Preamble CHAPTER 1. THE CONSTITUTION 1. SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION 2. ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION 3. DEFENCE OF THE CONSTITUTION CHAPTER 2. TERRITORIES OF GHANA 4. TERRITORIES OF GHANA 5. CREATION, ALTERATION OR MERGER OF REGIONS CHAPTER 3. CITIZENSHIP 6. CITIZENSHIP OF GHANA 7. PERSONS ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED AS CITIZENS 8. DUAL CITIZENSHIP 9. CITIZENSHIP LAWS BY PARLIAMENT 10. INTERPRETATION CHAPTER 4. THE LAWS OF GHANA 11. THE LAWS OF GHANA CHAPTER 5. FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS Part I. General 12. PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS 13. PROTECTION OF RIGHT TO LIFE 14. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL LIBERTY 15. RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY 16. PROTECTION FROM SLAVERY AND FORCED LABOUR 17. EQUALITY AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION 18. PROTECTION OF PRIVACY OF HOME AND OTHER PROPERTY 19. FAIR TRIAL 20. PROTECTION FROM DEPRIVATION OF PROPERTY 21. GENERAL FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS 22. PROPERTY RIGHTS OF SPOUSES 23. ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE 24. ECONOMIC RIGHTS 25. EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS 26. CULTURAL RIGHTS AND PRACTICES 27. WOMEN’S RIGHTS 28. CHILDREN’S RIGHTS 29. RIGHTS OF DISABLED PERSONS 30. RIGHTS OF THE SICK Part II. Emergency Powers 31. EMERGENCY POWERS 32. PERSONS DETAINED UNDER EMERGENCY LAWS Part III. Protection of Rights by the Courts 33. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS BY THE COURTS CHAPTER 6. THE DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY 34. IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES 35. POLITICAL OBJECTIVES 36. ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES 37. SOCIAL OBJECTIVES 38. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES 39. CULTURAL OBJECTIVES 40. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 41. DUTIES OF A CITIZEN CHAPTER 7. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE Part I. Right to Vote 42. RIGHT TO VOTE Part II. Electoral Commission 43. ELECTORAL COMMISSION 44. QUALIFICATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION 45. FUNCTIONS OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION 46. INDEPENDENCE OF THE COMMISSION 47. CONSTITUENCIES 48. APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF COMMISSION 49. VOTING AT ELECTIONS AND REFERENDA 50. ELECTION OF CANDIDATES 51. REGULATIONS FOR ELECTIONS AND REFERENDA 52. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMISSION 53. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF OF COMMISSION 54. EXPENSES OF COMMISSION CHARGED ON CONSOLIDATED FUND Part III. Political Parties 55. ORGANIZATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES 56. RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN PROPAGANDA CHAPTER 8. THE EXECUTIVE Part I. The President 57. THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA 58. EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF GHANA 59. ABSENCE FROM GHANA 60. THE VICE-PRESIDENT AND SUCCESSION TO THE PRESIDENCY 61. PUBLIC AND PRESIDENTIAL SEALS 62. QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDENT 63. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT 64. CHALLENGING ELECTION OF PRESIDENT 65. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION REGULATIONS 66. TERM OF OFFICE OF PRESIDENT 67. PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES 68. CONDITIONS OF OFFICE OF PRESIDENT 69. REMOVAL OF PRESIDENT 70. APPOINTMENTS BY PRESIDENT 71. DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN EMOLUMENTS 72. PREROGATIVE OF MERCY Part II. International Relations 73. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 74. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION 75. EXECUTION OF TREATIES Part III. The Cabinet 76. THE CABINET 77. MEETINGS OF THE CABINET 78. MINISTERS OF STATE 79. DEPUTY MINISTERS 80. OATHS 81. TENURE OF OFFICE OF MINISTERS, ETC 82. VOTE OF CENSURE Part IV. The National Security Council 83. THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 84. FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 85. ESTABLISHMENT OF SECURITY SERVICES Part V. National Development Planning Commission 86. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING COMMISSION 87. FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COMMISSION Part VI. The Attorney-General 88. