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Article 244 — Presiding Member

Article
244
Index row title
Presiding Member
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
6e6790d4-36e3-44f9-8845-9991df416c26

126 words

Verbatim text

(1) The District Assembly shall have a Presiding Me mber who shall be elected by the Assembly from among its members. (2) The Presiding Member shall be elected by at lea st two-thirds majority of all the members of the Assembly. (3) The Presiding Member shall— (a) preside over the meetings of the Assembly; (b) perform such other functions as may be prescrib ed by law. (4) Subject to clause (5) of this article, the term of office of the Presiding Member shall be two years and he shall be eligible for re-election. (5) The Presiding Member shall cease to hold office whenever the Assembly by a majority of at least two-thirds of all the members of the Assem bly vote to remove him from office.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 244 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “Presiding Member”.
  • The passage runs to about 126 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

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