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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              STATE PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS ACT, 
                                              1960 (CA 6)</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              PART I&#8212;STATE PROPERTY</span></p>
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                                              1. Vesting of property.</span></p>
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                                              2. References to the Crown.</span></p>
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                                              3. Power to acquire and vest 
                                              property.</span></p>
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                                              4. Acquisition for public 
                                              purposes.</span></p>
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                                              5. Acquisition for industrial 
                                              purposes.</span></p>
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                                              6.&nbsp; Lease by Minister.</span></p>
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                                              7.&nbsp; Parties entitled to sell and 
                                              convey.</span></p>
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                                              8.&nbsp; Claims.</span></p>
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                                              9.&nbsp; Settlement of claims.</span></p>
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                                              10.&nbsp; Appeals.</span></p>
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                                              11.&nbsp; Rules for compensation.</span></p>
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                                              12.&nbsp; Payment of compensation.</span></p>
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                                              13.&nbsp; Form of conveyances.</span></p>
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                                              14.&nbsp; Certificate of title.</span></p>
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                                              15.&nbsp; Execution and custody of 
                                              instruments.</span></p>
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                                              16. Parties in possession as 
                                              owners deemed entitled to 
                                              property. </span></p>
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                                              17. President exonerated upon 
                                              payment.</span></p>
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                                              18. Entry for survey.</span></p>
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                                              19. Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              PART II&#8212;CONTRACTS</span></p>
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                                              20. Power to contract.</span></p>
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                                              21. Tender for works and supplies.</span></p>
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                                              22. Forms of contracts.</span></p>
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                                              23. Retention by Archivist.</span></p>
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                                              24. Penalties.</span></p>
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                                              25. Legal proceedings.</span></p>
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                                              PART III&#8212;MISCELLANEOUS</span></p>
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                                              26. Repeals.</span></p>
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                                              27. Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              28. Commencement.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              Form A&#8212;Conveyance</span></p>
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                                              Form B&#8212;Certificate of title </span>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Form C&#8212;Warrant of possession</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;ACT OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY 
                                              OF GHANA</span></p>
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                                              ENTITLED</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE STATE PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS 
                                              ACT, 1960</span></b></p>
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                                              AN ACT to make provision for the 
                                              vesting of all property hitherto 
                                              vested in Her Majesty the Queen in 
                                              the Republic of Ghana and other 
                                              matters connected therewith.</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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                                              NOW THEREFORE be it enacted by the 
                                              Constituent Assembly as follows:&#8212;
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART I&#8212;STATE PROPERTY</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 1&#8212;Vesting of Property.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) Any property vested in the 
                                              Crown as trustee for the Public 
                                              Service of Ghana and whether 
                                              situate in or outside Ghana shall, 
                                              on the coming into operation of 
                                              this Act, vest without any further 
                                              authority than this section in the 
                                              President in trust for and on 
                                              behalf of the people of Ghana for 
                                              the Public Service of the Republic 
                                              of Ghana.</span></p>
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                                              (2) In any proceedings relating to 
                                              property where the Crown is a 
                                              party, pending before a Court of 
                                              competent jurisdiction at the 
                                              commencement of this Act, there is 
                                              hereby substituted for the Crown 
                                              the Attorney-General for and on 
                                              behalf of the Republic.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2&#8212;References to the Crown</span></b></p>
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                                              Where in any Act provision is made 
                                              that property shall be controlled 
                                              or conveyed or surrendered to and 
                                              become vested absolutely or 
                                              otherwise in, and held by the 
                                              Crown that property shall vest in 
                                              the President in trust for the 
                                              Public Service of the Republic of 
                                              Ghana; and accordingly in any such 
                                              Act references to &quot;Her Majesty the 
                                              Queen&quot;, &quot;Her Majesty the Queen in 
                                              trust for the Public service of 
                                              Ghana&quot;, &quot;Crown ownership&quot; and&nbsp; 
                                              &#8220;the Governor-General&#8221; shall be 
                                              construed as a reference to &quot;the 
                                              President in trust for the Public 
                                              Service of the Republic&quot; or 
                                              &quot;Republic ownership&quot; as the case 
                                              may be. </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 3&#8212;Power to Acquire and 
                                              Vest Property.</span></b></p>
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                                              Whenever it is provided in any Act 
                                              that the crown may or shall 
                                              acquire property and then vest the 
                                              property so acquired in an 
                                              authority that power shall, on the 
                                              coming into operation of this Act 
                                              be exercisable by the President.
