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Internal Revenue (Registration of Business) Act, 2005 (Act 684)

Act 684

unknown Act or statute Section 1 — Registration of Business

Registration of Business

Section 1—Registration of Business (1) A person shall not carry on any business unless that person has registered the business with the Commissioner. (2) There shall be paid for the registration the fees specified in the Schedule to this Act or such other fee as the Commissioner shall prescribe. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence

Topics: business categorisation, business inspection, business registration, certification

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Internal Revenue (Registration of Business) (Amendment) Act, 2008 ( Act 777)

Act 777

unknown Act or statute Document document — Internal Revenue (Registration of Business) (Amendment) Act, 2008 ( Act 777)

Internal Revenue (Registration of Business) (Amendment) Act, 2008 ( Act 777)

1 INTERNAL REVENUE (REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008 ( ACT 777) ACT 777 THE SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVENTH ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED INTERNAL REVENUE (REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008 AN ACT to amend the Internal Revenue (Registration of Business) Act, 2005 (Act 684) and to provide for related ma

Topics: business registration, fees/amounts, schedule amendment

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Book and Newspaper Registration Act, 1961 (ACT 73)

Act 73

unknown Act or statute Section 19 — Section 19

Section 19

Section 19—Repeals and Saving. (1) The Book and Newspaper Registration Ordinance (Cap. 124) and the Newspaper Registration Ordinance (Cap. 125) are repealed. (2) Every statutory instrument made under any of the enactments repealed by this Act and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue in force as if made under the correspondi

Topics: annual returns, book delivery, book registration, catalogue records

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Ghana Investment Fund Act, 2002 (Act 616)

Act 616

unknown Act or statute Section 6 — Eligibility for credit facilities

Eligibility for credit facilities

nterprise may apply to a designated financial institution or other institution for a credit facility if that person or enterprise (a) has a business to expand or start; (b) is registered in Ghana under the Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179), the Incorporated Private Partnerships Act, 1962 (Act 179), the Incorporated Private Partnerships Act, 1962 (Act 152) or an

Topics: administrative expenses, annual reports, banking, board allowances

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Credit Reporting Act, 2007 (ACT 726)

Act 726

unknown Act or statute Section 28 — Other sources of information for credit bureau

Other sources of information for credit bureau

ailable to the public. (2) The information is what can be obtained from the following public sources: (a) government agencies that register business and maintain a register of businesses in operation; (b) government agencies that register property rights and transactions which include; (i) registries which maintain information on interests in immovable prope

Topics: accounts, amalgamation, appeal/review, appeals

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Geographical Indications Act, 2003 (Act 659)

Act 659

unknown Act or statute Section 6 — Application for registration

Application for registration

Section 6—Application for Registration. (1) An application for the registration of a geographical indication shall be filed with the Registrar. (2) An application may be filed by (a) a person or group of persons carrying on an activity as a producer in a geographical area specified in the application, with respect to the goods specified in the application; (

Topics: administrative process, appeals process, application procedure, application requirements

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Trade Marks Act, 2004 (Act 664)

Act 664

unknown Act or statute Section 51 — Regulations

Regulations

for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act and in particular (a) for the classification of goods and services for the purposes of registration of trade marks; (b) for making or requiring duplicates of trade marks and other documents; 19 (c) to secure and regulate the publication of trade marks and other documents; (d) to prescribe the fees to be pa

Topics: application requirements, brand protection, certification, certified copies

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Public Private Partnership Act, 2020 (Act 1039)

Act 1039

unknown Act or statute Section 55 — Requirements for unsolicited proposals Contract and Post Contract Award Management

Requirements for unsolicited proposals Contract and Post Contract Award Management

or proponent shall submit to the contracting authority, with a copy to the Office, 28 (a) an unsolicited proposal in the form of an initial business case regarding the proposed project, and (b) all the necessary supporting documents, for preliminary review by the contracting authority. (6) The contracting authority shall, as part of the preliminary review, e

Topics: PPP accounting, PPP administration, PPP arrangements, PPP governance

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Export Development and Investment Fund Act, 2000 (Act 582)

Act 582

unknown Act or statute Section 16 — Eligibility for credit facilities

Eligibility for credit facilities

in Ghana under the Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179) the Incorporated Private Partnerships Act, 1962 (Act 152) or any other enactment for the registration of business; and (b) is wholly owned by a Ghanaian or partly owned by a Ghanaian with majority Ghanaian shareholding.

Topics: access to finance, account categorisation, account classification, account handling

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Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019 (Act 987)

Act 987

unknown Act or statute Section 24 — Licensing of dedicated electronic money issuer

Licensing of dedicated electronic money issuer

han one regulated under the Banks and Specialised-Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930) which seeks to engage in electronic money business shall apply to the Bank of Ghana in the form prescribed by the Bank of Ghana. (2) An application under subsection (1) shall be accompanied with (a) information about the applicant and the business organisation o

Topics: KYC, account information, account opening, account reactivation

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Creative Arts Industry Act, 2020 (ACT 1048)

Act 1048

unknown Act or statute Section 29 — Establishment of creative arts enterprise

Establishment of creative arts enterprise

a) incorporate that enterprise in accordance with the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992), or (b) register that enterprise in accordance with the Registration of Business Names Act, 1962 (Act 151) or the Incorporated Private Partnership Act, 1962 (Act 152), and procure the necessary authorisations under laws relevant to the establishment of that enterprise.

