GhanaCC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:C AND TERRIT:N
Constitution of Ghana. Last amended date: 1996. Date of original text: 1992.
Member of:
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Sorting keys for Polices:
1) Territorial Subdivision absent
2) by Territorial Subdivision if present
3) SOs or Betters entered
4) chronologically (latest first)
Sorting keys for Legslaton:
1) not Mere Amendments OR major record
2) Territorial Subdivision absent
3) Keyword 633 absent
4) by Keywords:
- 001 (in the given domain) or 800 (Civil Code)
- 002 (in the given domain)
- 001 (other domain)
- 002 (other domain)
- major record
5) by Type of Record:
- L
- 806 (in any area)
- R implemented by
- R implementing L
- other R (not implementing and not implemented by)
- R implementing R
- P
- M
- A
6) chronologically (latest first)
Agricultural and rural development
Policies
AREA:AG AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC208721] Ghana: Ghana Agricultural Investment Plan (GhAIP) 2018-2021. Date of text: October 2018.
[LEX-FAOC204631] Ghana: Investing For Food And Jobs (IFJ): An Agenda For Transforming Ghana’s Agriculture (2018-2021). Date of text: 2018.
[LEX-FAOC169288] Ghana: National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan of Ghana (2016-2020). Date of text: 2016.
[LEX-FAOC174314] Ghana: Medium Term Agricultural Sector Investment Plan II, 2014 – 2017. Date of text: 1 December 2015.
[LEX-FAOC191457] Ghana: Gender and Agriculture Development Strategy II (GADS II). Date of text: June 2015.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC093490] Ghana: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1996. Date of text: 26 November 1996.
[LEX-FAOC205147] Ghana: Irrigation Development Authority Regulations, 1987 (LI. 1350). Date of text: 12 August 1987.
Climate change
Policies
AREA:CL AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC178876] Ghana: Ghana REDD+ Strategy (2016-2035). Date of text: 2016.
[LEX-FAOC169288] Ghana: National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan of Ghana (2016-2020). Date of text: 2016.
[LEX-FAOC187060] Ghana: Ghana’s intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) and accompanying explanatory note. Date of text: September 2015.
[LEX-FAOC169292] Ghana: Ghana National Climate Change Policy. Date of text: 2013.
[LEX-FAOC174398] Ghana: National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. Date of text: November 2012.
Cultivated plants
Policies
AREA:PL AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P NOT AREA:CL[LEX-FAOC170416] Ghana: National Seed Plan Date of text: April 2015.
[LEX-FAOC169581] Ghana: National Seed Policy 2013. Date of text: May 2013.
[LEX-FAOC180168] Ghana: Tree Crops Policy. Date of text: 2012.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC168842] Ghana: Plants and Fertilizer Act, 2010 (No. 803). Date of text: 6 September 2010.
[LEX-FAOC136733] Ghana: Biosafety Act, 2011 (No. 831). Date of text: 31 December 2011.
[LEX-FAOC132746] Ghana: Ghana Cocoa Board Act 1984 (PNDCL 81). Date of text: 3 March 1984.
[LEX-FAOC040957] Ghana: Economic Plants Protection Act, 1979. Date of text: 21 September 1979.
[LEX-FAOC093367] Ghana: Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine Act, 1975. Last amended date: not available Date of original text: 10 July 1975.
Disaster risk management
Policies
AREA:DI AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC149618] Ghana: National Action Programme to Combat Drought and Desertification. Date of text: April 2002.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC091980] Ghana: National Disaster Management Organisation Act, 1996 (No. 517). Date of text: 11 September 1996.
[LEX-FAOC093383] Ghana: Ghana Meteorological Agency Act, 2004 (Act 682). Date of text: 1 December 2004.
Environment
Policies
AREA:EN AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P NOT AREA:CL[LEX-FAOC217809] Ghana: National Implementation Plan of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Date of text: June 2019.
[LEX-FAOC174489] Ghana: National Environmental Policy. Date of text: 2012.
[LEX-FAOC180909] Ghana: Environmental Sanitation Policy (Revised 2009). Date of text: April 2010.
[LEX-FAOC212103] Ghana: National Plastic Management Policy. Date of text: March 2020.
[LEX-FAOC189992] Ghana: Ghana’s National Adaptation Plan Framework 2018. Date of text: October 2018.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC013234] Ghana: Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994. Last amended date: 1996. Date of original text: 30 December 1994.