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CHAPTER 9. THE COUNCIL OF STATE 89. THE COUNCIL OF STATE 90. CONSIDERATION OF BILLS BY THE COUNCIL OF STATE 91. OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL 92. MEETINGS OF COUNCIL OF STATE CHAPTER 10. THE LEGISLATURE Part I. Composition of Parliament 93. THE PARLIAMENT OF GHANA 94. QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY 95. THE SPEAKER 96. DEPUTY SPEAKERS 97. TENURE OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS 98. EMOLUMENTS OF MEMBERS 99. DETERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP Part II. Procedure in Parliament 100. OATH OF MEMBERS 101. PRESIDING IN PARLIAMENT 102. QUORUM IN PARLIAMENT 103. COMMITTEES OF PARLIAMENT 104. VOTING IN PARLIAMENT 105. UNQUALIFIED PERSON SITTING OR VOTING 106. MODE OF EXERCISING LEGISLATIVE POWER 107. RETROACTIVE LEGISLATION 108. SETTLEMENT OF FINANCIAL MATTERS 109. PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS 110. STANDING ORDERS OF PARLIAMENT 111. ATTENDANCE IN PARLIAMENT OF VICE-PRESIDENT AND MINISTERS Part III. Summoning, Dissolution, etc 112. SESSIONS OF PARLIAMENT 113. DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT 114. GRATUITIES FOR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT Part IV. Privileges and Immunities 115. FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND OF PROCEEDINGS 116. IMMUNITY PROM PROCEEDINGS FOR ACTS IN PARLIAMENT 117. IMMUNITY FROM SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ARREST 118. IMMUNITY FROM WITNESS SUMMONS 119. IMMUNITY FROM SERVICE AS JUROR 120. IMMUNITY FOR PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS 121. PRIVILEGES OF WITNESSES Part V. Contempt of Parliament 122. GENERAL CONTEMPT 123. CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS Part VI. The Parliamentary Service 124. THE PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE CHAPTER 11. THE JUDICIARY Part I. General 125. THE JUDICIAL POWER OF GHANA 126. COMPOSITION AND MODE OF EXERCISE OF POWER OF JUDICIARY 127. INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY Part II. The Supreme Court 128. COMPOSITION OF SUPREME COURT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS JUSTICES 129. GENERAL JURISDICTION OF SUPREME COURT 130. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF SUPREME COURT 131. APPELLATE JURISDICTION OF SUPREME COURT 132. SUPERVISORY JURISDICTION OF SUPREME COURT 133. POWER OF SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW ITS DECISIONS 134. POWERS OF A SINGLE JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT 135. PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS IN COURT Part III. The Court of Appeal 136. COMPOSITION OF COURT OF APPEAL AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS JUSTICES 137. JURISDICTION OF COURT OF APPEAL 138. POWERS OF A SINGLE JUSTICE OF COURT OF APPEAL Part IV. The High Court 139. POSITION OF HIGH COURT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS JUSTICES 140. JURISDICTION OF THE HIGH COURT 141. SUPERVISORY JURISDICTION OF THE HIGH COURT Part V. Regional Tribunals 142. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION OF REGIONAL TRIBUNALS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF CHAIRMEN AND OTHER PANEL MEMBERS 143. JURISDICTION OF REGIONAL TRIBUNALS Part VI. Appointment, retirement and removal of Justices of Superior Courts and chairmen and other members of Regional Tribunals 144. APPOINTMENT OF JUSTICES OF SUPERIOR COURTS AND CHAIRMEN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF REGIONAL TRIBUNALS 145. RETIREMENT AND RESIGNATION OF JUSTICES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS AND CHAIRMEN OF REGIONAL TRIBUNALS 146. REMOVAL OF JUSTICES OF SUPERIOR COURTS AND CHAIRMEN OF REGIONAL TRIBUNALS 147. SERVICE CONDITIONS AND REMOVAL OF PANEL MEMBERS OF REGIONAL TRIBUNAL OTHER THAN THE CHAIRMAN Part VII. Appointment, retirement and removal of Judicial Officers 148. APPOINTMENT OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS 149. