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ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS
Paragraph
1. Application
2. Appointment of National Trade
Testing Committee
3. Appointment of Commissioner and
Assistants
4. Duties and functions of
Committee
5. Establishment of Trade Tests
6. Trade Test Fees
7. Trade Test Certification
8. Penalties for misuse of
Certificates
9. Interpretation.
IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Board by section
16 of the National Vocational
Training Act, 1970 (Act 351) and
with the approval of the Minister
responsible for Labour and
Co-operatives, these Regulations
are made this 8th day of November,
1971.
Paragraph 1—Application.
These Regulations shall apply to
all apprentices registered with
the Board and all other persons
who may be declared eligible by
the Board under such bye-laws or
other instruments as the Board may
from time to time declare.
Paragraph 2—Appointment of
National Trade Testing Committee.
(1) There shall be established for
the purposes of these Regulations
a committee of the Board which
shall be called the National Trade
Testing Committee which shall
consist of—
(a) a Chairman who shall be a
member of the Board;
(b) the Commissioner of Trade
Testing;
(c) one member representing the
National Apprenticeship Council;
(d) one member representing the
Department of Labour, Ministry of
Labour and Cooperatives;
(e) one member representing the
Ghana Employers' Association;
(f) one workers representative;
(g) not more than two members
representing industry in the
public sector;
(h) not more than two members
representing industry in the
private sector.
(2) The Chairman shall preside at
every meeting of the Committee or,
in his absence, any member of the
Committee elected by the members
present shall preside.
(3) The Chairman and members of
the Committee shall hold office
for such period, not exceeding
three years, as shall be specified
at the time of their appointment,
and on the expiration of such
period shall be eligible for
re-appointment.
(4) The quorum at every meeting of
the Committee shall be half the
number of the members of the
Committee.
(5) The Chairman may request the
attendance of any person to act as
adviser at any meeting of the
Committee and that person, while
so attending, shall have all the
powers of a member except that he
shall not vote on any question and
his presence at the meeting shall
not count towards the constitution
of a quorum.
(6) A member of the Committee may
be paid such travelling allowance
or remuneration (if any) as the
Committee may, with the approval
of the Board, determine in
relation to him.
(7) The Committee shall submit
minutes of every meeting as soon
as possible after every meeting to
the Board.
(8) Subject to the provisions of
these Regulations the Committee
may regulate its own procedure.
Paragraph 3—Appointment of
Commissioner and Assistants.
(1) The Board shall appoint for
the purposes of these Regulations
a Commissioner of Trade Testing
and may, if it deems fit, appoint
one or more persons to be
Assistant Commissioners of Trade
Testing.
(2) Every Assistant Commissioner
of Trade Testing so appointed may,
subject to the direction of the
Commissioner, perform any act or
discharge any duty which may
lawfully be performed or is
required to be discharged by the
Commissioner under the provisions
of these Regulations.
Paragraph 4—Duties and Functions
of Committee.
Without prejudice to the other
provisions of these Regulations
the Committee shall perform the
following duties and functions—
(a) it shall investigate and make
recommendations to the Board on
any matters relating to trade
testing and trade certification;
(b) it shall at the request of the
Board, and may of its own motion,
investigate and make
recommendations to the Board on
any matters connected with these
Regulations.
Paragraph 5—Establishment of Trade
Tests.
(1) The Board may devise such
tests as it deems necessary for
the purpose of determining the
technical competence of persons
engaged in, or seeking to be
engaged in, any trade or
occupation as may be approved by
the Board. Any such tests shall be
in a form and subject to the
conditions prescribed by the
Board, with the advice of the
Committee and the approval of the
Minister.
(2) The Board may, in relation to
the tests described in
sub-paragraph (1) of this
paragraph delegate the
administration and execution of
such tests to such competent body
as the Board may, on the advice of
the National Trade Testing
Committee, from time to time
determine. Where such delegation
is exercised, the Board may, at
its discretion and with due
notice, extend or withdraw such
delegation.
Paragraph 6—Trade Test Fees.
There shall be payable by every
person who applies to undergo any
trade test as may be established
under paragraph 5 of these
Regulations such fees as the Board
may, with the advice of the
Committee, prescribe.
Paragraph 7—Trade Test
Certification.
(1) The Commissioner, on being
satisfied that an applicant has
reached the standard required to
qualify in a trade test, and has
paid such fees as prescribed by
the Board under paragraph 6 of
these Regulations, shall grant to
such applicant a certificate made
out in such form as the Board may,
with the advice of the Committee,
prescribe.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions
of sub-paragraph (1) of this
paragraph all apprentices
registered with the Board shall be
required to undergo such trade
tests and shall receive such
certificates as the Board may,
with the advice of the National
Apprenticeship Council, prescribe.
Paragraph 8—Penalties for Misuse
of Certificates.
Any person who—
(a) makes use of any certificate
issued under the provisions of
paragraph 7 of these Regulations
to which he is not entitled under
such provisions;
(b) being entitled under the
provisions of paragraph 7 of these
Regulations to the possession of a
certificate and parts with such
possession to any person for an
unauthorised purpose;
(c) alters or defaces a
certificate issued under the
provisions of paragraph 7 of these
Regulations, or makes any model,
likeness or facsimile of such
certificate with intent to defraud
or deceive; or
(d) fails to produce or surrender
without good cause any
certificate issued to him under
the provisions of paragraph 7 of
these Regulations to the
Commissioner when required for the
purposes of inspection,
shall be guilty of an offence and
shall on summary conviction be
liable to a fine not exceeding
Ną100.00 or to imprisonment not
exceeding six months or both.
Paragraph 9—Interpretation.
In these Regulations, unless the
context otherwise requires—
"Apprentice" means any person
registered as an apprentice under
paragraph 8 of the National
Vocational Training Board
(Apprentice Training) Regulations,
1971.
"Board" means the National
Vocational Training Board as
constituted under section 4 of the
National Vocational Training Act,
1970 (Act 351).
"Committee" means the National
Trade Testing Committee appointed
under paragraph 2 of these
Regulations.
"Commissioner" means the
Commissioner or Trade Testing
appointed under paragraph 3 of
these Regulations.
"Trade" means any skilled manual
occupation as may be designated
from time to time by the Board.
W. G. BRUCE-KONUAH
Minister of Labour and
Co-operatives
Date of Gazette Notification: 26th
November, 1971.
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