ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS </span>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART I—DISCIPLINE AND PENALTIES</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. General definition of 
                                              misconduct.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Penalties.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II—DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES</span></p>
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                                              3. Disciplinary procedure.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. Disciplinary proceedings to be 
                                              summary.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. Appeals.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. Procedure on appeal.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. Legal representation.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              8. Grounds for criminal 
                                              prosecution.</span></p>
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                                              9. No disciplinary action where 
                                              criminal proceedings pending.</span></p>
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                                              10. Disciplinary action on 
                                              acquittal of criminal charge.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              11. Interdiction.</span></p>
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                                              12. Suspension without pay.</span></p>
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                                              13. Suspension of increment.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              14. Withholding of increment.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              15. Restoration of increment.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              16. Removal for unsatisfactory 
                                              service.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              17. Dismissal.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              18. Legal proceedings.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART III—EXPLANATORY NOTE ON 
                                              CERTAIN TYPES OF MISCONDUCT</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              19. Habitual lateness.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              20. Giving and receiving of 
                                              presents and gifts.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              21. Civil Servants acting as 
                                              private agents.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              22. Civil Servant to inform Head 
                                              of Department/Class when leaving 
                                              Ghana.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              23. Engaging in gainful occupation 
                                              outside official duties.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              24. Prohibition against engaging 
                                              in business.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              25. Permission for absence from 
                                              duty.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              26. Civil Servant to inform Head 
                                              of Department/Class when leaving 
                                              station.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              27. Unauthorised disclosure of 
                                              official information, documents</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              28. Financial embarrassment</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              29. Press, broadcasts and 
                                              lectures.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              30. Civil Servants and politics.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              31. Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Schedule—Acts of Misconduct.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              WHEREAS articles 140 and 174 (a) 
                                              of the Constitution confer on the 
                                              President disciplinary control 
                                              over and the power to remove Civil 
                                              Servants.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              NOW THEREFORE, in pursuance of 
                                              article 173 (c) of the 
                                              Constitution, the following 
                                              Regulations are made this 3rd day 
                                              of June, 1971.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART I—DISCIPLINE AND PENALTIES</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 1—General Definition of 
                                              Misconduct.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Any act done without 
                                              reasonable excuse by a Civil 
                                              Servant, which amounts to failure 
                                              to perform in a proper manner any 
                                              duty imposed upon him as such or 
                                              which contravenes any of the 
                                              provisions of any Regulations or 
                                              enactment relating to the Civil 
                                              Service, or which is otherwise 
                                              prejudicial to the efficient 
                                              conduct of the Civil Service or 
                                              tends to bring the Civil Service 
                                              into disrepute shall constitute 
                                              Misconduct, and shall render the 
                                              offending Civil Servant liable to 
                                              disciplinary action.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The setting forth in the 
                                              Schedule to this Code of 
                                              particular types of misconduct 
                                              shall not be taken to affect the 
                                              generality of sub-paragraph (1) of 
                                              this paragraph.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 2—Penalties.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Disciplinary action may 
                                              involve the imposition of a major 
                                              or minor penalty depending on the 
                                              gravity of the offence.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Major penalties shall consist 
                                              of the following:—</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) Surcharge;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) Reduction in rank;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) Removal from the Civil 
                                              Service;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) Dismissal.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Minor penalties shall consist 
                                              of the following:—</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) Warning or reprimand;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) Suspension of increment;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) Withholding or deferment of 
                                              increment;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) Suspension from duty with loss 
                                              of pay;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) Reduction in salary.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II—DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 3—Disciplinary 
                                              Procedure.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The disciplinary procedure in 
                                              respect of Civil Servants for all 
                                              offences shall be summary. </span>
                                              </p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 4—Disciplinary 
                                              Proceedings to be Summary.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The disciplinary authority 
                                              shall inform the Civil Servant of 
                                              the accusation made against him.
