National Liberation Council 
                                              of its disciplinary powers as 
                                              respects all or any of the posts 
                                              of judicial officers to the 
                                              Judicial Service Commission, and 
                                              in relation to posts to which the 
                                              delegation applies the Judicial 
                                              Service Commission shall be the 
                                              disciplinary authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Regulations made under section 
                                              31, may provide subject to such 
                                              conditions as may be prescribed 
                                              therein, for the delegation by the 
                                              National Liberation Council of its 
                                              disciplinary powers as respects 
                                              the posts of all or any executive 
                                              officers to the Chief Justice and 
                                              in relation to posts to which the 
                                              delegation applies the Chief 
                                              Justice shall be the disciplinary 
                                              authority:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that the Chief Justice 
                                              may, subject to such conditions as 
                                              he may think fit, delegate any 
                                              disciplinary power conferred on 
                                              him under this subsection to the 
                                              Judicial Secretary;[As substituted 
                                              by Judicial Service Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83) s.1(e)]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 19—Proceedings for 
                                              Misconduct.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Disciplinary proceedings in 
                                              the case of misconduct shall be 
                                              either summary or formal. </span>
                                              </p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) No major penalty shall be 
                                              imposed on a pensionable officer 
                                              in summary proceedings not arising 
                                              out of a conviction.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 20—Conduct of Disciplinary 
                                              Proceedings.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Regulations shall be made 
                                              providing for the conduct of 
                                              disciplinary proceedings in cases 
                                              of misconduct or unsatisfactory 
                                              service.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Regulations made under this 
                                              section governing cases of 
                                              misconduct shall include 
                                              provision—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) requiring a written charge to 
                                              be preferred in all proceedings;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) enabling the accused in formal 
                                              proceedings to call appropriate 
                                              witnesses;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) enabling persons to be 
                                              compelled to give evidence or 
                                              produce exhibits in formal 
                                              proceedings;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) requiring that no major 
                                              penalty imposed on a judicial 
                                              officer shall take effect unless 
                                              confirmed by the National 
                                              Liberation Council acting on the 
                                              advice of the Judicial Service 
                                              Commission;[As substituted by 
                                              Judicial Service Decree 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83) s.1(f)]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) enabling the accused in any 
                                              proceedings to appeal against any 
                                              decision involving the imposition 
                                              of a penalty not being a decision 
                                              requiring confirmation by the 
                                              National Liberation Council under 
                                              paragraph (d) of this 
                                              subsections;[As substituted by 
                                              Judicial Service Decree 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83) s.1(f)]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this Act and except as may be 
                                              otherwise provided by regulations, 
                                              the authority by whom an appeal is 
                                              decided under this section may 
                                              make such order thereon as he 
                                              thinks fit.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART V—LEAVING THE SERVICE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 21—Modes of Leaving the 
                                              Service.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) A judge of a superior court 
                                              may leave the Judicial Service on 
                                              removal, retirement or resignation 
                                              under paragraph 1 of this 
                                              Decree.;[As substituted by 
                                              Judicial Service Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83) s.1(g)]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The modes by which a judicial 
                                              officer or executive officer may 
                                              leave the service are as follows:—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) on dismissal or removal in 
                                              consequence of disciplinary 
                                              proceedings;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) on compulsory retirement;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) on voluntary retirement;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) on retirement for medical 
                                              reasons;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) on resignation in accordance 
                                              with such conditions as may be 
                                              prescribed;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) on the expiry or other 
                                              termination of a limited 
                                              engagement;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) on transfer on approved 
                                              employment;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (h) on the abolition of his post;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              in the case of an officer on 
                                              probation, on the making of an 
                                              order under subsection (3) of 
                                              section 11 of this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (j) in the case of an officer 
                                              holding a non-pensionable post, on 
                                              being discharged by his appointing 
                                              authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 22—Compulsory Retirement.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) A person holding a pensionable 
                                              post otherwise than on a limited 
                                              engagement shall retire from the 
                                              service on reaching the prescribed 
                                              compulsory retiring age:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that this section shall 
                                              not prevent the appointment of any 
                                              person on a limited engagement.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 23—Voluntary Retirement.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              person holding, otherwise than a 
                                              limited engagement, a pensionable 
                                              post as a judicial officer or 
                                              executive officer may retire from 
                                              service at any time after he has 
                                              reached the prescribed voluntary 
                                              retiring age, or with the consent 
                                              of the Judicial Service 
                                              Commission.;[As substituted by&nbsp; 
                                              Judicial Service Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83) s.1(h)]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 24—Retirement for Medical 
                                              Reasons.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              judicial officer or executive 
                                              officer shall retire from the 
                                              service if, in accordance with the 
                                              prescribed procedure, it is found 
                                              that he is incapable by reason of 
                                              infirmity of mind or body of 
                                              discharging the duties of his post 
                                              and that the infirmity is likely 
                                              to be permanent.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 25—Transfer on Approved 
                                              Employment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulations may be made for the 
                                              transfer of a judicial officer or 
                                              executive officer to employment in 
                                              another Public Service or to other 
                                              approved employment:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that an officer shall not 
                                              be transferred under this section 
                                              unless he consents to the 
                                              transfer.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 26—Abolition of Post.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Where a post in a grade is 
                                              abolished by the repeal or 
                                              amendment of the enactment by 
                                              which it was created, the 
                                              appointing authority shall, if two 
                                              or more persons hold posts in that 
                                              grade, determine which of those 
                                              persons is to be treated as the 
                                              person whose post is abolished.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Unless the person in respect 
                                              of whom a determination is to be 
                                              made under subsection (1) of this 
                                              section is to be promoted or 
