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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 42) this Instrument
is made this 7th day of February,
1984.
Section 1—Establishment of
Committee of Inquiry.
There is hereby established a
Committee of Enquiry to be known
as the Committee of Inquiry into
the Operations of the Tema
Development Corporation hereafter
referred to as "the Committee".
Section 2—Members 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
irregularities or acts of
dishonesty in the allocation or
sale of houses or shops in the
Tema townships by the Tema
Development Corporation;
(b) to investigate any
irregularities or acts of
dishonesty in the allocation of
residential plots by the Tema
Development Corporation in the
township and surrounded areas;
(c) to investigate the transfer of
sale by individuals of the houses;
shops, or plots of allocated or
sold to them by the Tema
Development Corporation;
(d) to investigate any
malpractices or acts of dishonesty
by any member of the management
staff and other personnel of the
Tema Development Corporation;
(e) to investigate the award of
contracts by the Tema Development
Corporation for the construction
and renovation of houses and shops
of the Tema Development
Corporation in the Tema townships;
(f) to review the laws and rules
governing the operations of the
Tema Development Corporation and
also the existing organisational
structure of the Tema Development
Corporation.
(g) to investigate such other
matters as in the opinion of the
Committee are reasonably related
or incidental to the foregoing;
and
(h) to submit its findings and
recommendations to the Provisional
National Defence Council.
Section 4—Special Provision for
Interim Measures.
Without Prejudice to paragraph 3
(h) of this Instrument the
Committee shall have power to make
recommendations and proposals to
the Provisional National Defence
Council for any interim
disciplinary action to be taken
against any member of the
Corporation by way of,
prosecutions before the Publics
Tribunals or in court, dismissal,
removal, retirement, or demotion
at any time during the course of
the deliberations of the Committee
in respect of any matter which in
the opinion of the Committee
requires urgent attention.
Section 5—Secretary and Staff of
the Committee.
(1) The Committee shall have a
secretary who shall be a person
appointed by the Secretary
responsible for Works and Housing.
(2) The Secretary responsible for
Works and Housing may provide to
the Committee the services of such
officers as the Committee may
require for the discharge of its
functions.
Section 6—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
its adviser.
(3) Subject to the provisions of
this Instrument the Committee
shall regulate its own procedure.
Section 7—Quorum.
The Committee shall at any time be
deemed to be duly constituted if
not less than three members are
present.
Section 8—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 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 9—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
8 of this Instrument, or 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
8 of this Instrument; or
(c) refuses or wilfully neglects
to finish any information required
of him under sub-paragraph 8 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.
SCHDULE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
1. Mr. Koranteng Ata-Caesar
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Legal Practitioner.
Chairman
2. Dr. Rex Y. Akinbolu ..
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Technical Director,
Ministry of Roads and
Highways. Member
3. Mr. Mohammed Mumuni
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Legal Practitioner.
Member
4. Mr. E. A. Amartey
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Account,
Ghana Aluminium Products
Company, Tema.
Member
5. Mr. Kosi Ameyibor
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Teacher,
Tema Secondary School.
Member
FLT.-LT. JERRY JONE RAWLINGS
Chairman of the Provisional
National Defence Council
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