                                              </span></p>
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                                              Section 4&#8212;Acquisition for Public 
                                              Purposes. </span></b></p>
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                                              (1) Where any property is required 
                                              for the Public Service the 
                                              President may by notice in the 
                                              Gazette declare that the property 
                                              specified in the notice is 
                                              required for the Public Service.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Whenever a declaration is made 
                                              under the provisions of the 
                                              preceding subsection the Minister 
                                              may enter into agreement with the 
                                              owner and all parties having an 
                                              estate or interest in the property 
                                              for the absolute purchase for a 
                                              consideration in money, or for 
                                              some other property in exchange, 
                                              of the property so required.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Minister shall on the 
                                              conclusion of the agreement made 
                                              in pursuance of the provisions of 
                                              the immediately preceding 
                                              subsection pay reasonable 
                                              compensation for the property and 
                                              accordingly on the payment of the 
                                              compensation the property so 
                                              required shall become vested in 
                                              the President in trust for the 
                                              Public Service of the Republic.</span></p>
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                                              (3) A copy of the notice published 
                                              in the Gazette may&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) be served personally on the 
                                              person entitled to sell or 
                                              interested in the property; or</span></p>
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                                              (b) be left at his usual place of 
                                              abode or business with some inmate 
                                              thereof; </span></p>
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                                              and shall, in any case, be affixed 
                                              at a convenient place on the 
                                              property specified in the notice 
                                              and published on three consecutive 
                                              occasions in a newspaper 
                                              circulating in the district where 
                                              the property is situate. </span>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 5&#8212;Acquisition for 
                                              Industrial Purposes.</span></b></p>
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                                              For the purposes of industrial 
                                              development, the Minister may by 
                                              executive instrument declare any 
                                              area of land in a Region to be an 
                                              industrial area; and accordingly 
                                              on the making of an instrument by 
                                              the Minister, the provisions of 
                                              this Part of this Act shall apply 
                                              to such area of land as if the 
                                              instrument made under this section 
                                              had been a declaration made under 
                                              section 4 of this Act. </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 6&#8212;Lease by Minister.
                                              </span></b></p>
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                                              The Minister may enter into a 
                                              lease with any person desirous of 
                                              setting up an industrial 
                                              undertaking in any area of land 
                                              acquired by Government under the 
                                              provisions of the immediately 
                                              preceding section.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 7&#8212;Parties Entitled to Sell 
                                              and Convey.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Any person seised, possessed 
                                              or entitled to any property or any 
                                              estate or interest therein 
                                              required for the Public Service of 
                                              the Republic, may sell, grant or 
                                              convey the property or estate or 
                                              interest therein to the Minister.
                                              </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The power to sell, grant and 
                                              convey the property may be 
                                              exercisable by the person 
                                              concerned for and on behalf of 
                                              himself and for and on behalf of 
                                              his heirs, executors, 
                                              administrators and successors and 
                                              on behalf of any person entitled 
                                              in reversion, remainder or 
                                              expectancy after him or in 
                                              defeasance of the estate of such 
                                              person and any other person seised 
                                              or possessed of the property upon 
                                              any species of trust to the use of 
                                              persons under a disability or 
                                              otherwise for and on behalf of the 
                                              cestuis que trust to the same 
                                              extent as the cestuis que trust 
                                              could respectively have done if 
                                              there had been no disability.
