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Police Service Act 🇬🇭

Ghana

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Coat of Arms
Republic of Ghana


The three hundred and fiftieth

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana
entitled

Police Service Act

  • Published by Government Gazette on 20 January 1971
  • Assented to on 20 January 1971
  • Commenced on 20 January 1971

1. Functions of the Service.

(1)It shall be the duty of the Police Service to prevent and detect crime, to apprehend offenders, and to maintain public order and the safety of persons and property.
(2)Every police officer shall perform such functions as are by law conferred upon a police officer and shall obey all lawful orders and directions in respect of the execution of his office which he may receive from his superiors in the Police Service.

2. Statutory Declarations.

Every superior police officer may take and receive the declaration of any person for the purposes of the Statutory Declarations Act, 1835.

3. Members of the Force.

The following shall be members of the Police Force:—
(a)the Inspector-General of Police;
(b)Commissioners of Police;
(c)Deputy Commissioners …

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