[LEX-FAOC136733] Ghana: Biosafety Act, 2011 (No. 831). Date of text: 31 December 2011.
[LEX-FAOC180045] Ghana: Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2016 (No. 925 of 2016). Date of text: 14 September 2016.
[LEX-FAOC212022] Ghana: Coastal Development Authority Act, 2017 (No. 961). Date of text: 2 January 2018.
[LEX-FAOC078169] Ghana: Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999 (LI 1652). Last amended date: not available Date of original text: 18 June 1999.
Fisheries
Policies
AREA:FI AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC160291] Ghana: Fisheries Management Plan of Ghana. A National Policy for the Management of the Marine Fisheries Sector 2015-2019. Date of text: 2015.
[LEX-FAOC210842] Ghana: Sector Medium-Term Development Plan (2014-2017) Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development. Date of text: November 2014.
[LEX-FAOC160851] Ghana: National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Date of text: 31 May 2014.
[LEX-FAOC149443] Ghana: Ghana National Aquaculture Development Plan (GNADP). Date of text: March 2012.
[LEX-FAOC178892] Ghana: Republic of Ghana Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector Development Plan 2011 to 2016. Date of text: 2011.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC034737] Ghana: Fisheries Act, 2002 (Act No. 625 of 2002). Date of text: 16 January 2002.
[LEX-FAOC151991] Ghana: Fisheries Regulations, 2010 (L.I. 1968). Date of text: 3 August 2010.
[LEX-FAOC151988] Ghana: Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 2014 (Act No. 880). Date of text: 9 December 2014.
[LEX-FAOC001192] Ghana: Wholesale Fish Marketing Act, 1963 (Act No. 156) Date of text: 3 January 1963.
[LEX-FAOC159043] Ghana: Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (L.I. 2217 of 2015). Date of text: 9 June 2015.
Food and nutrition
Policies
AREA:FD AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC211463] Ghana: National Food Safety Emergency Response Plan (FoSERP). Date of text: June 2022.
[LEX-FAOC211470] Ghana: National Food Safety Policy. Date of text: 2022.
[LEX-FAOC182908] Ghana: National Drinking Water Quality Management Framework for Ghana 2015. Date of text: June 2015.
[LEX-FAOC145267] Ghana: National Nutrition Policy for Ghana 2013–2017. Date of text: 2013.
[LEX-FAOC180168] Ghana: Tree Crops Policy. Date of text: 2012.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC136559] Ghana: Public Health Act, 2012 (Act No. 851 of 2012). Date of text: 9 October 2012.
[LEX-FAOC168849] Ghana: Geographical Indications Act, 2003 (Act 659). Date of text: 31 December 2003.
[LEX-FAOC017277] Ghana: Standards Authority Act, 1973. Last amended date: 1979. Date of original text: 2 May 1973.
[LEX-FAOC132746] Ghana: Ghana Cocoa Board Act 1984 (PNDCL 81). Date of text: 3 March 1984.
[LEX-FAOC204180] Ghana: Fruit Industry Act, 1969 (N.L.C.D. 356). Date of text: 17 May 1969.
Forestry
Policies
AREA:FO AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC174385] Ghana: Forestry Development Master Plan 2016 – 2036. Date of text: 1 September 2016.
[LEX-FAOC178876] Ghana: Ghana REDD+ Strategy (2016-2035). Date of text: 2016.
[LEX-FAOC144198] Ghana: Ghana Forest and Wildlife Policy. Date of text: 2012.
[LEX-FAOC178924] Ghana: National Wildfire Policy 2006. Date of text: 2006.
[LEX-FAOC144208] Ghana: Forestry Development Master Plan 1996 – 2020. Date of text: 1996.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC016665] Ghana: Timber Resource Management Act, 1997 - Act 547 Last amended date: 2002. Date of original text: 17 March 1998.
[LEX-FAOC093274] Ghana: Trees and Timber Act, 1974. Last amended date: 1994. Date of original text: 1974.
[LEX-FAOC040761] Ghana: Forest Act (Cap. 157). Last amended date: 1986. Date of original text: 1927.
[LEX-FAOC173919] Ghana: Timber Resource Management and Legality Licensing Regulations, 2017 (LI 2254). Date of text: 27 July 2017.