                                              </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The disciplinary authority 
                                              shall hear any representations 
                                              which the Civil Servant may wish 
                                              to make and any witnesses which 
                                              the Civil Servant may wish to call 
                                              and whose evidence is relevant to 
                                              his case.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) If the disciplinary authority 
                                              is satisfied that the offence has 
                                              been committed, he shall inform 
                                              the Civil Servant in writing to 
                                              that effect, and of the penalty 
                                              which has been imposed.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) No disciplinary authority 
                                              below the rank of Head of 
                                              Department or Class shall have the 
                                              right to impose a major penalty.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) Public Officers who are 
                                              required to attend disciplinary 
                                              inquiries as witnesses shall be 
                                              treated as being on duty and shall 
                                              be eligible to receive travelling 
                                              and transport allowances at the 
                                              appropriate rates.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) Persons who are not Public 
                                              Officers, who are required to 
                                              attend disciplinary inquiries as 
                                              witnesses shall be paid for their 
                                              attendance the allowance payable 
                                              to witnesses who attend court.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 5—Appeals.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this paragraph every Civil Servant 
                                              in respect of whom a major penalty 
                                              has been imposed after a 
                                              disciplinary inquiry shall have 
                                              one right of appeal.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) No appeal shall lie where the 
                                              disciplinary authority is the 
                                              President or the Prime Minister or 
                                              where the penalty imposed is a 
                                              minor penalty.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) A minor penalty shall take 
                                              immediate effect but a major 
                                              penalty shall take effect on the 
                                              expiry of the period limited for 
                                              appeal and where an appeal has 
                                              been lodged on the determination 
                                              of the appeal.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Where the disciplinary 
                                              authority is a Minister, the 
                                              appeal shall lie to the Prime 
                                              Minister.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) Where the authority is a 
                                              Principal Secretary or Head of 
                                              Department or Class the appeal 
                                              shall lie to the Minister 
                                              responsible for the Ministry, 
                                              Department or Class.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) Where the disciplinary 
                                              authority is a Civil Servant of a 
                                              rank lower than a Head of 
                                              Department or Class the appeal 
                                              shall lie to the Head of 
                                              Department or Class.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 6—Procedure on Appeal.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The appeal shall, within two 
                                              weeks of the date of the decision 
                                              complained of, be lodged with the 
                                              disciplinary authority to whom the 
                                              appeal lies, and copied to the 
                                              disciplinary authority who gave 
                                              the decision.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2)&nbsp; Two disciplinary authority to 
                                              whom the appeal lies, may on 
                                              application extend the period.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The disciplinary authority on 
                                              receipt of his copy of the notice 
                                              of appeal, shall forward, to the 
                                              disciplinary authority to whom the 
                                              appeal lies, a copy each of the 
                                              record of the proceedings, the 
                                              findings of the inquiry or 
                                              investigation, and all other 
                                              relevant documents.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) A Civil Servant who wishes to 
                                              appeal against a decision of a 
                                              disciplinary authority may be 
                                              given a record of the report 
                                              (including where reasonable copies 
                                              of documents tendered in evidence 
                                              or the relevant parts thereof) on 
                                              payment of 10Np for each document 
                                              tendered in evidence and 5Np per 
                                              100 words after the first 100 
                                              words of non-documentary evidence.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) The disciplinary authority to 
                                              whom the appeal is made may hear 
                                              the appeal himself or may appoint 
                                              a person or persons, who shall be 
                                              public officers, to hear the 
                                              appeal and to submit their 
                                              findings to him.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) The said disciplinary 
                                              authority shall examine the 
                                              findings of the said persons and 
                                              may confirm, vary or reject the 
                                              said findings and take such action 
                                              thereon as he may deem just.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (7) The disciplinary authority 
                                              shall then inform the Civil 
                                              Servant in writing as to whether 
                                              the appeal has been dismissed or 
                                              allowed as the case may be.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 7—Legal Representation.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              Civil Servant may be represented 
                                              by counsel in appeal proceedings.
