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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Electoral
Commissioner by subsection (12) of
section 1 of the Chieftaincy Act,
1971 (Act 370) these Rules are
made this 2nd day of June, 1972.
Rule 1—Election of Members of the
National House of Chiefs.
(1) The members of the House shall
be elected from each Region by the
House of Chiefs of that Region.
(2) The Commissioner shall by
notice published in the Local
Government Bulletin summon a
meeting of each Regional House
Chiefs for the election of members
to the House at such time and
place as the Commissioner may
specify in the notice.
Rule 2—Registrar to Notify
Electoral Commissioner of
Vacancies in the National House of
Chiefs.
(1) Where a vacancy has occurred
in the office of the President,
the Vice-President or a member of
the House the Registrar of the
House shall notify the
Commissioner in writing of the
occurrence of the vacancy within
fourteen days of such occurrence.
(2) The Commissioner shall by
notice published in the Local
Government Bulletin summon a
meeting of the House or the
respective Regional House of
Chiefs, as the case may be, within
twenty-one days after being
notified of the vacancy for the
election of a President,
Vice-President or a member of the
House.
Rule 3—Notice.
The Commissioner shall specify in
the notice referred to in Rules 1
(2) and 2 (2) of these Rules—
(a) the day and place for the
nomination of candidates; and
(b) the day, place and hour at
which the poll shall be taken.
Rule 4—Nominations.
(1) A nomination in respect of the
election of a President,
Vice-President or a member of the
House shall be in Form X in the
Schedule to these Rules and
subscribed by signature or mark of
two members of the House or the
Regional house of Chiefs, as the
case may be, as proposer and
seconder.
(2) Such nomination shall be
assented to by a member of the
House or the Regional House of
Chiefs, as the case may be, other
than the proposer or seconder and
endorsed with the consent of the
nominee.
(3) The nomination form when
completed shall be delivered to
the Commissioner or a public
officer authorised by him at the
prescribed time and place.
(4) In the election of members to
the House a member of the Regional
House of Chiefs may subscribe to
the nomination of not more than
five candidates.
(5) In the election of a President
or Vice-President of the House no
member shall nominate more than
one candidate.
(6) For the purposes of these
Rules no member of the House or
the Regional House of Chiefs shall
nominate himself as candidate for
election.
Rule 5—Withdrawal of Candidature.
(1) A candidate may within four
days before the day appointed for
the election withdraw his
nomination by notice signed by him
and delivered to the Commissioner
or a public officer authorised by
him.
(2) Where a candidate withdraws
his nomination the Commissioner
shall notify the fact of that
candidate's withdrawal to the
members of the House or the
Regional House of Chiefs, as the
case may be, who nominated him.
(3) The members of the House or
the Regional House of Chiefs as
the case may be shall be entitled
within twenty-four hours before
the day appointed for the election
to nominate another candidate.
Rule 6—Close of Nominations.
At the close of nominations the
Commissioner shall publish a
notice in the Local Government
Bulletin specifying the day and
hour at which the poll shall be
taken and the names, addresses and
chiefly titles of the candidates
nominated.
Rule 7—Unopposed Candidate.
Where in the election of a
President or Vice-President of the
House only one candidate stands
nominated at the expiration of the
time appointed for nominations
that candidate shall be deemed to
have been duly elected.
Rule 8—Contested Election.
(1) Where two or more candidates
stand nominated at the close of
nominations the Commissioner or
the presiding officer shall,
before the poll is taken to elect
a President, Vice-President or a
member of the House, call a roll
of the members of the House or the
Regional House of Chiefs, as the
case may be, to ensure that more
than one-half of the total number
of the members is present.
(2) If less than one-half of the
total number of the members of the
House or the Regional House of
Chiefs, as the case may be, is
present or if before the poll is
taken one of the candidates dies
the Commissioner shall countermand
the election and the proceedings
in connection with the election
shall be started afresh.
(3) Where at the close of the
election no candidate secures a
majority of the votes recorded a
fresh poll shall be taken so
however that if after five
consecutive ballots no candidate
is elected the Commissioner shall
adjourn the election for not more
than seven days and after which
period fresh election shall be
held.
Rule 9—Declaration of Secrecy.
Before a poll is taken a
declaration of secrecy in Form Z
in the Schedule to these Rules
shall be made by—
(a) the presiding officer and his
assistants;
(b) all the members of the House
or the Regional House of Chiefs;
(c) any person permitted by the
presiding officer to attend at the
election.
Rule 10—Ballot Papers.
