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CHAPTER 22
CHIEFTAINCY
270 INSTITUTION OF CHIEFTAINCY
(1)
The institution of chieftaincy, together with its traditional councils as established by customary law
and usage is hereby guaranteed.
(2)
Parliament shall have no power to enact any law which (a) confers on any person or authority the right to accord or withdraw recognition to or from a chief
for any purpose whatsoever, or
(b) in any way detracts or derogates from the honour and dignity of the institution of chieftaincy.
(3)
Nothing in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with, or in
contravention of, clause (1) or (2) of this article if the law makes provision for
(a) the determination, in accordance with the appropriate customary law and usage, by a
Traditional Council, a Regional House of Chiefs or the National House of Chiefs or a Chieftaincy
Committee of any of them, of the validity of the nomination, election, selection, installation or
deposition of a person as a chief;
(b) a Traditional Council or a Regional House of Chiefs or the National House of Chiefs to establish
and operate a procedure for the registration of chiefs and the public notification in the Gazette
or otherwise of the status of persons as chiefs in Ghana.
271 NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS
(1)
There shall be a National House of Chiefs. .
(2)
The House of Chiefs of each region shall elect as members of the National House of Chiefs five
paramount chiefs from the region.
(3)
Where in a region there are fewer than five paramount chiefs, the House of Chiefs of the region shall
elect such number of divisional chiefs as shall make up the required representation of chiefs for the
region.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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