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CHAPTER 25
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
289 AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may, by an Act of Parliament, amend any
provision of this Constitution.
(2)
This Constitution shall not be amended by an Act of Parliament or altered whether directly or
indirectly unless (a) the sole purpose of the Act is to amend this Constitution; and
(b) the Act has been passed in accordance with this Chapter.
290 AMENDMENT OF ENTRENCHED PROVISIONS
(1)
This article applies to the amendment of the following provisions of this Constitution, which are, in
this Constitution referred to as "entrenched provisions" (a) The Constitution: articles 1, 2 and 3;
(b) The Territories of Ghana: articles 4 and 5;
(c) The Laws of Ghana: article 11;
(d) Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms: Chapter 5;
(e) Representation of the People: articles 42, 43, 46, 49, 55 and 56;
(f) The Executive: Chapter 8;
(g) The Legislature: articles 93 and 106;
(h) The Judiciary: articles 125, 127, 129, 145 and 146;
(i) Freedom and Independence of the Media: article 162, clauses (1) to (5);
(j) Finance: articles 174 and 187;
(k) Police Service: article 200;
(l) The Armed Forces of Ghana: article 210;
(m) Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice: articles 216 and 225;
(n) National Commission for Civic Education: article 231;.
(o) Decentralization and Local Government: articles 240 and 252;
(p) Chieftaincy: article 270;
(q) Code of Conduct for Public Officers: article 286;
(r) Amendment of the Constitution: Chapter 25; and
(s) Miscellaneous: articles 293 and 299.
(2)
A bill for the amendment of an entrenched provision shall, before Parliament proceeds to consider it,
be referred by the Speaker to the Council of State for its advice and the Council of State shall render
advice on the bill within thirty days after receiving it.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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