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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Provisional
National Defence Council by
subsection (1) of section 6 of the
Provisional National Defence
Council (Establishment)
Proclamation (Supplementary and
Consequential Provisions) Law,
1982 (P.N.D.C.L. 42) this
Instrument is made this 24th day
of May, 1983.
Section 1—Establishment of
Committee of Inquiry.
There is hereby established a
Committee of Inquiry to be known
as the "Committee of Inquiry (Labadi
Chieftaincy Affairs) " in this
Instrument referred to as "the
Committee”.
Section 2—Membership of the
Committee.
The Committee shall consist of the
persons specified in the Schedule
to this Instrument.
Section 3—Terms of Reference.
The terms of reference of the
Committee shall be as follows:—
(a) to investigate the
administration of Labadi Stool
Lands during the tenure of office
of the present occupant of Labadi
Stool;
(b) to ascertain whether there
have been any acts of irregularity
in the administration of such
stool lands, and if so the nature
of irregularities; .
(c) to ascertain the persons
responsible for such
irregularities;
(d) to inquire into any other
matter which in the opinion of the
Committee is reasonably related to
the foregoing and which the
Committee is satisfied should be
inquired into; and
(c) to submit its findings to the
Provisional National Defence
Council giving reasons and making
such recommendations to the
Council in respect of its findings
as the Committee may find
appropriate.
Section 4—Secretary and Staff of
Committee.
(1) Mr. J. T. O'baka Torto,
Principal Executive Officer, Accra
City Council, shall act as
Secretary to the Committee.
(2) The Provisional National
Defence Council may provide to the
Committee the services of such
officers as the Committee may
require for the discharge of its
functions.
Section 5—Meetings of Committee.
(1) The Committee shall meet at
such times and at such places as
it may determine.
(2) The Committee may at any time
engage the services of any persons
to attend any of its meetings as
an adviser.
(3) Subject to the provisions of
this Instrument, the Committee
shall regulate its own procedure.
Section 6—Quorum.
The Committee shall at any time be
deemed to be duly constituted if
the Chairman and one other member
are present.
Section 7—Witnesses.
(1) The Committee may require any
person—
(a) to attend at such time and
place as may be indicated by the
Committee to give evidence or to
produce any document in his
possession or control which
relates to any matter indicated by
the Committee; or
(b) to give to the Committee any
information that it may require
for the purpose of any
investigation before it.
(2) Any person who appears before
the Committee under subsection (1)
of this section may be examined on
oath and the Committee may for
that purpose administer the oath.
Section 8—Offences.
Any person who—
(a) refuses or wilfully neglects
to attend in obedience to a
requirement by the Committee under
subsection (1) (a) of section 7 of
this Instrument, or to give
evidence as required thereunder;
or
(b) wilfully alters, suppresses,
conceals, destroys or refuses to
produce any document which he is
required to produce under
subsection (1) (a) of section 7 of
this Instrument; or
(c) refuses or wilfully neglects
to furnish any information
required of him under subsection
(1)(b) of section 7 of this
Instrument shall be guilty of an
offence and liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding
¢5,000.00 or to imprisonment not
exceeding six months or to both.
Section 9—Commencement.
This Instrument shall be deemed to
have come into force on the 17th
day of December, 1982.
SCHEDULE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
(1) Nii Odoi Annan ..
.. ..
Chairman
(2) Mr. Dan Jessie Ankrah ..
.. Member
(3) Mr. A. A. Amartey
.. .. Member
FLT.-LT. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS
Chairman of the Provisional
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