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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Provisional
National Defence Council by
section 16 (6) of the Provisional
National Defence
Council,(Supplementary and
Consequential
Provisions)Law,1982,(P.N.D.C.L.42)these
Regulations are made this 15th day
of September,1986.
Regulation 1— 3 of C.I. 12
Replaced
The Armed Forces Regulations, 1970
(C.I. 12) (hereafter referred to
as the "Principal Regulations")are
hereby amended by the substitution
for SECTION 3 thereof of the
following new SECTION:
“SECTION 3—MEN
6.21—Rank on Enrolment
A
person enrolled as a man shall be
enrolled in the rank of private or
equivalent rank.
6.22—Term of Service
(1) Subject to (2) and (3) of this
Article the term of service of a
man on enrolment or re-engagement
shall be for a continuing
full-time service for a term of
five consecutive years.
(2) Tradesmen in trades prescribed
by the Ministry may, in order to
bring them to a satisfactory
standard of efficiency, be
required to vary their term of
service under (1) of this Article
to a term of service for
continuing full-time service often
consecutive years and may sign the
certificate prescribed in Schedule
‘A’to this Chapter.
(3) A man selected to undergo
training outside Ghana may be
required to serve—
(a) not less than four consecutive
years' continuing full-time
service reckoned from the date of
completion of his training; or
(b) the unexpired portion (if any)
of any term of service he has to
serve under (1) or (2) of this
Article, whichever is the greater.
6.23—Prolongation of Service
(1) Subject to such conditions as
the Chief of Defence Staff may
prescribe—
(a) a man who enrols on an initial
engagement for 5 consecutive
years' full-time service may vary
his term of service to one of 10
consecutive years;
(b) a man whose full-time service
is varied for 10 consecutive years
may be allowed a further variation
of his term of service to one of
15 consecutive years' full-time
service;
(c) a man who completes 15
consecutive years' full-time
service may be re-engaged to
complete 20 consecutive years'
full-time service;
(d) a man may be allowed to
continue beyond 20 consecutive
years for a further period of 5
years subject to such conditions
as may from time to time be laid
down by the Chief of Defence Staff
and in that case he shall have the
right of discharge at three
months' notice, and his commanding
officer shall have the right to
give him three months' notice of
discharge.
(2) Where a man successfully
applies for prolongation of his
service as specified in any of (a)
to (d) under (1) above, notice
thereof shall be given by his
commanding officer to the
Officer-in-Charge of Records who
shall issue the form as prescribed
in Schedule ‘B’ to this Chapter
for the required administrative
authority.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in
(1) of this Article a man who has
completed 15 years' full-time
service shall have the right of
discharge at three months' notice
and his commanding officer shall
have the right to give him three
months notice of discharge.
(4) In this Article "full-time
service" means continuing
full-time service.
6.24—Medical Standards
The medical standards for
enrolment of officers and men for
any prolongation of service will
be as prescribed by the Ministry
for each of the three services.
6.25 to 6.99—Inclusives
Not Allocated.
SCHEDULE 'A''A'
Article 6.22 (2)
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE SIGNED
BY MEN UNDERTAKING TRAINING IN ANY
TRADE PRESCRIBED BY THE MINISTRY
CERTIFICATE
(To be attached to the Attestation
paper)
I
....................................................
understand that on undertaking
training as .............. my
terms of engagement are
automatically changed and I hereby
agree to serve for 10 consecutive
years' full-time service- with
effect from the original date of
enrolment, in accordance with
Article 6.22 (2) of Armed Forces
Regulations.
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....
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Signature
SCHEDULE ‘B’
Article 6.23 (2)
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR EXTENSION,
RE-ENGAGEMENT AND CONTINUANCE OF
SERVICE
DEFENCE FORM ‘A’ 2139 (Revised)
GHANA ARMED FORCES
EXTENSION, RE-ENGAGEMENT AND
CONTINUANCE OF SERVICE CERTIFICATE
NO. Rank Name
PART II
(To be completed by the Applicant)
I, (full name)
....................... do hereby
apply and agree to be re-engaged
for service with the Ghana
......to complete a period of ..
years service from .........