Topics: accounts, accounts and audit, administrative oversight, agency administration

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Insolvency Act, 2006 (Act 708)

Act 708

unknown Act or statute Section 23 — Adjudication of bankruptcy

Adjudication of bankruptcy

period of twelve months within the three years preceding the making of the protection order; the debtor continued to carry on the trade or business of the debtor in the knowledge that the debtor was insolvent; (b) that the debtor contributed to the insolvency by rash speculations or culpable neglect of the business affairs of the debtor, or by gambling or e

Topics: account management, accounting, accounts, adjournment

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Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663)

Act 663

unknown Act or statute Section 55 — Requirements for unsolicited proposals Contract and Post Contract Award Management

Requirements for unsolicited proposals Contract and Post Contract Award Management

or proponent shall submit to the contracting authority, with a copy to the Office, 28 (a) an unsolicited proposal in the form of an initial business case regarding the proposed project, and (b) all the necessary supporting documents, for preliminary review by the contracting authority. (6) The contracting authority shall, as part of the preliminary review, e

Topics: PPP approvals, PPP project administration, PPP projects, PPP safeguards

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Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019)

Act 1019

unknown Act or statute Section 34 — Power to monitor activities in respect of precursors and controlled equipment

Power to monitor activities in respect of precursors and controlled equipment

from the Commission, a licence to import and export the precursors and a permit for the clearance of imports of precursors. (3) The fee for registration, licence for import and export and permit for clearance shall be determined in accordance with the Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2018 (Act 983). (4) An officer may enter, search and inspec

Topics: administration, affidavit requirements, agency governance, agriculture

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Companies Act, 2019 (ACT 992)

Act 992

unknown Act or statute Section 21 — Names of companies

Names of companies

ble. (3) A company shall not be registered with a name of a company that has been dissolved within the preceding five years of the intended registration. 53 (4) A company may in writing change its name by special resolution and with the written approval of the Registrar. (5) Where, through inadvertence or otherwise, a company on first registration or on regi

Topics: administrative penalties, amendment restrictions, application of act, association

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Fisheries Act, 2002 (Act 625)

Act 625

unknown Act or statute Section 47 — Qualification as local industrial or semi-industrial fishing vessel

Qualification as local industrial or semi-industrial fishing vessel

zen of Ghana, the Government or owned or controlled by a company or partnership registered by law in Ghana which has its principal place of business in Ghana and the share of which is beneficially owned wholly by the Government, a citizen, a public corporation established by law in Ghana or a combination of any of them; (b) in the case of a tuna fishing vess

Topics: access agreements, access arrangements, annual reporting, appeals

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Taxation( Use of Fiscal Electronic Device) Act, 2018 ( Act 966)

Act 966

unknown Act or statute Section 38 — Section 38

Section 38

section 6(3)) Content of Fiscal Receipt A fiscal receipt shall (A) have a header that specifies the 15 (i) taxable person, (ii) name, (iii) business address, (iv) email address, (v) Tax Office, (vi) telephone number, (vii) Taxpayer Identification Number, (viii)taxpayer FED registration ID, (ix) Fiscal Electronic Device Number (2-digit manufacturer code, 2-di

Topics: application and amendment procedure, business location change notification, business premises compliance, cashless payments

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Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036)

Act 1036

unknown Act or statute Section 70 — Rules for conveyance

Rules for conveyance

by the full residential and postal address of the parties or, in the case of a body corporate, the registered office or principal place of business of the body corporate; (c) where any other registered conveyance is recited, the registration number of the conveyance shall be stated; and (d) sums of money shall be written fully in words without abbreviation,

Topics: access control, accountability, administrative review, agreement review

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Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, 1994 (Act 478)

Act 478

unknown Act or statute Section 40 — Section 40

Section 40

hich this Act applies; “capital” means all cash contributions, plant, machinery, equipment, buildings, spare parts, raw materials and other business assets other than goodwill; "direct investment" means investment made to acquire a lasting interest in an enterprise operating in the economy of Ghana and intended to give the investor an effective control in th

Topics: administration, administrative procedure, agreement registration, agreements

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Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) Act 1998 (Act 550)

Act 1998

unknown Act or statute Section 16 — Saving and Transitional provisions SCHEDULES Schedule I Schedule II THE FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED

Saving and Transitional provisions SCHEDULES Schedule I Schedule II THE FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED

lant and machinery, including Fishing Boats and Trawlers, Generating Plants, etc. Nature (e.g. cars, fishing boats, generating plant, etc.) Registration No. Date of Purchase Cost at time of acquisition 3. Employment or Business interest as at date of making Declaration. Nature (e.g. profession, sole proprietor, partnership, shares in companies, poultry farmi

Topics: asset declaration, complaints, compliance, definitions

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