This act details the creation of a Commission to regulate public utilities, the tenure of its members and its functions and limitations. It also details meeting scheduling, payment of allowances, and member illness. There are also rules in the document on the safety standards of delivering public utility services and the disiplinary measures for unmet standards.

“An act to provide for the establishment of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and for related matters”. It also defines the functions of the Corporation, its board of directors and their tenure of office, functions of the Board, and how the Corporation can generate funds and operate as a company.

The Regulations implement provisions of the Fisheries Act of 2002. It stipulates that there shall be the development of a Fishery Management Plan with specific objectives and durations to guide and regulate fishing activities. Provisions are also made for fishing licences, compliance measures, monitoring mechanisms, and fishing equipments, among others.

The policy represents the first ever comprehensive policy document on wildfire in Ghana. The policy focuses on the need to check environmental degradation from wildfires and the destruction of biodiversity. The policy pushes to ensure effective prevention and control of wildfires, raise awareness levels, and ensure coordination of stakeholders.

The GPRS serves as the comprehensive government document highlighting policies, strategies, programmes, projects, interventions, and plans towards growth and poverty reduction in Ghana for a 3-year period. It seeks to facilitate stimulated growth of the economy, wealth creation for Ghanaians, and development of an inclusive society through sound economic management for accelerated growth, sustainable livelihoods, human development and the provision of basic services, support of the vulnerable and excluded, good governance and increased capacity of the public sector, and active participation of the private sector as the main driver of growth.

The act amends the Fisheries Act of 2002 in relation to more effective management and prevention of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

“The Directive of the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development directs owners, operators and masters of industrial trawlers to comply with the closed seasons as declared by the Ministry and the Fisheries Commission on the basis of the Fisheries Management Plan 2015-2019. The closed season shall be for all industrial trawlers for the periods specified. Penalties for violations are prescribed”.

The act establishes the Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine with the functions to conduct research related to improvement of plant medicine, ensure purity of drugs from plant extract, and establish botanical gardens for medicinal plants, among others.

The act establishes a council responsible for regulating the practice of traditional medicine in Ghana, including licensing, establishment of standards of practice, code of ethics, and sale.

An amendment to the Ghana Standards (Certification Mark) rules of 1970.

The general regulations on minerals and mining borders around recruitment of expatriates, training of Ghanaians and preference for local products, exportation, sale and disposal of minerals, mineral rights, reconnaissance operations, and other miscellaneous provisions.

The Maritime Security Act applies to ships on international voyages: passenger ships, cargo ships, pleasure craft, mobile offshore drilling units off Ghanaian waters, and port facilities within the country. The provisions of the act do not however apply to warships owned by Ghana, ships designated for law enforcement, and ports under the control of the Ghana Armed Forces.

The Maritime Authority of Ghana is established by the act to see to coordination and management of all maritime activities in the country.

The METASIP serves as the implementation tool for agricultural programmes and policy for 2011-2015. It is in line with the government’s hopes of positioning agriculture as the leading sector for growth and transformation of the economy. The METASIP targets agricultural GDP growth of 6% annually, halving poverty by 2015, in line with MDG 1, and government allocation of 10%. It calls for active private sector involvement in all efforts at intervention and attainment of set targets.

The policy replaces all other related uncoordinated policies and programmes of other Ministries. Recognizing the importance of children as the future of the country, the government recognizes the need to ensure their optimal development into adulthood. The policy provides guidance to all stakeholders in their efforts at ensuring comprehensive development of children from the early stages.

This represents Volume 2 of the ESP 2010-2020, highlighting strategies and work programmes. It aims to ensure integration of investment in education with national and regional policies and efforts. The plan is to assist in implementing the broader ESP policy, and offer technical support and assistance to stakeholders.

The Volume 1 of the ESP 2010-2020 highlights the policy briefs, stategies, deliveries, and finance. It spells out the Government’s education sector plan for the decade. The fifth installment of the ESP has 10 policy goals for the education sector: increase access, improve quality, extend and improve TVET, promote health/ sanitation in institutions, improve planning and
management, expand science and technology education, improve academic quality and research, expand pre-school education, promote programmes to prevent HIV & AIDS, and to provide equal opportunities.

The government pushes to leverage on ICT in its drive to ensure equitable access to quality education in the country. The three pillars on which it rests are: ICT as a learning and operating tool, integration of ICT into teaching and learning processes, and ICT as a career option for students.

The plan serves as an overview of the policy, detailing the expected deliverables over the five year period.

The guidelines on inclusive education serve as a reference to all stakeholders as an effort to ensure a barrier-free learning environment in public and private schools. “It provides assistance and guidance to educational institutions in their provision of minimum access required in various types of school buildings, gadgets, learning equipment and materials, as well as curriculum and pedagogy for the practice of Inclusive Education”.