Act 950 National Identity Register (Amendment) Act, 2017 Section 75 of Act 750 amended 6. Interpretation . At a very high level, the new Act seeks to introduce improved corporate governance standards for companies operating in Ghana. 2. Responsibilities and Roles for Public Financial Management General responsibility 3. For the avoidance of doubt, the Government of Ghana’s 5-Year Bond due December 2011 and listed on the market is available to non-resident foreigners. It is surprising, painful, sad and shameful the Parliament of Ghana, the Star of Africa, has passed an exploitative, predatory and obnoxious law, Act 919, to legalize corruption and perpetuate the robbery of Ghanaians of their sovereign wealth rights in the name of attracting investment, the very thing Mr. Kofi Annan had complained about. Act 954 REPUBLIC OF GHANA THE NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOURTH ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED VALUE ADDED TAX 2) ACT, 2017 AN ACT to amend the Value Added Tax Act, 2013 (Act 870) to remove the tax on stakes in the National Lotto, to provide for the withholding from the payment of Value Added Tax to registered Value Added CRIMINAL CODE, 1960 (ACT 29) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS . ghana civil aviation act - 2004 (act 678) ghana education service act - 1995 (act 506) ghana education trust fund act - 2000 (act 581) ghana health service and teaching hospitals act - 1996 (act 525) ghana highway authority act - 1997 (act 540) GPCL. Companies Code Act 179, 1963 br> Labor Law ACT 46 Volta River Development Act, 1961 13. Section 4—Persons Born on or after 6/3/57 but before 22/8/69 (1) A person born on or after 6th March 1957 and before 22nd August 1969 is a citizen of Ghana by birth if— THE WHISTLEBLOWERS PROTECTION ACT, 2010. DATE OF ASSENT: 31st December, 2014. Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2008 Act 749 4 THE SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINETH ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2008 AN ACT to prohibit money laundering, establish a Financial Intelligence Centre and to provide for related matters. Definition of Public Officer, etc. ACT 25 CONTRACTS ACT, 1960 1(1) AN ACT to amend the law of contracts and to replace certain imperial enactments. Company Law. Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2016 9 Act 925 ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED LAND USE AND SPATIAL PLANNING ACT, 2016 AN ACT to revise and consolidate the laws on land use and spatial planning, provide for sustainable development of land and human settlements through a decentralised planning system, ensure 3. GPCL/A897/l.500/12/2017 4. (2) This Act shall be read together with any other enactment relevant to public financial management. PDF (updated 19/4/2019) 6. 10. (5) The President may give directions of a general nature to the Authority, and the Authority shall give effect to them. DATE OF ASSENT: 18th May, 2015. Manuals - Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) Public Procurement Board-Ghana 5 DEFINITIONS The terms used in this Manual have the following meanings assigned to them. 2. (2) The object the Ghana Heritage Fund is . Date of Gazette notification: 6th December, 2017. Activities reserved for Ghanaians and Ghanaian owned enterprises 28. ACT 483 Lands Commission Act, 1994 (b) one representative of, and nominated by, (i) the Regional House of Chiefs, (ii) each District Assembly within the Region, and (iii) the department responsible for town and country planning, (c) one nominee of the Ghana Bar Association practising in the Region, 1. The object of the Council is to secure in the public interest the highest standards in the practice of pharmacy in the country. Act 815 201 J (3) The Ghana Stabilisation Fund shaH receive from the Petroleum Holding Fund a percentage of petroleum revenue determined by Pariia.rnent as savings tor the purpose of this Establishment and object ofthe Ghana Herit.age Fund . Country: Ghana: Subject(s): Criminal and penal law: Type of legislation: Law, Act: Adopted on: 1998-08-19 Health safeguards (1) The Authority shall take reasonable measures, in co-operation with the Minister responsible for Health, and with local authorities, to safeguard the health and safety of its Role of the Bank of Ghana 3. ACCRA. Test Formats for ACT National Testing The full ACT is now offered nationally in both paper and online formats. 3. THE FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SECOND ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED INTERNAL REVENUE ACT, 2000 AN ACT to amend and consolidate the law relating to Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Gift Tax and to provide for related matters. Students who have taken the full ACT at least once in 2016 or later will be able to retake individual sections during any of the National test dates through ACT Section Retesting. PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS . Free Zone Act (No. 3. (2) Where there is a conflict or inconsistency between the Companies Act, 1963 (Act 179) and this Act, this Act shall prevail. to (aJ Guidelines For Application To Reinst ate Company Under Section 555(1) Of The Companies Act 2016 PDF 7. ASSEMBLY PRESS. CUSTOMS ACT, 2015 7 Act 891 Act 891 ACT OF THEPARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED CUSTOMS ACT, 2015 AN ACT to provide for the imposition, collection and accounting of customs duty, tax and for related matters. Object of the Council 79. The Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992) has been in the works since 2018 and replaces the Companies Act, 1963 (Act 179). (a) he was born in Ghana and at least one of his parents or grandparents was born in Ghana; or (b) he was born outside Ghana and one of his parents was born in Ghana. Non-resident foreigners are now permitted to invest in money market instruments of a tenor of three years or above. 