National Laws & Regulations
This page collects all national laws, regulations and other relevant documents that can contribute to the development of the Ghana National Interpretation.
Please note that the list is not final.
All suggestions are welcome.
BIODIVERSITY/WILDLIFE
HIGH CONSERVATION VALUES:
What are HCV's? How to identify, manage and monitor?
More information on: http://www.hcvnetwork.org/
HCV Toolkit: http://www.hcvnetwork.org/practical-support/the-hcv-toolkit-global-home
There is a National Interpretation of the HCV Toolkit in Ghana, (May 2006):
Wild Animals Preservation Act, Act 43, 1961
Wildlife Reserves Regulations, LI 710, 1971 (and Amendments)
Wildlife Conservations Regulations, LI 685, 1971 (and Amendments)
Timber Resource Management Act, Act 547, 1998
Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan, 1998
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL_PROTECTION_AGENCY_ACT 490_1994.pdf
ENVIRONMENTAL_ASSESSMENT_REGULATION,1999, LI 1652.pdf
Environmental_Assessment_(Amendment) Regulation 2002, LI 1703.pdf
Pesticides Control and Management Act, Act 528, 1996
Environmental Sanitation Policy, May 1999, reprinted November 2001
Management of Ozone Depleting Substances and Products Regulations, LI1812, 2005
WATER
Water Resource Commission_Act_522, 1996 .pdf
Water_Use_regulations_LI_1692, 2001.pdf
Drilling_License_&_groundwater_Development_Regulations,_LI_1827,_2006.pdf
IRRIGATION_DEVELOPMENT_AUTHORITY_ACT,1977.pdf
National Water Policy, June 2007
Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation Act, Act 130, 1965
Ghana Water Company Limoted (GWCL) Act, Act 4611, 1999
Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) Act, Act 564, 1998
Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA), SMCD 85, 1977
Irrigation Development Authority Regulations, LI 1350, 1987
GIDA's Technical Guidelines for Irrigated Agriculture, 2004
National Irrigation Policy, Strategies and Regulatory Measures, May 2006
Wetland Regulation 1997
Wetland Management (Ramsar sites) Regulations, 1999
Buffer zone policy, 2008
WASTE & POLLUTION
ABANDONED_PROPERTY (DISPOSAL)_ACT,1974.pdf
ENVIRONMENTAL_SANITATION_POLICY.pdf
FIRE
NATIONAL_WILDFIRE_MANAGEMENT_POLICY.pdf
GHANA_NATIONAL_FIRE_SERVICE_ACT,1997.pdf
CONTROL_AND_PREVENTION_OF_BUSH_FIRES_ACT,1990.pdf
Fire Precaution (Premises) Regulations, LI 1724, 2003
ENERGY
ENERGY_COMMISSION_ACT, 541, 1997(1).pdf
LABOUR & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH/SAFETY
Labour Regulations, LI 1833, 2007
Children's Act, Act 560, 1998
Domestic Violence Act, Act 732, 2007
Factories, Offices and Shops Act, Act 328, 1996
National Health Insurance Act, 2003
National Health Insurance Regulations, LI 1809, 2004
LAND
LANDS_COMMISSION_ACT,1994(1).pdf
LAND_PLANNING_SOIL_CONSERVATION_ACT,1953.pdf
Land_plan_&_soil_cons_1957_no_35.pdf
Land Title Registration Law, PNDCL 152, 1986
Administration of Lands Act, At 123, 1962
Concessions Act, Act 124 (1962)
Survey Act, Act 127, 1962
Lands Commission Act, Act 767, 2008
Land Suitability_Oil Palm_Ghana.doc