2008
Internal Revenue (Amendment) Act, 2008 (Act 757)
A person who pays profit or repatriates profit must withhold a final tax on the gross amount at the prescribed rate.
- Withholding tax
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2008
Internal Revenue (Registration of Business) (Amendment) Act, 2008 ( Act 777)
This Act amends the Schedule of the Internal Revenue (Registration of Business) Act, 2005 by replacing certain amounts with new Ghana cedi amounts.
- Business registration
- Fees/amounts
- Schedule amendment
2005
Internal Revenue (Registration of Business) Act, 2005 (Act 684)
A person must register a business with the Commissioner before carrying it on.
- Business categorisation
- Business inspection
- Business registration
- Certification
- Commencement
1957
International Bank, Fund and Finance Corporation Act, 1957 (No. 17 OF 1957 )
This section gives the Act’s short title: International Bank, Fund and Finance Corporation Act, 1957.
- Borrowing
- Central banking
- Contracting
- Fund participation
- Funding obligations
1960
International Development Association Act, 1960 (Act 11)
The Minister may sign the Agreement for Ghana, deposit the acceptance instruments with the Bank, or authorize another named person to do so.
- Agreement signing
- Association powers
- Definitions
- Executive powers
- Fund financing
2003
Judiciary (Retention of Revenue) Act, 2003 (Act 661)
Judiciary administrative expenses are charged on the Consolidated Fund, and judicial pay and service conditions cannot be made worse.
- Audit reporting
- Budget retention
- Budgeting
- Government estimates
- Government funding
2003
Juvenile Justice Act, 2003 (Act 653)
A juvenile is a person under 18 who is in conflict with the law, and juveniles are to be dealt with differently from adults except in exceptional circumstances under section 17.
- Appeals
- Case transfer
- Child care approval
- Compliance
- Compliance records
2003
Kimberley Process Certificate Act, 2003 (Act 652)
A licensed person must not export rough diamonds unless they have applied for and been issued a Kimberley Process Certificate by the Minister.
- Kimberley certificate
- Application process
- Certificate definitions
- Commodity packaging
- Compliance
1961
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Act, 1961 (Act 80)
This section establishes the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, gives it body corporate status with perpetual succession and a common seal, and gives it power to award its own degrees.
- Academic governance
- Appointment and office holding
- Asset acquisition and disposal
- Asset vesting
- Audit
2003
Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651)
This section says the Act applies to all workers and employers, except the Armed Forces, Police Service, Prison Service, and specified security and intelligence agencies.
- Amalgamation
- Annual leave
- Appointment of inspectors
- Audit
- Audited financial statements
2020
Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036)
This section lists the interests in land.
- Access control
- Accountability
- Administrative review
- Agreement review
- Agreements
1960
Land Development (Protection of Purchases) Act,1960 (Act 2)
The court may replace a possession order with an order deeming the purchaser’s conveyance to have passed title, and may also order compensation, subject to a cap.
- Compensation
- Court orders
- Instalments
- Land administration
- Land conveyance
1963
Lands (Statutory Way Leaves) Act, 1963 (Act 186)
The President may, if it is in the public interest and subject to the Act, declare land to be subject to a statutory wayleave by executive instrument.
- Charges
- Claims
- Construction access
- Definitions
- Easements
2008
Lands Commission Act,2008 (Act 767)
The Lands Commission is established, has corporate status, and may sue, hold property, and enter transactions for its functions.
- Access to records
- Agency dissolution
- Annual reports
- Appointment and functions of officials
- Appointment and governance
1962
Lands Registry Act, 1962,Act (Act 122)
The Minister may appoint registry offices at other places, move offices, and increase or reduce their number.
- Appeals
- Application registration
- Books and registers
- Certificates
- Compliance timing
2018
Legal Aid Commission Act,2018 (Act 977)
The Act establishes the Legal Aid Commission as a body corporate with perpetual succession.
- Access to justice
- Accounting
- Accounting records
- Accounts
- Administration
1960
Legal Profession Act, 1960 (Act 32)
The General Legal Council continues as a body for the legal profession, legal education, and professional conduct, with powers to hold property and duties to appoint officers and follow the Minister’s general directions.
- Accounts
- Admission to practise
- Annulment
- Assignees
- Audit
2017
Local Governance (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act 940)
The President may revoke the appointment of an appointed member of a District Assembly.
- Appointment and removal
- District assembly governance
2019
Luxury Vehicle Levy (Repeal) Act, 2019 (Act 996)
This section repeals the Luxury Vehicle Levy Act, 2018 (Act 969).
- Legal continuity
- Legislation
- Repeal
2017
Major Mahama Trust Fund Act, 2017 (Act 960)
This section identifies the Act as a private Act.
- Administration
- Allowances
- Annual reports
- Appointment and office terms
- Appointments
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