2003
Patents Act, 2003 (Act 657)
This section defines “patent” and “invention,” and says an invention may be a product or a process.
- Ip administration
- Ip applications
- Administrative decisions
- Administrative procedures
- Administrative processing
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2019
Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019 (Act 987)
This Act applies to banks, specialised deposit-taking institutions, dedicated electronic money issuers, payment service providers, and certain affiliates and agents.
- Kyc
- Account information
- Account opening
- Account reactivation
- Account suspension
2006
Persons with Disability Act, 2006 ACT 715 (Revised Edition)
A person with disability has the right to live with their family and take part in social, political, economic, creative, or recreational activities.
- Accessibility
- Advisers
- Airport operations
- Annual reporting
- Appointments
1996
Pesticides Control and Management Act, 1996 (Act 528)
A person must not import, export, manufacture, distribute, advertise, sell, or use a pesticide in Ghana unless the pesticide has been registered by the Environmental Protection Agency under this Act.
- Administrative appeal
- Advertising
- Advertising claims
- Agency administration
- Agricultural inputs
2016
Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 2016 (Act 919)
This Act applies to petroleum activities within Ghana, including activities on land, inland waters, territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the continental shelf.
- Acreage fees
- After-tax rate of return
- Agreement approval
- Agreement review
- Agreement termination
2020
Petroleum Hub Development Corporation Act, 2020 (Act 1053)
This section establishes the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation as a body corporate and gives it powers to deal with property and contracts.
- Administrative expenses
- Administrative procedure
- Appointment
- Audit
- Banking
2025
Petroleum Revenue Management Amendment Act, 2025
This Act amends section 21 of Act 815 to require the Annual Budget Funding Amount to support infrastructure development, and it lets the Minister make a special request to Parliament for revenue release in a natural disaster.
- Budgeting
- Infrastructure funding
2025
Petroleum Revenue Management Amendment no.2 Act, 2025
The Act expands the definition of “qualifying instrument” and lets the Minister prescribe additional qualifying instruments by Executive Instrument.
- Financial instruments
- Petroleum revenue management
2000
Political Parties Act, 2000 (Act 574)
Political parties may be formed for lawful purposes, and citizens of voting age have the right to form or join a party.
- Accounts filing
- Asset distribution
- Commission information requests
- Compliance
- Deportation
2007
Polytechnics Act, 2007 ACT 745 (Revised Edition)
The listed institutions are established as polytechnics, and the Minister may amend the Schedule by legislative instrument.
- Academic administration
- Academic autonomy
- Administration
- Allowances
- Appointment
2003
Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission Act, 2003 (Act 649)
This section creates the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission as a body corporate and gives it corporate powers.
- Administrative process
- Annual reporting
- Application processing
- Appointments
- Audit
1998
Powers of Attorney Act, 1998 (Act 549)
A power of attorney instrument must be signed by the donor or an authorised person, with the required witnesses present and attesting the document.
- Document execution
- Fraud prevention
- Legal document execution
- Liability
- Power of attorney
1993
Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463)
This section establishes the Presidential Office, referred to as “the Office.”
- Accounting records
- Annual audit
- Annual reporting
- Appointment screening
- Appointments
2000
Protection against Unfair Competition Act, 2000 (Act 589)
Confusing another person's enterprise or its activities in the course of industrial or commercial activities is treated as unfair competition.
- Advertising
- Business identifiers
- Confusion
- Damages
- Evidence preservation
1965
Public Conveyancing Act, 1965 (Act 302)
The President may, if it is in the public interest, declare land in a state or stool area to be a selected area by executive instrument.
- Definitions
- Land administration
- Land designation
- Land grants
- Land planning
2025
Public Financial Management Amendment Act, 2025
This Act adds fiscal responsibility rules, creates a Fiscal Council, and sets reporting, breach, suspension, and correction requirements for public finances.
- Budget reporting
- Fiscal responsibility
- Public finance oversight
2001
Public Holidays Act, 2001 (Act 601)
A day named in the First Schedule is declared a public holiday across the Republic.
- Business operations
- Calendar observance
- Compliance
- Definitions
- Employment
1998
Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) Act 1998 (Act 550)
Public office holders covered by section 3 must file a written declaration of their assets and liabilities with the Auditor-General.
- Asset declaration
- Complaints
- Compliance
- Definitions
- Disqualification
1994
Public Order Act, 1994 (Act 491)
People planning a special event in a public place must notify the police at least 5 days in advance, in writing, with required details.
- Arms control
- Arrest powers
- Compliance
- Compliance notification
- Crowd control
2025
Public Pocurement Amendment Act, 2025
This amendment requires a Minister-issued commitment authorisation before certain procurements are started or approved, and it criminalises unauthorised commitments and unverified payments by procurement-related officials.
- Government funding
- Payment verification
- Procurement approval
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