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                                              IN exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the Supreme Military 
                                              Council by section 26 of the 
                                              National Redemption Council 
                                              (Establishment) Proclamation, 
                                              1972, this Instrument is made this 
                                              15th day of September, 1978</span></p>
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                                              Section 1—Establishment of 
                                              Committee.</span></p>
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                                              There is hereby established a 
                                              Committee of Inquiry to be known 
                                              as&nbsp; “Committee of Inquiry (Ghana 
                                              Cocoa Marketing Board)".</span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Membership.</span></p>
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                                              The Committee shall comprise the 
                                              persons specified in the Schedule 
                                              to this Instrument.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3—Terms of Reference.</span></p>
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                                              The terms of reference of the 
                                              Committee are as follows:—</span></p>
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                                              (a) to investigate the affairs of 
                                              the Cocoa Marketing Board from 
                                              1970 to 1978;</span></p>
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                                              (b) without prejudice to the 
                                              generality of paragraph (a) to 
                                              inquire into and determine whether 
                                              any irregularities have taken 
                                              place in—</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              the administration and operations 
                                              of the Board;</span></p>
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                                              (ii) the purchasing and sale of 
                                              cocoa;</span></p>
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                                              (iii) the mode of transportation 
                                              of cocoa;</span></p>
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                                              (iv) relation to the earnings from 
                                              and payments in respect of cocoa;</span></p>
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                                              (v) the activities of local and 
                                              foreign buying agents of cocoa and 
                                              of the subsidiary companies of the 
                                              Board;</span></p>
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                                              (c) to investigate the causes of 
                                              the declining production in the 
                                              cocoa industry; and</span></p>
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                                              (d) to submit its findings to the 
                                              Supreme Military Council not later 
                                              than the 1st day of December, 
                                              1978, making such recommendations 
                                              as it may see fit.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—Security and Officers of 
                                              the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Mr. L. D. Luri, Principal 
                                              Secretary, Ministry of Trade and 
                                              Tourism shall act as Secretary to 
                                              the Committee. </span></p>
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                                              (2) The Supreme Military Council 
                                              may provide the services Committee 
                                              of such officers as the Committee 
                                              may require for the discharge of 
                                              its functions.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5—Meetings and Procedure.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee shall meet at 
                                              such times and places as it may 
                                              determine.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Committee may at any time 
                                              co-opt any person to attend any of 
                                              its meetings as an adviser.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Except as provided in 
                                              paragraph (2) of this paragraph 
                                              the Committee shall regulate its 
                                              own procedure.</span></p>
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                                              Section 6—Duties of Police.</span></p>
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                                              The Inspector-General of Police 
                                              shall detail police officers to 
                                              attend upon members of the 
                                              Committee to serve summons on 
                                              witnesses and to perform such 
                                              other functions in relation to the 
                                              Committee as the members thereof 
                                              may direct.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—Quorum.</span></p>
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                                              The Committee shall at any time be 
                                              deemed to be duly constituted if 
                                              two of its members are present.</span></p>
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                                              Section 8—Summons to Attend and 
                                              Furnish Information.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The Committee may by summons 
                                              issued under the hand of the 
                                              Chairman require any person—
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                                              (a) to attend at such time and 
                                              place as is specified in the 
                                              summons to give evidence or to 
                                              produce any other document in his 
                                              possession or control which 
                                              relates to any matter specified in 
                                              the summons; or </span></p>
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                                              (b) to furnish the Committee such 
                                              information as may be specified in 
                                              the summons.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Any person summoned to appear 
                                              before the Committee under 
                                              subparagraph (1) of this paragraph 
                                              may be examined on oath and the 
                                              Committee may for that purpose 
                                              administer the oath.</span></p>
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                                              Section 9—Offences.</span></p>
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                                              Any person who—</span></p>
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                                              (a) refuses or wilfully rejects to 
                                              attend in obedience to a summons 
                                              issued under paragraph 8 (1) of 
                                              this Instrument or to give 
                                              evidence as required by such 
                                              summons;</span></p>
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                                              (b) wilfully alters, suppresses, 
                                              conceals, destroys or refuses to 
                                              produce any such document which he 
                                              is required to produce by such 
                                              summons; or</span></p>
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                                              (c) refuses or wilfully neglects 
                                              to furnish any information 
                                              required by him by such summons 
                                              commits an offence and on summary 
                                              conviction is liable to a fine not 
                                              exceeding ¢1,000.00 or to 
                                              imprisonment not exceeding six 
                                              months or to both.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE</span></p>
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                                              Mr. Justice P.E.N.K. Archer, 
                                              Appeal Court 
                                              Judge&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chairman</span></p>
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                                              Mr. A. Osei, 
                                              Auditor-General&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Member</span></p>
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                                              Brigadier Nunoo-Mensah&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Member</span></p>
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                                              Mr. Basil C. F. Lokko, Chartered 
                                              Accountant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Member.</span></p>
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                                              LT.-GENERAL&nbsp; F.W.K. AKUFFO</span></p>
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                                              Chairman of the Supreme Military 
                                              Council</span></p>