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(2)
The Judicial-Council may establish such committees as it considers necessary to which it shall refer
matters relating to the Judiciary.
Part IX Miscellaneous
155 RETIRING AWARDS OF SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICES
(1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Chapter, a Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature who has
attained the age of sixty years or above, shall, on retiring, in addition to any gratuity payable to him,
be paid a pension equal to the salary payable for the time being to a Justice of the Superior Court
from which he retired where(a) he has served for ten continuous years or more as a Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature;
or
(b) he has served for twenty years or more in the public service at least five continuous years of
which were as a Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature; and
upon retirement under this clause, he shall not hold any private office of profit or emolument
whether directly or indirectly.
(2)
For the avoidance of doubt, the pension paid to a person under clause (1) of this article shall be
subject to the same changes and increases as the salary of a serving Justice of the Superior Court of
Judicature.
(3)
A Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature may, in lieu of retiring under clause (1) of this article,
retire if he has attained the age prescribed as retiring age for public officers generally, and shall be
paid retiring awards based on his total public service, including service as a Justice of the Superior
Court of Judicature, but otherwise at the same rate as is, for the time being applicable to the public
service generally.
156 JUDICIAL OATH
(1)
A Justice of a Superior Court, the Chairman of a Regional Tribunal, and also a person presiding over a
lower court or tribunal, and any other judicial officer or person whose functions involve the exercise
by him of judicial power shall, before assuming the exercise of the duties of his office, take and
subscribe the oath of allegiance and the Judicial Oath set out in the Second Schedule to this
Constitution.
(2)
The President may, on the advice of the Chief Justice, direct that any other person connected with
the exercise of judicial power, shall take and subscribe the Judicial Oath.
(3)
The oath of allegiance and the judicial oath required by this article shall be taken and subscribed (a) in the case of the Chief Justice or other Justice of a Superior Court, and a Chairman of a Regional
Tribunal, before the President; and
(b) in the case of any other person, before the Chief Justice or before any other Justice of a Superior
Court or Chairman of a Regional Tribunal as the Chief Justice may direct.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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