                                              </span></p>
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                                              Section 8&#8212;Claims. </span></b></p>
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                                              (1) On the publication of a 
                                              declaration under the provisions 
                                              of section 4 of this Act any 
                                              person having an interest or claim 
                                              in the property shall within three 
                                              months from the date of the 
                                              publication inform in writing the 
                                              Chief Lands Officer of the extent 
                                              or otherwise of his interest or 
                                              claim in the property. </span></p>
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                                              (2) At the expiration of three 
                                              months after the publication of 
                                              the said notice the Chief Lands 
                                              Officer shall, within six months 
                                              of the expiration, agree with the 
                                              parties concerned for the 
                                              conveyance to the Minister of the 
                                              property and the amount to be paid 
                                              in respect of the property.</span></p>
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                                              Section 9&#8212;Settlement of Claims.</span></b></p>
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                                              Where there is a dispute as to the 
                                              ownership of the property, the 
                                              insufficiency of evidence of 
                                              ownership, the amount to be paid 
                                              in respect of the property or 
                                              separate and conflicting claims in 
                                              the same property and every other 
                                              case of disputed interest or title 
                                              the following provisions shall 
                                              apply, that is to say&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) a Judge of the High Court of 
                                              Justice shall have power to hear 
                                              and determine the ownership and 
                                              all other disputes or matters 
                                              relating to the interest or title 
                                              in the property;</span></p>
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                                              (b) the Chief Lands Officer shall, 
                                              not less than seven days before 
                                              the time appointed for the hearing 
                                              and determination of the claim, 
                                              serve a notice in writing upon any 
                                              person who may have claimed any 
                                              interest in respect of the 
                                              property, calling upon him to 
                                              prove his claim to or interest in, 
                                              the property and the value 
                                              thereof. Where the owner of the 
                                              property cannot be found the 
                                              notice shall be served upon his 
                                              agent or representative and if the 
                                              agent or the representative cannot 
                                              be found the notice shall be fixed 
                                              to a conspicuous part of the 
                                              property and to the Court House of 
                                              the district;</span></p>
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                                              (c) where any party to the 
                                              proceedings under this section 
                                              fails to appear for the hearing a 
                                              decision may be given ex parte 
                                              upon the hearing of evidence 
                                              adduced on behalf of the Minister 
                                              and the decision shall be deemed 
                                              to be a decision given after a 
                                              full hearing in the presence of 
                                              all parties;</span></p>
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                                              (d) a decision given under the 
                                              provisions of this section shall 
                                              be subject to appeal to the 
                                              Supreme Court.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 10&#8212;Appeals.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) A person aggrieved by the 
                                              decision of a Judge under the 
                                              provisions of the immediately 
                                              preceding section shall give 
                                              notice of appeal within seven days 
                                              from the date of the decision to 
                                              any party affected by the 
                                              decision.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Appeals under this section 
                                              shall be conducted in accordance 
                                              with the provisions relating to 
                                              appeals from the High Court of 
                                              justice to the Supreme Court.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 11&#8212;Rules for Compensation.</span></b></p>
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                                              In determining the amount of 
                                              compensation to be awarded, for 
                                              property acquired under the 
                                              provisions of this Act, the Court 
                                              shall act in accordance with the 
                                              following rules&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (1) Compensation shall be awarded 
                                              in respect of&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) the market value of the 
