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                                              GRAINS DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 1970 
                                              (ACT 324)</span></b></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              1. Establishment of the Board</span></p>
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                                              2. Membership of the Board</span></p>
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                                              3. Functions of the Board</span></p>
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                                              4. Terms of membership</span></p>
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                                              5. Meetings of the Board</span></p>
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                                              6. Staff</span></p>
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                                              7. Funds of the Board</span></p>
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                                              8. Accounts and audit</span></p>
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                                              9. Remuneration</span></p>
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                                              10. Power to make legislative 
                                              instrument</span></p>
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                                              11. Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              THE THREE HUNDRED AND 
                                              TWENTY-FOURTH</span></p>
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                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>
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                                              ENTITLED</span></p>
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                                              THE GRAINS DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 
                                              1970</span></b></p>
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                                              AN ACT to establish and 
                                              incorporate the Grains Development 
                                              Board, to provide for its 
                                              functions and maintenance and to 
                                              provide for connected or 
                                              incidental matters.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DATE OF ASSENT : 17th April, 1970</span></p>
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                                              BE IT ENACTED by the Presidential 
                                              Commission and the National 
                                              Assembly in this present 
                                              Parliament assembled as follows:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              Section 1&#8212;Establishment of the 
                                              Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) There is hereby established a 
                                              body corporate which shall be 
                                              known as the Grains Development 
                                              Board (hereinafter referred to as 
                                              the &quot;Board&quot;).</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Board shall have perpetual 
                                              succession and a common seal, and 
                                              may sue and be sued in its 
                                              corporate name.</span></p>
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                                              (3) The Board shall have power, 
                                              for the discharge of any of its 
                                              functions, to acquire and hold any 
                                              property and to dispose of such 
                                              property and to enter into any 
                                              contract or other transactions.</span></p>
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                                              (4) Where there is any hindrance 
                                              to the acquisition of any property 
                                              under subsection (3) of this 
                                              section, the property may be 
                                              acquired for the Board under the 
                                              State Property and Contracts Act, 
                                              1960 (C.A. 6) or as the case may 
                                              be, under the State Lands Act, 
                                              1962 (Act 125) and each such Act 
                                              shall, as the case may be, apply 
                                              with respect to any such 
                                              acquisition with such modification 
                                              as may be necessary to provide for 
                                              the vesting of the property 
                                              acquired thereunder in the Board 
                                              and for the cost of such 
                                              acquisition to be defrayed by the 
                                              Board.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2&#8212;Membership of the Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Board shall consist of&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) a Chairman;</span></p>
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                                              (b) the person appointed Executive 
                                              Secretary under section 6 of this 
                                              Act;</span></p>
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                                              (c) a representative of the 
                                              Ministry responsible for 
                                              Agriculture;</span></p>
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                                              (d) four other members to be 
                                              appointed from among farming, 
                                              business, financial, consumer and 
                                              other interests whose 
                                              representation on the Board may be 
                                              found necessary by the Board; and</span></p>
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                                              (e) two other members to be 
                                              appointed from farmers' 
                                              associations organised in 
                                              accordance with subsection (1)(b) 
                                              of section 3 of this Act.</span></p>
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                                              (2) All members of the Board 
                                              including the Chairman shall be 
                                              appointed by the President acting 
                                              on the advice of the Prime 
                                              Minister.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3&#8212;Functions of the Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The functions of the Board 
                                              shall be&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) to undertake the 
                                              multiplication of improved seeds 
                                              and their supply to farmers;</span></p>
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                                              (b) to organise grain and legume 
                                              farmers and farmers' associations 
                                              through which credit and 
                                              production requisites can be 
                                              channelled to the producers, and 
                                              to assist the farmers' 
                                              associations to market their 
                                              produce until such time as they 
                                              can manage most of the services 
                                              themselves;</span></p>
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                                              (c) the creation of marketing 