(1) Each ballot paper shall bear
the symbol allocated to each
candidate except that a ballot
paper for use in the election of a
President or Vice-President of the
House shall bear only the names of
the candidates contesting the
election with a column provided
for marking therein a cross (X)
against the name of the candidate
in whose favour a vote is
recorded.
(2) A ballot paper shall—
(a) be capable of being folded up;
(b) have a serial number;
(c) have attached to it a
counterfoil bearing the same
serial number.
Rule 11—Voting.
(1) In the election of a member of
the House if at the close of
nominations two or more candidates
stand nominated the Commissioner
shall allocate to each candidate a
symbol chosen by that candidate
from the group of symbols, not
being symbols associated with any
stool or skin, approved by the
Commissioner for that election.
(2) The Commissioner shall, as
soon as practicable after the
allocation of the symbols to the
candidates, notify the other
members of the Regional House of
Chiefs of the symbol allocated to
each candidate.
(3) The presiding officer or an
officer authorised by him shall,—
(a) in the case of the election of
a President or Vice-President of
the House, deliver one ballot
paper to each member of the House
by which to record his vote;
(b) in the case of the election of
a member by the Regional House of
Chiefs to the House, deliver to
each member of the Regional House
as many ballot papers as there are
candidates contesting the
election.
(4) Each ballot paper shall be
stamped by the presiding officer
with the official mark selected
by the Commissioner.
(5) The number of each member as
it appears in the register of the
House or the Regional House, as
the case may be, shall be marked
on the counterfoil of the ballot
paper.
(6) In the election of a President
or Vice-President each member of
the House shall on being given the
ballot paper secretly make a cross
(X) in the column provided
therefor against the name of the
candidate for whom he wishes to
vote, and shall fold up the ballot
paper and place it in the ballot
in the full view of the other
members of the House.
(7) In the election of members to
the House each member of the
Regional House of Chiefs on being
given the ballot paper shall—
(a) proceed to a screened
compartment where he shall place
in the receptacle provided for
that purpose the ballot papers in
respect of candidates for whom he
does not wish to vote;
(b) fold up the remaining ballot
paper so as to conceal his vote
and place it in the ballot box in
full view of the other members of
the Regional House.
(8) A member of the House or the
Regional House of Chiefs, as the
case may be, who has inadvertently
spoilt his ballot paper in such a
manner that it cannot conveniently
be used for the election shall on
delivering it to the presiding
officer obtain a new ballot paper.
(9) The presiding officer shall
then mark the spoilt ballot paper
and the counterfoil accordingly.
Rule 12—Counting of Votes.
(1) As soon as practicable after
the poll the Commissioner or the
presiding officer shall proceed to
count the ballot papers and shall
record the total number of votes
recorded in favour of each
candidate.
(2) The Commissioner or the
presiding officer shall then
complete and sign Form
Y in the Schedule to these Rules.
(3) Any Ballot paper—
(a) which does not bear the
official mark; or
(b) on which anything is written
or marked by which a member is
identified;
shall be rejected as void and not
counted.
(4) The presiding officer shall
endorse the word "Rejected" on a
ballot paper which has been
rejected as void.
(5) The presiding officer shall
before any ballot paper is
rejected by him request the
candidate in whose favour the vote
was recorded to express any
objection he may have to the
rejection of the ballot paper.
(6) Where a candidate objects to
the rejection of a ballot paper
the presiding officer shall record
the fact of his objection on the
ballot paper.
Rule 13—Publication of Results of
Election.
The Commissioner shall, as soon as
practicable after the announcement
of the results of the election
cause to be published in the Local
Government Bulletin a notice
stating the name of the of
candidate elected and the total
number of votes recorded in favour
of each candidate.
Rule 14—Disposal of Documents.
(1) The presiding officer shall,
as soon as practicable after the
announcement of the results of the
poll, in the presence of the
members of the House or the
Regional House of Chiefs, as the
case may be, cause to be made into
separate packets sealed with his
own seal, the counted, unused,
spoilt and rejected ballot papers,
the counterfoils of the ballot
papers and the ballot papers
account, and shall submit these
documents to the Commissioner for
disposal.
(2) The Commissioner shall keep
for a period of not less than six
months all documents connected
with the election and shall,
unless otherwise directed by a
superior court of record, cause
such documents to be destroyed at
the expiration of that period.
Rule 15—Interpretation.
In these Rules—
“Commissioner" means the Electoral
Commissioner;
“House" means the National House
of Chiefs.
SCHEDULE
Original
Duplicate
Triplicate
FORM X
NOMINATION PAPER
PART I
We, the undersigned, members of
the……………………………………………….House of
Chiefs do hereby nominate the
following person to serve as a
President/Vice-President/ member
of the …………………………………………. House of
Chiefs:
Surname Other Names
Address
Signature
Proposer .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
Seconder .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
………………………………………..