                                              property acquired which shall be 
                                              taken to be the amount which the 
                                              property might have been expected 
                                              to realize if sold in the open 
                                              market by a willing seller at the 
                                              date of the declaration under 
                                              section 4 of this Act; </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) any damage sustained at the 
                                              time of and by reason of the 
                                              acquisition by any person having 
                                              an interest in the property 
                                              acquired by reason of the severing 
                                              of such property from any other 
                                              property of such person;</span></p>
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                                              (c) any damage sustained at the 
                                              time of and by reason of the 
                                              acquisition by any person having 
                                              an interest in the property 
                                              acquired by reason of such 
                                              acquisition injuriously affecting 
                                              any other adjoining property in 
                                              which such person has an interest;</span></p>
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                                              (d) the reasonable expenses 
                                              incidental to any changes of 
                                              residence or place of business of 
                                              any person having an interest in 
                                              the property acquired made 
                                              necessary by the acquisition:</span></p>
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                                              Provided that where the property 
                                              is, and but for the acquisition 
                                              would continue to be, devoted to a 
                                              purpose of such a nature that 
                                              there is no general demand or 
                                              market for property for that 
                                              purpose, the compensation may, if 
                                              the Court is satisfied that 
                                              reinstatement in some other place 
                                              is bona fide intended, be assessed 
                                              on the basis of the reasonable 
                                              cost of equivalent reinstatement, 
                                              and in every such case 
                                              compensation shall not be awarded 
                                              under the provisions of 
                                              sub-paragraph (a) or (d) of this 
                                              paragraph, but shall, where the 
                                              circumstances permit be awarded 
                                              under the provisions of 
                                              sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
                                              paragraph;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the reasonable expenses 
                                              incurred in the employment of a 
                                              person qualified in land valuation 
                                              and costing of buildings.</span></p>
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                                              (2) In determining the 
                                              compensation to be awarded, the 
                                              Court shall not take into 
                                              consideration any increase in the 
                                              market value of the property 
                                              acquired by reason of any 
                                              improvements made thereto within a 
                                              period of two years immediately 
                                              preceding the date of the 
                                              declaration under section 4 of 
                                              this Act, unless it be proved that 
                                              such improvement was made bona 
                                              fide and not in contemplation of 
                                              proceedings being taken for the 
                                              acquisition of the property under 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 12&#8212;Payment of 
                                              Compensation.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The decision of the Court 
                                              respecting compensation, or in 
                                              case of disputed interest or title 
                                              as aforesaid or of the Supreme 
                                              Court where appeal has been taken, 
                                              shall be final and conclusive as 
                                              respects all persons whatsoever.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any compensation awarded under 
                                              the provisions of this Act may be 
                                              paid over to the person who shall 
                                              appear by the judgment of the 
                                              Court or of the Supreme Court 
                                              where appeal has been taken to 
                                              have the best right thereto, and 
                                              such payment shall, as concerns 
                                              the President, operate as complete 
                                              discharge and acquittance of such 
                                              compensation and of all claims in 
                                              respect of the property or any 
                                              interest therein, but shall not 
                                              hinder any subsequent proceedings 
                                              at the instance of any person 
                                              having or alleging better right 
                                              thereto as against the person to 
                                              whom such payment may have been 
                                              made.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 13&#8212;Form of Conveyances. 
