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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 8th day of
June, 1983.
Section 1—Establishment of
Committee of Inquiry.
There is hereby established a
Committee of Inquiry to be known
as the National Savings and Credit
Bank Committee of Inquiry
hereafter referred to as "the
Committee".
Section 2—Membership of 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 any allegations
of incompetence or corruption made
against the Acting Managing
Director, the Acting Chief Manager
and the Deputy Chief Manager,
Operations, and any other officer
of the bank in the course of the
performance of his duties;
(b) to investigate whether any
officer of the bank in disregard
of the regulations of the bank in
respect of granting of loans has
granted loans to his relatives;
(c) to inquire whether any officer
of the bank has granted loans over
and above the limit of his
authority;
(d) to inquire into other matters
of mismanagement or any 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 therefor
and making such recommendations to
the Council in respect of its
findings as the Committee may find
appropriate.
Section 4—Secretary and Staff of
the Committee.
(1) Mr. E. T. Nanor, Ministry of
Finance and Economic Planning,
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 person
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 not less than two
other members 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
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 sub-paragraph
(1) of this paragraph 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
sub-paragraph (1) (a) of paragraph
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
sub-paragraph (1) (a) of paragraph
7 of this Instrument; or
(c) refuses or wilfully neglects
to furnish any information
required of him under
sub-paragraph (1) (b) of paragraph
7 of this Instrument,
is 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 15th
day of December, 1982.
SCHEDULE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
1. Mr. C. K. E. Stephens (General
Manager), GIHOC . . .
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Chairman
2. Mr. Charles Vandyck (Chief
Manager), Ghana Commercial Bank
Member
3. Mr. K. O. Odum (Chief
Accountant), Accountant-General's
Department . .
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Member
4. Mr. Samuel Oteng (Private
Legal Practitioner) .
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Member
5. Mr. E. T. Nanor
(Administrator), Ministry of
Finance and Economic Planning
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Member/Secretary.
FLT.-LT. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS
Chairman of the Provisional
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