                                              facilities for grain and legumes 
                                              crops;</span></p>
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                                              (d) to collect statistical data on 
                                              grains and legumes for the purpose 
                                              of planning the production of 
                                              these crops to meet local demands 
                                              and for export; and</span></p>
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                                              (e) to co-ordinate and assist 
                                              research into problems of grains 
                                              and legumes and the organisation 
                                              of extension work on them.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Without prejudice to the 
                                              general effect of subsection (1) 
                                              of this section, the Board shall 
                                              have power to carry out the 
                                              following activities:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) to develop lands suitable for 
                                              large scale production of grain 
                                              and legume crops, and give them 
                                              out in viable farm units to 
                                              farmers on such conditions of 
                                              tenure that will help the Board to 
                                              achieve its objects and assure the 
                                              farmers of security of tenure; and</span></p>
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                                              (b) to mobilise funds from local 
                                              and foreign sources for the 
                                              purpose of running &quot;small credit&quot; 
                                              schemes for the farmers' 
                                              associations that produce grains 
                                              and legumes.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4&#8212;Terms of Membership.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Chairman and members of 
                                              the Board shall hold office for 
                                              three years and shall be eligible 
                                              for re-appointment.</span></p>
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                                              (2) A member, including the 
                                              Chairman may resign his&nbsp; 
                                              membership of the Board by notice 
                                              in writing addressed to the 
                                              President through the Minister.</span></p>
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                                              (3) A member, including the 
                                              Chairman may be removed from 
                                              membership of the Board only when 
                                              he&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) becomes a person of unsound 
                                              mind;</span></p>
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                                              (b) is absent from three 
                                              consecutive meetings of the Board 
                                              without permission;</span></p>
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                                              (c) is proved guilty of serious 
                                              misconduct in relation to his 
                                              duties as Chairman or member of 
                                              the Board;</span></p>
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                                              (d) is sentenced to death or to 
                                              imprisonment for a term exceeding 
                                              12 months without the option of a 
                                              fine or is convicted of an offence 
                                              involving dishonesty;</span></p>
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                                              (e) is declared insolvent or 
                                              bankrupt under any law in force in 
                                              Ghana or in any other country; or</span></p>
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                                              (f) (if he were a person possessed 
                                              of professional qualifications) is 
                                              disqualified or suspended, 
                                              otherwise than at his own request, 
                                              from practising his profession in 
                                              Ghana or in any other country by 
                                              order of any competent authority 
                                              made in respect of him personally.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5&#8212;Meetings of the Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Board shall ordinarily 
                                              meet for the despatch of business 
                                              at such times and places as the 
                                              Chairman may decide but shall meet 
                                              at least once in every month.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Chairman may, and shall on 
                                              request in writing of not less 
                                              than five members of the Board, 
                                              call an extraordinary meeting of 
                                              the Board at such time and place 
                                              as he may determine.</span></p>
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                                              (3) The Chairman if present, shall 
                                              preside at every meeting of the 
                                              Board, and in his absence any 
                                              member of the Board designated by 
                                              the Chairman shall preside at the 
                                              meeting.</span></p>
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                                              (4) If no member of the Board is 
                                              so designated the members of the 
                                              Board present shall elect one of 
                                              their number to preside at the 
                                              meeting.</span></p>
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                                              (5) The quorum at every meeting of 
                                              the Board shall be five.</span></p>
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                                              (6) Subject to other provisions of 
                                              this Act, all questions proposed 
                                              at a meeting of the Board shall be 
                                              determined by a simple majority of 
                                              the members present and voting and 
                                              where the votes are equal the 
                                              Chairman or the person presiding 
                                              shall have a second or casting 
                                              vote.</span></p>
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                                              (7) The Board may, and shall, if 
                                              the Minister thinks fit, request 
                                              the attendance of any person to 
                                              act as adviser at any meeting of 
                                              the Board and that person while so 
                                              attending shall have all the 
                                              powers of a member except that he 
                                              is not to vote on any question and 
                                              his presence at the meeting is not 
