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Ghana - Country Profiles

Constitution of Ghana.
Date of text: 1992 (1996)

Policies

Ghana Infrastructure Plan 2018–2047 (Volume Two).
Date of text: 01 October 2025
Ghana Infrastructure Plan 2018-2047 (Volume One).
Date of text: 01 October 2025
Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for 2025-2028.
Date of text: 27 June 2025
National Water Policy.
Date of text: 01 April 2024
Ghana National Aquaculture Development Plan (GNADP 2024-2028).
Date of text: 01 February 2024

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Insurance Act, 2021 ( Act 1061).
Date of text: 05 January 2021
Irrigation Development Authority Regulations, 1987 (LI. 1350).
Date of text: 12 August 1987

Cultivated plants

Plants and Fertilizer Act, 2010 (No. 803).
Date of text: 06 September 2010
Biosafety Act, 2011 (No. 831).
Date of text: 31 December 2011
Plant Variety Protection Act, 2020.
Date of text: 29 December 2020
Ghana Cocoa Board Act 1984 (PNDCL 81).
Date of text: 03 March 1984
Economic Plants Protection Act, 1979.
Date of text: 21 September 1979

Disaster risk management

National Disaster Management Organisation Act, 2016 (Act 927).
Date of text: 22 September 2016
National Centre for the Coordination of Early Warning and Response Mechanism Act, 2021 (Act 1070).
Date of text: 01 September 2021

Environment

Environmental Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1124).
Date of text: 06 January 2025
Biosafety Act, 2011 (No. 831).
Date of text: 31 December 2011
Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2016 (No. 925 of 2016).
Date of text: 14 September 2016
Coastal Development Authority Act, 2017 (No. 961).
Date of text: 02 January 2018
Ghana Meteorological Agency Act, 2004 (Act 682).
Date of text: 01 December 2004

Fisheries and aquaculture

Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2025 (Act 1146).
Date of text: 14 August 2025
Fisheries Regulations, 2010 (L.I. 1968).
Date of text: 03 August 2010
Wholesale Fish Marketing Act, 1963 (Act No. 156)
Date of text: 03 January 1963
Fisheries (Port State Measures) Regulations, 2024 (L.I. 2490).
Date of text: 13 June 2024
Guidelines for the registration &licensing of fishing vessels (industrial and semi-industrial) in Ghana.
Date of text: 03 November 2013

Food and nutrition

Public Health Act, 2012 (Act No. 851 of 2012).
Date of text: 09 October 2012
Geographical Indications Act, 2003 (Act 659).
Date of text: 31 December 2003
Ghana Cocoa Board Act 1984 (PNDCL 81).
Date of text: 03 March 1984
Fruit Industry Act, 1969 (N.L.C.D. 356).
Date of text: 17 May 1969
Cocoa Industry (Regulation) Act, 1968.
Date of text: 1968

Forestry

Timber Resource Management Act, 1997 - Act 547
Date of text: 17 March 1998 (2002)
Trees and Timber Act, 1974.
Date of text: 1974 (1994)
Forest Act (Cap. 157).
Date of text: 1927 (1986)
Timber Industry and Ghana Timber Marketing Board (Amendment) Act, 1977 (S.M.C.D. 128).
Date of text: 31 August 1977
Timber Resource Management and Legality Licensing Regulations, 2017 (LI 2254).
Date of text: 27 July 2017

Gender

Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Act, 2024 (No. 1121).
Date of text: 11 September 2024

Indigenous peoples

Council of Indigenous Business Associations Act -1993 (PNDCL 312).
Date of text: 05 January 1993

Land and soil

Land Act, 2020.
Date of text: 23 December 2020
Land Planning and Soil Conservation Act.
Date of text: 11 August 1953 (1957)
Lands Commission Act, 2008 (No. 767).
Date of text: 2008
Stamp Duty Act, 2005 (No. 689).
Date of text: 17 May 2005
Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands Act, 1994 (No. 481).
Date of text: 1994

Livestock

Diseases of Animals Act (Act No. 83).
Date of text: 01 November 1961
Health Professions Regulatory Bodies Act, 2013 (Act 857)
Date of text: 2013
Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000 (No. 575).
Date of text: 28 February 2000
Veterinary Surgeons Law 1992 (PNDCL 305C).
Date of text: 1992
Meat Marketing Board Act - 1972 (NRCD 42).
Date of text: 1972

Mineral resources and energy

Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 2016 Act 919.
Date of text: 19 August 2016
Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703).
Date of text: 22 March 2006
Minerals Income Investment Fund Act, 2018 (Act 978).
Date of text: 03 December 2018
Minerals Development Fund Act, 2016 (Act 912).
Date of text: 29 March 2016
Renewable Energy Act, 2011 (Act 832).
Date of text: 31 December 2011

Sea

Ghana Shipping Act, 2003 (Act 645).
Date of text: 03 July 2003 (2011)
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority Act, 1986.
Date of text: 26 June 1986
Ghana Maritime Security Act, 2004 (Act 675).
Date of text: 01 November 2004
Ghana Maritime Authority Act, 2002 (Act 630).
Date of text: 25 July 2002
Maritime Zones (Delimitation) Law, 1986 (P.N.D.C.L. 159).
Date of text: 02 August 1986

Social protection

Commission on human rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (ACT 456).
Date of text: 1993
Labour Regulations, 2007
Date of text: 28 May 2007

Water

Community Water and Sanitation Agency Act, 1998.
Date of text: 30 December 1998
Water Resources Commission Act, 1996.
Date of text: 30 December 1996
Irrigation Development Authority Act, 1977.
Date of text: 14 April 1977
Ghana Hydrological Authority Act, 2022 (Act 1085).
Date of text: 12 September 2022
Public Utilities Regulatory Commission Act (No. 538).
Date of text: 16 October 1997

Wild species and ecosystems

Wildlife Resources Management Act, 2023 (Act 1115).
Date of text: 01 March 2024
Ghana Tourist Control Authority Act, 1973.
Date of text: 25 October 1973 (1977)
Wildlife Conservation Regulations, 1971 (L.I. 685).
Date of text: 30 April 1971
Wetlands Management (RAMSAR Sites) Regulations, 1999 ((L.I. 1659).
Date of text: 1999
Wildlife Reserves Regulations, 1971 (L.I. 710).
Date of text: 05 November 1971

Miscellaneous

Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, 2013 (No. 865).
Date of text: 26 August 2013
Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663).
Date of text: 31 December 2003 (2016)
Ghana Standards Authority Act, 2022 (Act 1078).
Date of text: 30 June 2022
Customs Act, 2015 (Act 891).
Date of text: 18 May 2015
Economic and Organised Crime Act, 2010 (Act 804)
Date of text: 2010

International Agreements

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version).
Date of text: 11 July 2003
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
Date of text: 11 July 2003
Resolution No. 173/XI/2022 on the General Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the Government of the Republic of Ghana.
Date of text: 19 October 2021

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