6519 Results Found

Chieftaincy Act

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

There is the “National House of Chiefs”, and among them, the Act identifies different titles of those chiefs and their functions.

Ghana 2008 Democracy and Governance

Minerals and Mining Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

This Act dicusses the authority of the Minister in respect to land reservation and mineral grants. The Act also discusses different types of licenses, e.g. reconaissance license. It outlines the settlement of disputes between the mineral permit holder and the Republic, etc.

Ghana 2006 Mining

Public Lands (Protection) Decree

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

The Public Lands Decree outlines the punishments meted out to people or bodies who trespass a land or unlawfully sell or occupy it. The decree also spells out the punishment given to people who verbally or physically attack a land officer.

Ghana 1974 Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

National Development Planning (System) Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

An Act to establish the National Development Planning Commission, its composition, how it is regulated, and its functions.

Ghana 1994 Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Mortgages Decree

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

Defines what a mortgage is, and the rights to which the mortgagor and mortgagee are entitled.

Ghana 1972 Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Survey Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

The Survey Act describes the functions of the officers of the Geological Survey Department including the Director, e.g. “to make borings and take samples”. The Act also defines other surveying related matters, e.g. what happens in the advent of a survey error, land demarcation, survey penalties, etc.

Ghana 1962 Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Land Development (Protection of Purchasers)

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

An outline on how land conflicts are resolved where two parties including the purchaser are claiming land possession.

Ghana 1960 Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Land Commission Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

One can find in the Land Commision Act details such as: functions of the Commission body; its composition; allocation of funds to the Commission; when a stool land can be accessed; and accounting and reporting activities to the Minister.

Ghana 1994 Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Public Conveyancing Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

In this Act, one can find the criteria that the President uses to allocate land to a person and the roles of the Minister, e.g. the Minster’s authority to allow the transfer of a grant.

Ghana 1965 Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Financial Sector Recovery Levy Act, 2021

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to impose a special levy to be known as the financial sector recovery levy on banks to raise revenue to support the financial sector reforms and to provide for related matters.

Ghana 2021 Finance

Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2021

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to amend the sixth schedule to the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) to provide for a rebate for selected industrial sectors, suspend quarterly instalment payments by specified self-employed persons and owners of commercial vehicles and for related matters.

Ghana 2021 Finance

Penalty and Interest Waiver Act, 2021

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to grant a waiver of penalties and interests on accumulated tax arrears up to December 2020 for persons who make arrangements with the Ghana Revenue Authority for payment of the principal tax by December 2021 and to provide for related matters.

Ghana 2021 Finance

Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Act, 2021

Ghana, Ministry of Energy

An Act to amend the Energy Sector Levies Act, 2015 (Act 899) to provide for an Energy Sector Recovery Levy and Sanitation and Pollution Levy to be imposed on specified petroleum products and related matters.

Ghana 2021 Energy

Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (Amendment Act, 2021

Ghana, Infrastructure

An Act to amend the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund Act, 2014 (Act 877) to provide for additional sources of funds, extend the period of exemption from taxes and for related matters.

Ghana 2021 Infrastructure and Construction

Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2016

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) to provide for the exemption from tax of interest paid to an individual by a resident financial institution or to an individual on bonds issued by the Government of Ghana; to provide for a reduction in withholding tax on service fees paid to a resident person and to provide for related matters/.

Ghana 2016 Finance

Revenuer Administration (Amendment) Act, 2020

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to amend the Revenue Administration Act, 2016 (Act 915) to establish an Independent Tax Appeals Board, provide for the payment of a shortfall in tax liability without payment of a penalty and for related matters.

Ghana 2020 Finance