Article 272 of the Constitution of Ghana

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shall— (a) advise any person or authority charged with any responsibility under this Constitution or any other law for any matter relating to or affecti ng chieftaincy; (b) undertake the progressive study, interpretation and codification of customary law with a view to evolving, in appropriate cases, a unified s ystem of rules of customary law, and compiling the customary laws and lines of successio n applicable to each stool or skin; (c) undertake an evaluation of traditional customs and usages with a view to eliminating those customs and usages that are outmoded and socially h armful; (d) perform such other functions, not being inconsi stent with any function assigned to the House of Chiefs of a region, as Parliament may refe r to it.

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