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(1) In order to give effect to a request under this Act, the Minister may after consultation with the Ministers responsible for the Interior and Foreign Affairs set up a joint investigation team with the Central Authority of a foreign State or the competent authority of a foreign entity for a specific purpose and for a fixed period to carry out criminal investigations within and outside this country.

(2) The composition of the team shall be specified in the agreement with the Central Authority.

(3) A joint investigation team may be set up where

(a) investigations into a serious offence requires complicated and demanding investigations which have a nexus with a foreign State or foreign entity, and

(b) the conduct of investigations into a serious offence by a foreign State or foreign entity necessitate the coordinated and concerted action of the competent authorities in this country.

(4) Where a joint investigation team is established in this country, it shall operate under the following general conditions:

(a) the leader of the team shall be a representative of the competent authority authorized to participate in the criminal investigations and shall act in accordance with the law, and

(b) the team members shall carry out operations in accordance with the law and under the leadership of the team taking into account conditions set by their own authorities in the agreement that established the team.

(5) The Central Authority of a foreign State in which a joint investigation team is established or the Central Authority of the Republic, if the team is established in Ghana, shall be responsible for the necessary organizational arrangements.

(6) Members of a joint investigation team may carry out investigative measures which have been approved of by the Minister responsible for the Interior.

(7) Where a joint investigation team requires assistance from a foreign State or foreign entity, the Central Authority may make the relevant request on behalf of the team in accordance with the relevant arrangements of the team.