[LEX-FAOC068409] Ghana: Timber Resources Management (Amendment) Act, 2002 (No. 617 of 2002). Date of text: 8 April 2002.
Gender
Policies
AREA:GD AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC191457] Ghana: Gender and Agriculture Development Strategy II (GADS II). Date of text: June 2015.
[LEX-FAOC160227] Ghana: National Gender Policy. Date of text: May 2015.
[LEX-FAOC149367] Ghana: National Gender and Children Policy. Date of text: 2004.
[LEX-FAOC214208] Ghana: National Action Plan on Policy for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access for the Republic of Ghana. Date of text: 2020.
Indigenous Peoples
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC149442] Ghana: Council of Indigenous Business Associations Act -1993 (PNDCL 312). Date of text: 5 January 1993.
Land and soil
Policies
AREA:LA AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC189951] Ghana: Ministry of Works and Housing Sector Strategic Medium Term Development Plan 2018-2021. Date of text: August 2017.
[LEX-FAOC149618] Ghana: National Action Programme to Combat Drought and Desertification. Date of text: April 2002.
[LEX-FAOC163491] Ghana: National Land Policy. Date of text: June 1999.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC208918] Ghana: Land Act, 2020. Date of text: 23 December 2020.
[LEX-FAOC003102] Ghana: Land Planning and Soil Conservation Act. Last amended date: 1957. Date of original text: 11 August 1953.
[LEX-FAOC165346] Ghana: Lands Commission Act, 2008 (No. 767). Date of text: 2008.
[LEX-FAOC168833] Ghana: Stamp Duty Act, 2005 (No. 689). Date of text: 17 May 2005.
[LEX-FAOC168944] Ghana: Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands Act, 1994 (No. 481). Date of text: 1994.
Livestock
Policies
AREA:AN AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC210699] Ghana: Ghana National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Use and Resistance 2017-2021 Date of text: 2017.
[LEX-FAOC177957] Ghana: Policy on Antimicrobial Use and Resistance for Ghana. Date of text: 2017.
[LEX-FAOC169291] Ghana: Ghana Livestock Development Policy and Strategy, Date of text: 2016.
[LEX-FAOC148233] Ghana: Livestock Development in Ghana: Policies and Strategies. Date of text: May 2004.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC091981] Ghana: Diseases of Animals Act (Act No. 83). Date of text: 1 November 1961.
[LEX-FAOC177648] Ghana: Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936). Date of text: 20 December 2016.
[LEX-FAOC168933] Ghana: Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000 (No. 575). Date of text: 28 February 2000.
[LEX-FAOC177644] Ghana: Veterinary Surgeons Law 1992 (PNDCL 305C). Date of text: 1992.
[LEX-FAOC149444] Ghana: Meat Marketing Board Act - 1972 (NRCD 42). Date of text: 1972.
Sea
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC093388] Ghana: Ghana Shipping Act, 2003 (Act 645). Last amended date: 2011. Date of original text: 3 July 2003.
[LEX-FAOC093381] Ghana: Ghana Maritime Security Act, 2004 (Act 675). Date of text: 1 November 2004.
[LEX-FAOC093382] Ghana: Ghana Maritime Authority Act, 2002 (Act 630). Date of text: 25 July 2002.
[LEX-FAOC001193] Ghana: Maritime Zones (Delimitation) Law, 1986 (P.N.D.C.L. 159). Date of text: 2 August 1986.
[LEX-FAOC093378] Ghana: Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority Act, 1986. Date of text: 26 June 1986.
Social protection
Policies
AREA:SO AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC218687] Ghana: Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies (2021-2025). Date of text: 22 November 2022.
[LEX-FAOC213291] Ghana: Long-term National Development Plan of Ghana (2018-2057). Date of text: September 2017.
[LEX-FAOC181187] Ghana: Ghana National Social Protection Policy. Date of text: November 2015.
[LEX-FAOC149446] Ghana: National Social Protection Strategy: Investing in People. Date of text: March 2007.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC203350] Ghana: Labour Act, 2003 Date of text: 8 October 2003.
[LEX-FAOC204600] Ghana: Commission on human rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (ACT 456). Date of text: 1993.
[LEX-FAOC203426] Ghana: Labour Regulations, 2007 Date of text: 28 May 2007.
Water
Policies
AREA:WA AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC182908] Ghana: National Drinking Water Quality Management Framework for Ghana 2015. Date of text: June 2015.