                                              to count towards the constitution 
                                              of a quorum.</span></p>
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                                              (8) The validity of any act or 
                                              proceedings of the Board shall not 
                                              be affected by any vacancy among 
                                              its members or any defect in the 
                                              appointment of a member thereof.</span></p>
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                                              (9) Subject to the preceding 
                                              provisions of this section the 
                                              Board may regulate its own 
                                              procedure.</span></p>
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                                              Section 6&#8212;Staff.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Board may, subject to such 
                                              limitation as to number as may be 
                                              imposed on it by the Minister, 
                                              appoint and employ such officers 
                                              and staff including the Executive 
                                              Secretary as it may think 
                                              necessary for the proper discharge 
                                              of its functions under this Act 
                                              and there shall be paid to such 
                                              officers and staff such salaries 
                                              or remuneration as the Minister 
                                              may, in consultation with the 
                                              Minister responsible for Finance, 
                                              approve.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Public officers with suitable 
                                              qualifications may be transferred 
                                              or seconded to the Board upon such 
                                              terms and conditions as the Board 
                                              may, in consultation with the 
                                              Minister, determine.</span></p>
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                                              (3) The Board may also engage the 
                                              services of such consultants, 
                                              advisers and other persons and 
                                              upon such conditions as the Board 
                                              may, in consultation with the 
                                              Minister determine.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7&#8212;Funds of the Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The funds of the Board shall 
                                              include&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) any grants received from the 
                                              Government by the Board for the 
                                              discharge of its functions;</span></p>
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                                              (b) any loans granted to the Board 
                                              by the Government or any other 
                                              body or person;</span></p>
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                                              (c) any money accruing to the 
                                              Board in the course of the 
                                              performance of its functions under 
                                              this Act; and</span></p>
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                                              (d) any gifts.</span></p>
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                                              (2) All moneys received by or on 
                                              behalf of the Board shall be 
                                              deposited to the credit of the 
                                              Board in a bank approved by the 
                                              Board.</span></p>
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                                              Section 8&#8212;Accounts and Audit.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Board shall keep proper 
                                              books of accounts and prepare 
                                              proper records in relation thereto 
                                              all of which shall be in such form 
                                              as the Auditor-General may 
                                              approve.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Board shall submit to the 
                                              Minister such report of the 
                                              Board's financial affairs as the 
                                              Minister may at any time require.</span></p>
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                                              (3) The books and accounts of the 
                                              Board shall be submitted to the 
                                              Auditor-General within three 
                                              months after the end of every 
                                              financial year and the 
                                              Auditor-General shall cause them 
                                              to be audited as required by 
                                              article 135 of the Constitution.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The Auditor-General may make 
                                              to the Board or to the Minister 
                                              such reports as the 
                                              Auditor-General may consider 
                                              necessary.</span></p>
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                                              Section 9&#8212;Remuneration.</span></b></p>
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                                              No remuneration shall be paid to a 
                                              member of the Board by reason of 
                                              his membership of the Board, but a 
                                              member shall be reimbursed for 
                                              travelling, transport and 
                                              subsistence expenses approved by 
                                              the Board and incurred by him in 
                                              attending a meeting of the Board 
                                              or an authorised conference abroad 
                                              on behalf of the Board.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
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                                              Section 10&#8212;Power to make 
                                              Legislative Instrument.</span></b></p>
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                                              The Minister may by legislative 
                                              instrument make such provision not 
                                              inconsistent with this Act, as 
                                              appears to him to be necessary to 
                                              give effect to the provisions and 
                                              principles of this Act and may 
                                              include in any such instrument 
                                              provisions relating to any matter 
                                              falling within the scope of the 
                                              functions of the Board.</span></p>
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                                              Section 11&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>
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                                              In this Act&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Minister&quot; means the Minister 
                                              responsible for&nbsp; Agriculture.</span></p>
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                                              &quot;Financial year&quot; means the 
                                              financial year of the Government.</span></p>
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