                                              </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 8—Grounds for Criminal 
                                              Prosecution.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Where a preliminary investigation 
                                              or an inquiry discloses that a 
                                              criminal offence may have been 
                                              committed by a Civil Servant, the 
                                              disciplinary authority, unless 
                                              action has been or is about to be 
                                              taken by the Police, shall consult 
                                              the Attorney-General as to whether 
                                              a prosecution should be instituted 
                                              or whether disciplinary action 
                                              should be taken or continued under 
                                              the appropriate provisions of this 
                                              Code.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 9—No Disciplinary 
                                              Action Where Criminal Proceedings 
                                              Pending.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Where criminal proceedings have 
                                              been instituted against a Civil 
                                              Servant in court, disciplinary 
                                              proceedings upon any grounds 
                                              involved in the criminal charge 
                                              shall not be taken until the 
                                              conclusion of the criminal 
                                              proceedings and the determination 
                                              of any proceedings appeal.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 10—Disciplinary Action 
                                              on Acquittal of Criminal Charge.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) A Civil Servant acquitted of a 
                                              criminal charge shall not be 
                                              dismissed or otherwise punished on 
                                              any charge upon which he has been 
                                              acquitted, but nothing in this 
                                              Code shall be deemed to prevent 
                                              his being dismissed or otherwise 
                                              punished on any other charges 
                                              arising out of his conduct in the 
                                              matter, unless the charge in 
                                              substance raises an issue upon 
                                              which he has been acquitted.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Where it is proposed to 
                                              commence proceedings but the Civil 
                                              Servant has been acquitted of a 
                                              criminal charge arising out of his 
                                              conduct in the matter, the draft 
                                              disciplinary charges shall be sent 
                                              to the Attorney-General for his 
                                              advice as to whether the charges 
                                              can properly be made.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 11—Interdiction.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Where criminal proceedings are 
                                              instituted or are about to be 
                                              instituted against a Civil Servant 
                                              for any cause whatsoever, or where 
                                              disciplinary proceedings, which 
                                              may result in the imposition of a 
                                              major penalty are being taken or 
                                              are about to be taken the 
                                              Department Head shall make 
                                              immediate recommendation to the 
                                              disciplinary authority for the 
                                              Civil Servant to be interdicted 
                                              from the exercise of the powers 
                                              and functions of his office.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A Civil Servant so 
                                              interdicted, shall be paid half of 
                                              his not salary, and any increments 
                                              which may fall due shall be 
                                              suspended.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) A Civil Servant who is 
                                              convicted of a criminal offence 
                                              involving fraud or theft or 
                                              sentenced to imprisonment, shall 
                                              be automatically interdicted from 
                                              duty without salary as from the 
                                              date of his conviction.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Where disciplinary proceedings 
                                              do not result in the imposition of 
                                              a major penalty, the whole of the 
                                              salary withheld from him shall be 
                                              restored to him when the final 
                                              decision is taken. </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) A Civil Servant who is 
                                              interdicted from duty shall not 
                                              leave Ghana without the permission 
                                              of the disciplinary authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 12—Suspension Without 
                                              Pay.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Suspension from duty shall be 
                                              without pay for a period not 
                                              without exceeding fourteen days.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 13—Suspension of 
                                              Increment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The circumstances in which the 
                                              increment of a Civil of Servant 
                                              may be suspended by the 
                                              disciplinary authority shall 
                                              include the following—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) where disciplinary or criminal 
                                              proceedings have been or are about 
                                              to be taken against the Civil 
                                              Servant concerned;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) where the disciplinary 
                                              authority has reason to believe 
                                              that there may be grounds for 
                                              suspending the increment, but 
                                              further investigation is required 
                                              before a decision can be taken.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) In every case of a suspension 
                                              of increment the disciplinary 
                                              authority shall inform—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the Civil Servant concerned 
                                              that the increment has been 
                                              suspended until such time as the 
                                              suspension is no longer necessary;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the paying authority and the 
                                              Auditor-General that the increment 
                                              has been suspended.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 14—Withholding of 
                                              Increment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The circumstances in which the 
                                              increment of a Civil Servant may 
                                              be withheld by a disciplinary 
                                              authority include the following—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) where an unsatisfactory 
                                              confidential report has been given 
                                              to the Civil Servant; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) where the Civil Servant has 
                                              failed to pass an examination 
                                              prescribed by a Scheme of Service, 
                                              or to fulfil some special 
                                              condition as a prerequisite for 
                                              the grant of the increment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) In every case of withholding 
                                              of increment the disciplinary 
                                              authority shall inform—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the Civil Servant concerned 