                                              Form A. </span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Conveyances of property 
                                              purchased under this Act may be in 
                                              the Form A of the Schedule to this 
                                              Act, or as near thereto as may be, 
                                              or by deed in any other form which 
                                              the President may think fit.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Every conveyance made 
                                              according to the form in the 
                                              Schedule to this Act, or as near 
                                              thereto as may be, shall vest the 
                                              property thereby conveyed in the 
                                              President in trust for the Public 
                                              Service and shall operate to bar 
                                              and to destroy all other estates, 
                                              rights, titles, remainders, 
                                              reversions, limitations, trusts, 
                                              and interests whatsoever of and in 
                                              the property comprised in such 
                                              conveyance.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 14&#8212;Certificate of Title.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <i>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Schedule, Form B.</span></i></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Chief Lands Officer on behalf 
                                              of the President shall, at any 
                                              time on production in the High 
                                              Court of a conveyance to any 
                                              property or at any time after the 
                                              date of the declaration under 
                                              section 4 of this Act be entitled 
                                              to receive a certificate of title 
                                              to the property described in the 
                                              said conveyance or declaration 
                                              which certificate may be in the 
                                              Form B of the Schedule, and shall 
                                              have the following effects and 
                                              qualities, that is to say&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) the certificate shall not be 
                                              questioned or defensible by reason 
                                              of any irregularity or error or 
                                              defect in the declaration, or the 
                                              want of declaration, or of any 
                                              other irregularity, error, or 
                                              defect in the proceedings previous 
                                              to the obtaining of the 
                                              certificate;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) it shall confer on the 
                                              President and his successors in 
                                              office to whom the certificate 
                                              shall be given, an absolute and 
                                              indefeasible right to the property 
                                              comprised or referred to therein 
                                              against all persons, and free from 
                                              all adverse or competing rights, 
                                              titles, interests, trusts, claims, 
                                              and demands whatsoever; </span>
                                              </p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <i>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Schedule, Form C</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial">.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) if possession of the property 
                                              is withheld by any person, the 
                                              Chief Lands Officer on behalf of 
                                              the President may obtain from any 
                                              Court a warrant of possession 
                                              (which may be in the Form C of the 
                                              Schedule) under which any officer 
                                              of the Sheriff or constable may 
                                              forth-with eject any person so 
                                              withholding possession, and the 
                                              President, or any person 
                                              authorised by him, may enter upon 
                                              and possess the said property;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) the production of the 
                                              certificate of title shall be held 
                                              in every Court to be an absolute 
                                              bar and estoppel to any action or 
                                              proceeding by which the right of 
                                              the President to the property 
                                              therein described is sought to be 
                                              impugned or questioned: </span>
                                              </p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that the Court, on 
                                              application by motion by the Chief 
                                              Lands Officer on behalf of the 
                                              President, may for good cause 
                                              shown and on such terms as to the 
                                              Court may seem just, rescind or 
                                              vary any certificate of title 
                                              which the Court may have granted, 
                                              or which may have been granted by 
                                              the Regional Commissioner under 
                                              the provisions of the 
                                              Administration (Ashanti) Ordinance 
                                              (Cap.110); whereupon the 
                                              certificate of title shall become 
                                              void of effect or shall have 
                                              effect as so varied, as the case 
                                              may be. </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              certified true copy of an order 
                                              made by the Court under this 
                                              proviso shall be deemed to be a 
                                              &quot;Judge's Certificate&quot; for the 
                                              purposes of the Land Registry 
                                              Ordinance (Cap. 133).</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 15&#8212;Execution and Custody 
                                              of Instruments. </span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) All documents, grants, 
                                              conveyances, leases and other 
                                              instruments whereby property is 
                                              affected which is or have been or 
                                              which may become vested in the 
                                              President or in any person in 
                                              trust for the Public Service or 
                                              whereby any title to property is 
                                              or has been or may become vested 
                                              in the President or in any person 
                                              in trust for the Public Service 
                                              shall be deemed to be duly and 
                                              validly executed if they bear the 
                                              seal of the Lands Department and 
                                              are signed by the Minister or some 
                                              other person authorised by him.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2)&nbsp; All such documents, grants, 
                                              conveyances, leases and other 
                                              instruments, or the counterpart or 
                                              duplicate original thereof, as the 
                                              case may be, shall be retained by 
                                              the Chief Lands Officer in the 
                                              records of the Lands Department.
                                              </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3)&nbsp; A copy of any such document, 
                                              grant, conveyance, lease or other 
                                              instrument certified under the 
                                              hand of the Chief Lands Officer or 
                                              an Assistant Chief Lands Officer 
                                              to be a true copy shall be 
                                              admissible in evidence in all 
                                              causes and matters and between all 
                                              persons and parties to the same 
                                              extent as the original would be 
                                              admissible; and the production of 
                                              the original in evidence shall not 
                                              be necessary except by order of 
                                              the Court made for special cause.