.............................................
..........................................................
Signature of
Witness
Signature or Mark of Applicant
...............
19...................
Place
.................................................
PART IIII
(To be completed by a Medical
Officer)
I
have examined the above named and
find him fit/unfit for general
service with Ghana Armed Forces.
................
19.................
.........................
Signature of Medical Officer
Place
...........................................................................
PART III
(To be completed by the
Applicant's Formation Commander)
I
recommend/do not recommend the
above-named applicant's request
for
extension/re-engagement/continuance
of service.
.............
19....
..............................
Signature of Formation Commander
PART IV
(To be read to the applicant by an
officer and repeated and signed by
the applicant.)be read to the
applicant by an officer and
repeated and signed by the
applicant.)
I, (full name)
..................... do hereby
swear that I will bear true and
faithful allegiance to the
Chairman of the P.N.D.C., Supreme
Commander of the Armed Forces of
the Republic of Ghana, and that I
will, truly and faithfully serve
the Government of the Republic of
Ghana as by law established, and
that I will as in duty bound serve
in the Armed Forces of the
Republic of Ghana and go wherever
ordered by air, land or sea, and
that I will observe and obey all
commands of the Government of the
Republic of Ghana as by law
established and of any officer set
over me even to the peril of my
life.
.......
...........
..
...........................
Signature of
Witness
Signature or Mark of Applicant
PART V
(To be completed by Formation
Commander)
I
certify that I have clearly
explained to the above-named, the
conditions of the re-engagement
which he has undertaken and that
he fully understands the same.
Declared before me at.........
this.... day of...19..
FORMATION STAMP
................................
Signature of Formation Commander
PART VI
(To be completed by the Service
Commander)
Recommended/Not recommended.
.............19.................................
Signature of Service Commander
PART VII
(To be completed by Chairman
Extension/Interview Board)
Recommended/Not recommended for
extension/re-engagement/continuance
of service.
................19...................................
Signature the chairman
Extension/Interview
Board.
PART VIII
(To be completed by DSC)
Authority is given for the
applicant to continue to serve to
complete a period of
..............................
years service.
Not approved. Applicant to
be Discharged.
Not approved. Applicant to be
transferred to the Reserve.
................19................................
Signature of the Chairman DSC
PART IX
(To be completed by OIC Records)
Defence Form A.2694 No.
........... Despatched to Unit on
................ 19...
........................
Signature of OIC Records
Insert "Army", "Navy" or "Air
Force"
Delete whichever is inapplicable.
OPP/LI715/P227/LP10,000/7-70"
Regulation 2—Article 206.75 of
Principal Regulations Replaced
Article 206.75 of the Principal
Regulations is hereby replaced by
the following new Article:
"206.75. Outline of the Pension
Regulations
Service pensions are normally
awarded to men on release or
transfer to the Reserve after
completing not less than 15 years'
service but men who are invalided
when serving on a pensionable
engagement may be awarded pension
if they have completed not less
than 10 years' service. Rates of
pension vary according to rank on
release and length of service.
Terminal grant is payable in
addition to pension."
Regulation 3—Article 206.77 of
Principal Regulations Amended
Article 206.77 of the Principal
Regulations is hereby amended by
the substitution for (2) thereof
of the following:
"(2) Method of Assessment—
(a) Current basic pay plus trade
pay and free services element used
as annual pensionable emolument.
(b) Annual pension assessed at
one-third of annual pensionable
emolument on completing 15 years'
service.
(c) Graduated increases assessed
after 15 years' service at the
rate of five per cent of monthly
basic pay".
Regulation 4—Article 206.78
Amended
Article 206.78 of the Principal
Regulations is hereby amended by
the substitution for (5) and (10)
thereof of the following:
"(5) "Service" and "Qualifying
Service". - Except as provided in
Articles 206.79 and 206.80 (2), a
man may be awarded pension
provided he has completed at least
15 years' service as defined in
(2) and (3) of this Article, but
the rate of pension will be
assessed on the basis of
qualifying service as defined in
article 206.01 even though this
may be less than 15 years.
