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Article 152 — Appointment, Allowances and Removal of Lower C ourt or Tribunal Panel members

Article
152
Index row title
Appointment, Allowances and Removal of Lower C ourt or Tribunal Panel members
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
ca9b2c5b-3732-4419-99e7-2a920d1f2544

144 words

Verbatim text

(1) A panel member of a lower court or tribunal oth er than the person presiding— (a) shall be appointed by the Chief Justice acting on the advice of the Judicial Council and in consultation with the relevant District Assembly fr om among persons of high moral character and proven integrity; (b) shall be paid such allowances and benefits as t he Judicial Council may determine; and (c) may be removed by the Chief Justice on the advi ce of the Judicial Council on ground of stated misbehaviour, incompetence or inability to p erform his functions arising from infirmity of body or mind. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (c) of clause (1) of this article the panel member concerned is entitled to be heard in his defence by himself o r by a lawyer or other expert of his choice. The Judicial Council

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  • The index files this text under article 152 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “Appointment, Allowances and Removal of Lower C ourt or Tribunal Panel members”.
  • The passage runs to about 144 words.
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