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Article 207 — Director-General of Prisons Service and Appoin tment of Members of Service

Article
207
Index row title
Director-General of Prisons Service and Appoin tment of Members of Service
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
e102cee5-f6f2-4c70-aaa5-c6259db0740b

146 words

Verbatim text

(1) The Director-General of the Prisons Service sha ll be appointed by the President, acting in consultation with the Council of State. (2) The Director-General of the Prisons Service sha ll, subject to the provisions of this article and to the control and direction of the Prisons Ser vice Council, be responsible for the operational control and the administration of the P risons Service. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the power to appoint persons to hold or to act in an office in the Prisons Service shall vest in the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prisons Service Council. (4) The President may, subject to such conditions a s he thinks fit, delegate some of his functions under this article by directions in writi ng to the Prisons Service Council or to a Committee or a member of the Council.

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  • The index files this text under article 207 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “Director-General of Prisons Service and Appoin tment of Members of Service”.
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