                                              that the increment has been 
                                              withheld until such time as he has 
                                              earned its restoration;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the paying authority and the 
                                              Auditor-General that the increment 
                                              has been withheld.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 15—Restoration of 
                                              Increment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              When the disciplinary authority is 
                                              satisfied that the Civil Servant 
                                              has earned the restoration of his 
                                              increment or in the case of a 
                                              suspension, that the suspension is 
                                              no longer necessary, he shall 
                                              inform the Civil Servant 
                                              concerned, the paying authority 
                                              and the Auditor-General that the 
                                              increment has been—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) restored retrospectively with 
                                              full benefits, where no action is 
                                              finally taken to withhold the 
                                              increment; or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) treated as stopped with 
                                              partial benefits. This means that 
                                              while the officer retains his 
                                              seniority on restoration, the 
                                              payment of his increment takes 
                                              effect from the date on which the 
                                              Head of Department indicates that 
                                              the increment shall be restored; 
                                              or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) treated as deferred with total 
                                              loss of benefits. This means that 
                                              apart from losing his seniority, 
                                              the payment of his increment will 
                                              be effective only from the date, 
                                              the Head of Department indicates 
                                              that the increment is restored, 
                                              and this date now becomes the 
                                              officer's new incremental date.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 16—Removal for 
                                              Unsatisfactory Service.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) A Civil Servant whose work is 
                                              unsatisfactory over a period of 
                                              three confidential reports may be 
                                              removed from the service by one 
                                              month's notice to him in writing 
                                              or upon payment to him of one 
                                              month's salary in lieu of notice.
                                              </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The notice shall state the 
                                              reasons for the removal and the 
                                              notice period of one month shall 
                                              be calculated from the date on 
                                              which the notice is served.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Salary payments shall be to 
                                              the last day worked in addition to 
                                              any pay in lieu of accrued but 
                                              unused leave and any retiring 
                                              awards to which lie may be 
                                              eligible.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 17—Dismissal.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              In cases of dismissal, the Civil 
                                              Servant shall forfeit all salaries 
                                              emoluments and retiring awards 
                                              except his own contributions 
                                              thereto.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 18—Legal Proceedings.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Any Civil Servant against whom 
                                              a civil suit has been instituted 
                                              for debt or who is arrested on a 
                                              criminal charge, shall report the 
                                              fact immediately to his Head of 
                                              Department or Class.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any Civil Servant against whom 
                                              legal proceedings are instituted 
                                              as a result of the discharge by 
                                              him of his official duties, shall 
                                              refer the matter immediately to 
                                              his Head of Department who shall 
                                              consult and obtain the advice of 
                                              the Attorney-General.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART III—EXPLANATORY NOTE ON 
                                              CERTAIN TYPES OF MISCONDUCT</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 19—Habitual Lateness.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              Civil Servant may lose his 
                                              increment on grounds of habitual 
                                              lateness or for minor acts of 
                                              misconduct.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 20—Giving and Receiving 
                                              of Presents and Gifts.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No Civil Servant shall receive 
                                              presents in any form in the course 
                                              of his duties which may have the 
                                              effect of influencing his decision 
                                              nor may he receive any 
                                              compensation or reward for the 
                                              performance of any official duties 
                                              except as approved by government.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A Civil Servant shall not give 
                                              presents to other Civil Servants 
                                              which may influence them in 
                                              matters in which he is interested.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) This paragraph applies not 
                                              only to the Civil Servant and his 
                                              friends, but also to his 
                                              dependants and family, and he 
                                              shall be held responsible for its 
                                              observance by his dependants and 
                                              family.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 21—Civil Servants 
                                              Acting as Private Agents.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              No Civil Servant shall in his 
                                              personal capacity receive any 
                                              payment from public funds on 
                                              behalf of or as an agent for any 
                                              member of the public.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 22—Civil Servant to 
                                              Inform Head of Department, Class 
                                              When Leaving Ghana.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              Civil Servant who leaves Ghana 
                                              without informing his Head of 
                                              Department or Class renders 
                                              himself liable to disciplinary 
                                              action.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 23—Engaging in Gainful 
                                              Occupation Outside Official 
                                              Duties.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No Civil Servant shall engage 
                                              in paid employment outside his 
                                              official duties or when on leave 
                                              except with the express permission 
                                              of the Secretary to the Cabinet 
                                              through his Head of Department or 
                                              Class.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) An application for such 
                                              permission shall furnish full 
                                              details of the nature of the work 
                                              or services to be supplied, the 
