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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 23rd day
of September, 1985.
Section 1—Establishment of
Committee of Inquiry.
There is hereby established a
Committee of Inquiry to be known
as the "Committee of Inquiry (Songor
Lagoon)" in this Instrument
referred to as the "Committee".
Section 2—Members 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 grievances and
complaints to the people of Ada
Traditional Area in relation to
the operation in the Songor Lagoon
by Vacuum Salt and Star Chemical
Co. Ltd;
(b) to investigate whether the
operation of these companies has
resulted in undue hardship to the
people in the area and to make
recommendations to redress such
hardship, if any;
(c) to investigate to what extent
the operations of Vacuum Salt and
Star Chemical Co. Ltd. are
preventing the people of the area
from developing their own portion
of the lagoon;
(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
(e) 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. E. C. Kotey, Acting Chief
Director, Ministry of Defence
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—Meeting of Committee.
(1) The Committee shall meet at
such times and 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 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
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 subparagraph
(1) of this paragraph may be
examined on oath and the Committee
may for that purpose administer
the oath.
Section 8—Offence.
Any person who—
(a) refuses or wilfully neglects
to attend in obedience to a
requirement by the Committee under
subparagraph (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
subparagraph (1) (a) of paragraph
7 of this Instrument; or
(c) refuses or wilfully neglects
to furnish any information
required of him under subparagraph
(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.
SCHEDULE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
1. Rev. S. H. Amissah (Methodist
Church)—Chairman
2. Togbe Adja Tekpor VI (Osie of
Avatime)—Member
3. Mr. J. K. Harlley (State
Attorney)—Member
FLT.-LT. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS
Chairman of the Provisional
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