[LEX-FAOC174499] Ghana: Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing Sector Strategic Medium Term Development Plan 2014-2017. Date of text: 1 September 2014.
[LEX-FAOC182900] Ghana: National Community Water and Sanitation Strategy (NCWSS). Date of text: March 2014.
[LEX-FAOC183157] Ghana: Water Sector Strategic Development Plan (2012-2025). Date of text: March 2014.
[LEX-FAOC149365] Ghana: Riparian Buffer Zone Policy for Managing Freshwater Bodies in Ghana. Date of text: 2013.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC168847] Ghana: Community Water and Sanitation Agency Act, 1998. Date of text: 30 December 1998.
[LEX-FAOC010691] Ghana: Water Resources Commission Act, 1996. Date of text: 30 December 1996.
[LEX-FAOC101178] Ghana: Public Utilities Regulatory Commission Act (No. 538). Date of text: 16 October 1997.
[LEX-FAOC093396] Ghana: Irrigation Development Authority Act, 1977. Date of text: 14 April 1977.
[LEX-FAOC041047] Ghana: Volta River Development (Amendment) Act, 1970 (Act No. 338). Date of text: 1 1970.
Wild species and ecosystems
Policies
AREA:WB AND CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P[LEX-FAOC167243] Ghana: National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Date of text: November 2016.
[LEX-FAOC144198] Ghana: Ghana Forest and Wildlife Policy. Date of text: 2012.
[LEX-FAOC149514] Ghana: National Biodiversity Strategy for Ghana. Date of text: 2002.
[LEX-FAOC175053] Ghana: Forest and Wildlife Policy 1995. Date of text: 24 November 1994.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC226232] Ghana: Wildlife Resources Management Act, 2023 (Act 1115). Date of text: 1 March 2024.
[LEX-FAOC093384] Ghana: Ghana Tourist Control Authority Act, 1973. Last amended date: 1977. Date of original text: 25 October 1973.
[LEX-FAOC040817] Ghana: Wildlife Conservation Regulations, 1971 (L.I. 685). Date of text: 30 April 1971.
[LEX-FAOC101175] Ghana: Wetlands Management (RAMSAR Sites) Regulations, 1999 ((L.I. 1659). Date of text: 1999.
[LEX-FAOC040796] Ghana: Wildlife Reserves Regulations, 1971 (L.I. 710). Date of text: 5 November 1971.
Miscellaneous
Policies
CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P NOT AREA:(AG CL PL DI EN FI FD FO GD IN LA AN SE SO WA WB)[LEX-FAOC212081] Ghana: National Medium-Term Development Policy Framework 2022-2025. Date of text: December 2021.
[LEX-FAOC201714] Ghana: Ghana at 100, 2019 Date of text: November 2019.
[LEX-FAOC208774] Ghana: Ghana Renewable Energy Master Plan. Date of text: February 2019.
[LEX-FAOC191300] Ghana: Medium-term National Development Policy Framework, Agenda for Jobs: Creating Prosperity and Equal Opportunity for All 2018 - 2021. Date of text: December 2017.
[LEX-FAOC174137] Ghana: Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies (2017-2024). Date of text: 20 October 2017.
Legislation
[LEX-FAOC085046] Ghana: Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703). Date of text: 22 March 2006.
[LEX-FAOC215228] Ghana: Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 2016 Act 919. Date of text: 19 August 2016.
[LEX-FAOC210199] Ghana: Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044). Date of text: 29 December 2020.
[LEX-FAOC210269] Ghana: Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992). Date of text: 2 August 2019.
[LEX-FAOC218869] Ghana: Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989). Date of text: 21 May 2019.
International agreements
CC:GHA AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND TERRIT:N AND Z:A NOT Z:P[LEX-FAOC203287] African Union (AU): Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Cabo Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Eswatini; United Republic of Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe: AFRICAN UNION CONVENTION ON PREVENTING AND COMBATING CORRUPTION. Date of text: 11 July 2003.
[LEX-FAOC045449] African Union (AU): Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Cabo Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Eswatini; United Republic of Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe: African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version). Date of text: 11 July 2003.
[LEX-FAOC223235] Sao Tome and Principe; Ghana: 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.
Profiles for other datasets
AMR-LEXAqualex
CITES
FAO Treaties
Gender-Lex
SSF-LEX
Timberlex