                                              rate of pay, and the length of 
                                              time involved.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The Head of Department or 
                                              Class shall, when forwarding the 
                                              application, make a definite 
                                              recommendation in the matter and 
                                              shall state whether in his opinion 
                                              the Civil Servant's efficiency in 
                                              respect of his official duties 
                                              would be impaired if permission 
                                              were granted.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 24—Prohibition Against 
                                              Engaging in Business.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No Civil Servant shall engage 
                                              in any business except with the 
                                              express permission of the 
                                              Secretary to the Cabinet through 
                                              his Head of Department or Class 
                                              and such permission shall be 
                                              granted only in accordance with 
                                              such directions as may from time 
                                              to time be given by the Cabinet.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) An application for such 
                                              permission shall furnish the full 
                                              details of the nature of the 
                                              business.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The Head of Department or 
                                              Class shall, when forwarding the 
                                              application make a definite 
                                              recommendation in the matter and 
                                              shall state whether in his opinion 
                                              the Civil Servant's efficiency in 
                                              respect of his official duties 
                                              would be impaired if permission 
                                              were granted.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) A Civil Servant shall on 
                                              appointment declare any interest 
                                              he may have in any business 
                                              undertaking.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 25—Permission for 
                                              Absence from Duty.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No Civil Servant may leave the 
                                              office during office hours to 
                                              attend to his personal business 
                                              without the permission of the 
                                              officer-in-charge.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A Civil Servant going out on 
                                              duty shall inform a responsible 
                                              officer accordingly to facilitate 
                                              his recall in an emergency.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) A Civil Servant who absents 
                                              himself from duty on grounds of 
                                              ill-health without the permission 
                                              of his Head of Department or Class 
                                              or without being certified by a 
                                              Government Medical Officer or a 
                                              doctor designated by the Ministry 
                                              of Health, as unfit for duty is 
                                              liable to be regarded as absent 
                                              without leave and appropriate 
                                              disciplinary action may be taken 
                                              against him.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 26—Civil Servant to 
                                              Inform Head of Department, Class 
                                              When Leaving Station.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              Civil Servant renders himself 
                                              liable to disciplinary action if 
                                              he leaves his station or the area 
                                              in which his duties lie without 
                                              having first informed his Head of 
                                              Department or Class.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 27—Unauthorised 
                                              Disclosure of Official 
                                              Information, Documents.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Official correspondence or 
                                              records shall not be shown or 
                                              produced or copies communicated to 
                                              private persons, without the 
                                              consent in writing of the Minister 
                                              or other competent authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) All Civil Servants shall 
                                              subscribe to the Oath of Secrecy 
                                              as prescribed by the Oaths Act, 
                                              1960 (C.A. 12).</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 28—Financial 
                                              Embarrassment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Financial embarrassment from 
                                              whatever cause shall be regarded 
                                              as a circumstance which impairs 
                                              the efficiency of a Civil Servant 
                                              and may result in disciplinary 
                                              action being taken against him.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Cases of financial 
                                              embarrassment which come to the 
                                              notice of Government shall be 
                                              noted in the Service Record of the 
                                              Civil Servant concerned.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 29—Press, Broadcasts 
                                              and Lectures.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No Civil Servant shall, 
                                              without the prior express 
                                              permission of the Secretary to the 
                                              Cabinet, act as the editor of any 
                                              newspaper, magazine or periodical, 
                                              nor may he take part directly or 
                                              indirectly in the management 
                                              thereof or contribute thereto.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) This paragraph does not affect 
                                              Civil Servants who are required as 
                                              part of their official duties to 
                                              edit any paper or subscribe 
                                              articles thereto.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The express permission of the 
                                              Principal Secretary of the 
                                              Ministry, exercised through Heads 
                                              of Department or Class in respect 
                                              of Civil Servants below the rank 
                                              of Head of Department or Class 
                                              shall be obtained before any Civil 
                                              Servant can give a public lecture 
                                              or a broadcast talk.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Where a Civil Servant gives a 
                                              public lecture which relates to 
                                              the work of the Department in 
                                              which the Civil Servant works or 
                                              any other official business, the 
                                              Principal Secretary of the 
                                              Ministry concerned shall be 
                                              consulted and his prior approval 
                                              obtained.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 30—Civil Servants and 
                                              Politics.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Every Civil Servant is 
                                              entitled to his own political 
                                              views and may, if qualified, vote 
                                              at elections.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A Civil Servant may not, 
                                              however, become a member of a 
                                              political party or organisation, 
