GHANA LEGION DECREE, 1974, (NRCD 285)

(1) The Organisation known immediately before the commencement of this Decree as the "Ghana Legion" (in this Decree referred to as the "Legion"), shall continue in existence and shall be the sole body recognised as representing all ex-servicemen in Ghana and charged with responsibility for the welfare of such ex-servicemen. (2) The Legion shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its own name. (3) The Legion may for the purposes of carrying out its objects acquire and hold any moveable and immoveable property, dispose of such property and enter into any contract or other transaction.

The Legion shall be a non-political organisation and shall not associate itself with any political party or similar organisation.