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS 150. RETIREMENT AND RESIGNATION OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS 151. REMOVAL OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS 152. APPOINTMENT ALLOWANCES AND REMOVAL OF LOWER COURT OR TRIBUNAL PANEL MEMBERS Part VIII. The Judicial Council 153. JUDICIAL COUNCIL 154. FUNCTIONS OF JUDICIAL COUNCIL Part IX. Miscellaneous 155. RETIRING AWARDS OF SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICES 156. JUDICIAL OATH 157. RULES OF COURT 158. OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF COURTS 159. REGULATIONS BY CHIEF JUSTICE 160. FEES OF THE COURTS TO FORM PART OF CONSOLIDATED FUND 161. INTERPRETATION CHAPTER 12. FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE MEDIA 162. FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY OF MEDIA 163. RESPONSIBILITY OF STATE-OWNED MEDIA 164. LIMITATION ON RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS 165. MEDIA RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS TO BE ADDITIONAL TO FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS 166. NATIONAL MEDIA COMMISSION 167. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION 168. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS OF STATE-OWNED MEDIA 169. APPOINTMENT OF EDITORS 170. STAFF OF COMMISSION 171. EXPENSES OF COMMISSION CHARGED ON CONSOLIDATED FUND 172. INDEPENDENCE OF COMMISSION 173. INDEPENDENCE OF JOURNALISTS CHAPTER 13. FINANCE Part I. General 174. TAXATION 175. PUBLIC FUNDS OF GHANA 176. THE CONSOLIDATED FUND 177. CONTINGENCY FUND 178. WITHDRAWAL PROM PUBLIC FUNDS, ETC 179. AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE 180. EXPENDITURE IN ADVANCE OF APPROPRIATION 181. LOANS 182. PUBLIC DEBT 183. CENTRAL BANK 184. FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEALINGS Part II. Statistical Service 185. STATISTICAL SERVICE 186. STATISTICAL SERVICE BOARD Part III. The Auditor-General 187. THE AUDITOR-GENERAL Part IV. The Audit Service 188. THE AUDIT SERVICE 189. THE AUDIT SERVICE BOARD CHAPTER 14. THE PUBLIC SERVICES 190. THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF GHANA 191. PROTECTION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS 192. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC CORPORATIONS 193. HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE 194. THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION 195. APPOINTMENTS, ETC. OF PUBLIC OFFICERS 196. OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION 197. REGULATIONS 198. INDEPENDENCE OF COMMISSION 199. RETIRING AGE AND PENSION CHAPTER 15. THE POLICE SERVICE 200. THE POLICE SERVICE 201. THE POLICE COUNCIL 202. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF POLICE SERVICE 203. FUNCTIONS OF THE POLICE COUNCIL 204. REGIONAL POLICE COMMITTEES CHAPTER 16. THE PRISONS SERVICE 205. THE PRISONS SERVICE 206. THE PRISONS SERVICE COUNCIL 207. DIRECTOR. GENERAL OF PRISONS SERVICE AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF SERVICE 208. FUNCTIONS OF PRISONS SERVICE COUNCIL 209. REGIONAL PRISONS COMMITTEES CHAPTER 17. THE ARMED FORCES OF GHANA 210. ARMED FORCES OF GHANA 211. ARMED FORCES COUNCIL 212. APPOINTMENTS 213. THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF 214. FUNCTIONS OF ARMED FORCES COUNCIL 215. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS CHAPTER 18. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE 216. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE 217. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION 218. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION 219. SPECIAL POWERS OF INVESTIGATION 220. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT BRANCHES OF COMMISSION 221. QUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSIONERS 222. COMMISSIONERS NOT TO HOLD OTHER PUBLIC OFFICE 223. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF COMMISSIONERS 224. ACTING APPOINTMENTS 225. INDEPENDENCE OF COMMISSION AND COMMISSIONERS 226. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF 227. EXPENSES OF COMMISSION CHARGED ON CONSOLIDATED FUND 228. REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONERS 229. INITIATION OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 230. REGULATIONS CHAPTER 19. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CIVIC EDUCATION 231. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CIVIC EDUCATION 232. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION 233. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION 234. INDEPENDENCE OF COMMISSION 235. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION 236. REMOVAL OF CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY CHAIRMEN 237. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT BRANCHES OF COMMISSION 238. