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Ghana legislation

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2018
Ghana Act or statute

Excise Tax Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act 981)

This section amends section 2 of Act 873 by changing the list of excisable products and adding any other excisable product prescribed by the Minister.

  • Excise tax stamps
  • Legislative amendment
  • Product packaging
  • Retail
  • Textiles
1995
Ghana Act or statute

Export and Import Act, 1995 (Act 503).

Any person may export goods from Ghana for commercial purposes if the required export form is completed.

  • Clearance
  • Commercial imports
  • Customs clearance
  • Customs documentation
  • Delivery
1960
Ghana Act or statute

Extradition Act, 1960 (Act 22).

The President may, by legislative instrument, apply this Act to a country if there is an arrangement for surrendering fugitive criminals, and the order must be laid before the National Assembly.

  • Administrative procedure
  • Appeals
  • Authentication of documents
  • Court evidence
  • Criminal procedure
1962
Ghana Act or statute

Farm Lands (Protection) Act, 1962 (Act 107)

If a farmer buys land for farming and does not farm all or part of it for eight years from acquisition, title to the whole land or the unfarmed part is treated as extinguished.

  • Agriculture
  • Compensation
  • Court orders
  • Farming
  • Land possession
2018
Ghana Act or statute

Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2018 (Act 983)

For enactments listed in the Schedule, Regulations must prescribe fees and charges for the Ministry, Department, or Agency named in the Schedule.

  • Audit
  • Fees and charges
  • Fees and charges review
  • Government fees
  • Legal continuity
2000
Ghana Act or statute

Fines(Penalty Units)Act,2000(Act 572)

If an enactment sets a fine for contravening a provision, the fine must be stated as a number of penalty units.

  • Fines
  • Monetary values
  • Penalties
  • Penalty units
2018
Ghana Act or statute

Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2018 (Act 982)

This Act is intended to establish fiscal responsibility rules aimed at macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability.

  • Budget balance
  • Budget terminology
  • Budgeting
  • Debt sustainability
  • Disciplinary action
2002
Ghana Act or statute

Fisheries Act, 2002 (Act 625)

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

  • Access agreements
  • Access arrangements
  • Annual reporting
  • Appeals
  • Application process
1961
Ghana Act or statute

Foreign Enlistment Act, 1961 (Act 75)

Certain people may not join or help others join another country’s military without the President’s written permission; doing so is a first degree felony.

  • Compliance
  • Detention
  • Enlistment
  • Legal compliance
  • Military enlistment
2006
Ghana Act or statute

Foreign Exchange Act, 2006 (Act 723)

The Bank of Ghana may require resident persons or businesses in the country to provide details of their foreign exchange transactions or file prescribed returns with those details.

  • Appeals/petitions
  • Asset recovery
  • Asset retention
  • Asset seizure notice
  • Claim notice
1999
Ghana Act or statute

Forestry Commission Act, 1999 (Act 571)

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

  • Agency terminology
  • Agency/attorney
  • Annual reporting
  • Appointments
  • Asset transfer
2006
Ghana Act or statute

Gaming Act, 2006 (Act 721)

This section says the Act does not apply to National Lotto.

  • Access restriction
  • Administrative decision
  • Advisers
  • Allowances
  • Annual audit
2003
Ghana Act or statute

Geographical Indications Act, 2003 (Act 659)

An interested person may go to the High Court to stop certain misleading or unfair uses of a geographical indication, and the court may also award damages or other relief.

  • Administrative process
  • Appeals process
  • Application procedure
  • Application requirements
  • Cancellation
1995
Ghana Act or statute

Ghana Education Service Act, 1995 (Act 506)

This section establishes the Ghana Education Service and says it is referred to in the Act as “the Service”.

  • Administrative expenses
  • Allowances
  • Appointments
  • Asset transfer
  • Audit

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