                                              nor may he make speeches join 
                                              demonstrations or in any other way 
                                              indicate publicly his support for 
                                              any political party, organisation, 
                                              person or policy, nor shall he be 
                                              required to do so in the course of 
                                              his duties.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Where a Civil Servant is in 
                                              doubt as to whether an 
                                              organisation or association is 
                                              regarded as a political 
                                              organisation or association, or 
                                              whether any action which he wishes 
                                              to take is prohibited by this 
                                              paragraph he shall consult the 
                                              Head of his Department or Class.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 31—Interpretation.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              In this Code, unless the context 
                                              otherwise requires—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              "disciplinary authority" includes 
                                              the appointing authority, Head of 
                                              Department or Ministry and such 
                                              other persons as may be so 
                                              designated by the appointing 
                                              authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              "paying authority" means the 
                                              treasury officer responsible for 
                                              the payment of a Civil Servant's 
                                              salary.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              “officer-in-charge" means the 
                                              officer to whom the Civil Servant 
                                              concerned is for the time being 
                                              responsible.</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">
                                              ACTS OF MISCONDUCT</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Fraud</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Falsification of records</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. Leakage of information 
                                              prejudicial to the interest of the 
                                              State.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. Criminal conviction by a 
                                              competent court after all appeals 
                                              have been determined.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. Immoral conduct or indecency in 
                                              offices and places of work </span>
                                              </p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. Stealing</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. Dishonesty</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              8. Taking confidential information 
                                              to private persons</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              9. Absence from duty without 
                                              permission for seven (7) 
                                              consecutive days.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              10. Vacation of office</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              11. Dereliction of duty</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              12. Giving and receiving of 
                                              presents and gifts</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              13. Obtaining material on 
                                              fraudulent orders or 
                                              misrepresentation.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              14. Broadcasts, lectures, made or 
                                              newspaper articles written without 
                                              permission.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              15. Acting as private agent</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              16. Drunkenness causing 
                                              embarrassment</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              17. Wilful damage to Government 
                                              property</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              18. Engaging in any activities 
                                              outside his official duties which 
                                              are likely to involve him in 
                                              political controversy or to lead 
                                              to his taking improper advantage 
                                              of his position in the Civil 
                                              Service.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              19. Engaging in gainful occupation 
                                              outside the Service without 
                                              consent.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              20. Engaging in business without 
                                              consent</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              21. Malicious spreading of false 
                                              and detrimental reports</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              22. Wilful refusal to obey a 
                                              legitimate and reasonable 
                                              instruction. (Insubordination.)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              23. Use of machinery, vehicle or 
                                              equipment without authority </span>
                                              </p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              24. Careless dissipation of 
                                              Government property</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              25. Taking official correspondence 
                                              or records to private persons 
                                              without the consent in writing of 
                                              the Minister or other competent 
                                              authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              26. Giving false testimony for the 
                                              purposes of disciplinary 
                                              investigations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              27. Absence from duty without 
                                              permission</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              28. Habitual lateness</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              29. Engaging in political 
                                              activities</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              30. Physical assault on any person 
                                              on Government premises</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              31. Failure to inform the 
                                              competent authority when leaving 
                                              Ghana.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              32. Failure to inform competent 
                                              authority when leaving station
                                              </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              33. Coercion or threatening of a 
                                              fellow employee or the use of 
                                              insulting language to another 
                                              employee.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              34. Failure to comply with 
                                              instructions of a senior officer</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              35. Failure to obtain permission 
                                              to attend unofficial activities 
                                              during office hours.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              36. Money lending</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              37. Sleeping during working hours</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              38. Leaving work place before 
                                              closing time without permission or 
                                              reasonable cause.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              39. Disorderly conduct on 
                                              Government premises</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              40. Loitering around or being on 
                                              Government premises without prior 
                                              permission when not on duty.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              41. Lateness for work on two 
                                              occasions within one week.</span></p>
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                                              E. AKUFO-ADDO</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              President</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 18th 
                                              June, 1971.</span>