(10) A man serving on an
engagement to complete at least 15
years' service on the termination
of which he would have been
eligible for a pension under
Article 206.77 and 206.78, who is
permitted to take his discharge
less than three months before
completion of his engagement, for
the purpose of taking up civil
employment which cannot be held
open until his normal date of
discharge, will be eligible for
service pension and terminal grant
calculated on the qualifying
service rendered notwithstanding
that his total service falls short
of the normal minimum qualifying
period of 15 years."
Regulation 5—Article 206.79
Replaced.
Article 206.79 of the Principal
Regulations is hereby replaced by
the following new Article:
"206.79. Invaliding
(1) A man who is invalided when
serving on a pensionable
engagement may be awarded a
pension and terminal grant if he
has completed not less than 10
years' service. The rate of
pension shall be appropriate to 15
years' reckonable service provided
in Article 206.77.
(2) A man who is invalided on
account of a disability neither
due to his own fault nor to causes
within his control and who has not
completed 10 years' service shall
be awarded a pension and terminal
grant if the disability is due to
attributable injury. The rate of
pension shall be appropriate to 15
years' reckonable service as
provided in Article 206.77.
(3) A man who is invalided on
account of sickness and who has
not completed 10 years' service
may be granted pension and
terminal grant at the rate
appropriate to 15 years'
reckonable service with one
deduction at the rate of two and
half per cent of monthly basic
pay.
(4) If, however, the circumstances
leading to a man's invaliding are
due to his own fault or causes
within his own control, the award
and amount of pension and of
terminal grant will be at the
discretion of the Ministry."
Regulation 6—Article 206.80
Replaced
Article 206.80 of the Principal
Regulations is hereby replaced by
the following new Article:
"206.80. Release (See Appendix I
to this Volume)
(1) A man who is released for
having given a false answer on
enrolment under item I (f) or for
unsatisfactory service under item
2 (b) or is unsuitable for further
service under item 5 (b) (iii) of
Appendix I to this Volume and who
has completed at least 15 years'
service may be awarded such
portion of the service pension and
terminal grant assessed under
Article 206.77 and 206.78 (5) as
the Ministry may determine having
regard to the circumstances of the
case.
(2) A man who is released with
ignominy under item I (a) and (b)
or for misconduct under item I (c)
or for having been convicted by
the civil power for a felony and
who has completed at least 15
years' service may be awarded such
pension and terminal grant not
exceeding 90 per cent of that
otherwise admissible as the
Ministry may determine having
regard to the circumstances of the
case."
Regulation 7—Article 206.85
replaced
Article 206.85 of the Principal
Regulations is hereby replaced by
the following new Article:
"206.85. Scale of Gratuities
Subject to the provisions of
Article 206.86, gratuities may be
awarded to men at the following
rates:
(a) for the release on completion
of 5 years' service a man shall be
entitled to a year's pensionable
emolument;
(b) for each additional year of
qualifying service (after 5 years)
up to 10 years, one-sixth of a
year's pensionable emolument; for
each additional year of qualifying
service(after 10 years) up to 15
years, one-fifth of a year's
pensionable emolument."
Regulation 8—Article 206.88
Amended
Article 206.88 of the Principal
Regulations is hereby amended by
the substitution for (2) thereof
of the following:
"(2) A man serving on a normal
engagement during any such period,
who during its currency, completes
15 years' service reckonable for
pension under the terms of section
VII of this chapter may be
allowed, with effect from the date
of completion of 15 years' service
or from any date thereafter for so
long as these provisions continue
in operation to elect to receive
an immediate award of pension and
terminal grant calculated on his
qualifying service up to the date
on which his election has effect.
If he so elects, he will
thereafter be regarded for pension
and terminal grant purposes as a
re-employed pensioner.”
Regulation 9—Commencement
These Regulations shall be deemed
to have come into force on the 1st
day of May, 1985.
FLT.-LT. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS
Chairman of the Provisional
National Defence Council
Date of Gazette Notification: 24th
October, 1986. |
