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CHAPTER 17
THE ARMED FORCES OF GHANA
210 ARMED FORCES OF GHANA
(1)
There shall be the Armed Forces of Ghana which shall consist of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force
and such other services for which provision is made by Parliament.
(2)
No person shall raise an armed force except by or under the authority of an Act of Parliament.
(3)
The Armed Forces shall be equipped and maintained to perform their role of defence of Ghana as well
as such other functions for the development of Ghana as the President may determine.
211 ARMED FORCES COUNCIL
There shall be established an Armed Forces Council which shall consist of (a) a chairman who shall be appointed by the President acting in consultation with the Council of
State;
(b) the Ministers responsible for defence, foreign affairs and internal affairs;
(c) the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs and a senior Warrant Officer or its equivalent in
the Armed Forces; and
(d) two other persons appointed by the President acting in consultation with the Council of State.
212 APPOINTMENTS
(1)
The President shall, acting in consultation with the Council of State, appoint (a) the Chief of Defence Staff of the Armed Forces; and
(b) the Service Chiefs.
(2)
The President may, acting in accordance with the advice of the Armed Forces Council, appoint
officers of the Armed Forces who shall be given such command as the Armed Forces Council shall
determine.
(3)
The President shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Armed Forces Council, grant
commissions to officers of the Armed Forces.
(4)
Subject to clause (3) of this article, the power to appoint persons to hold or to act in an office in the
Armed Forces shall vest in the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Armed Forces
Council.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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