Esheria Regulatory Atlas

Banking and finance in Ghana

Financial services, banking, payments, credit, securities, and regulated finance. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

531 matching statutes

• Ghana

  Fisheries Act, 2002 (Act 625)

  Act 625

  102 provisions

  This section establishes the Fisheries Commission and gives it corporate status and powers.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Right to Information Act 989

  Act 989

  86 provisions

  A person has a right to information, and may apply without giving a reason unless the application is treated as urgent.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Ghana Maritime Authority Act, 2002 (Act 630)

  Act 630

  27 provisions

  This section establishes the Ghana Maritime Authority as a body corporate and gives it powers to sue and be sued, hold property, and enter contracts.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Whistleblower Act, Act 2006 (Act 720)

  Act 2006

  32 provisions

  A person may disclose information about suspected wrongdoing, and such a disclosure is protected if it is made in good faith, based on reasonable cause, and sent to the persons or institutions named in section 3.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Venture Capital Trust Fund Act, 2004 (Act 680). Revised Edition

  Act 680

  29 provisions

  This section establishes a Venture Capital Trust Fund called the Trust Fund.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Road Fund Act, 1997 (Act 536). Revised Edition

  Act 536

  20 provisions

  This section creates the Road Fund and gives it body-corporate powers.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Major Mahama Trust Fund Act, 2017 (Act 960)

  Act 960

  24 provisions

  This section identifies the Act as a private Act.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Novel Corona Virus (Covid- 19) National Trust Fund Act, 2020 (Act 1013)

  Act 1013

  26 provisions

  This section establishes the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) National Trust Fund as a body corporate and gives it powers to deal with property and contracts for its functions.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Road Fund Act, 1997 (Act 536)

  Act 536

  20 provisions

  The Act establishes the Road Fund and gives it corporate status and powers.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority Act, 1999 (Act 569)

  Act 569

  29 provisions

  This section creates the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority as a body corporate and gives it core corporate powers.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Ghana Highway Authority Act, 1997 (Act 540)

  Act 540

  44 provisions

  The Ghana Highway Authority continues to exist as a body corporate and can sue, be sued, own property, make contracts, and acquire land when the stated conditions are met.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Railways Act, 2008 (Act 779)

  Act 779

  109 provisions

  This section establishes the Ghana Railway Development Authority and gives it corporate status and powers to sue, hold property, and make contracts.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Forestry Commission Act, 1999 (Act 571)

  Act 571

  36 provisions

  This section creates the Forestry Commission and gives it corporate status and powers to sue, hold property, dispose of property, and make contracts.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (ACT 1015)

  Act 1015

  91 provisions

  This section states the Act’s purpose and says distressed companies may be put into administration or restructuring when they cannot pay debts as due or have negative net worth.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, 1994 (Act 478)

  Act 478

  80 provisions

  This section establishes the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre as a body corporate and gives it corporate powers.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Act, 2006 (ACT 718)

  Act 718

  25 provisions

  The Act establishes the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training and gives it corporate status and related powers.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Real Estate Agency Act, 2020 (Act 1047)

  Act 1047

  60 provisions

  This section says the Act applies to real estate transactions, including tenancies of at least one year, and treats some shorter tenancies with extensions as longer than one year.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Timber Resources Management Act, 1997 (Act 547). Revised Edition

  Act 547

  34 provisions

  A person must not harvest timber from land covered by section 4 unless they hold timber rights under a timber utilization contract for that land.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Administration of Estates Act 1961 (ACT 63)

  Act 1961

  108 provisions

  A deceased person’s movable and immovable property devolves to the personal representatives from the time of death.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Ghana

  Central Securities Depository Act, 2007 (ACT 733)

  Act 733

  62 provisions

  A company registered under the Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179) may establish a central securities depository.

  Act or statute Open & Chat