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF 239. EXPENSES OF COMMISSION CHARGED ON CONSULTED FUN CHAPTER 20. DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 240. LOCAL GOVERNMENT 241. DISTRICTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT 242. COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 243. DISTRICT CHIEF EXECUTIVE 244. PRESIDING MEMBER 245. FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES 246. TERM OF DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 247. QUALIFICATIONS AND PROCEDURES 248. POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS 249. REVOCATION OF MANDATE BY ELECTORATE 250. EMOLUMENTS OF DISTRICT CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND PRESIDING MEMBER 251. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 252. DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES COMMON FUND AND GRANTS-IN-AID 253. AUDIT 254. FURTHER DECENTRALIZATION 255. REGIONAL CO-ORDINATING COUNCILS 256. REGIONAL MINISTERS AND DEPUTY REGIONAL MINISTERS CHAPTER 21. LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES Part I. Public Lands 257. PUBLIC LANDS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY Part II. Lands Commission 258. LANDS COMMISSION 259. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION 260. REGIONAL LANDS COMMISSION 261. MEMBERSHIP OF REGIONAL LANDS COMMISSION 262. REGIONAL LANDS OFFICER 263. QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS 264. TENURE OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION 265. INDEPENDENCE OF LANDS COMMISSION Part III. Ownership of land by Non-Citizens 266. OWNERSHIP OF LAND BY NON-CITIZENS Part IV. Stool and Skin Lands and Property 267. STOOL AND SKIN LANDS AND PROPERTY Part V. Protecting Natural Resources 268. PARLIAMENTARY RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENTS RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES 269. NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSIONS CHAPTER 22. CHIEFTAINCY 270. INSTITUTION OF CHIEFTAINCY 271. NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS 272. FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS 273. JURISDICTION OF THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS 274. REGIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS 275. DISQUALIFICATION OF CONVICTED PERSONS 276. CHIEFS NOT TO TAKE PART IN ACTIVE PARTY POLITICS 277. DEFINITION OF CHIEF CHAPTER 23. COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY 278. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY 279. POWERS OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY 280. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY 281. INQUIRY PROCEDURE 282. ASSISTANCE BY LAWYER OR OTHER EXPERT 283. IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF WITNESSES CHAPTER 24. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS 284. CONFLICT OF INTEREST 285. OTHER PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS 286. DECLARATION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 287. COMPLAINTS OF CONTRAVENTION 288. INTERPRETATION CHAPTER 25. AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION 289. AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION 290. AMENDMENT OF ENTRENCHED PROVISIONS 291. AMENDMENT OF NON-ENTRENCHED PROVISIONS 292. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONSTITUTION CHAPTER 26. MISCELLANEOUS 293. CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENT 294. LEGAL AID 295. INTERPRETATION 296. EXERCISE OF DISCRETIONARY POWER 297. IMPLIED POWER, ETC 298. RESIDUAL POWERS OF PARLIAMENT 299. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FIRST SCHEDULE. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS PART I. FIRST PRESIDENT 1. FIRST PRESIDENT PART II. FIRST PARLIAMENT 2. FIRST PARLIAMENT PART III. THE JUDICIARY 3. FUNCTIONS OF SUPERIOR COURTS OF JUDICATURE 4. CONTINUANCE OF APPOINTMENTS OF JUSTICES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS 5. CONTINUANCE IN EXISTENCE OF PUBLIC TRIBUNALS BOARD FOR SIX MONTHS 6. PARLIAMENT TO PRESCRIBE JURISDICTION OF REGIONAL TRIBUNALS AND ESTABLISH LOWER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS 7. EXISTING PUBLIC TRIBUNALS AND OTHER COURTS PART IV. MISCELLANEOUS 8. EXISTING OFFICES 9. CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER PRESIDENT ASSUMES OFFICE 10. PUBLIC CORPORATIONS 11. OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN 12. CASES PENDING BEFORE ORC, NIC AND SHAPIC 13. AGE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY PENSION 14. EXISTING COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES OF INQUIRY 15. PENDING MATTERS 16. OFFICIAL