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AFRICA DEFENCE (GHANA) ACT, 1965
(ACT 313)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Declaration of a situation
which threatens peace
2. National assembly to be
informed
3. Power to make regulations
THE THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH
ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED
AFRICA DEFENCE (GHANA) ACT, 1965
AN ACT to confer on the President
certain powers to be exercised
whenever the peace and security of
Africa is being threatened.
DATE OF ASSENT: 26th November,
1965.
WHEREAS the Defence Commission of
the Organisation of African Unity
has made certain recommendations
for the creation of an African
Peace Keeping Defence Organisation
to ensure and to maintain peace
and security on the African
Continent:
AND WHEREAS by reason of recent
threats to peace in Africa it is
necessary to give immediately full
force and effect to these
recommendations and to make other
provision for the defence of Ghana
and of such African States as may
request the assistance of the
Republic:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the
President and the National
Assembly in this present
Parliament assembled as follows:—
Section 1—Declaration of a
Situation which Threatens Peace.
Without prejudice to the
provisions of the Emergency Powers
Act, 1961 (Act 56), if the
President is satisfied that a
situation has arisen in any State
or territory of Africa which is
likely to prejudice the peace and
security of Africa, the President
may, with the approval of the
Cabinet, by legislative instrument
declare that there exists a
situation which threatens peace.
Section 2—National Assembly to be
Informed.
When a declaration has been made
under section 1 of this Act
declaring that a situation exists
which threatens peace, it shall be
communicated to the National
Assembly at once if it is sitting
or, if not, as soon as it meets.
Section 3—Power to make
Regulations.
(1) On the declaration of the
existence of a situation which
threatens peace the President may,
with the approval of the Cabinet,
by legislative instrument, make
regulations providing for the
manner and form necessary to meet
the situation.
(2) Without prejudice to the
generality of subsection (1) of
this section, regulations may be
made under this section for any of
the following purposes—
(a) the requisitioning of Ghanaian
aircraft, ships, vehicles and
other property necessary for
transporting the Armed Forces,
arms and ammunition and such other
things as may be considered
necessary to be transported or
shipped out of Ghana;
(b) the closing of such sea ports,
airports, roads and railways as
may be considered necessary to
facilitate the movements of troops
and materials;
(c) the mobilisation of
ex-servicemen and such other
persons as may be considered
suitable to serve with the Armed
Forces outside Ghana; and
(d) the conditions for the
recruitment of volunteers who are
not citizens of Ghana.
(3) For the purposes of this
section, "the Armed Forces" has
the meaning assigned to it by
section 98 of the Armed Forces
Act, 1962 (Act 105). |
