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FIRST SCHEDULE
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
PART I - FIRST PRESIDENT
1 FIRST PRESIDENT
(1)
Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the person duly elected President of Ghana under the
law in force immediately before the coming into force of this Constitution shall be taken to have been
duly elected for the purposes of this Constitution.
(2)
The President referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall assume office as President on the date
of the coming into force of this Constitution notwithstanding anything in this Constitution.
PART II - FIRST PARLIAMENT
2 FIRST PARLIAMENT
(1)
Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution the persons duly elected as members of Parliament
under the law in force immediately before the coming into force of this Constitution, shall be taken to
have been duly elected members of Parliament for the purposes of this Constitution.
(2)
The person who was Clerk of the Consultative Assembly or such other public officer as the
Provisional National Defence Council may designate, shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Constitution, act as Clerk to Parliament until a Clerk is appointed under article 124 of this
Constitution.
(3)
The person who was Clerk of the Consultative Assembly established under the Consultative
Assembly Law 1991 (PNDCL. 253) or other person designated under subsection (2) of this section
shall, not later than seven days after the coming into force of this Constitution, summon a meeting of
Parliament for the election of the Speaker, the taking of oaths by members of Parliament, the
swearing in of the President and the approval of Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers for
appointment under this Constitution.
(4)
For the avoidance of doubt, any notice given before the coming into force of this Constitution
summoning Parliament to meet for the purposes of subsection (3) of this section, shall be deemed to
be a valid notice for all purposes.
(5)
The Standing Orders of the Parliament under the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 1979 shall
apply to the proceedings of Parliament until Parliament otherwise determines under article 110 of
this Constitution.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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