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(1) Subject to subsection (2) where a person arrives in Ghana in response to a request under this Act, that person while in Ghana, shall not be

(a) detained, prosecuted or punished,

(b) subjected to the service of process or civil suit, or

(c) required to give evidence in proceedings in Ghana other than proceedings to which the request relates in respect of an act that occurred before the person's departure from the foreign State concerned.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply where

(a) the person has left Ghana, or

(b) the person has had the opportunity of leaving Ghana and has remained in Ghana otherwise than for

(i) a purpose to which the request relates,

(ii) the purpose of giving evidence in proceedings in Ghana certified by the Minister, in writing, to be proceedings in which it is necessary that the person give evidence, or

(iii) the purpose of rendering assistance in relation to an investigation in Ghana certified by the Minister, in, writing, to be an investigation in relation to which it is necessary that the person render assistance.

(3) A certificate given by the Minister for purposes of subsection (2) (b) (ii) or (iii) takes effect from the date specified in the certificate.