                                              </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 16&#8212; Parties in Possession 
                                              as Owners Deemed Entitled to 
                                              Property.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              In all cases where any question 
                                              shall arise respecting the title 
                                              to any property to be acquired 
                                              under this Act the parties in 
                                              possession of the property as 
                                              being the owners thereof at the 
                                              time of the property being 
                                              purchased or taken shall be deemed 
                                              to have&nbsp; been lawfully entitled to 
                                              the property unless the contrary 
                                              be shown to the satisfaction of 
                                              the Court, and the parties shall 
                                              be entitled to receive the 
                                              purchase money or compensation for 
                                              the property, but without 
                                              prejudice to any subsequent 
                                              proceedings against the parties at 
                                              the instance of any person having 
                                              or alleging a better right 
                                              thereto.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 17&#8212;President Exonerated 
                                              Upon Payment.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The payment to and the receipt of 
                                              any person to whom any purchase 
                                              money or compensation shall be 
                                              paid, shall effectually discharge 
                                              the President from seeing to the 
                                              application or being answerable 
                                              for the mis-application thereof:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided always that where any 
                                              person is in possession in virtue 
                                              of any estate less than an estate 
                                              of inheritance or in any fiduciary 
                                              or representative character, the 
                                              President may cause payment of the 
                                              purchase money or compensation to 
                                              be made to such persons, and in 
                                              such proportions and instalments, 
                                              and after such notices as the 
                                              Court may direct.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 18&#8212;Entry for Survey.
                                              </span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The President, or any person 
                                              authorised by him, may enter upon 
                                              any property for the purpose of 
                                              surveying or taking levels of, or 
                                              of inspecting or valuing the 
                                              property, or boring to ascertain 
                                              the nature of the soil or other 
                                              purposes of the like nature, the 
                                              owner or occupier being entitled 
                                              to compensation for actual damage, 
                                              if any, occasioned in the course 
                                              of such operations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) In case of any dispute 
                                              respecting the amount of such 
                                              compensation, it shall be 
                                              determined by the assessment of a 
                                              lands officer of the Lands 
                                              Department and the assessment 
                                              shall be referred to the Minister 
                                              whose decision thereon shall be 
                                              final. </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 19&#8212;Regulations. </span>
                                              </b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The President may by legislative 
                                              instrument make regulations for 
                                              carrying into effect the 
                                              provisions of this Part of this 
                                              Act. </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (Amended by Act 123 s. 32)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II&#8212;CONTRACTS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 20&#8212;Power to Contract.
                                              </span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) It shall be lawful for the 
                                              Minister responsible for a subject 
                                              or department, or some other 
                                              person authorised by him, to 
                                              execute a contract for and on 
                                              behalf of the Republic on any 
                                              matter falling within his 
                                              portfolio.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 21&#8212;Tender for Works and 
                                              Supplies. </span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The President may by legislative 
                                              instrument make regulations 
                                              relating to&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the setting up and powers of 
                                              advisory tender boards;&nbsp; </span>
                                              </p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the procedure to be followed 
                                              by advisory tender boards in the 
                                              award of tenders;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the procedure for the signing 
                                              of contracts; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the numbering, distribution 
                                              and payments due under contracts.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 22&#8212;Forms of Contracts.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Attorney-General may draw 
                                              up standard forms of agreement and 
                                              conditions for contracts and 
                                              accordingly where such forms are 
                                              applicable they shall be used in 
                                              all contracts for the Republic 
                                              without reference to the 
                                              Attorney-General but with the 
                                              approval of the Minister.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) All contracts may be examined 
                                              and approved by the 
                                              Attorney-General unless otherwise 
                                              provided by the provisions of the 
                                              preceding subsection.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 23&#8212;Retention by Archivist.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The original copy of any 
                                              contract or agreement entered into 
                                              for and on behalf of the Republic 
                                              shall be kept by the Government 
                                              Archivist.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A copy of the contract or 
                                              agreement certified under the hand 
