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CHAPTER 15
THE POLICE SERVICE
200 THE POLICE SERVICE
(1)
There shall be a Police Service of Ghana.
(2)
No person or authority shall raise any police service except by or under the authority of an Act of
Parliament.
(3)
The Police Service shall be equipped and maintained to perform its traditional role of maintaining law
and order.
201 THE POLICE COUNCIL
There shall be established a Police 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 Minister responsible for internal affairs;
(c) the Inspector-General of Police;
(d) the Attorney-General or his representative;
(e) a lawyer nominated by the Ghana Bar Association;
(f) a representative of the Retired Senior Police Officers Association;
(g) two members of the Police Service, appointed by the President, acting in consultation with the
Council of State, one of whom shall be of a junior rank; and
(h) two other members appointed by the President.
202 INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE AND APPOINTMENT OF
MEMBERS OF POLICE SERVICE
(1)
The Inspector-General of Police shall be appointed by the President acting in consultation with the
Council of State.
(2)
The Inspector-General of Police shall be head of the Police Service and shall, subject to the provisions
of this article and to the control and direction of the Police Council, be responsible for the operational
control and the administration of the Police Service.
(3)
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the power to appoint persons to hold or to act in an
office in the Police Service shall vest in the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the
Police Council.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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