SEALS, ETC 17. PREROGATIVE OF MERCY 18. CONSOLIDATED FUND AND CONTINGENCY FUND TO CONTINUE 19. ESTIMATES FOR CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR TO CONTINUE TO HAVE EFFECT 20. PAYMENT AND SAVING OF RIGHTS UNDER FORMER CONSTITUTIONS AND LAWS 21. ENACTMENTS NOT YET IN FORCE 22. REGISTER OF VOTERS AND ELECTORAL COMMISSION 23. DISTRACT ASSEMBLIES. ETC. CONTINUED IN EXISTENCE SUBJECT TO CONSTITUTION 24. HOUSES OF CHIEFS. ETC 25. CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OATHS DECREE 1972 (NRCD 6) 26. GENERAL ADAPTATION OF EXISTING ENACTMENTS 27. CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF TO INCLUDE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 28. REFERENCE TO GOVERNMENT IN ENACTMENTS 29. REFERENCES TO PROVISIONAL NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL IN ENACTMENTS 30. MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING LAWS BY THE PRESIDENT 31. CONTINUATION OF EFFECT OF MATTERS PRESCRIBED BY EXISTING LAW 32. SUCCESSION TO PROPERTY 33. DEVOLUTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES 34. INDEMNITY 35. PRESERVATION OF CONFISCATION AND PENALTIES IMPOSED BY A.F.R.C AND P.N.D.C 36. ARROGATION OF PNDC (ESTABLISHMENT) PROCLAMATION 37. SECTIONS NOT TO BE AMENDED SECOND SCHEDULE. FORMS OF OATH 1. THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE 2. THE PRESIDENTIAL OATH 3. THE OATH OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT 4. THE JUDICIAL OATH 5. THE OATH OF MEMBER OF COUNCIL OF STATE 6. THE CABINET OATH 7. THE OATH OF MINISTER OF STATE 8. THE OATH OF SECRECY 9. THE OFFICIAL OATH 10. THE SPEAKER’S OATH 11. THE OATH OF A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT 12. THE OATH OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL
There shall be established by Act of Parliament within six months after Parliament first meets after the coming into force of this Constitution, a National Commission for Civic Education in this Chapter referred to as “the Commission”.
The Commission shall consist of a Chairman, two Deputy Chairmen and four other members.
Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the President acting on the advice of the Council of State.
Members of the Commission shall be persons who are qualified to be elected as members of Parliament.
Members of the Commission shall be persons who do not hold office in any political party.
The functions of the Commission shall be-
to create and sustain within the society the awareness of the principles and objectives of this Constitution as the fundamental law of the people of Ghana;
to educate and encourage the public to defend this Constitution at all times, against all forms of abuse and violation;
to formulate for the consideration of Government, from time to time, programmes at the national, regional and district levels aimed at realising the objectives of this Constitution;
to formulate, implement and oversee programmes intended to inculcate in the citizens of Ghana awareness of their civic responsibilities and an appreciation of their rights and obligations as free people; and
such other functions as Parliament may prescribe.
Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution or in any other law which is not inconsistent with this Constitution, the Commission shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority in the performance of its functions.
The Chairman of the Commission shall enjoy the same terms and conditions of service as a Justice of the Court of Appeal, and a Deputy Chairman of the Commission shall enjoy the same terms and conditions of service as a Justice of the High Court.
The other members of the Commission shall hold office on such terms and conditions as may be approved by Parliament.
The procedure for the removal of the Chairman or a Deputy Chairman from office shall be the same as that provided for the removal of a Justice of the Court of Appeal and a Justice of the High Court respectively under this Constitution.
Parliament shall, by law, provide for the establishment of Regional and District branches of the Commission.
The officers and employees of the Commission shall be appointed by the Commission acting in consultation with the Public Services Commission.
The administrative expenses of the Commission, including salaries, allowances and pensions payable to, or in respect of, persons serving with the Commission, shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund.
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