                                              transferred, he shall be afforded 
                                              an opportunity to make 
                                              representations to the appointing 
                                              authority, who shall consider any 
                                              such representations before making 
                                              the determination.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 27—Discharge of Non-Pensionable 
                                              Staff.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The appointing authority may 
                                              discharge a person holding a non-pensionable 
                                              post—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) on the ground that he is 
                                              physically incapable of performing 
                                              the duties of the post; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) where he has not held a 
                                              Judicial Service post during the 
                                              whole of the preceding twelve 
                                              months, on the ground that he is 
                                              generally unsuitable for the post; 
                                              or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) on the ground that the post is 
                                              no longer required to be occupied.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Where a person is discharged 
                                              under this section the appointing 
                                              authority shall furnish him with a 
                                              statement in writing of the ground 
                                              on which he is discharged.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART VI—MISCELLANEOUS AND 
                                              SUPPLEMENTAL</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 28—Official Language.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The official language of the 
                                              Judicial Service is English and 
                                              accordingly all written and oral 
                                              communications, examination 
                                              questions and answers, and other 
                                              transactions of the Judicial 
                                              Service shall be expressed in that 
                                              language.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 29—Annual Report.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) As soon as may be after the 
                                              30th June in each year the&nbsp; 
                                              Judicial Secretary shall prepare a 
                                              report giving details of the&nbsp; 
                                              administration of the Judicial 
                                              Service during the previous twelve 
                                              months.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The report shall be submitted 
                                              by the Judicial Secretary to the 
                                              Chief Justice, who shall transmit 
                                              it to the National Liberation 
                                              Council. The Chief Justice, shall 
                                              also transmit a copy thereof to 
                                              the Judicial Service Commission.; 
                                              and[As substituted by Judicial 
                                              Service Decree, 1966 (NLCD 83) 
                                              s.1(i)] </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 30—Legal Proceedings.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Except in relation to contracts 
                                              subsisting by virtue of section 10 
                                              of this Act, no proceedings shall 
                                              be brought in any Court on the 
                                              ground only that compliance has 
                                              not been made with this Act or any 
                                              statutory instrument thereunder:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that this section shall 
                                              not prevent the institution of any 
                                              criminal proceedings in respect of 
                                              any offence under such an 
                                              instrument.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 31—Power to Make 
                                              Regulations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The National Liberation 
                                              Council acting on the advice of 
                                              the Judicial Service Commission 
                                              may by legislative instrument make 
                                              regulations providing for any 
                                              matter which under this Act is to 
                                              be provided for by regulations or 
                                              in respect of any matter which is 
                                              to be prescribed or which 
                                              otherwise relates to the 
                                              administration of the Judicial 
                                              Service.[As substituted by 
                                              Judicial Service Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83) s.1(j)]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 32—Interpretation.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              In this Act, unless the context 
                                              otherwise requires— </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;executive officer&quot;, means a 
                                              member of the Judicial Service who 
                                              is neither a Judge of a superior 
                                              court nor a judicial officer, and 
                                              is the holder of a post designated 
                                              by regulations as the post of an 
                                              executive officer;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;grade&quot; means a series of 
                                              established or unestablished posts 
                                              with the same title and salary or 
                                              salary scale;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;judicial officer&quot; means a Circuit 
                                              Judge, the Judicial Secretary, a 
                                              District Magistrate, or a holder 
                                              of a post designated by&nbsp; 
                                              regulations as the post of a 
                                              judicial officer;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&quot;pensionable 
                                              post&quot; means a post service in 
                                              which is pensionable service under 
                                              the enactments relating to 
                                              Judicial Service pensions, and 
                                              &quot;non-Pensionable post&quot; shall be 
                                              construed accordingly;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              “prescribed” means prescribed by 
                                              regulations or instructions made 
                                              under section 31 of this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;salary&quot; includes wages;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;vacancy &quot; includes a prospective 
                                              vacancy.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 33—Transitional 
                                              Provisions.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulations may be made—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) for the continued application 
                                              to executive officers, subject to 
                                              such modifications as may be 
                                              prescribed, of the Public Service 
                                              Commission Regulations, 1957, 
                                              General Orders and any other 
                                              provisions applicable to such 
                                              officers immediately before the 
                                              commencement of this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) for continuing as appointments 
                                              to posts created by or under this 
                                              Act, appointments made before the 
                                              commencement thereof;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) for making such amendments in 
                                              the enactments relating to 
                                              Judicial Service pensions as may 
                                              be necessary in consequence of the 
                                              provisions of this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) for such other matters 
                                              (including the repeal or amendment 
                                              of enactments) as may need to be 
                                              provided for in consequence of the 
                                              passing of this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 33A—Repeals.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Judicial Service Act, 1960 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1966 (N.L.C.D. 
                                              39) and the Judicial Service Act, 
                                              1960 (Amendment) (No. 2) Decree, 
                                              1966 (N.L.C.D. 58) are hereby 
                                              revoked without prejudice to 
                                              anything done under those Decrees; 
                                              and the alterations made in the 
                                              said Act by these Decrees shall 
                                              cease to have effect.[Inserted and 
                                              to be cited as Judicial Service 
                                              Decree, 1966 (NLCD 83) s.6]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 34—Commencement.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              This Act shall come into operation 
                                              at the same time as the 
                                              Constitution.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 34A—Commencement.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) This Decree, other than the 
                                              provisions of paragraphs 5 and 6, 
                                              shall come into force at the same 
                                              time as the Courts Decree, 1966.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Paragraphs 5 and 6 of this 
                                              Decree shall come into force on 
                                              the date the Decree is made and 
                                              signed by the Chairman of the 
                                              National Liberation 
                                              Council.[Inserted and to be cited 
                                              as Judicial Service Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              83) s.7]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal">
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