………………………………………..
PART II
1. I, the undersigned, member of
the
House
of Chiefs hereby support the
nomination of
Signature
2. I, the undersigned, member of
the
…………………………………...........………….hereby
consent to my nomination for
election to the National House of
Chiefs as President/
Vice-President/member.
……........………..…………..
Signature of Nominee
FORM Y
DECLARATION OF RESULTS
I, the undersigned, do hereby
declare:
(a) that the total number of
members of
the…………………………………..........………..................….............
House of Chiefs
is………………………………………………………………..............……................................
(b) that at the election held
on…………………………the……………………….........….…...................................
day of ……………...……………19………………the
number of such members present was
……………………. and
(c) that the number of votes
specified in the second column of
the Part I to this Declaration was
cast in favour of the candidate(s)
specified in relation thereto in
the first column of the said Part,
(d) that the candidate(s) named in
the Part II to this Declaration
has/have accordingly been elected
as member(s)/President/Vice-President
of the…………………….House of Chiefs.
……………….........…………………………..
Electoral Commissioner/Presiding
Officer
PART I
Name of candidate Number of
votes cast in his favour
1……………………………………………
2……………………………………………
3……………………………………………
4……………………………………………
5……………………………………………
6……………………………………………
……………………………………….
………………………………………
………………………………………
………………………………………
………………………………………
………………………………………..
Part II
Name of candidate Office to
which elected
1……………………………………………
2……………………………………………
3……………………………………………
4……………………………………………
5……………………………………………
……………………………………….
………………………………………
………………………………………
………………………………………
………………………………………
FORM Z
ELECTION OF A PRESIDENT, OR
VICE-PRESIDENT OR MEMBER OF
THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS
DECLARATION OF SECRECY
I,…………………………………………………………do
solemnly declare that I will not
directly or indirectly communicate
or reveal to any person any matter
which shall be brought under my
consideration or shall come to my
knowledge in the discharge of my
official duties or as may be
specifically permitted by the
presiding officer or the Electoral
Commissioner.
..…………………………
Signature of Declarant
G. A. K. BONSU
Electoral Commissioner
Date of Gazette Notification: 9th
June, 1972.
STATUTORY CORPORATIONS (SCHEDULE)
(AMENDMENT) INSTRUMENT, 1972 (LI
742).
IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the National
Redemption Council by section 4 of
the Statutory Corporations Decree,
1972 (N.R.C.D. 14) this Instrument
is made this 25th day of February,
1972.
Section 1—Schedule to N.R.C.D. 14
Amended.
The Schedule to the Statutory
Corporations Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D.
14) is hereby amended by the
substitution for the words
"Diamond Mining Corporation, 1965
(L.I. 425)" of the words "Diamond
Marketing Corporation Instrument,
1965 (L.I. 401)".
Section 2—Commencement.
This Instrument shall be deemed to
have come into force on the same
date as the said Decree.
COLONEL I. K. ACHEAMPONG
Chairman of the National
Redemption Council
Date of Gazette Notification: 12th
May, 1972.
ARMED FORCES (AMENDMENT)
REGULATION, 1972, (LI 741).
IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the
Commander-in-Chief by section 97
of the Armed Forces Act, 1962 (Act
105), and after consultation with
the Armed Forces Council, this
Regulation is made this 19th day
of April, 1972.
Regulation 1—Amendment of C.I.
12/70
The Armed Forces Regulations, 1970
are hereby amended as follows—
(a) In the Table to article
204.21, by the addition in respect
of Lieutenants, immediately after
the words "After 2 Years . . .
¢1,904.40" of the words, "After 3
Years ... ¢1,962.00";
(b) by the deletion of paragraph
(b) of article 206.31 (4);
(c) In article 206.31 (4) by the
substitution for paragraph "(c)"
appearing therein of paragraph
"(b)" and by the substitution for
the words "Major General"
appearing therein of the words
"Major General and above";
(d) in article 206.32 (1), by the
substitution for the number "12
1/2" appearing therein of the
number "20";
(e) in article 206.84 (1), by the
substitution for the number "12
1/2" appearing therein of the
number "20".
2. Subregulation 1 (b) and (c) of
this Regulation shall apply to any
person retiring and any matter
arising on or after the 25th day
of September, 1970.
3. Subregulation (1) (d) and (e)
of this regulation shall apply to
any person retiring and any matter
arising on or after the 13th day
of January, 1972.
COLONEL I. K. ACHEAMPONG
Chairman of the National
Redemption Council and
Commander-in-Chief.
Date of Gazette Notification: 25th
April, 1972.
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