GPS Act: Section – 6 – Acting Assignment Of The Ghana Police Service

(1) Where a Police Service post is vacant or a police officer is absent from duty for any reason the Inspector-General of Police may assign a member of the Police Service to carry out the appropriate duties.

(2) An assignment under this section shall cease to have effect-

(a) on the filling of the vacancy or the return to duty of the officer, as the case may be; or

(b) if some other person is assigned to carry out the said duties; or

(c) if the assignment is revoked by the Inspector General of Police.