This Decree is an amendment to the NRCD 360. Membership of the SMC was changed to be the Chairman who was now Lt. Gen. F.W.K. Akuffo as the Chairman and other people to hold offices which are the same as those present in the NRCD 360. Section 8(10) of the NRCD 360 was substituted : whenever the Chairman is unable to perform his functions as Chairman until the time when he will be able to perform those functions, his functions will be performed by the remainder of the members of the SMC together provided that there are not less than four of the members present. Sections 9 to 13 were substituted as follows: Section 9: The executive power of the state shall vest in the SMC and shall be exercised in accordance with this decree and any other law for the time being in force. A commissioner shall hold office at the pleasure of the council subject to the terms and conditions as the council may direct and the SMC was to assign responsibility for any subject or department of State to any member of the NRC (the executive council as seen in NRCD 360) and who shall discharge the duties subject to any general policy laid down in relation thereto by the SMC.---just the same thing as seen before….no exercise of such responsibility shall be questioned in………… Those to whom responsibilities were assigned were to be styled commissioners……and those same things as seen before. In the case of an emergency, the Chairman of the SMC shall have power to appoint another person to exercise the functions of another commissioner. The exercise of any of the executive powers of the state or of any functions of the SMC may be signified under the hand of a commissioner if not signified by the Chairman. The SMC could delegate any of the executive powers to another member of the SMC or to any commissioner or to another person. Any enactment in existence before the commencement of this decree shall have effect subject to such modifications as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this decree.
This Decree is an amendment to the NRCD 360. Membership of the
SMC was changed to be the Chairman who was now Lt. Gen. F.W.K.
Akuffo as the Chairman and other people to hold offices which are
the same as those present in the NRCD 360.Section 8(10) of the NRCD
360 was substituted : whenever the Chairman is unable to perform
his functions as Chairman until the time when he will be able to
perform those functions, his functions will be performed by the
remainder of the members of the SMC together provided that there
are not less than four of the members present.Sections 9 to 13 were
substituted as follows:Section 9: The executive power of the state
shall vest in the SMC and shall be exercised in accordance with
this decree and any other law for the time being in force. A
commissioner shall hold office at the pleasure of the council
subject to the terms and conditions as the council may direct and
the SMC was to assign responsibility for any subject or department
of State to any member of the NRC (the executive council as seen in
NRCD 360) and who shall discharge the duties subject to any general
policy laid down in relation thereto by the SMC.---just the same
thing as seen before.no exercise of such responsibility shall be
questioned in Those to whom responsibilities were assigned were to
be styled commissionersand those same things as seen before.In the
case of an emergency, the Chairman of the SMC shall have power to
appoint another person to exercise the functions of another
commissioner. The exercise of any of the executive powers of the
state or of any functions of the SMC may be signified under the
hand of a commissioner if not signified by the Chairman. The SMC
could delegate any of the executive powers to another member of the
SMC or to any commissioner or to another person.Any enactment in
existence before the commencement of this decree shall have effect
subject to such modifications as may be necessary to give effect to
the provisions of this decree.