554). Section . Ghana Government and international body copyright 3. National Health Insurance Act, 2012 Act 852 (2) Where there is a hindrance to the acquisition of property, the property may be acquired for the Authority under the State Property and Contracts Act, 1960 (C.A. An Act to provide for the procedures by which individuals in both the private and public sector may in the public interest disclose information that relates to irregular, illegal or corrupt Name: Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 1998 (No. General Rules of Construction . (1) This Act shall be read together with the Companies Act, 1963 (Act 179) and shall not except as otherwise provided in this Act derogate from the provisions of that Act. PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the President: Imposition of rate of duty and tax Enterprises eligible for foreign participation and minimum foreign capital requirement 29. Provisions Relating to a Company and its Officers . 6) or the State Lands Act, 1962 (Act 125) and the costs shall be borne by the Council. Frustration of Contracts 1. (2) Wtlere an accident occurs owing to the presence of a motor vehicle on a road, a police officer may subject to section 9, require any person who the police 64) ghana shipping act, 2003 (act 645) ss 115-231; ghana shipping act, 2003 (act 645) ss 232-349; ghana shipping act, 2003 (act 645) ss 350-462 Cadastral system 8. (3) Where there is a conflict or inconsistency between the provi-sions of this Act and any other relevant enactment, the provisions of this Act shall prevail. . PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the President: PART I IMPOSITION OF INCOME TAX Imposition of income tax 1. (1) A Ghana Heritage Fund is hereby . CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY MATTERS . Ghana under the Banking Act, 2004 (Act 673). Act 883 THE EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THIRD ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED NATIONAL PENSIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014 AN ACT to amend the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766) to reduce the age for exemption from the first-tier Scheme and to provide for related matters. INCOME TAX ACT, 2015 8 Act 896 ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED INCOME TAX ACT, 2015 AN ACT to provide for the imposition of income tax and for related purposes. DATE OF ASSENT: 22nd December, 2000 BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows: Act 690 (a) (a) (b) , . 6) or the State Lands Act, 1962 (Act 125) and the costs shall … acquired for the Council under the State Property and Contracts Act, 1960 (CA. Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, 2013 2 Act 865 Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, 2013 Entry, admission, and protection of investment 27. Act, 1960 (C.A. The copyright of work shall vest in (a) the President on behalf of and in trust for the people of the Republic; or ... where the person performing the act knew or had reasonable grounds to know that . Act 849 /I THE EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINETH ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED CRIMINAL OFFENCES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012 AN ACTto amend the Criminal Offences Act, 1960(Act 29) to include theoffencesof unlawfuluseofhuman parts, enforced disappearance, sexual exploitation, illicit trafficking in explosives, firearms and established. act as its agent for the exercise of the right of pre-emption. Section 75 of the principal enactment is amended by the deletion of the definition for "identity document". 5. 504 of 1995) Ghana Free Zones Act 1995 ACT 504 Ghana Investment Act Ghana Standards Board (Food, Drugs And Other Goods) General Labelling Rules, 1992 Mercury Act, 1989 The Millennium Development Authority Act, 2006 Weights and Measures Act, 1975. 4. The Board the Director-General of the Authority, the two directors of the Ports of Tema and Takoradi, ghana investment promotion centre act, 2013 (act 865) ghana maritime authority act, 2002 (act 630) ghana maritime security act, 2004 (act 675) ghana national petroleum corporation act, 1983 (p.n.d.c.l. Guidelines For Corporate Rescue Mechanism Under Division 8 Part III of the Companies Act 2016 PDF (uploaded on 5/12/18) 8. 6) or the State Lands Act, 1962 (Act 125) or any other law. (1) For purpose of this Act, the surface of the Earth shall be deemed to be divided in accordance with the co-ordinates represented in the official maps of Ghana held at the Commission at a scale of 1:50,000, 6. Road Traffic Act, 2004 Act 683 the police officer may, subject to section 8, require that person to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test. Functions of the Council 80. Application of Part I to Other Offences . (ACT 550) PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERS (DECLARATION OF ASSETS AND DISQUALIFICATION) ACT 1998 Section 1-Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by Public Office Holders ... for an offence relating to or connected with elections under any law in force in Ghana. DATE OF ASSENT: 22nd January, 2008.