                                              of the Government Archivist to be 
                                              a true copy shall be admissible in 
                                              evidence in all causes and matters 
                                              and between all persons and 
                                              parties to the same extent as the 
                                              original would be admissible; and 
                                              the production of the original in 
                                              evidence shall not be necessary 
                                              except by order of the Court made 
                                              for special cause.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 24&#8212;Penalties. </span></b>
                                              </p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Penalties incurred under a 
                                              contract against the Republic 
                                              shall be paid under a certificate 
                                              of the Minister responsible for 
                                              Finance.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Penalties recovered for the 
                                              Republic under a contract shall be 
                                              paid into the Consolidated Fund 
                                              subject to the directions of the 
                                              Minister responsible for Finance.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 25&#8212;Legal Proceedings.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Legal proceedings for or against 
                                              the Republic under this Part of 
                                              this Act shall be conducted in 
                                              accordance with the provisions of 
                                              any enactment for the time being 
                                              in force.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART III&#8212;MISCELLANEOUS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 26&#8212;Repeals.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 5 of the Administration 
                                              (Northern Region) Ordinance 
                                              (Cap.111), the Public Lands 
                                              Ordinance, (Cap. 134), the Public 
                                              Lands (Vesting and Transfer of 
                                              Powers) Ordinance (Cap. 135), the 
                                              Public Lands (Leasehold) Ordinance 
                                              (Cap. 138) and the Land and Native 
                                              Rights Ordinance (Cap. 147) are 
                                              hereby repealed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 27&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              In this Act unless the context 
                                              otherwise requires&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Crown&quot; includes Her Majesty, and 
                                              the Governor-General; </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;property&quot; means movable or 
                                              immovable property including 
                                              lands, buildings and leases;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Minister&quot; means the Minister 
                                              responsible for lands.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 28&#8212;Commencement.</span></b></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">
                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM A</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (Section 13)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              CONVEYANCE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              I, .........................., of 
                                              ........................., in 
                                              consideration of the sum of&nbsp; 
                                              ........................ paid to 
                                              me on behalf of the Republic, do 
                                              hereby convey to the President and 
                                              his successors in office all 
                                              [describe the property conveyed] 
                                              to hold the same according to the 
                                              true intent and meaning of the 
                                              State Property and Contracts Act, 
                                              1960.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Dated at&nbsp; 
                                              ............................. in 
                                              the ............................. 
                                              Region the 
                                              ........................ day of 
                                              .... </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ..................................., 
                                              19.............</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Witness: M. 
                                              N.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Q.R.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM B</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (Section 14)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              CERTIFICATE OF TITLE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (Seal of Court.)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              It is hereby certified and 
                                              declared that, pursuant to the 
                                              State Property and Contracts Act, 
                                              1960, the title in and to all 
                                              [describe the property to be 
                                              acquired] is vested in the 
                                              President and his successors in 
                                              office according to the true 
                                              intent and meaning of the said 
                                              Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Dated at&nbsp; 
                                              .............................. in 
                                              the .............................. 
                                              Region the 
                                              ........................day of
                                              </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ..........................................., 
                                              19 &#8230;..........</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              E. 
                                              F.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              A. B.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Registrar.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Judge of the High Court.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM C</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (Section 14 (3))</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              WARRANT OF POSSESSION</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Warrant of Possession.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              To the Sheriff of Ghana.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Whereas a certificate of title 
                                              dated the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.., day of&nbsp; &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., 
                                              19 &#8230;.., has been issued by the 
                                              Court in favour of the President 
                                              to that piece of property 
                                              described as [insert description]:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              These are therefore to command you 
                                              to put the President or any person 
                                              employed by him in that behalf in 
                                              possession of the said property.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (Signed by Judge or Magistrate.)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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