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(5)
In any judicial proceedings which a disabled person is a party the legal procedure applied shall take
his physical and mental condition into account.
(6)
As far as practicable, every place to which the public has access shall have appropriate facilities for
disabled persons.
(7)
Special incentives shall be given to disabled persons engaged in business and also to business
organisations that employ disabled persons in significant numbers.
(8)
Parliament shall enact such laws as are necessary. to ensure the enforcement of the provisions of this
article.
30 RIGHTS OF THE SICK
A person who by reason of sickness or any other cause is unable to give his consent shall not be
deprived by any other person of medical treatment, education or any other social or economic benefit
by reason only of religious or other beliefs.
Part II Emergency Powers
31 EMERGENCY POWERS
(1)
The President may, acting in accordance with the advice of the Council of State, by Proclamation
published in the Gazette, declare that a state of emergency exists in Ghana or in any part of Ghana for
the purposes of the provisions of this Constitution.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, where a proclamation is published under clause
(1) of this article, the President shall place immediately before Parliament, the facts and
circumstances leading to the declaration of the state of emergency.
(3)
Parliament shall, within seventy-two hours after being so notified, decide whether the proclamation
should remain in force or should; be revoked; and the President shall act in accordance with the
decision of Parliament.
(4)
A declaration of a state of emergency shall cease to have effect at the expiration of a period of seven
days beginning with the date of publication of the declaration, unless, before the expiration of that
period, it is approved by a resolution passed for that purpose, by a majority of all the members of
Parliament.
(5)
Subject to clause (7) of this article, a declaration of a state of emergency approved by a resolution of
Parliament under clause (4) of this article shall continue in force until the expiration of a period of
three months beginning with the date of its being so approved or until such earlier date as may be
specified in the resolution.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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