CHAPTER
017
THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE REBUPLIC OF GHANA 1992
THE ARMED
FORCES OF GHANA
210 (1)
There shall be the Armed Forces of Ghana which shall consist of
the Army, the Navy and the Air Force and such other services for
which provision is made by Parliament.
(2)
No person shall raise an armed force except by or under the authority
of an Act of Parliament.
(3)
The Armed Forces shall be equipped and maintained to perform their
role of defence of Ghana as well as such other functions for the
development of Ghana as the President may determine
211 There
shall be established an Armed Forces Council which shall consist
of -
(a)
the Vice-President, who shall be chairman;
(b)
the Ministers responsible for defence, foreign affairs and internal
affairs;
(c)
the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs and a senior Warrant
Officer or its equivalent in the Armed Forces; and
(d)
two other persons appointed by the President acting in consultation
with the Council of State.
112 (1)
The President shall, acting in consultation with the Council of
State, appoint-
(a)
the Chief of Defence Staff of the Armed Forces; and
(b)
the Service Chiefs.
(2)
The President may, acting in accordance with the advice of the Armed
Forces Council, appoint officers of the Armed Forces who shall be
given such command as the Armed Forces Council shall determine.
(3)
The President shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Armed
Forces Council, grant commissions to officers of the Armed Forces
(k) two other
members appointed by the President.
(4)
Subject to clause (3) of this article, the power to appoint persons
to hold or to act in an office in the Armed Forces shall vest in
the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Armed
Forces Council.
213 The
Chief of Defence Staff of the Armed Forces shall, subject to the
provisions of this article, and to the control and direction of
the Armed Forces Council on matters of policy, be responsible for
the administration and the operational control and command of the
Armed Forces.
214 (1)
The Armed Forces Council shall advise the President on matters of
policy relating to defence and strategy including the role of the
Armed Forces, military budgeting and finance, administration and
the promotion of officers above the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel or
its equivalent.
(2)
The Armed Forces Council may, with the prior approval of the President,
by constitutional instrument, make regulations for the performance
of its function under this Constitution or any other law, and for
the effective and efficient administration of the Armed Forces.
(3) Regulations
made under clause (2) of this article shall include regulations
in respect of -
(a)
the control and administration of the services of the Armed Forces;
(b) the ranks of officers and men of each service, the members in
each rank and the use of uniforms by the officers and men;
(c)
the conditions of service including those relating to the enrolment,
salaries, pensions, gratuities and other allowances of officers
and men of each service and deductions from them;
(d)
the authority and powers of command of officers and men of each
service;
(e)
the delegation to other persons of powers of commanding officers
to try accused persons and the conditions subject to which delegations
may be made; and
(f)
the establishment of research and development units in each service.215
The Armed Forces
Council may, subject to such conditions as it may consider fit,
delegate some of its functions under this Chapter by directions
in writing to a committee or a member of the Council. |