Ghana Statutes

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District Assembly Elections Act, 1994 (Act 473)

Act 473

12 provisions

District Assembly elections must be held every four years and at least six months apart from parliamentary elections.

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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.

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Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 994)

Act 994

1 provisions

This provision amends the Schedule to Act 947 and replaces it with a new list of identified earmarked funds.

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Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment Act, 2017 (Act 947)

Act 947

9 provisions

This Act applies to Earmarked Funds, and it prevails where another enactment about an Earmarked Fund or an Internally Generated Fund conflicts with it.

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Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment Amendment Act, 2025

Act 1132

1 provisions

This Act amends the Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment Act, 2017 by replacing its Schedule.

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Education Act, 2008 (Act 778)

Act 778

31 provisions

The provision sets out three levels of education, defines what each level includes, and allows the Ministry of Education and District Assemblies to establish district open colleges.

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Electoral Commission Act, 1993 (Act 451)

Act 451

15 provisions

This section establishes the Electoral Commission and states that it must have a Chairman, two deputy chairmen, and four other members.

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Electricity (Special Levies) Act, 1995 (Act 497)

Act 497

8 provisions

All electricity consumers in Ghana must pay a special levy of ¢1.70 per kwh for rural electrification.

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Electronic Communications (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 1006)

Act 1006

1 provisions

Incoming intra-community roaming traffic in the ECOWAS region is exempt from the minimum international incoming traffic rate, and the Authority must periodically issue directives to set the rate.

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Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772)

Act 772

134 provisions

This section states the Act’s purpose: to support electronic communications and related transactions in the public interest.

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Electronic Transfer Levy Repeal Act, 2025

Act 1075

1 provisions

This Act repeals two earlier Electronic Transfer Levy enactments, while preserving pre-existing rights, liabilities, and obligations until they are exercised or terminated.

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Emergency Powers Act, 1994 (Act 472)

Act 472

13 provisions

The President may declare that a state of emergency exists in Ghana, or in part of Ghana, if acting on the advice of the Council of State and by proclamation published in the Gazette.

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Emissions Levy Repeal Act, 2025

Act 1112

1 provisions

This Act repeals the Emissions Levy Act, 2023, and keeps pre-existing rights, liabilities, and obligations in force until they are exercised or terminated.

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Energy Commission Act, 1997 (Act 541)

Act 541

59 provisions

This section establishes the Energy Commission and gives it corporate status and powers to sue, hold and dispose of property, and enter contracts.

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Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act 946)

Act 946

2 provisions

Section 1 amends section 4(2) of Act 899 by repealing paragraphs (a) and (b).

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Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 997)

Act 997

1 provisions

This provision amends the First Schedule to Act 899 and changes several fuel levy rates.

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Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Act 1064)

Act 1064

4 provisions

The Minister must open and maintain two accounts: one for Energy Sector Recovery Levy money and one for Sanitation and Pollution Levy money.

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Energy Sector Levies Act, 2025

Act 1135

1 provisions

This Act sets and collects several energy-sector levies, requires collected funds to be paid into specified accounts, and gives the Minister powers to make regulations and report to Parliament.

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Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994 (Act 490)

Act 490

30 provisions

This section establishes the Environmental Protection Agency and gives it corporate status and certain powers.

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Estate Duty Act, 1965 (Act 271)

Act 271

20 provisions

The Commissioner must carry out the functions given by this Act, subject to directions from the Minister.

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